Schmitz customers who use ‘TrailerConnect’ to monitor their trailers can now access Goodyear’s ‘TPMS Connect’ software without needing to install any additional hardware.

Using an “Internet-of-Things” platform called ‘thingsHub’, developed by German company SmartMakers GmbH, Putzmeister can track the location and status of every vehicle in the production facility.

‘Aladin Beyond’ is Voith’s new cloud-based offering for bus operators whose vehicles are powered by the ‘Voith Electrical Drive System’ or ‘DIWA’ transmission.

For the fleet operator, it enables better oversight, helps optimise logistics, and supports cost savings through efficiency and proactive service planning.

Developed exclusively in Brazil, it offers the widest range of vehicle performance analysis yet together with preventive and predictive maintenance.

This partnership further enhances Kögel’s existing Kögel Telematics platform, which has become standard on all new Kögel trailers since late 2021.

Truck-maker to also open new service centre in Gyeonggi Province.

This move by Bridgestone is seen as a wider industry trend, as tyre manufacturers increasingly position themselves as digital solutions partners.

New system to be available in CVs from 2026.

Older trailers can also be retrofitted. As demand for smarter logistics grows, this partnership strengthens Krone’s digital offering and adds real value for the commercial vehicle sector.

Startling claims were made by two panellists on the mainstage of the Anaheim convention centre on the first day of the ACT Expo. The first – Peter Ludwig – announced that software-defined vehicles will make today’s vehicles look as outmoded as the steam train. The second claim came from David Liu, who said that self-driving vehicles will be the industry’s greatest invention since the diesel engine. These men have business interests in the development of software-defined and autonomous vehicles; we would expect them to say as much. A moderate response to the advent of these technologies came from Sherry Sanger – executive vice president of strategy and marketing at Penske Transportation Solutions – who sat on a different panel: she warned delegates not to rashly take up a new technology or “solution” without first having a clearly-defined problem for it to solve.

The software is set to debut in select markets in late 2025, with full commercial rollout anticipated by early 2026. Delivered through a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) model, the platform allows businesses to subscribe based on fleet size and feature requirements.