BAE Systems Power & Propulsion Solutions, a division of BAE Systems Inc, which is based in Endicott, New York, USA and Plug Power of Latham, New York have announced a collaboration to provide hydrogen-based electric propulsion systems and fuelling solutions for city bus fleets.

Turin-based engines and other driveline components maker, FPT Industrial and Landi Renzo Group of Cavriago, a designer, producer and distributor of Compressed Natural Gas, Liquefied Natural Gas and Hydrogen components and systems, have signed two Memoranda of Understanding aimed at exploring on Clean Fuel projects together.

Jacobs Vehicle Systems Inc of Bloomfield, CT, USA, a global manufacturer of engine retarding and valve actuation systems for the commercial vehicle industry, is celebrating the company’s 60th anniversary in 2021.

QEV Technologies of Barcelona, Spain, an engineering firm specialising in electric mobility for motorsports and a range of commercial vehicle applications, has announced a partnership with Geotab Inc of Oakville, Ontario, a specialist in IoT and connected mobility, for the supply of telematics.

Renault Trucks SAS of Lyon, a Volvo Group subsidiary, is planning to offer electric trucks in each market segment from 2023 – covering distribution, construction and long distance. To support these developments and be able to offer a complete and competitive Renault Trucks range on the market, the company is setting up an organisation dedicated to electric mobility.

Trailer manufacturing giant, Utility Trailer Manufacturing Co (Utility) - a major manufacturer of refrigerated trailers, dry freight vans, flatbeds and Tautliner curtainsided trailers - is making ConMet Preset Plus wheel-end hubs its standard base specification on all Utility trailer models.

Consolidated Metco Inc of Vancouver, Washington and telematics company, Road Ready of Southfields, Michigan part of Clarience Technologies LLC, have agreed a partnership to advance its trailer telematics capabilities.

Consolidated Metco Inc, the Vancouver, Washington, USA manufacturer of commercial vehicle hub assemblies and parts has entered a partnership with Toronto-based Fleet Complete, a global provider of connected mobility solutions, to combine their data services to improve fleet efficiency and maintenance.

Software specialist, BlackBerry Ltd of  Waterloo, Ontario, Canada has been selected by Volvo Group to provide BlackBerry QNX as the foundation software for its main domain controller of electronic control units in more than 300,000 heavy vehicles the company manufactures every year.

Chelmsford-based Tevva Motors Ltd, a developer of long-range zero emission trucks and Vattenfall Network Solutions of London, UK, a division of Sweden-based energy company, Vattenfall AB, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to co-operate over helping businesses switch to zero-emission vehicle fleets and reduce the overall carbon impact of their operations.  

Peterbilt Motors Company of Denton, Texas, part of Paccar Inc, has launched a new range of medium-duty trucks, Model 535 and Model 536, designed for the Class 5/6 non-CDL (non-commercial driver-licence) lease and rental markets.

Coinciding with the new medium-duty truck models for the Class 5&6 market segments,  Peterbilt Motors Company of Denton, Texas, part of Paccar Inc, has also  launched this new ‘medium’ truck design in the Class 7/8 market segments, under Model 537 and Model 548.