Kögel Trailer GmbH of Bessenbach has announced all trailers from June onwards will be equipped with Kögel Telematics as standard.

Apollo Tyres Ltd of Gurugram, has launched Abhimanyu, a new cross-ply (or bias) tyre for steer axles in CVs.

Apollo Tyres Ltd of Gurugram, has received approval with ISO/IEC 17025 for wet grip and coast-by (run by) noise tyre tests on its track situated in Oragadam, Chennai, which is supported by the Global Automotive Research Centre (GARC) of Chennai to introduce tyre labelling and certification tests in India.

Mercedes-Benz Trucks AG of Stuttgart, Germany and Royal Dutch Shell NV of The Hague, Netherlands and London, UK, are undertaking practical testing of a fully digitised fuel payment system at service stations in Stuttgart.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Peterbilt Motors Company, part of Paccar Inc, alongside its four new medium truck models, has launched the all-new Paccar TX-8 automatic transmission with updated Paccar PX engines.

Paccar Inc of Bellevue, Washington, coinciding with the launch of the new Paccar TX-8 automatic transmission and updated Paccar PX engines for its new medium-duty truck models, it has announced that all existing Paccar Powertrain components will be rebranded to align with this newest member of the family.

The Ministry of Transportation for the Government of Taiwan has announced it is to part fund two autonomous self-driving buses to operate on two regular bus services in the city of Tainin.