Renault Trucks SAS has signed a contract to supply 20, D Wide Z.E 26-tonne trucks to the Carlsberg Group’s Swiss subsidiary, the Feldschlösschen Brewery in Rheinfelden.

Dearborn, Michigan-based Ford Motor Company is to introduce its American-made fully electric Transit van for model year 2022. 

Scania AB is introducing a side detection functionality via two different systems: Blind Spot Warning, which is mainly designed to warn truck drivers of hidden cars when at higher speeds on either side of the truck and, the Vulnerable Road User Collision Warning system, which is designed to detect cyclist and motorbikes mainly on the passenger side of the truck.

Scania’s kneeling L-series truck designed for urban applications is now available with the 6.7-litre, six cylinder Scania DC07 engine as an option to the original nine-litre, five cylinder DC09.

Volvo Trucks North America Inc last month at TEC Equipment in Fontana offered customers a first look at its North American Class 8 battery-electric project trucks.

Vehicle conversion engineering specialist, Hyliion Inc, says it is to deliver three hybrid electric tractor units to Penske Truck Leasing, all incorporating its 6X4HE Class 8 hybrid system, this year.

Ricardo Performance Products is to support the first phase of commercial industrialisation of the SuperTurbo system – a unique planetary traction drive developed by SuperTurbo Technologies Inc enabling high speed power transfer to and from a turbocharger shaft, which the partners states offers significant driveability and fuel efficiency benefits for large trucks.

PJSC KamAZ has developed a prototype of a cab-less autonomous (self-driving) electric truck, called Kamaz-3373 Chelnok (Shuttle) for operations in closed spaces.

French automotive components manufacturer, Faurecia SA, has won a contract to supply hydrogen storage systems for trucks built by Hyundai Motor Company of Seoul.

DAF Trucks NV, has started field testing two CF Hybrid trucks with Dutch transport operator, Peter Appel, used to supply supermarkets in the Netherlands.

A pair of FUSO eCanter 7.49t electric delivery trucks have entered service with operators in Copenhagen, the first in Scandinavia. One has joined the fleet of Citylogistik and the other is with Aastiderne, two well-known Danish transport operators.

Japanese commercial vehicle manufacturer, Hino Motors Ltd, has entered a capital and business alliance with local logistics consulting services firm, Trancom Co Ltd, with a view to optimising transportation networks in the country.