Use of a breakthrough proprietary MagnaForce® alloy technology, Alcoa Wheels, a subsidiary of Howmet Aerospace Inc, based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA has announced the European roll out of its strongest 22.5x8.25 heavy-duty bus, truck, and trailer wheels in the Ultra ONE range yet.

When it opens in 2022, the 4,000 sq m plant will be dedicated to the production of the Intra series of air suspension systems for trucks and trailers.

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company of Akron, Ohio, has announced that it will adopt 100% renewable energy at most of its plants across Europe and Turkey. This is the first stage of the company’s multi-phase plan to use exclusively renewable energy across all its facilities across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa by the end of 2022.

The S.KOe, which is based on the S.KO line of box body semi-trailers, is being piloted by STI Freight Management in Duisberg, Germany.

Phillips Connect (a subsidiary and division of Phillips Industries Inc of Santa Fe Springs, California) has announced a new, 100% solar-powered cargo camera for use in trailers and vans.

British trailer manufacturer, Don-Bur (Bodies and Trailers) Ltd, based in Stoke-on-Trent, has expanded into the reefer market with the debut of its ‘Polar-Bur’ trailer at a TIP Trailer Services* customer event held at Stoke City Football Club.

The 40-foot virtual pipeline trailers, designed for transporting liquefied hydrogen, will be delivered beginning in December 2021.

The company is investing USD100m over the next three years to deliver fully-electric products in every segment of the cold chain in the EMEA and the Americas.

The trailer manufacturer has been bought back by a group of French investors from Spanish private equity fund Miura Partners, which had consolidated Chereau in The Reefer Group in 2016.

Following the close of the nine-year trial and consultation into the introduction of LSTs, the DoT has concluded that they should be rolled-out beginning in 2022.

The twin-axle dolly trailer, connecting two semi-trailers to a single tractor unit, allows for truck-trailer lengths of up to 31.5m.

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has issued a draft notification under the AIS113 safety standard to include safety requirements for Road-Trains, bringing them more closely in line with EU regulations.