Climate control and refrigeration specialist, Thermo King, has introduced new connectivity functionalities to its undermount self-powered truck refrigeration units.

Scania AB has made available a liftable and dis-engageable tandem bogie axle (LTDA), which is aimed at applications on 6x4 or 8x4 chassis such as tippers, timber trucks and other vehicles that often run unladen in one direction.

Navistar International Corporation plans to sell its engine R&D testing facility and former engine manufacturing plant at Melrose Park in Illinois to a developer by the end of 2021 for redevelopment into a state-of-the-art industrial business park.

Agreement with a private sector union representing 1,900 workers at the CAMI Assembly Plant in Canada has virtually given a green light for General Motors Company to invest some USD1bn in the Canadian plant to build its new EV600 all electric van.

Martin Daum, CEO of Daimler Trucks AG has been appointed as the new chair of the Commercial Vehicle Board of the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association.

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV, has merged with French motor manufacturer, Peugeot SA to create Stellantis N.V.

ENWAY GmbH, a Berlin software developer and Bucher Municipal AG, the Swiss sweeper manufacturer are to commence trials on public roads of a self-driving autonomous utility vehicle in Singapore.

A new study from the Brussels-based European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association shows there are currently 6.2 million medium and heavy commercial vehicles on the EU’s roads, the average age of which is 13 years and that almost 98% of all these trucks run on diesel.

Meritor Inc of Troy, has been awarded a five-year supply contract with Autocar Trucks LLC, an American heavy-duty manufacturer of specialist trucks for refuse collection, construction, road maintenance, aircraft and terminal container applications to supply its refuse vehicles with Blue Horizon 14Xe integrated ePowertrains.

Electric truck manufacturer, Volta Trucks, has confirmed the appointment of Meritor Inc of Troy as its strategic drivetrain component supplier for the Volta Zero.

DAF Trucks NV is to supply 1,300 XF 480 Super Space Cab tractor units to the Primafrio Group specialising in the transport of cooled and frozen food and high value goods.

Passenger and CV tyre maker, Bridgestone India Pvt Ltd has launched its new-generation drive tyre for the commercial vehicle segment, which is designed for the general cargo, long haul, and highway applications