Humberside Fire & Rescue Service has become the first UK fire and rescue authority to introduce a new generation Scania (Great Britain) Ltd of Milton Keynes L-series fire appliance.

On display at the stand of Navistar Inc, at the North American Commercial Vehicle show in Atlanta last month was the Scania XT construction truck with tipper body.

CNH Industrial NV has agreed terms to sell its Truckline parts business to Bapcor Ltd for a reported AUS48m.

Dana Corporation has announced its majority-owned electric motor subsidiary, Dana TM4, has taken full control of TM4’s former joint venture company with Prestolite in China.

Dana Inc has struck its first two electric powertrain systems contracts in the USA for medium-duty trucks – the names of the two truck builders, however, were not disclosed.

Maxion Wheels used the NACV Show in Atlanta last month to unveil the Maxion Wheels’ drag-reducing, patent-pending aerodynamic concept wheel cover for the steer axle on trucks, called Aerowheel.

At the end of 2020, ZF Friedrichshafen AG says it will begin production of PowerLine, the company’s new 8-speed fully automatic transmission for medium-duty commercial vehicles in order to supply a contract with an unnamed major North American OEM for launching in early 2021.

Navistar Inc has upgraded the International Truck's 2020 on-highway line-up by enhancing fuel efficiency and improving uptime.

A supplier of patented aerodynamic products, FlowBelow Aero Inc, has signed an agreement with North American truck giant, Navistar Inc to supply custom aerodynamic drive wheel fairings for fitment ex-factory in 2020.

Christer Johansson, senior vice president, investor relations at the Volvo Group at the NACV Show in Atlanta last month, confirmed what other industry experts were saying about the Class 8 truck market in 2020, that the market to ‘normalise’ at 240,000/250,000 units, down by around 100,000 units from what is expected to be the second highest Class8 truck market ever in 2019 of 340,000 units.

NEXT eMobility Solutions is the name of a new business unit, set up by Navistar Inc, to deliver customized electrification solutions in the truck and school bus markets in North America.

Volvo Trucks North America Inc has introduced a revised version of its VNR660 regional haul tractor unit at the NACV Show in Atlanta.