Volvo Trucks North America Inc has introduced strategic measures to implement new standards in fuel efficiency and provide best-in-class fuel economy while reducing its products’ greenhouse gas emissions footprint.

Mercedes-Benz Truck GmbH of Stuttgart, a Daimler Truck AG company, plans to bring to market, Active Sideguard Assist (ASGA) in its heavy-duty truck range, starting in June 2021.

FPT Industrial was a significant contributor enabling the Iveco S-WAY NP 460 to take the ‘Sustainable Truck of the Year 2021’ award in the Tractor category.

The first of 26, battery-electric D Wide Z.E. trucks from Renault Trucks SAS, have been delivered to Feldschlösschen AG.

Volvo Trucks Corporation is claiming to be the first manufacturer to introduce Amazon Alexa voice control to FH, FH16, FM and FMX trucks from March 2021.

Daimler Trucks AG and Beiqi Foton Motor Co Ltd jointly announced this month they plan to manufacture Mercedes-Benz heavy-duty tractor units in China for the Chinese premium truck segment with manufacturing operations scheduled to start in two years’ time.

Brake specialist, Jacobs Vehicle Systems, has confirmed its High Power Density engine brake has gone into production with Chinese truck manufacturer, China National Heavy Duty Truck Company.

Ford Motor Company of Detroit is investing USD100m in its Kansas City assembly plant and adding approximately 150 full-time jobs to begin producing the all-new electric Transit van, called E-Transit, which is expected to be available from late 2021.

Voith GmbH and e-truck manufacturer, Orten Electric-Trucks, have entered a strategic partnership to retrofit single deck, double deck and articulated buses, plus light or medium-duty trucks with electric drivelines.

Following the launch at Solutrans in November 2019, Jost-Werke GmbH has been rolling out an easy assemble ‘Plug & Play’ tyre inflation system with fast installation to reduce costs for truck operators.

In its centenary year in Brazil, Ford Brasil Ltda surprised the market in February by announcing it is to close its factory in São Bernardo do Campo where it produces the Ford F-Series F-350 and F-4000 truck models and Ford Cargo truck, as well as the Ford Fiesta car, whose production will cease as soon as inventories run out.

Link Manufacturing Ltd, the Iowa-based manufacturer of bespoke suspensions, has launched a broader and updated range of Redline Performance Series suspensions for its Air Link tandem drive axle suspension and Atlas single drive axle suspension used in aerial fire and rescue trucks.