In the first three months of 2021, a total of 19,101 medium and heavy-duty trucks were sold in Russia, which was 11.5% more than the 17,076 registered in the first three months of 2020.

Thermo King has confirmed its trailer refrigeration unit manufacturing production line in Galway, Ireland, has been awarded the ISO 14064-1 (Carbon Neutrality) certification from the National Standards Authority of Ireland, the first in the country and one of the first in Europe.

MAN Truck & Bus UK has appointed Stefan Thyssen as Managing Director. He succeeds Thomas Hemmerich, who has headed-up the UK operation since 2017.

Peterbilt Motors Company has delivered the first production Model 220EV to the Municipality of Anchorage Department of Solid Waste Services in Anchorage, Alaska.

AC Transit, which operates in the San Francisco Bay Area, has ordered an additional 20 fuel cell electric buses from New Flyer of America.

Essen-based Frigoblock, part of Thermo King, has introduced new monitoring and connectivity functionalities across its FK-, FKi-, EK-, HK- and DK-Series of refrigeration units.

Werlte-based trailer manufacturer, Krone, is now offering a new generation of Krone Dry Liners with improved quality as well as greater variety.

CNH Industrial has appointed Gerrit Marx as CEO of its new On-Highway entity, which is expected to assume independent operations in early 2022.

The Pommier Group has introduced to market the new Powerlift 6S, an upgraded lifting and locking solution for movable partition walls in temperature-controlled vehicles.

Irizar eMobility of Aduna is to supply a total of 68 ie tram units to the city of Zaragoza.

BYD UK has confirmed its largest ever order for electric buses. RATP Dev London is to take delivery of 195, single and double deck buses for use on Transport for London services in London.

Volvo Trucks UK & Ireland has appointed Amy Stokes as Head of e-Mobility having recently opened its order book for the group’s Volvo FH, FM and FMX Electric heavy-duty truck model range.