The Peruvian market for heavy commercial vehicles from 6 ton and above closed 2018 with the sales of 17,392 vehicles, an increase of 4% compared with 16,613 units in 2017, according to the Automotive Association of Peru.

Medium and heavy truck market leader, DAF Trucks Ltd, is to present its largest ever line up of trucks at this years’ Commercial Vehicle Show in Birmingham.

Trailer and truck body builder, Librelato S.A, last month announced orders for 202 vehicles for delivery this year; 180 units from Fontanella Transport and 22 from Transportadora Peregrina.

Carrier Transicold UK Ltd plans to present its flagship next-generation temperature-controlled trailer refrigeration system – the Vector HE 19 – for the first time in the UK at the CV Show.

F-Max, the name of the new tractor unit from Ford Otomotiv Sanayi A.Ş. is to go on sale in countries in Western Europe in 2020.

Brazil’s largest trailer and components supplier, Randon SA, reported revenues of BRA6.0bn (USD1.54bn) in 2018, a 43.4% rise on revenues of BRA4.2bn.

The UK’s first full-sized autonomous bus has begun trials in a Manchester bus depot.

DAF Trucks NV has placed electric and plug-in hybrid trucks in service with Simon Loos and Peter Appel Transport.

Volkswagen Caminhões e Ônibus has sold and shipped 52 Volksbus buses with the new Neobus New Mega body to the public transportation operator in Cuenca; the county’s third largest city.

CELSENIO is the new brand name of a new modular, ‘plug and play’ single temperature cooling unit for refrigerated semi-trailers developed in partnership by Krone Commercial Vehicles SE and Liebherr-Aerospace & Transportation SAS.

Dana Incorporated has entered a strategic partnership with Class 8 electrification company, Hyliion Incorporated.

A legislation Bill, currently going through parliament, is set to stimulate the renewal and recycling of Brazil’s truck fleet.