Volvo Trucks is introducing four new trucks, the FH, FH16, FM and FMX, with a strong focus on the driver environment, safety and productivity.

Scania AB is introducing a side detection functionality via two different systems: Blind Spot Warning, which is mainly designed to warn truck drivers of hidden cars when at higher speeds on either side of the truck and, the Vulnerable Road User Collision Warning system, which is designed to detect cyclist and motorbikes mainly on the passenger side of the truck.

Scania’s kneeling L-series truck designed for urban applications is now available with the 6.7-litre, six cylinder Scania DC07 engine as an option to the original nine-litre, five cylinder DC09.

Volvo Trucks North America Inc last month at TEC Equipment in Fontana offered customers a first look at its North American Class 8 battery-electric project trucks.

Vehicle conversion engineering specialist, Hyliion Inc, says it is to deliver three hybrid electric tractor units to Penske Truck Leasing, all incorporating its 6X4HE Class 8 hybrid system, this year.

Transmission specialist, Voith Turbo, is to equip 500 Euro VI Mercedes-Benz city buses with DIWA.6 automatic transmissions.

DAF Trucks has produced its 10,000th ‘Paccar’ body at its truck manufacturing facility in Leyland, operated by its subsidiary company, Leyland Trucks Ltd.

MAN Truck & Bus AG has launched its new range of TG trucks, comprising the traditional nomenclature, TGL, TGM, TGS and TGX  models, which come with a range of eight new cab options.

2019 was a good year for DAF Trucks, achieving a market share of 16.2% in the heavy segment in Europe - the second largest in the history of the company and placing DAF in the top three large truck manufacturers in Europe.

The heavy truck market in the European Union plus EFTA countries has grown five straight years in a row to total 321,785 units in 2019, according to figures collated by ACEA.

February 23, 1995 saw two European bus brands, Mercedes-Benz and Setra create a strategic alliance, and this marked the beginning what is now Daimler Buses.

Ricardo Performance Products is to support the first phase of commercial industrialisation of the SuperTurbo system – a unique planetary traction drive developed by SuperTurbo Technologies Inc enabling high speed power transfer to and from a turbocharger shaft, which the partners states offers significant driveability and fuel efficiency benefits for large trucks.