GMT Auto Engineering Company, a leading trailer builder in a range of specialist trailer types is now developing a range of bulkers for dry and powdered goods such as foodstuffs, cement etc, at its facility in Chennai, as part of its strategy to expand its product portfolio.

BPW Ltd said at last month’s CV Show said it was on schedule to have assembled 250,000 trailer axles by September this year, a significant milestone since it began assembling axles some ten years ago.

Iveco Bus launches new range of in-house minibuses, recently launched its new range of Daily Minibuses - available in diesel and alternatives energies.

Transportation Power Inc, an advanced clean transportation technology company, established in 2010 and based in Escondido, and Meritor Inc of Troy, a manufacturer of axles and brake systems announced last month completion of two multi-year projects for the development, testing and evaluation of advanced, zero-emission electric yard tractors and Class 8 trucks.

Plaxton, the coach manufacturing division of Alexander Dennis Ltd, is supplying two-axle versions of its flagship Elite coach on Volvo B8R chassis.

Tiger Trailers has begun deliveries of its Lightweight Clearspan Curtainsider trailer, following a six-month development programme in conjunction with Tata Steel Ltd.

Evobus GmbH has received a record order for 56 Mercedes-Benz eCitaro electric urban buses from ESWE Verkehrsgesellschaft GmbH.

Matt Scheuler has been put in charge of all sales and strategic planning across the bus companies at the REV Group, which is headquartered in Wisconsin and which has bus subsidiaries located in Salina, Kansas; South Hutchinson, Kansas; and Imlay City, Michigan.

In February this year, a number of leading brands involved in the supply of hydrogen and in fuel cell electric vehicle manufacture - namely Air Liquide, Hyundai, NEL, Nikola Motor, Shell and Toyota - signed a Memorandum of Understanding for hydrogen fuelling components, for the purpose of testing state of the art heavy duty hydrogen fuelling hardware to assist in standardization and speed to market of fuel cell electric trucks.

Producer of specialist tankers, Whale Tankers Ltd, unveiled the UK’s first fully electric medium volume combination tanker at this year’s CV Show last month.

Dana Incorporated is partnering with Canada’s electric drive and charging infrastructure specialist, Nordresa, to integrate its Spicer Electrified eS9000r e-Axle on the Isuzu Truck North America Inc N-Series chassis for commercial fleet applications.

This year's Advanced Clean Technology Expo in California saw Allison Transmission Inc introduce the new ABE Series electric axle, which, it claims, is the first e-axle advanced ultra-low floor electric bus powertrain system in the market.