The T, T High, C, and K model ranges, as well as the upcoming battery electric ‘E-Tech’ T and C trucks, will come with new cab fittings and advanced driver assistance options compliant with upcoming regulations. 

The ‘Front Short Range Assist’, ‘Intelligent Speed Assist’, and ‘Tyre Pressure Monitoring System’ have been designed to comply with the EU’s updated General Safety Regulation (GSR) which comes into effect in July 2024.

Cummins has had Euro VI engines in the market in Europe since 2013, with first introduction of on-board-diagnostic compliance tools for heavy-duty vehicles having been in 2010.

Part of a portfolio of new EV products which Thermo King calls “evolve”, the ‘e1000’ is a transport refrigeration unit (TRU) designed for rigid trucks carrying temperature-controlled goods.

Manufactured in Kassel, this hybrid version means operators no longer must choose between manual or electrically operated ramps, with both combined in one unit.

Every major fleet operating in California will be given one of two options: either, fleets can commit to purchasing only zero-emission vehicles from 2024 onwards; or, they can agree to comply with a series of “ZEV Milestones”, which will require their fleets to be composed of an increasing proportion of zero-emission vehicles over the next two decades.

Following trials that lasted 11 years, the Department for Transport announced last week that truck-trailer combinations measuring up to 18.55 metres in length will be permitted on British roads from 31 May, allowing hauliers to carry more goods in fewer trips.

The site will be located in Queen Creek, on the outskirts of the Phoenix metropolitan area, with production set to begin in 2025 at a capacity of 27 GWh per year.

On 9 March 2023, the Westminster Energy, Environment & Transport Forum hosted a conference, bringing together policymakers and private stakeholders, as well as representatives from local government, to discuss the UK’s progress towards the 2030 ban of petrol and diesel cars and vans. In this T&BB report, Bradley Osborne presents the salient points which arose from the discussion.

'Smart Dash' is powered by a new system architecture which Scania claims will enable “smarter and quicker” communication and more robust cybersecurity.

The company announced that series production is set to begin in the second quarter of this year at the contract manufacturing facility in Steyr, Upper Austria.

EKA Mobility is the trade name of Pinnacle Mobility Solutions Private Ltd - it builds a range of electric vehicles.