The manufacturer announced it is taking cost-cutting measures to reduce its outgoings to under USD400m by 2024, including layoffs of approximately 270 workers at multiple sites.

Isuzu and Honda joined forces in 2020 to develop heavy-duty trucks powered by hydrogen fuel cells and have now successfully developed a prototype based on Isuzu’s Giga truck

The MAN truck, which will reach its first customers next year, was picked from a roster of approximately 20,000 products, submitted from 60 countries to 51 competition categories.

The demonstration vehicle achieved 16 miles per gallon fuel efficiency and a 170% improvement in freight efficiency over the 2009 ‘SuperTruck I’ vehicle.

The company said trucks built on these two platforms will give it a presence in around 80% of the country’s heavy-duty truck sub-segments.

At ACT Expo in May, T&BB spoke to Dr Selda Gunsel – President of Shell Global Solutions and VP Fuels and Lubricants and Technology – who likened the 'Starship 3.0' to "a scientific paper on wheels", bringing together the best fuel-saving technologies available today.

Since October, some 100 LNG FPT-powered trucks have been sold.

Hendrickson claims that, compared to mechanical suspensions on the market, the elastomeric Ultimaax is up to 250 kilograms lighter.

The primary difference is a “sturdier” planetary gear, which Scania claims makes the G-CH gearboxes better suited to the heaviest applications (the “H” in the name stands for “heavy”).

This order is a mixture of rigid trucks and tractor units, although the order split is not stated.

The 50 ‘Nikola Tre FCEV’ trucks were ordered by AJR Trucking through Tom’s Truck Centers and are slated for delivery between the fourth quarter of 2023 and the first quarter of 2024.

The Model 589 also features Peterbilt’s latest advanced driver assistance systems, including collision mitigation and predictive cruise control to improve safety and fuel economy.