The manufacturer of electric terminal tractors has raised a total of USD35m in investments to support the company’s growth, following an institutional funding round led by venture capital firm S2G Ventures and private investment firm Henry Crown and Company.

The Night Lock, which DAF claims is 150% stronger than comparable products on the market, will be available as an option for the new XF/XG/XG+ trucks or as a retrofit for older models.

The German manufacturer kickstarted trials of a prototype truck fuelled by liquid hydrogen, which could potentially provide more cargo space, payload and range than gaseous hydrogen.

The body, fitted onto a Volvo FMX truck, was designed and assembled by the customer, Malcolm Allan Housebuilders, to suit its particular needs.

German CV electrification conversion start-up, Clean Logistics SE in Hamburg has agreed terms to buy Dutch heavy-duty multi-axle truck conversion specialist and modifier, GINAF Trucks Netherlands B.V. from the management team at GINAF.

AMAGGI buys 400, Volvo FH 540hp 6x4 trucks and 40 Volvo VM trucks.

Pony.ai, in collaboration with NVIDIA, offers commercial vehicle builders high speed autonomous driving system with start of mass production scheduled for Q4 2022.

Volkswagen Caminhões e Ônibus Ltda (VWCO) of Resende, Brazil delivered 20 units of the VW Constellation 25.360 truck to Nuestra Señora de la Asunción (NSA), one of Paraguay’s largest transport companies.

The Canadian government has launched a new four-year incentive scheme offering up to CAD550m to purchasers of new medium- and heavy-duty zero emission vehicles which fit the criteria for eligibility.

The 26-tonne vehicle successfully traversed a 48-kilometre stretch between the city of Salzburg in the northern foothills of the Alps and the lookout point of Kaiser-Franz-Josefs-Höhe, becoming the very first fully-electric truck to do so.

Volvo Group North America, with various partners, are participating in a state-funded project to develop a publicly-accessible charging network for medium- and heavy-duty electric vehicles which will cover a major haulage route in the Central Valley of California.

Hyzon Motors Inc to acquire German truck and trailer body Orten Betriebs GmbH and e-drive conversion company, Orten Electric Trucks GmbH.