The two XDC 450 8x4s will operate in Greenwich Wharf and will shortly be followed by two identical trucks, which are currently being bodied.

The truck itself features a P 45 cab, three axles, and nine batteries providing 300 kWh of energy - fitted with a dump trailer with side tip and pulling a 4-axle dolly trailer with another tipper body.

The new semi-trailer has two cargo tipper boxes, made of high strength steel, fitted on a tri-axle single chassis with a fourth lift steering axle mid-way down the chassis.

The French manufacturer has been awarded a public contract for 73 battery-electric trucks to serve in waste management and street cleaning operations in the city of Barcelona, Spain.

Equipped with an adjustable-speed control conveyor belt, the 7.75-ton SAFE-TIPP tipper is 9.2 metres in length and can transport up to 26m3 of material.

New 250hp-rated H-Series engine offers new tipper options at Ashok Leyland.

e-Sys is the name of a traction e-axle for semi-trailer undergoing trials in Brazil through project partners, Randon, Suspensys and BRF.

Volvo has delivered an autonomous heavy-duty off-road truck with hand-held remote control and monitoring system from up to two miles away.

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

Facchini S.A. of Votuporanga,Brazil has introduced two new bulk goods semi-trailer models; a bulk tipper with a fourth axle and a ‘sliding’ suspension system called Bulk Trailer, and the second, also with a fourth axle, which has two ‘cargo boxes’ for split loads.

Olectra Greentech, through its strategic technical collaboration with BYD Auto Industry of Shenzhen, China, has started trials of its first 6x4 heavy-duty electric tipper in Hyderabad.

Hyva Pacific, based in Thornton, New South Wales, Australia (a subsidiary of Hyva Holding BV of Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands) has announced the acquisition of Truck Cranes Australia Pty Ltd of Brisbane, Queensland.