Gary Hunt has been appointed as Fruehauf’s new Business Development Manager, tasked with looking after existing customers and generating new clientele in the Midlands and the North of England. Working alongside the National Technical Sales Manager, Karl Spooner, the company is looking to significantly boost UK trailer sales this year.

Fuel Cell System Manufacturing announced that it has started series production of its hydrogen fuel cell systems at its 70,000-square-foot production facility in Brownstown, Michigan. The target is to halve the cost and double the durability compared with fuel cell systems currently on the market, bringing them in line with conventional diesel engines.

The multiple electric truck trials throughout 2023, aim to show that electric trucks are ready to replace diesel HGVs and can deliver the same service when the right infrastructure, systems, processes, and business models are deployed.

The UK startup has set up an umbrella company, KleanDrive, to expand into new repowering segments including light-, medium- and heavy-duty trucks and marine vessels.

ADL announced that the first Enviro500 double-deck bus manufactured by its new North American build partner (Big Rig Manufacturing) is be delivered to the Appalachian State University campus in North Carolina in 2025.

The UK government has announced an award of GBP7m for the development of a hydrogen fuel station for heavy goods vehicles in the Tees Valley combined authority, following an award last year of GBP8m for the deployment of fuel stations and hydrogen-powered vehicles in the area.

The new training centre, representing an investment of more than GBP300,000 from Volvo UK, houses three fully-equipped training bays, each large enough to accommodate two trucks, alongside a classroom.

As the leader in the UK truck market, a comprehensive aftermarket network has been key to the company's success. More than GBP 100 million was spent in 2023 on upgrading dealer premises, including the Adams Morey in Bridgewater, Ford & Slater in Stockton and North West Trucks in Warrington.

At the annual media event in December last year, members of the UK press gathered in Oxford for the State of the Nation address from DAF Trucks UK senior management.

According to the Department for Transport, all new sales of cars and vans powered solely by an internal combustion engine (ICE) will be banned by 2035, with heavy-goods vehicles following suit in 2040. This has now become law in the UK, as part of the country's Net Zero Strategy.

Acting as a strategic advisor, Bolloré brings a wealth of industry expertise gained from numerous executive management roles at multiple OEMs.

EC trading tariff exemptions, which were agreed upon as part of the Brexit deal, were due to end on January 1, 2024, resulting in a 10% tariff on the export of European-built battery electric vehicles to the UK and vice-versa.