BPW Bergische Achsen claims its new AirSave tyre pressure control system pays for itself in the first year, as the system achieves enormous savings in terms of fuel, tyres and time.

DAF Trucks NV has reinforced its presence in the Paris region of France by establishing a new dealership in Louvres, just north of the French capital.

At a capital markets day held in mid-November, executives at Daimler AG announced radical restructuring to transition the company to a carbon neutral future.

Specialist trailer builder, Van Hool NV, is initiating a new sales push of its container and swap body chassis in France.

The UK’s first Volvo I-Shift Dual Clutch equipped Volvo FM rigid has been delivered by Volvo Trucks UK Ltd of Warwick.

Independent trials of two 26-tonne, 6x2 Mercedes-Benz Econic refuse collection vehicles equipped with the Allison Transmission 3000 Series 6-speed fully automatic gearbox, retrofitted with Allison’s latest FuelSense 2.0 software, has produced fuel savings of 8.85% according to Scottish local authority, Fife Council, which undertook the study.

Hydraulic crane and hook-loader specialist, Hyva Global BV recently opened its new service and maintenance workshop in Apeldoorn.

Following a pledge by the UK government to create Britain’s first ‘all-electric bus towns’, automotive engineering, testing and R&D consultancy, Horiba MIRA Ltd, is advising operators to consider converting their existing bus fleets from diesel powered units to electric drive systems as a way to helping the UK to achieve a cleaner public transport network.

Gray & Adams, a supplier of temperature-controlled semi-trailers and rigid vehicle bodywork, has designed an automated loading pod, built inside an extra-long 15.6m refrigerated body, which can hold up to 60 pallets at temperatures as low as -22 degrees C.

Daimler Trucks & Buses, the commercial vehicle division of Daimler AG, last month announced it is pursuing a strategy to offer only new vehicles that are CO2-neutral in driving operation in the triad markets of Europe, Japan and NAFTA by 2039.

The Volvo FH I-Save, which was launched on the market in June this year, has been returning higher customer fuel economy of between -10 and -12% than the -7% as previously stated by Volvo Trucks, announced Christophe Tharrault, Président de Volvo Trucks France at the Solutrans Show in Lyon last month.

From the start of next year's IAA Commercial Vehicle Event in Hanover, Daimler E Mobility Trucks & Buses, a division of Daimler AG is to offer a free eTruck Ready App enabling customers to determine which operating profiles and routes are suitable for an electric truck.