Robert Bosch GmbH has formed a strategic alliance with fuel cell stack manufacturer, Powercell Sweden AB.

Mellor Coachcraft, part of Woodall Nicholson's bus division, revealed its second generation all electric bus, the new Orion E, at the CV Show in Birmingham.

Concentric AB has won five electro-hydraulic steering systems contracts worth an estimated EUR9m over five years.

European truck manufacturers’ representative, the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association based in Brussels is petitioning for a new policy framework to support an EU-wide higher-capacity transport system.

Operator, DB Schenker, vehicle manufacturer, MAN Truck & Bus SE and research body, Hochschule Fresenius – University of Applied Sciences have completed successfully what this consortium of companies claims to be the world's first field test with truck platoons (electronically linked trucks or truck trailer combinations) in real logistics operations.

Continental Tyre Group Ltd for the past nine months or so has been making its tyre pressure monitoring system (ContiPressureCheck system) available via Microlise’s on-board telematics in-cab display.

The first production model of the Mercedes-Benz flagship Actros 1851 LS 4x2 rolled off the production line at the Wörth plant on 21 May.

Trailer and body (7.5t gvw+) builder, Don-Bur (Bodies & Trailers) Ltd, at the 2019 Commercial Vehicle Show displayed its latest lifting deck trailer, which has been re-engineered for optimal durability and to reduce maintenance by an estimated 12.2%.

Edbro, a brand and tipping gear division of Germany’s Jost Group, used Tip-Ex 2019 last month to launch its latest generation hydraulic cylinder for ejection trailers. 

Priden Engineering Ltd, which is now part of the TVS group alongside SB Components (International) Ltd (Wisbech) and McPhee Mixers McPhee Bros Ltd, recently opened a new five bay purpose-built manufacturing unit in Wisbech for bulk tipping trailers.

FEV, the Aachen-based engineering services consultancy specialist revealed a new 48-volt electric drive axle system at the Vienna Motor Symposium in May.

Trailar Ltd, a new producer of solar-powered electric systems used to provide supplementary electrical energy for use with on-board ancillary equipment in trucks and buses, is seeing fast-growing demand for its products.