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Aurora opens first commercial route for driverless trucks

By Luke Willetts – 1st December 2023

The company opened its first lane for driverless trucks connecting Houston and Dallas, Texas. This is supported by its commercial vehicle trucking terminal launched in Palmer (South Texas) earlier this year.

Blue Bird delivers its 1,500th electric school bus

USA

Achievement

Electric Drive

Blue Bird delivers its 1,500th electric school bus

By Luke Willetts – 1st December 2023

DTNA to electrify eM2 freightliner with Hexagon batteries

USA

Battery Systems, Supercapacitors & Solar

DTNA to electrify eM2 freightliner with Hexagon batteries

By Luke Willetts – 30th November 2023

USA

Mergers & Acquisitions

Brakes & Braking Systems

Hendrickson acquires Brunner International

By Luke Willetts – 30th November 2023

Brunner’s primary product lines include brake shoes and s-cams. In a statement, Hendrickson said that all 325 Brunner employees have been absorbed by the company, whilst the Brunner brand has been retained and will operate as a division of Hendrickson Brake and Wheel End.

Knight Transportation testing new Cummins Natural Gas Engine in California

USA

Natural Gas Fuel

Gas Engines

Knight Transportation testing new Cummins Natural Gas Engine in California

By Luke Willetts – 30th November 2023

Bus & Coach

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MAN unveils redesigned front axle for transit bus and coach at APTA Expo

USA

Axles & Suspensions

Product

MAN unveils redesigned front axle for transit bus and coach at APTA Expo

By Jim Gibbins – 28th November 2023

The new MAN VOK-08-F bus front axle will go into production in mid-2024 for installation in New Flyer of America’s range of Xcelsior transit bus models.

USA

Agreement

Autonomous Vehicles

Prototype, Testing & Trials

Perrone Robotics part of consortium to automate bus depot operations

By Jim Gibbins – 28th November 2023

The aim of the consortium's project is to automate a 40-foot bus for automated depot operations, which is expected to revolutionize how buses are stored, operated, and charged.

Lightning eMotors showcases diverse portfolio of products at APTA

By Jim Gibbins – 27th November 2023

Lightning ZEV4 Type A School Bus, Clean Bus certification and funding, and Lightning Mobile fast charging trailer, are just some of the products and developments the e-Mobility specialist has brought to market this year.

USA

Agreement

Prototype, Testing & Trials

Autonomous Vehicles

Exhibitions & Conferences

Vicinity to supply Level 4 autonomous bus for trials at Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus

By Jim Gibbins – 27th November 2023

USA

Camira appoints new President of North American division

By Luke Willetts – 25th November 2023

Italy

Electric Drive

Manufacture

Modine to produce EV thermal management systems in Italy from 2024

By Bradley Osborne – 18th November 2023

Truck & Van

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Daimler Truck North America begins series production of BEV Freightliner eM2 medium-duty truck range

USA

Manufacture

Electric Drive

Daimler Truck North America begins series production of BEV Freightliner eM2 medium-duty truck range

By Luke Willetts – 28th November 2023

Designed for delivery applications, the truck is built on the Freightliner M2 106 Plus medium-duty truck platform and comes with two battery and driveline options.

USA

Battery Systems, Supercapacitors & Solar

Prototype, Testing & Trials

ONE launches pilot production of LFP cells for commercial vehicles

By Bradley Osborne – 23rd November 2023

The pilot line is housed in a new facility, dubbed ‘ONE Circle’, which is intended to support up to 20 GWh of annual production capacity when ramped up.

USA

Product

Retrofit & Refurbishment

Phoenix Motor launches electric retrofit kit for medium-duty vehicles

By Bradley Osborne – 17th November 2023

Phoenix Motor’s retrofit kit is designed for medium-duty vehicles, similar to the Class 4-5 vehicles which make up the company’s current product portfolio.

USA

Appointment

DTNA’s President and CEO John O’Leary gets a two-year contract extension

By Luke Willetts – 17th November 2023

USA

Battery Systems, Supercapacitors & Solar

Electric Drive

Hexagon Purus signs battery supply deal with North American OEM

By Luke Willetts – 16th November 2023

Hexagon Purus set to open new vehicle integration plant in Dallas, Texas

By Luke Willetts – 15th November 2023

Trailer

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USA

Electrical Systems & Components

Product

Phillips Industries launches low-profile and durable interior trailer lights

By Bradley Osborne – 16th November 2023

The ‘Permalite Apex’ is a thin 14-inch light strip which can be mounted in the upper corners of a dry box or refrigerated trailer, putting it out of the way of potential damage by forklifts and other loading equipment.

Spain

H2 IC Engines & Components

Prototype, Testing & Trials

Westport trials hydrogen ICE truck in Spain

By Bradley Osborne – 14th November 2023

The truck was driven by an internal combustion engine fitted with Westport’s ‘H2 HPDI’ system, which enables it to run optimally with hydrogen fuel instead of diesel.

USA

Gas Engines

R&D

Shell RNG Starship 3.0 demo results released, showing considerable gains over diesel

By Bradley Osborne – 2nd November 2023

The third-generation demo truck, powered by a Cummins ‘X15N’ engine with renewable natural gas, hauled a fully loaded trailer on an 840-mile round trip in California to collect performance data.

USA

Project

Volvo Group publishes results from SuperTruck II project

By Bradley Osborne – 25th October 2023

Volvo NA exceeded its original freight efficiency improvement target (measured in ton miles per gallon) of 120% with a 4x2 Class 8 tractor-trailer featuring reductions in drag and weight.