Schmitz Cargobull AG claims to be the first trailer manufacturer in Europe to produce single-piece Ferroplast (insulated) side walls for refrigerated box bodies with a total length of 16.80 metres.

Meiller GmbH, the manufacturer of heavy duty equipment for the construction and waste disposal industries is set to reveal new products and innovations at the Bauma event in April.

Less than two years on from the product and manufacturing launch, Schmitz Cargobull AG has decided to shut down its V.KO Van Bodies production in Berlin.

Funded by the Scottish Government and delivered through a government body called the Energy Saving Trust, the Bus Emissions Abatement Retrofit scheme enables Scottish bus operators to retrofit their existing vehicles with accredited emission control equipment under the Clean Vehicle Retrofit Accreditation Scheme, to reduce harmful emission levels from existing vehicles.

The first coach based on a MAN Euro VI emissions compliant chassis has entered service in Australia and is being used to take winter sports enthusiasts to the skiing areas in New South Wales by travel services provider, Cooma Coaches.

JTB Hawaii Inc, a tourist travel service provider in the Hawaiian Islands, is purchasing three 40' Proterra Catalyst E2 electric buses and two Proterra 60 kW plug-in chargers.

VDL Bus & Coach has expanded its Citea Electric bus range with the Light Low Entry length variant measuring 11.5 metres.

Freudenberg Sealing Technologies has acquired a majority stake in XALT Energy, a global developer and manufacturer of lithium-ion technology targeted at heavy-duty mobility applications.

Trailer and bodybuilder, Cartwright Group, has invested in a fully programmable robotic welder to drive up productivity and efficiency at its South Manchester production facility.

Specialist steel producer, SSAB, says it is convinced good environmental stewardship also drives good business and is firmly committed to reducing its own carbon footprint and that of its customers and is promoting a programme called EcoUpgraded.

Transport refrigeration specialist, Carrier Transicold Europe SCS, has introduced a range of new developments, first seen at the 2018 IAA exhibition last year.

Last month, CNH Industrial NV announced Pierre Lahutte is stepping down as Brand President of Iveco, with immediate effect.