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In Europe, emissions regulations mean companies are looking for alternatives to diesel-powered refrigeration units. Details on what one company is doing in the Trailer Talk blog.
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Daimler Trucks & Buses is launching "Transportation Matters," which it calls the commercial vehicle industry's first CEO podcast, hosted by Martin Daum, who heads up Daimler's truck and bus operations.
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The initial public offering of Traton SE, formerly known as Volkswagen Truck & Bus, did not go off with a bang. The Germany-based global truck builder slipped below its opening share price soon after being listed on the Frankfurt exchange.
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Scania's new NXT electric, self-driving concept vehicle can be quickly reconfigured to meet changing fleet needs in the course of a single work day. It can be a commuter bus in the morning and evening, for example, and a refuse truck overnight.
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Volkswagen's new global truck and bus business unit Traton and Navistar both announced major business initiatives with long-term implications. Are these moves setting the stage for something even bigger coming down the pike?
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A platooning project conducted in Germany has demonstrated that the electronically linked system is “safe, technically reliable, and easily applicable in the routine of a logistics company,” according to the project's partners.
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Bosch has formed an alliance with Powercell Sweden AB, a Swedish manufacturer of fuel-cell stacks, to research and develop fuel cell technology with an initial emphasis on commercial vehicles such as the Nikola Two.
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A joint government-private sector venture in Sweden is developing a road network capable of charging electric vehicles – including trucks and buses – while they drive.
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At least some of the work done at the new Fuso product and design center in Japan will be focused on developing electric trucks.
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In China, domestic demand for heavy trucks declined about 1% year-over-year in Q4’18, while the tractor market grew more than 12% and the medium truck market closed 2018 down nearly 48% compared to Q4’17, said ACT Research.
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