News about trucks

Scania Unveils Autonomous Mining Trucks in Australia

Scania, a well-known automotive industry company, has recently opened orders for its innovative self-driving mining trucks in Australia. The announcement includes the rollout of a 40-tonne autonomous heavy tipper, already available for order, and a planned 50-tonne model set to follow. These trucks mark a significant leap in mining technology and are projected to start operations by 2024.

Maksim Tropko

May 27, 2024, 4:48 p.m.
Mack Trucks Australia Unveils Powerful Euro 6 Range

Mack Trucks Australia recently unveiled its advanced Euro 6 range of trucks, set to transform the trucking industry with state-of-the-art engines and enhanced safety features.

Maksim Tropko

May 27, 2024, 3:30 p.m.
Kenworth SuperTruck 2 Debuts as a Hybrid Semi at the ACT Expo

Kenworth recently unveiled the innovative SuperTruck 2 at the Advanced Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo. This semi-truck, noted for its environmental friendliness and cutting-edge design, forms part of a Department of Energy initiative aimed at developing greener heavy-duty vehicles.

Evgenii Ushakov

May 22, 2024, 8:50 a.m.
Volvo expands its range of biodiesel-powered trucks

Volvo Trucks is expanding its model offers adapted for biodiesel B100. This is yet another move in line with the company’s strategy to reduce the climate impact of its trucks.

Evgenii Ushakov

May 21, 2024, 3:15 p.m.
Honda has modified a Peterbilt to run on a hydrogen fuel

Honda's latest concept is a hydrogen fuel cell semi-truck, simply called the Class 8 Hydrogen Fuel Cell Truck Concept. The company will show it, along with other fuel cell vehicles, at the Advanced Clean Transportation Expo in Las Vegas on May 20.

Evgenii Ushakov

May 20, 2024, 10:46 a.m.
Mercedes-Benz Trucks sends eActros 600 on most extensive test run in the company’s history

Two near-production prototypes of the battery-electric long-haul truck will tour more than 20 European countries. Each truck will travel more than 13,000 kilometers.

Evgenii Ushakov

May 6, 2024, 5:33 p.m.
Mercedes-Benz Trucks developers successfully test electric charging at 1,000 kilowatts

Developers from Mercedes-Benz Trucks successfully charged for the first time a prototype of the eActros 600, which was presented last year, at a charging station with an output of one megawatt at the in-house development and testing center in Wörth am Rhein.

Evgenii Ushakov

April 22, 2024, 3:37 p.m.
Milence opens first heavy-duty charging hub in France

Milence, the truck charging infrastructure joint venture between Daimler Truck, Traton and Volvo, is expanding its activities to France.

Evgenii Ushakov

April 22, 2024, 11:40 a.m.
Tatra has introduced its own brand of oils and lubricants

Tatra Trucks in cooperation with TotalEnergies has developed and prepared engine, transmission and hydraulic oils especially for Tatra vehicles of all model series.

Evgenii Ushakov

April 15, 2024, 10:21 a.m.
MAN will launch a small series of trucks with a hydrogen combustion engine in 2025

MAN Truck & Bus has announced plans to launch a limited series of hydrogen-powered trucks named MAN hTGX in 2025. The company will produce around 200 units for markets including Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Iceland, and selected non-European countries.

Evgenii Ushakov

April 10, 2024, 2:14 p.m.
Kempower's megawatt charging system for electric trucks arrives in Europe

Kempower, a Finnish electric vehicle (EV) charging manufacturer, has introduced a pioneering Megawatt Charging System for electric trucks. This new charging station boasts a power rating of over 1 megawatt (MW), aiming to address the electrification challenges faced by heavy-duty vehicles. 

Evgenii Ushakov

April 8, 2024, 11:13 a.m.
The new Mercedes-Benz Actros L will go into production in December 2024

Mercedes-Benz has revealed the new Actros L diesel truck, featuring a cab based on the design of the electric eActros 600 showcased last year.

Evgenii Ushakov

April 4, 2024, 10:05 a.m.
Metallica will be using electric trucks for their concert tour in Europe

Metallica, the renowned heavy metal band, announced it will utilize electric trucks for its upcoming 'M72 World Tour' in Europe from May to July 2024.

Evgenii Ushakov

April 2, 2024, 9:55 a.m.
ABB E-mobility and MAN have demonstrated megawatt charging in public for the first time

The MAN eTruck charged at a prototype charging station from ABB E-mobility with more than 700 kilowatts and 1,000 amps.

Evgenii Ushakov

March 22, 2024, 4:29 p.m.
Duvenbeck switches to biogas for its long-distance transport services for ZF Saarbrücken

Duvenbeck, the logistics company, uses biomethane (biogas) fuel in trucks that work for automobile supplier ZF in Saarbrücken, Germany.

Evgenii Ushakov

March 19, 2024, 3:07 p.m.
Mercedes-Benz eActros 600 completes final winter trials before start of series production

Mercedes-Benz Trucks engineers were in Rovaniemi, Finland, to test the battery-electric eActros 600 for long-distance haulage in extreme cold and snow.

Evgenii Ushakov

March 19, 2024, 10:56 a.m.
Volvo receives order for 100 electric trucks from logistics company DFDS

With this latest order, DFDS has almost doubled its Volvo electric truck fleet to 225 trucks in total – the largest company fleet of heavy electric trucks in Europe.

Evgenii Ushakov

March 18, 2024, 3:32 p.m.
Italian transport company LC3 has launched the first all-electric refrigerated semi-trailers from Schmitz Cargobull

The all-electric refrigerated trailers use no fossil fuels for cooling and therefore emit no CO2.

Evgenii Ushakov

March 18, 2024, 2:11 p.m.
Renault delivers 165 electric trucks to XPO Logistics

The 165 Renault Trucks E-Tech recently ordered are intended to gradually replace the diesel fleet of XPO trucks on suburban and regional missions.

Evgenii Ushakov

March 13, 2024, 6:36 p.m.
Scania accelerates deployment of autonomous hub-to-hub transport

The expectation is that Scania’s autonomous hub-to-hub solutions will help increase its customers’ operating efficiency, lower their transport emissions and improve road safety, while also addressing the growing global driver shortage.

Evgenii Ushakov

March 13, 2024, 9:46 a.m.

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