News about trucks

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.
Stuttgart Airport has launched an all-electric refuelling truck based on the Mercedes-Benz eEconic

The pumps of the refuelling system are powered directly from the vehicle battery.

Evgenii Ushakov

March 6, 2024, 4:29 p.m.
BMW integrates trio of electric trucks into Regensburg plant logistics

The truck's batteries are recharged with green electricity from renewable sources each time it is loaded and unloaded.

Evgenii Ushakov

March 5, 2024, 5:19 p.m.
Ford F-Max Select - limited edition of the flagship model

Ford Trucks will only produce 400 examples of the F-Max Select with the 12.7-litre 500bhp diesel engine.

Evgenii Ushakov

March 4, 2024, 10:59 a.m.
Renault DOLPHIN: not just an electric truck, but a mobile laboratory

Renault Trucks wants to make its future generations of electric vehicles as useful and efficient as possible with the DOLPHIN project.

Evgenii Ushakov

Feb. 27, 2024, 11:34 a.m.
MAN opens battery repair centres in Europe

Two MAN battery repair centres are already in operation in Germany and Spain. Additional centres will be opened in 2024 and 2025.

Evgenii Ushakov

Feb. 23, 2024, 1:02 p.m.
Volvo FH16 with a new 780hp engine takes the power crown from Scania

Volvo's 17.3-litre six-cylinder diesel engine develops up to 780 hp and 3,800 Nm versus the 770 hp and 3,700 Nm of the V8 engine in the Scania 770 S.

Evgenii Ushakov

Feb. 22, 2024, 4:44 p.m.
Volvo introduces its first ever electric-only truck – FM Low Entry

Volvo FM Low Entry is a heavy-duty truck specifically developed to handle a wide variety of transport assignments in city areas.

Evgenii Ushakov

Feb. 16, 2024, 5:51 p.m.
Norway is testing an electric snowplow with a 1000 kWh battery

The Scandinavian country is testing a large battery-powered electric snowplow, and winters in the north are notoriously cold and snowy.

Evgenii Ushakov

Feb. 13, 2024, 10:38 a.m.
Daimler and Linde have developed new technology for hydrogen truck refueling with the aim of establishing it as a common standard

Subcooled liquid hydrogen (sLH2) offers advantages over gaseous hydrogen, including higher storage density, extended range, quicker refueling, cost savings, and improved energy efficiency.

Evgenii Ushakov

Feb. 8, 2024, 5:47 p.m.
Heineken partners with Einride to transport beer across Europe more efficiently

An initial initiative is intended to reduce CO? pollution by 930 tons annually.

Evgenii Ushakov

Feb. 8, 2024, 11:23 a.m.
New Volvo FH Aero truck improves fuel economy by up to 5%

Volvo Trucks' FH truck series gets a new addition to the family in the form of the Volvo FH Aero.

Evgenii Ushakov

Jan. 29, 2024, 6:48 p.m.
MAN reports 700 pre-orders for the new eTruck

With the exception of a few vehicles, the first models of the MAN eTruck are already sold out three months after their launch. The commercial vehicle manufacturer has received 700 orders and inquiries for the eTruck, which is available in the eTGX and eTGS variants.

Evgenii Ushakov

Jan. 25, 2024, 10:08 a.m.
Isuzu and Honda Begin Demonstration Testing of Fuel Cell-Powered Heavy-duty Truck on Public Roads

Isuzu Motors and Honda Motor have commenced public road demonstration testing in Japan for the Giga Fuel Cell, a fuel cell (FC)-powered heavy-duty truck currently under joint development by the two companies.

Evgenii Ushakov

Jan. 11, 2024, 4:42 p.m.
Daimler Trucks builds first liquid hydrogen trucks for customer test fleet

After a testing phase on the test track and on public roads, the fuel-cell trucks have now reached an advanced development stage for deployment in first customer fleets.

Evgenii Ushakov

Dec. 21, 2023, 10:26 a.m.
Walmart Canada deploys first electric semi-trucks

Three Freightliner eCascadia battery electric semi-trucks will operate out of the retailer's food distribution center in Surrey, which was designed as a hub for the retailer's alternative fuel vehicles.

Evgenii Ushakov

Dec. 18, 2023, 9:56 a.m.

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