In exciting news for the heavy-duty trucking industry, ZF’s new Commercial Vehicle Solutions division was announced today. The new division is on track to be the leading global component and systems supplier to the commercial vehicle industry.
It was announced on Thursday, January 6, 2022, that Clarience Technologies has acquired Fleetilla in a move that strengthens its Road Ready brand.
Optronics International introduced its new 1 1/4″ LED Marker/Clearance Lamps with Mini-Scene Light feature which perform clearance/marker functions and provide scene lighting capabilities that illuminate a vehicle’s surroundings when it’s parked in low-light conditions.
“ZF Rescue Connect networks rescue forces with each other during their operations providing them with all-important status information of the deployed vehicles and equipment in real-time.”
A new partnership that will expand the Road Ready platform was announced on October 18, 2021, with Air-Weigh.
Following ZF’s integration of WABCO, the new commercial vehicle division now offers scalable solutions that will help to enable 360 degrees of safety for commercial fleets.
2021 to see a major change at the Heavy-Duty Manufacturers Association (HDMA) with a new President and COO which brings the current leadership of Tim Kraus to a conclusion when he retires next year.
The vehicle of the future will feature high levels of networking and automation defined by software. But a “software-defined car” (or semi-truck) is much more than a ”smartphone on wheels” even if the vehicle operation increasingly resembles that of a smartphone.
Our industry is facing many changes and some of those changes are driven by technology and changing buying habits. How do we adapt and respond to the changing landscape? Fortunately, we can learn from history because it repeats itself.
We are approaching 2021, and one challenge for heavy-duty parts companies is to find new ways to increase sales. For B2B heavy-duty parts companies specifically, what is working in the available arsenal of digital marketing tools?
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