Volvo Trucks has introduced a new range of electric heavy-duty vehicles with ranges of up to 700 km and megawatt charging capability. The FH Aero Electric for long-haul operations makes its debut, while the FH, FM and FMX models are updated with greater operational flexibility and payload capacity.

A 59-year-old lorry driver crashed into a stationary ambulance in traffic on Italy’s A1 motorway on 4 August 2025, killing three people. Eight months later, a judge in Arezzo approved a plea bargain sentencing him to five years in prison: the driver had been filming videos for social media while driving. Debate is under way over whether to introduce specific penalties.

On 13 April 2026, Mediterranean Shipping Company announced a historic generational transition: ownership has passed from founder Gianluigi Aponte, who remains Executive Chairman, to his children Alexa and Diego, who serve respectively as Group Chair and Chief Financial Officer.

The Fassi Group has acquired 100% of Fascan International, its long-standing distributor in the United States, surpassing 50 million dollars in revenue in 2025 and strengthening its commercial network, services and direct presence in a strategic lifting market.

A three-way alliance has been formed to create an electric road freight corridor between France and Morocco based on rapid battery swapping for heavy-duty vehicles. The project will begin with one hundred trucks supplied by China’s Chery.