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Mega trucks are seen as a solution to growing problems faced due to road congestion and emissions by reducing the need for more conventional sized trucks on the road. They also lower cost per ton for fleets along with addressing growing freight demand. However, significant obstacles lay ahead of implementation of mega trucks with serious questions ...

21 Jul 2016  |  North America  |  Market Research

Global Heavy-duty Truck Platforms Driving Growth Opportunities

Average Number of Global Platforms per OEM to Rise from 2.2 to 2.8 by 2025

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Platform-based production has gained importance among truck manufacturers in recent years. It offers improved margins due to increased scalability, as well as multi-regional presence. Nearly half of the total number of heavy trucks produced globally will be platform-based by 2025. OEMs are expected to start focussing on global platforms, shifting f...

Currently, OEMs build electric light commercial vehicles (eLCVs) on various platforms, including converting/modifying internal combustion engine (ICE)-based vehicles, using flexible multi-energy platforms, and starting from scratch on dedicated electric vehicle (EV) skateboard platforms. ICE-based platforms may be more suitable to convert an existi...

This report outlines the platform strategies of the key global heavy-duty truck manufacturers and presents a comparative analysis of these various platforms. The report points towards the need for platform-based product development and increased part commonality across multiple brands; additionally, it enumerates the various potential benefits to b...

This study seeks to analyse the impact of global mega trends—including urbanisation, bricks and clicks, connectivity, and multimodality—on the growing market of urban logistics. Urban logistics is a dynamic and crucial subset of the logistics industry, which over the past decade has placed unique demands on the global supply chain. Mega Trends suc...

07 Nov 2022  |  North America  |  Market Research

Global OEM Strategies for Electric Medium- and Heavy-Duty Truck Platforms

Dedicated Electric Platforms Set to Ensure Transformational Growth of the NA and European M&HD Truck Market by 2030

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OEMs in the electric truck space are currently pursuing two types of platforms: one based on the internal combustion engine (ICE) platform and the other on a dedicated electric platform. Established OEMs are primarily pursuing the former, while most new-age pure-play EV start-ups prefer the latter; however, established OEMs are also simultaneously ...

A survey was conducted to understand fleet, asset tracking, and shipment monitoring in the Indian logistics service delivery market. It included decision makers and key influencers of fleet and logistics asset or shipment monitoring associated with multinational and local second-party logistics (2PL), third-party logistics (3PL), and fourth-party l...

The confluence of technologies in the trucking industry is providing a platform for various stakeholders to build service and solution-based revenue models. As commercial trucks increasingly integrate telematics devices, a plethora of services beyond tracking, from prognostics to asset management to driver behavior management, are being enabled. Th...

20 Jul 2022  |  Global  |  Frost Radar

Frost Radar™: Global Freight Visibility Platforms, 2022

A Benchmarking System to Spark Companies to Action Innovation that Fuels New Deal Flow and Growth Pipelines

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Freight visibility platforms have transformed how logistics stakeholders manage their inbound and outbound shipments in light of the recent COVID-induced supply chain disruptions. Globally, the need to streamline freight management systems and introduce real-time freight visibility is pressing. With the platforms’ unique value propositions, enter...