Electrification & Charging Infrastructure

• Mercedes-Benz takes a 41 percent share of Europe's electric truck market, quadrupling sales in a year
• Amazon crosses 50,000 electric delivery vans, half of its 2030 target
• Pflaum Logistik deploys 30 Mercedes-Benz eActros 600 trucks for long-haul service in Germany
• China's battery-electric truck sales triple in 2025, reaching one in five new sales
• UK zero-emission truck registrations sit near 1 percent, roughly where China stood five years ago
• A German fleet's electric trucks arrive in three months, its grid upgrade takes 24
• Siemens passes the halfway mark of its US fleet electrification program
• Roadstone deploys Ireland's first electric cement truck with a 180kW DC charger
• Arriva invests 17 million pounds in 56 new electric buses for Leicester
• Used EV values fall 60 percent in two years despite years of battery health data
• A Jeonju hydrogen hub refuels nearly 100 heavy-duty buses daily
• A Trailer Dynamics and DAF pairing hits 800 kilometers of range without recharging

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Fleet Management, Telematics & AI Tools

• LogStar Cloud turns fleet downtime into a scheduled event via predictive maintenance
• Gamified telematics scorecards turn driver safety into a recognition system
• Motive holds the number one spot on G2's Fleet Management Momentum Grid for eight straight quarters
• Analysts flag agentic AI as a top three deployment area in supply chain management
• Avis connects fleet data across 125 US locations with two custom AI agents
• Avis covers 76 percent of its US fleet with live visibility in under 18 months
• Camera health monitoring closes a gap where unretrievable footage is functionally no footage
• Order tracking portals bring consumer-style visibility to commercial vehicle purchasing

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M&A, Funding & Business Moves

• Respida Capital acquires a majority stake in Teletrac Navman, valuing it at 220 million dollars
• Vontier acquires EKOS, pairing its fleet software with Gasboy's fueling technology
• PowerFlex acquires The Mobility House North America, adding a V2G-capable charging platform
• Federated Insurance acquires High Definition Vehicle Insurance, deepening telematics in commercial auto insurance
• Zipcar's UK exit removes nearly half the national car sharing fleet, over 90 percent in London
• CoMoUK traces the Zipcar exit to inconsistent borough-by-borough parking policy
• Bott UK opens to smaller operators after acquiring Van Guard Accessories

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Compliance, Safety & Regulation

• FMCSA audits check whether a compliance process exists, not just accident history
• The UK's first road safety strategy in a decade targets a 65 percent cut in road deaths by 2035
• Roughly one in three UK road deaths involve someone driving for work
• New York City mandates audible pedestrian alerts on non-emergency city trucks
• NYC's Intelligent Speed Assistance program covers over 1,000 units and 9 million miles
• Transport Canada consults on transportation security clearance changes through August 21, 2026
• A 2026 Geotab survey finds 68 percent of Australian fleet managers cite driver fatigue as their top challenge

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Events & Industry Gatherings

• The WEX North America Mobility Summit in Portland, Maine shapes WEX's roadmap directly with fleet customers
• Geotab presents its AI-enabled fleet platform at IAA Transportation 2026 in Hannover
• The Clean Trucks NY Show features a Harbinger HC Class 6 stakebody rated for 500 miles of range
• Powerfleet's Kuala Lumpur workshops explore AI-powered road safety with a global energy company
• Easee showcases depot and home charging solutions at Fleet and Mobility Live
• FNB and WesBank EVolution 2026 convenes the industry around fleet electrification decisions

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Thanks to Alexander Gomes, Peter Fatolu, Thiago Soares Figueira, Djuro K., Jasdeep Singh, Natasha Fry, Jeffrey Berry, Advait Katarki, Ambily Menon, Amy D'Souza, Andy Rees, Angelo E., Gavin Mooney, Rajat Singhal, Inibehe Ufot, Marc Roberts, Francis Hachem, JACK C., Richard Milano, Chris Jackson, Jake Obert, Jamie Sands, Rustam Kocher, Tim Aylen, Jack Burton, Marc Lancia, Adam Orth, Allen -Big AL Lawrence, Andrew Jackson, Aya Nezameddin,for contributing insights to this edition. Find the full list of posts and voices on LinkedIn: