Now playing Next Eco-Innovation The world’s first solar truck is being tested on Sweden's roads Swedish manufacturer Scania has developed a haulage trailer fitted with solar panels which could decarbonise existing trucks. 15/12/2023
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Now playing Next France Eight people convicted over roles in 2016 Nice truck attack The defendants were handed prison sentences ranging from two to eighteen years. 14/12/2022
Now playing Next Mobility ‘Drives better by itself’: Autonomous trucks hit the road in Sweden For now, as part of the pilot project led by Scania, a safety driver has to remain behind the self-driving wheel. 30/11/2022
Now playing Next Mobility Battery or hydrogen? Truck makers are facing a fork in the road Truck makers are also under pressure to go electric, but they need to decide whether conventional batteries or hydrogen is the way to go. 30/06/2022
Now playing Next USA Texas: 51 migrants found dead in abandoned trailer in San Antonio A fire official said "stacks of bodies" were found along with no signs of water in the truck, which was discovered in extreme heat on the city's southern outskirts. 28/06/2022
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Now playing Next Germany Blaze after drunken lorry driver jumps red light and crashes into cars Emergency services said it was "really lucky" no one was seriously injured. 09/02/2022
Now playing Next Ghana Spanish mining company fined over €5m for Ghana truck blast killing 13 At least 13 people were killed in the blast and dozens more injured. 08/02/2022
Now playing Next Haiti Dozens killed in petrol truck explosion in northern Haiti “Three days of national mourning will be decreed throughout the territory, in memory of the victims of this tragedy that the entire Haitian nation is grieving.” 14/12/2021
Now playing Next Mexico Battered survivors tell of Mexico truck crash that killed dozens Survivors of the crash recounted from their hospital beds how their location inside the trailer determined who lived and who died. 11/12/2021
Now playing Next Ukraine Thirteen people killed after bus and truck collide in northern Ukraine The incident occurred early on Tuesday morning in Chernihiv Oblast. 07/12/2021
Now playing Next world news Watch: Migrants cling to UK-bound trucks in bid to cross Channel Meet Mohammad and Jaber, two young Sudanese trying to get through the heavily policed tunnel linking France and the UK by hiding on a truck. 19/10/2021
Now playing Next Canada Four Muslim family members killed in 'deliberate' attack in Canada Police say four members of a Canadian Muslim family were killed after the driver of a pick-up truck deliberately mounted the pavement in London on Sunday. 08/06/2021
Now playing Next Slovenia Suffocating migrants rescued from tiny, airless compartment in truck They were found hidden in a truck at the Slovenia-Croatia border. 25/02/2021
Now playing Next Norway Norway deports foreign truck driver for driving without snow chains Norway has deported a truck driver who was stopped by police twice within an hour for driving without mandatory snow chains near the Arctic Circle. 11/02/2021
Now playing Next no comment Villagers in India rescue truck after 70 foot gorge tumble Authorities had requested 'fit and healthy' men from the village to join the mass rescue effort 11/01/2021
Now playing Next no comment Stranded truckers at Dover port spell out 'HELP' with traffic cones Stranded truck drivers spelled out 'HELP' with traffic cones in Dover, UK, as thousands remained trapped at the port on Christmas Eve. 24/12/2020
Now playing Next no comment Stranded truck drivers scuffle with police at UK's Dover Port Some drivers who were stranded in Dover protested by blocking vehicles from leaving the port. 23/12/2020
Now playing Next no comment Hundreds of trucks line up in UK waiting to travel to France Trucks waiting to get out of Britain were parked up at a UK lorry park on Tuesday as France temporarily barred travel from the UK. 22/12/2020