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Truck jumping a rolling road block on the M6

Impatient drivers put traffic officers in d...

Mar 15, 2024Comments off

New footage released by National Highways reveals a series of frightening incidents where traffic officers and road workers have narrowly escaped serious injury because of the actions of dangerous drivers. Cameras captured one traffic officer jumping

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Princess Street, Manchester

Greater Manchester upgrading average speed ...

Mar 14, 2024Comments off

New average speed cameras are being installed across Greater Manchester as part of continued work to improve road safety. Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) said it was upgrading speed cameras across 25 routes with the latest

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Aerial view of goods warehouse

Zero emission Government Mandates met with ...

Mar 14, 2024Comments off

The just-released 2024 Telematics Survey (TS24) sheds light on the industry’s latest trends and challenges, as well as the viewpoints of global operational leaders on topics including safety, AI adoption, alternative energy and 2024’s biggest obstacles

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New PEUGEOT electric van line up

Peugeot opens orders for its new electric L...

Mar 14, 2024Comments off

PEUGEOT, the European leader in electric light commercial vehicle sales, has opened orders in the UK for its new range of electric vans, with first customer deliveries due to commence in the Spring. The new E-PARTNER,

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One of Stagecoach's new Enviro400EV

Zero-emission Enviro400EV double-deckers to...

Mar 14, 2024Comments off

Stagecoach, UK’s largest bus and coach operator, has successfully received the first delivery of next-generation battery-electric buses manufactured by one of the world’s leading independent global bus manufacturers, Alexander Dennis. The zero-emission double decker is one

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Crash test with damping front. Swedish Transport Agency

New truck front to save lives

Mar 13, 2024Comments off

Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, in Sweden, have developed a new truck front concept to significantly reduce fatal crashes in car-truck collisions. The new truck front comes after the EU regulations for the maximum length

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TotalEnergies warehouse

XPO Logistics begins partnership with Total...

Mar 13, 2024Comments off

XPO, a leading provider of innovative and sustainable end-to-end logistics solutions in Europe, has confirmed its latest partnership with TotalEnergies after winning the business through a competitive tender process. The long-term contract will see XPO and

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Mike Cafferky, Operations Director of OCU Evolution

Mike Cafferky

Mar 13, 2024Comments off

Heading up the business unit at OCU Evolution unit is Mike Cafferky, Operations Director at OCU, who boasts 25 years of senior leadership experience in contracting, spanning EV infrastructure, power, utilities, highways, and civil engineering sectors.

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Car being charged

Charged up: Why the UKs EV transition is in...

Mar 13, 2024Comments off

The first “real” electric vehicle (EV) hit US roads in 1888, meaning we’ve had more than 100 years of automotive advancements to really maximise their full potential. Despite this, it’s only recently that demand for EVs

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Phelan Haulage's new 'Monster Crane'

Phelan Haulage take delivery of ‘mons...

Mar 12, 2024Comments off

Phelan Haulage has expanded the flexibility of its operations after taking delivery of a DAF XG 530 tractor unit mounted with a HIAB X-HIPRO 858 EP-6 crane from MV Commercial, that its director describes as “an