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Vandalised ULEZ Camera

Vandals attack ULEZ cameras as legitimate &...

Sep 01, 2023Comments off

Following the expansion of the London ULEZ (Ultra Low Emissions Zone), some of the cameras have been vandalised from being doused in red paint, covered with bags to being actually cut down. Self-styled “blade runners” claim

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Scania R-series solar powered hybrid electric truck

Scania puts a solar powered truck to the t...

Sep 01, 2023Comments off

Scania is trialling solar power technology on public roads as part of a two-year research collaboration with Uppsala University, Eksjö Maskin & Truck, Midsummer, Ernsts Express and Dalakraft. The unique 560hp plug-in hybrid truck has been

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UK CV production hits July eight year high

Sep 01, 2023Comments off

UK commercial vehicle (CV) manufacturing output grew 9.3% in July to reach 8,853 units, according to the latest figures published today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). The result means the industry enjoyed its

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ULEZ Boundary sign

Tribunal rules that ULEZ signs unlawful

Aug 31, 2023Comments off

Transport for London’s contentious Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) is facing fresh scrutiny as a related initiative, the Low Emission Zone (LEZ), comes under fire for its signage being ruled unlawful by a tribunal. Noel Willcox,

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Grayrentals ‘rebrands’ as TIP

Aug 31, 2023Comments off

Leading truck and trailer hire provider Grayrentals will tomorrow ‘re-brand’ and be referred to as TIP. As part of the TIP Group, the trailer and truck hire business will be represented under the same banner. With

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Ringway Jacobs Vans

Ringway Jacobs enhances driver welfare and ...

Aug 31, 2023Comments off

Ringway Jacobs, a leading highway services provider, has improved levels of safety and fleet risk reduction, as well as increasing the support provided to its drivers, following the adoption of an industry-first, video-enabled lone worker protection

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Lady charging her car at a GeniePoint charger in Clacton

Discounted charging rates for electric car ...

Aug 31, 2023Comments off

From the 1st to the 15th of September, Zapmap, the UK’s leading charge point mapping service, and Equans, the company that owns and runs the GeniePoint network, one of the largest public EV charging networks in

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Waitrose trucj refueling at a biomethane service centre

New refuelling station helps CNG fleet expa...

Aug 30, 2023Comments off

A new biomethane refuelling station for HGVs entered construction in Aylesford, Kent, this week. Capable of fuelling more than 500 trucks per day and of delivering 19 million kilogrammes of Bio-CNG annually, the 12-pump site is a

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Kilnbridge Construction vehicles

Kilnbridge Construction’s route to carbon...

Aug 30, 2023Comments off

Kilnbridge Construction Services is leveraging the power of Webfleet, Bridgestone’s trusted fleet management solution, to cut fuel usage and CO2 emissions as part of its drive to achieve carbon neutrality. The specialist structures, construction and engineering

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windsor framework

RHA and the government to make Windsor Fram...

Aug 30, 2023Comments off

Firms moving goods between Great Britain and Northern Ireland continue to seek clarity on the practical workings of the Windsor Framework. New processes designed to manage post-Brexit trade between Northern Ireland and the rest of the