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Scottish Transport Minister officially laun...
Scotland’s Transport Minister Kevin Stewart has joined partners Stagecoach, Fusion, Alexander Dennis Ltd and Transport Scotland today (Thursday 11 May) to officially launch the UK’s first autonomous bus service, AB1, ahead of it beginning passenger service
Europa Road takes delivery of its first ele...
Europa Road, the UK’s dedicated road freight division for fast-growing logistics operator Europa Worldwide Group, has taken delivery of its first electric truck from innovative commercial vehicle contract hire business, Vertellus. As part of Vertellus’ 3-month
Nationwide Platforms take delivery of two F...
Powered access specialist Nationwide Platforms has taken delivery of two new Volvo FM Electric 4×2 tractor units in what is believed to be a first for the UK’s powered access sector. The battery electric trucks form
Mercedes-Benz Trucks unveils refrigerated e...
Mercedes-Benz Trucks UK has teamed up with leading bodybuilder Solomon Commercials to launch Britain’s first fridge-bodied eActros electric truck. The 19-tonne GVW eActros made its debut at the ITT Hub event in Farnborough on 9 May.
Astley move to Fraikin for their new vans
Astley, one of the UK’s longest established signage manufacturers, has taken delivery of four new 3.5-tonne vans on contract hire from Fraikin, which was able to quickly source the vehicles to ensure minimal disruption to the
Opportunity to trial UK’s first zero-emis...
Zero-emission, hydrogen-powered commercial vehicle innovator, Hydrogen Vehicle Systems (HVS), today invites fleet operators to register expressions of interest in trialling its state-of-the-art, clean-sheet-designed hydrogen-electric Heavy Goods Vehicle (HGV) prior to purchasing. Supported trials are set to
Trakm8 partner with City Fibre to support f...
Trakm8 and CityFibre, the UK’s largest independent full fibre platform, have partnered to equip City Fibre’s fleet of vans with the RH600 4G Integrated Telematics Camera to help monitor driving behaviour, improve fleet safety, and align
Equipmake to showcase coach repower technol...
Equipmake, the UK developer and manufacturer of best-in-class electrification products for battery-electric vehicle drivetrains, is showcasing its state-of-the-art coach repower technology at ITT Hub, Farnborough, which can provide pure electric ranges up to 250 miles. Entirely
Volvo Trucks tests hydrogen-powered electri...
Emitting only water vapor, hydrogen-powered fuel cell trucks will be an important part of Volvo Trucks’ zero exhaust emission product portfolio. Now, the vehicles have passed an important milestone – namely, being test-driven on public roads.
Road transport prices hit April record
Transport costs are seemingly on a sustained upward trajectory. The latest data from the TEG Road Transport Price Index has revealed that haulage and courier prices increased slightly from March to April. With haulage prices up
