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Be. EV team, up with Stockport Council to bring EV charging stations to the council carparks

Stockport Council and Be.EV to bring EV cha...

Mar 27, 2023Comments off

Electric vehicle charging network Be.EV and Stockport Council have signed a £15million deal which will allow 100 electric vehicles to be charged at once. The

ULEZ Boundary sign

RAC: London’s ULEZ expansion

Mar 27, 2023Comments off

As a result of a Freedom of Information (FOI) request by the RAC, almost 700,000 car drivers in Greater London could be liable to pay

Commercial Vehicle Show 2023

Mar 27, 2023Comments off

The 2023 Commercial Vehicle Show (18 – 20 April) at the NEC, Birmingham is set to showcase and highlight the CV industry’s net zero ambition

Schmitz Cargobull trailer

Schmitz Cargobull semi-trailers offer flexi...

Mar 24, 2023Comments off

UK and European haulier MDF Transport says two Schmitz Cargobull curtainsider semi-trailers have improved the speed and efficiency of its operations. The Great Yarmouth-based business

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Contradictory reports on when the first MOT...

Mar 22, 2023Comments off

A report from Startline Motor Finance found that almost nine out of 10 (89%) drivers agree with a new Government proposal to extend the first

RED Trailer Towing Training

More women training to become LGV drivers

Mar 22, 2023Comments off

RED Corporate Driver Training welcomes trend of more women undertaking training to become large goods vehicle (LGV) drivers. More women are undertaking LGV training and

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Where are we now with the HGV driver shorta...

Mar 22, 2023Comments off

In January 2022, the HGV industry was around 100,000 drivers short of capacity. Now that number stands at closer to 60,000 according to Logistics UK.

Truck driver

Driver mental health hit by soaring cost pr...

Mar 22, 2023Comments off

More than three quarters (76 per cent) of fleet operators believe that work pressures facing drivers are intensifying in the wake of the ‘cost of

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H2Accelerate to fund 150 hydrogen trucks

Mar 20, 2023Comments off

The H2Accelerate collaboration will fund 150 hydrogen trucks and eight refuelling facilities for fleet operators across Europe. Funding granted by the Clean Hydrogen Partnership of

HGVs at sunrise

Global shippers and hauliers join HGVzero p...

Mar 20, 2023Comments off

The HGVzero action group has welcomed new members as it seeks to further the decarbonisation of heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) across the UK and Europe.