HGV News

HGV market declines -8.4%

Nov 17, 2021Comments off

New heavy goods vehicle (HGV) registrations declined by -8.4% in the third quarter of 2021, according to figures released today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers

Tevva secures substantial funding to develo...

Nov 16, 2021Comments off

Electric and hydrogen truck pioneer Tevva is pleased to announce that it has successfully raised US$57 million by way of an oversubscribed private placement from

Renault Trucks completes first electric veh...

Nov 16, 2021Comments off

Timed to coincide with COP26, Renault Trucks has successfully completed its Electric Vehicle Roadshow (EV Roadshow) 1 – 13 November.  Demonstrating that zero tailpipe emission

ELB Partners’ £1m investment in direct v...

Nov 01, 2021Comments off

One of London’s leading logistics companies has invested more than £1 million to future-proof its fleet with the addition of nine new advanced tractor units.

Report calls for radical industry action to...

Oct 27, 2021Comments off

The haulage industry is training sufficient HGV drivers but failing to retain them, a report by the Driver Require Think Tank has concluded. The Think

Driver population down 50,000 in 2020/21 wi...

Oct 25, 2021Comments off

Middle-aged HGV drivers are the most likely to have left the industry in the last four years, according to official figures. The Office for National

‘Plans before bans’ for transit...

Sep 01, 2021Comments off

The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has today published a new report calling on Government to help the commercial vehicle industry transition to

HGV market rises in Q2 but full recovery st...

Aug 20, 2021Comments off

New heavy goods vehicle (HGV) registrations increased by 128.7% in the second quarter of 2021, according to SMMT figures. The increase saw some 9,493 units

HGV market in Q2 post-Covid boost, but full...

Aug 18, 2021Comments off

New heavy goods vehicle (HGV) registrations increased by 128.7% in the second quarter of 2021, according to figures released today by the Society of Motor

Unite’s six-point plan to alleviate drive...

Aug 16, 2021Comments off

London, UK: transport trade union Unite has accused government company bosses of “dragging their feet” over the HGV driver crisis. The union warns that the