HGV News

XPO Logistics executive to speak on heavy v...

Sep 02, 2022Comments off

XPO Logistics, a leading global provider of freight transportation services, today announced that Dr Nicholas Head, environmental and sustainability lead – UK and Ireland, will

Demand for trucks steady in supply constrai...

Aug 18, 2022Comments off

UK heavy goods vehicle (HGV) registrations grew by 0.4% to 9,533 units in the second quarter of 2022, according to new figures from the Society

New purpose-designed vacuum tank model from...

Jul 20, 2022Comments off

MV Commercial has added to its range of specialist vehicles with the introduction of an 8×4 Stainless Steel Vacuum Tanker complete with wash-down facility. Mounted

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Major fleets join drive to decarbonise HGVs

Jul 15, 2022Comments off

Industry leaders in shipping and haulage are launching a cross-industry action group focused on the decarbonisation of heavy goods vehicles (HGVs). The new HGVzero taskforce

Logistics UK’s annual report warns of con...

Jun 14, 2022Comments off

Disruption to global supply chains looks set to continue in 2022, requiring a radical move away from a reliance on just-in-time to the use of

HGV registrations restricted by supply chai...

May 23, 2022Comments off

HGV registrations fell by 2.3% in the first quarter of 2022, as supply chain and economic headwinds hamper recovery. The market remains 17.1% behind its

Diesel in the red as Hultsteins keep Tican ...

May 13, 2022Comments off

Meat wholesaler Tican Chilled has generated substantial savings by running a pair of Hultsteins’ hydraulic drive transport refrigeration units (TRUs), at a time when cold

DFDS expands European fleet

Apr 20, 2022Comments off

International freight forwarder and multi-modal specialist DFDS Logistics has once again returned to Krone for a ‘significant number‘ of trailers as part of a major

Mercedes-Benz Trucks will be launching the ...

Apr 08, 2022Comments off

Powerful, extremely reliable, profitable in day-to-day operations, fuel-saving and yet also dynamic: Haulage firms make a variety of demands on their trucks – because they

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Amazon unveils first-ever fully electric he...

Mar 24, 2022Comments off

Amazon is launching five electric Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGVs) in its delivery fleet for the first time in the UK. The 37-tonne fully-electric vehicles are