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Volvo unveils updated electric trucks
With an electric range of up to 450km, 50 per cent shorter charging time and new active safety features, Volvo’s updated medium-duty electric trucks are…

MICHELIN Connected Fleet deliver savings for South Wales haulage firm
Newport haulier, Jaga Brothers, says it has saved £35,000 in fuel costs across its fleet of 42 trucks and a further £5,600 in tyre replacements…

JOLT enters UK in partnership with London Local Authority
The Local Authority of Barnet is the first London Borough to partner with JOLT, a global electric vehicle (EV) charging network, which will bring free, fast…

Stellantis marks launch of UK-first Green Automotive Hub
Stellantis has marked the official opening of the UK’s first Green Automotive Hub, which will support electric vehicle production at the group’s Ellesmere Port manufacturing…

WEVC announces partnership with Hydro extrusions
Watt Electric Vehicle Company (WEVC), a pioneer in the design, engineering, and manufacture of low-to-medium volume EVs, has partnered with a leading aluminium and energy…

John Mackirdy embraces connected fleet management
Scotland’s John Mackirdy Limited has enabled Carrier Transicold’s LynxTM Fleet digital platform across its temperature-controlled trailers. Using this technology, the company will further strengthen its…

53 logistics firms take opportunity to train HGV drivers through Skills Bootcamps scheme
The Driver Academy Group (DAG), a consortium led by HGV training specialist HGVC and comprising workforce solutions group Manpower and trade body Logistics UK, is helping 53 third-party logistics firms to…

The three things the UK’s fleets need in the Autumn Statement
The next statement will arrive at a transitional phase for the UK’s fleets, and road users in general. While previously it seemed as though the…

New Generation DAF XB to make its debut at Solutrans
The New Generation DAF XB series is having its world premiere at the Solutrans exhibition in Lyon, France from November 21 to November 25. Full…

Williams Showcases the First BMW i5
Williams BMW is launching its support for the Peak District National Park, by showcasing some of the area’s most exciting artists, to create an immersive…

Menzies presents its Autumn Statement wishlist
The Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, will deliver his Autumn Statement to Parliament on Wednesday 22 November. With the state of the economy still feeling somewhat uncertain,…

Euro NCAP releases the CV Rating for the Ford Transit Courier
The optional autonomous emergency braking (AEB) system, which includes Forward Collision Warning (FCW) was fitted to the test vehicle. In tests of its reaction to…

DAF Trucks starts the DAF EV Relay
DAF Trucks has started its DAF EV Relay, with two DAF LF Electric 4×2 rigids on a tour of its Dealer Network to train and…

UK is on course for one million BEVs by February 2024
Experts are predicting that there will be one million BEVs on UK roads for the first time by February 2024. According to cap hpi, heading…

Tootbus engages Magtec to repower fleet of 15 London sightseeing buses
Tootbus has engaged Magtec, the UK’s leading designer, manufacturer and integrator of drive systems for commercial electric vehicles, to repower a fleet of 15 open…

The potential of self-driving vehicles ‘enormous’
The newly-announced Automated Vehicles Bill will set a rigorous safety framework for self-driving vehicles, with safety at its core, the Government says. Unveiled during the…

