Latest Fleet News

Missed oportunities: Spring Statement leaves the industry underwhelmed
Chancellor Rachel Reeves’s Spring Statement of 2025 introduced several measures impacting the logistics industry, fleet operations, and transport management. Fuel Duty Freeze The Chancellor announced…

Government urged to tackle looming fuel duty black hole
The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport UK (CILT(UK)) is urging the government to start talks with experts to tackle the impending black hole in…

Fly By Nite brakes new ground with EBPMS technology
Webfleet, Bridgestone’s fleet and asset management solution, is simplifying DVSA compliance for Fly By Nite by equipping all its trailers with Electronic Braking Performance Monitoring…

WNV Systems launches automated Internal Trailer Wash
British company WNV Systems has just unveiled a patented Internal Trailer Wash that uses advanced technology to break new ground in trailer and container sanitation.…

Operator licence refusal due to unauthorised vehicle operations
In a recent decision, the Deputy Traffic Commissioner for Western England, Fiona Harrington, refused the application for a restricted goods vehicle operator licence submitted by…

Government grants approval for Lower Thames Crossing Project
On Tuesday 25th March 2025, the government has officially approved the A122 Lower Thames Crossing project, a significant infrastructure initiative designed to alleviate congestion at…

Volvo FH Aero Electric, Volvo’s new electric truck with 600km range
Volvo Trucks is introducing its new heavy-duty electric flagship model with the potential to revolutionise long-haul truck transport. The new long-distance electric truck has a…

Progreen provide Woods Foodservice’s first electric vans
Woods Foodservice, an award-winning foodservice supplier to top chefs in the hospitality industry, has started its switch to electric vans by taking delivery of 12…

Collett & Sons successfully completes complex transportation of 234Te stator
Collett and Sons Ltd, a leading specialist heavy transport provider, has successfully completed the transportation of a 234Te stator from Heysham Port to Gretna Grid…

10% diesel cost-saving for Rob Gibbons Transport with new reefer
Temperature-controlled haulage specialist Rob Gibbons Transport has said its first new box body semi-trailer S.KO COOL is proving to be the perfect workhorse for its…

Show progress on pot holes or lose cash
The public will now see exactly what’s being done to tackle pot holes, as the Government demands councils prove their progress or face losing cash.…

Kia to launch PBVs at the CV Show
Kia UK plans to launch its brand-new and disruptive electric van business at the 2025 Commercial Vehicle (CV) Show this April. Dominating Kia’s show stand…

ReFuels and Foresight create a new Bio-CNG clean fuel company
ReFuels and funds managed by Foresight Group today announces a transaction to create a fully integrated clean fuel company. CNG Fuels will encompass the biomethane…

SAGA Truck and Van acquires Motus Truck & Van
SAGA Truck and Van has officially completed the acquisition of Motus Truck & Van, the Mercedes-Benz Truck and Van division of Motus Group (UK), marking…

Pulling together: SMMT Electrified 2025 review
As the UK’s key summit on road transport electrification, SMMT Electrified 2025 brought together more than 400 senior representatives from industry, government, and the infrastructure,…

Michelin Connected Fleet alerts Severn Trent to incident
Efforts made to safeguard mobile workers by Severn Trent Services, which include using technology from MICHELIN Connected Fleet across its van fleet, proved vital in…

