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FreshLinc with Carrier Transicold units

Freshlinc accelerates its sustainability go...

Oct 03, 2023Comments off

Spalding-based Freshlinc has taken delivery of 60 Carrier Transicold Vector®-equipped temperature-controlled trailers, alongside two new tractor units mounted with Eco-Drive systems, as part of the company’s ambition to reduce the carbon footprint of its commercial vehicle

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Roof-top solar panel to maintain the auxilary battery

Introducing solar-powered battery maintenan...

Oct 03, 2023Comments off

Alongside the impressive strides in EV technology, certain practical challenges have emerged for electric van fleet owners. Genie Insights, a leading provider of solar solutions for the transport industry, has introduced an innovative solution to address

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Rochdale St Mary's Gate

Rochdale Retail Park with state-of-the-art ...

Oct 02, 2023Comments off

Property investment and development company Glenbrook Investments has partnered with Manchester-based charging network Be.EV to install four new ultra-rapid electric car chargers at St Mary’s Retail Park in Rochdale. The eight bay charging hub is equipped

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MICHELIN Connected Fleet

MICHELIN Connected Fleet unlocks own fleet ...

Oct 02, 2023Comments off

MICHELIN Connected Fleet has helped parent company Michelin to cut harsh driving events by 25 per cent across the 54 vans operated by its Services and Solutions division in the UK. The savings were unlocked after

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RED CEO Seb Goldin

UK road deaths and serious injuries are not...

Oct 02, 2023Comments off

As a counterpoint to Prime Minister’s announcement that he wants to ban the imposition of blanket 20-mph zones, the government have published the latest Killed or Seriously Injured (KSI) statistics. The latest road safety statistics show

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Volta Zero at Oktoberfest

Volta Zero delivers the beer

Oct 02, 2023Comments off

Volta Trucks, the leading and disruptive commercial vehicle manufacturer and services provider, has joined Paulaner Brewery Group to provide all-electric zero-tailpipe emission deliveries to the world-renowned Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany, as part of Volta Trucks’ Driving

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Van manufacturing

UK CV production up again in August

Oct 02, 2023Comments off

British commercial vehicle (CV) manufacturing grew 8.6% in August as 6,660 units rolled out of UK factories, according to new figures published today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). The best August volume

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LTN in Hackney

Government reviewing Low Traffic Neighbourh...

Oct 02, 2023Comments off

Transport Secretary Mark Harper has set out plans to protect drivers from over-zealous traffic enforcement, as part of a long-term Government plan to back drivers. With 50 million people holding a driving licence in Great Britain

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Driver drinking a mug of tea, no hands on the steering wheel

Driver caught sipping mug of tea and removi...

Sep 29, 2023Comments off

A tea-sipping driver who removed both his hands from the wheel while being reprimanded by police was just one of hundreds of drivers caught flouting the rules of the road. The unwitting road user was filmed

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Electric car being charged

Government sets out path to zero emission v...

Sep 29, 2023Comments off

The Government has set out the percentage of new zero emission cars manufacturers will be required to produce each year up to 2030, following the Prime Minister’s decision to delay the ban on new diesel and