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Certas Energy relaunch FuelTapp to help com...
Leading independent fuel distributor in the UK, Certas Energy, has this week [3rd April 2025] announced that it has relaunched its industry-first digital fuel card, FuelTapp. First launched to selected customers in October 2022, this updated
Just 3% of local roads received any road ma...
Just 3% of England’s 183,054-mile council-run road network received any form of road maintenance in the last 2023/24 financial year, new government data analysed by the RAC shows.* In total, 4,894 miles of all road types
Operation Tramline marks 10 years on road
Ten years ago, National Highways’ first unmarked HGV cab went out on patrol with the police in an innovative trial to find new ways to deter unsafe driving – Operation Tramline was born. Since that day,
Government invests nearly £38 million in n...
Passengers across England will enjoy greener, smoother and quieter bus journeys thanks to a £37.8 million Government investment to propel forward green transport, with 319 new zero emission buses. Every £1 of Government funding is set
M25 voted UK’s worst motorway
Motorways are the arteries of Britain’s road transport network. Yet for many motorists, some routes offer more headaches than help. We have analysed user feedback, congestion statistics, accident data, and journey time reliability to identify the
New data reveals huge cost of poor fuel eco...
New business driver data lays bare how modestly sized fleets are losing tens of thousands of pounds each year through poor fuel economy, and how companies with larger fleets are potentially wasting more than £70,000 a
Davies Crane Hire adds huge 150-tonne FH16 ...
Carmarthen-based Davies Crane Hire has continued its long-standing relationship with Volvo Trucks by welcoming a 150-tonne FH16 780 6×4 tractor unit into its operation. Supplied by Wayne Delve, Sales Executive, Truck and Bus Cymru, the new
DPD begins e-HGV road testing with MAN
Leading parcel delivery company DPD has confirmed it is conducting electric HGV road trials with MAN, with the aim of introducing heavy-duty electric trucks later this year. DPD is running road trials with the MAN eTGX
Operators should challenge stowaway penalty...
Commercial vehicle operators transporting goods into the UK are increasingly being penalised under a government penalty scheme that fails to reflect the scale of systemic border security failings. Despite extensive investment in security measures and rigorous
EV Alert: Thatcham’s breakthrough in ...
Today, automotive risk intelligence company Thatcham Research launches its new EV Alert service to support the safe and efficient repair of Electric Vehicles (EVs). It will be accessible via escribe, the UK’s leading repair methods platform
