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Free Rolling Tyres: change to the annual test
A robust tyre management system is an essential part of any operator’s maintenance system. This includes in-service tyres which are appropriate for the vehicle and…
More than 80% of UK SMEs want to switch to EVs
Most UK small businesses want to switch to electric vehicles but are held back by rising vehicle costs and electricity bills, new data from NatWest…
We don’t need to scrap vehicles as we move to clean-air mobility
Comment from David Lorenz, CEO, Lunaz: “COP27 will highlight the need to act with a more sustainable mindset, especially with transportation and mobility. When you look…
British van market down a fifth in October
The UK’s new light commercial vehicle (LCV) market fell by -18.4% in October, with 22,386 of the latest vans joining Britain’s roads. Despite robust demand, registrations were at the lowest level for October since 2012,1 and some -16.5% below the pre-pandemic five-year average,2 as supply shortages continue to restrict global production…
EVs energise new car market
The UK new car market recorded a third month of growth in October, with registrations rising by more than a quarter (26.4%) to 134,344 units,…
Air Commodore ‘impressed’ by Greater Manchester veterans’ charity
The Ministry of Defence’s Air Commodore visited local veterans’ charity, Veterans into Logistics at the Muller Dairies site in Manchester this week, to see how…
Fleet owners should expect increased pressure to decarbonise
Today (Monday 31st October 2022), Shell and Deloitte released new research revealing that more than two thirds (68%) of fleet owners expect the pressure to…
EMG UK Move to HVO Fuel Slashes Emission Levels
Europe’s leading broadcast service provider EMG today announced that it has saved over 300 tonnes of emissions by adopting Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) Green D+…
Octopus Energy Generation funds EV charging infrastructure
Octopus Energy Generation today announces its first investment in the UK’s electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure, helping accelerate the country’s transition to green, electric transport.…
TP Niven puts total trust in Michelin Remix drive tyres
Transport and storage specialist TP Niven is now operating almost exclusively on Michelin Remix tyres across the drive axles of its fleet of 116 tractor…
Fraikin delivers financial predictability to Glasgow Car Movers
National vehicle transport specialist Glasgow Car Movers has turned to Fraikin for the supply of a new rigid truck and car transporter trailer, marking the…
Trucksters adds 50 new trailers to its fleet from Krone
Trucksters, the Spanish relay-based freight transport start-up has acquired 50 new trailers from the German manufacturer Krone, 20 of which have already been delivered this…
Alert Vest – connected tinyML safety vest
When former Scania intrapreneur Jonas Svanholm saw the statistics on how prone truck drivers were to accidents and injury at work, he and his team…
Palletways welcomes Norwich logistics firm to the network
Bomfords Group in Harleston is the latest logistics firm to join Palletways and has pledged to remain part of the network for the next decade.…
Wrightbus secures £26 million government-backed support
UK Export Finance (UKEF) is providing a Northern Ireland-based bus manufacturer with an 80 percent guarantee on its major financing deal from Barclays. The government…
Pilot Group teams up with top British brand, Radley London
Sustainability expert, Pilot Group, has teamed up with British accessories retailer Radley London to inspire its employees to adopt electric vehicles (EV). Pilot Group, which…