Menzies Distribution has put in its largest ever order of vehicles, with more than 600 MAN tractors, curtainsiders, VW Crafters and box trailers due to be delivered by February. It said the assets will accommodate […]
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A row has broken out over plans to charge Euro-6 HGVs £50 for entering Bath’s clean air zone (CAZ), with Wiltshire council expressing its “opposition and frustration” at the proposals. Bath and North East Somerset (BANES) Council leader Kevin Gu…
London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) will be expanded to cover all the capital’s boroughs up to the existing LEZ boundary from next August. Setting out his next steps to tackle the threat of air pollution, the climate emergency and congestion…
A financial support scheme set up to help businesses in Bristol invest in lower emission vehicles ahead of the launch of its clean air zone (CAZ) is now giving out grants to successful applicants. The scheme, which launches on Monday (28 Novembe…
Renault Trucks’ heavy duty, all-electric range has been unveiled ahead of their production at its factory in Bourg-en-Bresse at the end of next year. The E-Tech T and C are for regional distribution and construction and have a design that is spe…
Hydrogen supplier Air Products is set to bolster its presence in the UK with a £6.5m investment in a trailer and cylinder filling station at its Llanwern facility in South Wales. Expected to be onstream next spring, it will make an additional 1….
Fleet Assist has expanded its LCV SMR capabilities by setting up a nationwide network of 900 Premier Van Centres capable of servicing and maintaining vans and chassis cabs of up to 4.25 tonnes gross vehicle weight (GVW). The network was set up t…
First Hydrogen has commenced performance testing of its fuel cell-powered vans (FCEV) for the first time at the Horiba Mira proving ground in Birmingham, where the vehicles are undergoing track based performance trials. They aim to confirm the s…
Market share for electric vans has doubled to figures well above the government’s proposed mandatory targets for electric van sales which come into play in 2024, prompting calls for much more ambitious targets to be set. Transport researcher New…
Northamptonshire haulier C Butt has secured an exclusive deal with Engineered Foam Products (EFP) to supply all its national freight services from its Northampton manufacturing facility. This three-year deal is the culmination of a 12-month proj…
Volta Trucks is collaborating with Cake, the Swedish maker of lightweight electric motorcycles, to test drive a city centre final mile delivery service. The first trial, which will take place in Paris with fashion retailer H&M Group in the f…
Parcel delivery company DPD has completed a series of engineering tests with the full-electric Volta Zero, as part of wider beta trials for the new, 16-tonne vehicle. The design verification prototype was tested at the firm’s Hinckley Superhub i…
A ground-breaking commercial vehicle contract hire company has been launched, offering HGV operators a three-month trial of its electric vehicles. Vertellus, which is owned by Renault Trucks dealers (60%) and Renault Trucks (40%), has a portfoli…
Truck makers have criticised new pollutant emission standards for HGVs proposed by the European Commission (EC) and said they risk slowing down the transition to zero-emission transport. The Euro-7 standards are currently due to be implemented i…