Suttons Tankers has embarked on an eight-week trial using Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) as an alternative fuel, as part of its wider drive to become Net Zero by 2040. The company estimates that if the alternative fuel is used across its entir…
If all commercial vans transitioned to electric the UK’s annual CO2 emissions would fall by 3.4 million tonnes, down from 405.5 million tonnes to 402.1 million tonnes, according to new research by Northgate Vehicle Hire. The research, which anal…
XPO has once again been selected to be the official transport partner for the Tour de France in 2023, marking the 43rd consecutive year it has provided logistics support to the world famous race. More than 70 XPO drivers have begun transporting …
Most operators have no plans to decarbonise their fleets over the next three years and half of those surveyed don’t expect this to change after 2026, according to a new study. Asset Alliance Group’s state of the sector report, produced in associ…
A delay in the publication of a government report into how the logistics industry can navigate its transition to a greener economy is preventing private sector investment, according to Logistics UK. It said the low carbon fuels (LCFs) strategy i…
An electric timber truck being trialled by James Jones & Sons made its first appearance at the Royal Highland Show last week. The 40-tonne artic is being used by the Stirlingshire headquartered haulier out of its sawmill in Lockerbie and wil…
Utility firm SSE has taken delivery of First Hydrogen’s hydrogen-fuel-cell powered vehicle (FCEV) at its operational site in Aberdeen, from where it will undertake real-world trials. Hydrogen-powered vehicle manufacturer First Hydrogen said the …
Logistics giant DSV has joined forces with Arla Foods, Danish Crown and ferry operator DFDS to create a new transport corridor delivering climate-neutral food from Denmark to the UK. DSV and DFDS will conduct a pilot test on the use of electric …
DPD will provide drivers with a portable powerbank they can take home to charge their vans overnight and help avoid reliance on public charging infrastructure. The trial will take place at the parcel firm’s Bicester depot and allows staff to tak…
Finance and fleet management firm Novuna Vehicle Solutions said it had overcome supply issues, stock problems and extended delivery times to provide a “record performance” in the last 12 months. It said it had helped group business Mitsubishi HC…
A new study figuring out how to urgently decarbonise transport will employ the use of ‘digital twins’ for real-world systems that calculate how their performance can be improved. Digital twins are sophisticated computer simulations of physical o…
Hydrogen infrastructure firm Element 2 said more than 100,000 commercial fleet operators will have access to fuel cell grade hydrogen after it partnered with fuel card provider Radius. It said they would work together to develop hydrogen refuell…
DAF Trucks is lagging “far behind” its competitors in its transition to 100% zero-emission sales, according to a new global ranking compiled by environmental group Transport & Environment (T&E). DAF, whose trucks are made by Leyland in t…
XPO is working to cut Mazda UK’s emissions by using HVO-powered trucks to make deliveries across the car manufacturer’s parts distribution network. XPO’s distribution fleet has 200 trucks running on Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) in the UK and…