Half a million square feet of logistics space across three units is being developed this year on an industrial estate in Peterborough, in what has been described as one of the UK’s fastest growing regions. The 21-acre site at the Peterborough So…
The RHA has welcomed an announcement from the DfT that the rollout of new all-lane smart motorways is to be suspended. New schemes will be paused until there is a full five years of safety data on current projects. The news came alongside a £900…
Tesco has added two fully electric articulated HGVs to its fleet to transport food and other products 30 miles from the Wentloog rail terminal outside Cardiff to Tesco’s distribution centre in Magor in Wales. The two new 37-tonne DAF electric ve…
M6toll operator Midland Expressway Ltd (MEL) has announced the departure of Andy Cliffe as chief executive. The news comes ahead of the addition of MEL to the European toll road and transportation infrastructure portfolio of Aleatica. The combin…
Renault Trucks expects 10% of all its new vehicle sales to be full electric within three years, with the UK leading the take-up in Europe, and exceeding this figure. “In fact, we feel that a quarter of all our sales [in the UK] could be electric…
EO Charging said it had filed a patent that would transform smart charging of EV fleets, by harnessing technology to enable AC chargers to be more widely used. The company said its new ISO 15118-compliant EV chargers and software would “unlock t…
The fantasy of building a bridge that connects mainland UK with Northern Ireland is laid bare in a report judging the feasibility of the project, which found it would cost £335bn and need bombproof foundations. Released alongside a wider review …
Logistics UK is calling for the government to consider the needs of the logistics industry as it launched its so-called electric vehicle revolution yesterday (22 November). The call comes after the government revealed plans to make it legally bi…
Online electricals retailer AO is on the hunt for 100 HGV drivers and warehouse operatives and is offering up to £1,000 in starter bonuses to new recruits. The company said this week that it is seeking to recruit drivers nationwide, with over 10…
Tesco has sealed a deal with EO Charging which will see it power Tesco’s UK home delivery fleet of electric vans. The move is part of Tesco’s plan to have a fully electric delivery vehicle fleet by the end of 2028. This year, the business has al…
The majority of operators are not yet planning to invest in alternatively-fuelled vehicles, with cost and lack of government support prominent barriers, according to a new survey. Asset Alliance Group found 80% of those surveyed were planning to…
Half of fleet managers (50%) and almost two thirds of fleet drivers (64%) feel “excited and proud” about switching to electric vehicles, stating it is the right thing to do for the environment, but only just over a quarter of fleet drivers (28%)…
Construction on a £300m fourth berth at the London Gateway logistics hub will commence next month, as owner DP World attempts to increase supply chain resilience and boost capacity. The investment will enable the port to handle the world’s large…
CNG Fuels is to open a new low-carbon HGV refuelling station in Newark, Nottinghamshire. The station’s launch comes as demand for renewable biomethane is growing at a rate of 100% per annum, according to the company. CNG Fuels is predicting that…