Powering electric HGVs via overhead charging cables is a much cheaper solution for decarbonising the haulage sector than other methods, according to a mechanical engineer overseeing a government-funded project into the idea. Professor David Cebo…
Global real estate developer and investor Trammell Crow has chosen Milton Keynes as the location for its first industrial logistics facility in Europe as it announces plans to launch similar schemes across the UK. Construction company Glencar ha…
Hitting the country’s net zero goals is at risk unless the government fully embraces hydrogen as a solution for fuel, infrastructure and vehicles, according to the UK Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Association (HFCA). The trade association said it belie…
Two think tanks are urging the government to speed up incentives for fuel suppliers wanting to offer hydrogen as a low carbon alternative. The UK Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Association (UK HFCA) and HyCymru (Cymdeithas Fasnach Hydrogen Cymru / Wales…
First Hydrogen has identified four industrial sites in the UK where it plans to build its first tranche of hydrogen refuelling stations. The sites are located in the Greater Liverpool, Greater Manchester, London and Thames Estuary areas, in prim…
The government has unveiled plans to ramp up the number of EV chargepoints in the UK to 300,000 by 2030 – almost five times the number of fuel pumps available today. Freight groups welcomed the announcement and said it would help make transition…
Local roads in England and Wales are resurfaced on average once every 70 years and the repair backlog has now topped £12bn, according to a survey highlighting the scale of the problem faced by highways engineers. The Asphalt Industry Alliance’s …
The UK’s nine metro mayors are failing to adequately support the UK’s transition to electric vehicles, according to new research from Novuna Vehicle Solutions. A review of the budgets of the nine directly-elected leaders of the major city region…
Work is underway on the construction of Eddie Stobart’s new, two-unit campus at Daventry International Rail Freight Terminal (Prologis RFI DIRFT), with cladding now being installed on the buildings. Due for completion in the autumn, the new faci…
Transport Scotland has held discussions with the Norwegian government to learn about constructing tunnels, as part of plans to provide a solution to a stretch of road in the Highlands plagued by landslips. Last year, the government announced wor…
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…