Haulage Views

HVS unveils UK’s first zero-emission hydrogen-electric HGV …

Hydrogen Vehicle Systems (HVS) has unveiled the UK’s first hydrogen-electric HGV, which the company says will have the capacity to travel up to 370 per refuel.
The Glasgow-based firm, which launched the 40-tonne truck at the Commercial Vehicle Show in…

OPINION: The UK needs hydrogen to achieve its net zero goals …

19.04.2023: The UK Hydrogen Strategy estimates that to meet Net Zero aims by 2050, hydrogen will make up 20-35% of the UK’s final energy demand (250-460 TWh a year). Hydrogen therefore has a critical role to play in the decarbonisation of industry, p…

New Passenger Ferry and Freight Vessels for Isles of Scilly …

The Isles of Scilly, off the UK’s south-west coast, is to get a new passenger ferry[1] and freight vessels to service the life-line link between the islands and Penzance in Cornwall.
The development follows yesterday’s announcement by the Isles of Scil…

Iveco Nikola Tre BEV offers 330 miles of emissions-free haulage

Iveco will begin proof of concept trials of its Nikola Tre electric tractor unit later this year after showing the pre-production truck at the CV Show.
Already on trial with 50-60 customers in mainland Europe, the 4×2 truck will be available in the UK …

Moment air ambulances seen over town amid ‘medical emergency’

This is the moment two air ambulances were seen circling over a Midlands town amid a “medical emergency”. The ambulances were videoed flying over Tamworth in Staffordshire[1] this morning, April 18.
West Midlands Ambulance Service[2] said it was called…

Union claims care workers face ‘fire and rehire’ threat

Care workers in Powys who are employed by the UK’s largest employee-owned care provider have been told they must accept changes to their contracts, including changes to paid breaks, in what a union has called a ‘fire and rehire’ threat.
However, Shaw H…

Europe’s No 1 Truckwash plans exciting expansion

Lymm Truckwash Ltd – the largest and oldest truck wash in Europe – is planning to expand its business to meet the demand from customers, which will also create an additional eight jobs for local people.
Lymm Truckwash washes more than 60,000 trucks a y…

Glasgow mum Ann Heron murdered over 30 years ago as killer …

Glasgow mum Ann Heron was killed[1] in her own home more than three decades ago but her murder remains a mystery today.
It’s been 32 years this month since the 44-year-old was brutally murdered[2] and despite it sparking a media frenzy at the time, her…

Darren Hawkes: Chelsea Flower Show 2023

Darren Hawkes is back at the Chelsea Flower Show to celebrate The Samaritan’s 70th birthday with a Listening Garden .
Darren Hawkes: Chelsea Flower Show 2023

Darren Hawkes. Credit: Melissa Love
Having taken a six-year break from the RHS Chelsea[1], it…

DFDS buys UK haulage firm

Danish logistics giant DFDS has acquired Scottish haulage provider D.R. Macleod.
A statement from Macleod read: “Growing the business, [D.R Macleod] took on general haulage work and small deliveries, eventually starting the first daily express service…

British Truck Racing Championship commits to using more …

From the 2023 season onward, the British Truck Racing Championship (BTRC) will use cleaner racing fuels following its partnership with Green Biofuels (GBF), a provider of high-performance hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) fuel.
GBF will provide each dri…