Government funding announced to trial new road freight technologies
Published On: Thursday 5 November 2026
Connected Places Catapult, the government-funded innovation centre, has announced ten companies that are set to receive a share of more than £950,000 to trial freight innovations, with a further ten [...]
Secure truck stop rollout could help supercharge shift to EVs
Published On: Thursday 5 November 2026
Bosch Road Services and Keoma Energy have set up a £24m truck charging centre in Leicestershire, with 32 charging points plus some 180 secure truck parking spaces. Backed by investor [...]
Bidfood unveils overhead electric charging facility
Published On: Wednesday 4 November 2026
The latest fleets to benefit from the government’s Depot Charging Scheme, which covers part of the cost of infrastructure installation for operators transitioning to electric vehicles, include wholesaler Bidfood. Last [...]
SPS deal set to remove Brexit burden on agri-food hauliers
Published On: Wednesday 4 November 2026
Government and industry leaders to take centre stage at RTX Scotland
Published On: Tuesday 3 November 2026
Scania opens new research and development facility
Published On: Sunday 1 November 2026
Budget reaction: fuel duty freeze welcome but fleets need more help
Published On: Thursday 29 October 2026
Commercial News
Centrad: shift in focus required for future road safety gains
Published On: Thursday 5 November 2026
Centrad, which provides AI-powered vehicle CCTV and telematics for commercial fleets, has said that government statistics on road safety underline the need for a different approach to reducing collisions. In [...]
LKQ Digraph secures national contract with Go-Ahead
Published On: Thursday 5 November 2026
Components distributor LKQ Digraph has secured a national contract with Go-Ahead, one of the UK’s largest public transport operators, to supply commercial vehicle parts across 74 vehicle maintenance locations. The [...]
Certas Energy truck stops roll out free driver health checks for Road Safety Week
Published On: Thursday 5 November 2026
Certas Energy has announced the launch of The Great Driver MOT, offering free physical and mental health checks to HGV drivers across its The Stop network of truck stops on [...]
