Volvo delivers on Lenham’s electric initiative
Lenham Storage, the South-East based grocery and FMCG specialist, has put two new battery-electric tractor units into its distribution fleet. The Volvo FM Electrics are the first zero tailpipe emissions […]
The end for paper vehicle test pass certificates
The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) is to stop issuing printed MOT test pass certificates for HGVs and PSVs from 29 April. Instead, annual test pass certificates will be […]
bp pulse electrifies Ashford Truckstop
Kent’s Ashford International Truckstop, one of the largest truckstops in Europe, has been acquired by bp pulse: the oil giant’s electric vehicle charging arm. bp pulse says the purchase is […]
MAN rolls out battery repair network
Traton subsidiary MAN has announced that it will open a Europe-wide network of battery repair centres for its electric commercial vehicles. Two existing centres, situated in Germany and Spain, will […]
Broker urges action on DQC renewals
McCarron Coates, the specialist transport insurance broker, has urged operators of HGVs to plan ahead as regards Driver CPC training, as a major deadline looms. The forthcoming five-yearly training deadline […]
Warning over tacho retrofit ‘bottleneck’ this year
Tachograph experts have advised UK fleets with heavy vehicles that are driven abroad, but which are currently not fitted with ‘smart’ tachographs, to book in their retrofits of second-generation smart […]
Stellantis plans EV production in Luton
Stellantis, the parent company of Vauxhall, will produce limited numbers of electric vans at its Luton factory from 2025. Medium-size vans will be produced for all five of the Stellantis […]
Volvo goes aero, and launches Europe’s most powerful truck engine
Volvo is the latest truck manufacturer to take advantage of EU dimensions regulatory reform to introduce a new truck range with a more aerodynamic and spacious cab. It has also […]
DAF heralds large order from Hoyer
Hoyer, the German company which is said to be the world leader in liquids logistics, is refreshing its tractor fleet with an intake of 165 DAF XG 480 4×2 units […]