• Renault unveils low-entry electric RCV

    Published On: Thursday 21 September 2023

    Renault Trucks has launched a new electric truck into the UK’s low-entry cab refuse collection market. The 26-tonne E-Tech D Wide LEC, shown at the recent Re­source and Waste Management [...]

  • Scania to cut CO2 with gas-powered coaches

    Published On: Wednesday 20 September 2023

    Germany’s Flix bus travel brand has joined forces with Scania to form a long-term partnership which will initially see the manufacturer provide the German intercity bus service brand with up [...]

  • TCs identify key challenges in annual report

    Published On: Wednesday 6 September 2023

    Great Britain’s independent traffic commissioners (TCs) have published their 2022-23 annual report, which outlines key issues of concern to the goods and passenger transport sectors in the year ending 31 [...]

  • Industry risks rerun of recruitment crisis without younger drivers

    Published On: Monday 4 September 2023

    Road transport has emerged from the driver short­age and Covid crisis of the early 2020s still over-reli­ant on the same shrinking pool of ageing drivers and temporary workers from Eastern [...]

  • RHA airs concerns over stowaway fines

    Published On: Friday 1 September 2023

    The government’s crackdown on illegal migration via HGVs is prov­ing costly for hauliers, according to the Road Haulage Association (RHA) – with innocent lorry drivers re-entering the UK from France [...]

  • Plea for consistency on abnormal loads

    Published On: Friday 1 September 2023

    Trade groups including the Road Haulage Association (RHA) and Heavy Transport As­sociation last month called for fair and consistent application by police forces of the rules around the movement of [...]

  • Cummins develops hydrogen combustion in China

    Published On: Sunday 27 August 2023

    A recent launch at Cummins’ East Asia Research & Devel­opment Centre showcased the company’s latest product strategy for China-based cus­tomers, focusing on the China debut of its 15-litre hydrogen internal [...]

  • Iveco set to roll out heavy-duty EVs

    Published On: Thursday 24 August 2023

    Iveco has taken over the produc­tion and marketing of the battery and fuel cell heavy-duty trucks it previously manufactured for the Nikola Iveco Europe joint venture (JV). After displaying a [...]

  • XB replaces LF range in DAF line-up

    Published On: Thursday 24 August 2023

    DAF has brought its light/medium-weight distribution range into line with the rest of its truck offering by relaunching the LF as the XB. With a new chassis, the XB will [...]