Hauliers operating in the capital will have more time to prepare for changes to safety equipment requirements being introduced as part of the Direct Vision Standard (DVS) from 28 October, [...]

MAN has launched its 42-tonne 4×2 battery-electric tractor unit, the eTGX, in the UK. If fitted with four (out of a possible maximum of six) battery packs, it offers a [...]

Manufacturer Scania has expressed its support for a recently announced programme of safety testing for heavy trucks, the first technical proto­cols for which were published in May. The Truck Safe [...]

Trade associations representing the heavy trans­port sector have secured commitments from police chiefs that updated guidance will be published on procedure around abnormal loads, following com­plaints by fleet operators of [...]

Transport and logistics giant DFDS, which already runs an extensive fleet of heavy duty electric vehicles in Europe, says it will begin electrifying its UK operation from this quarter. The [...]

Acknowledging that demand for full-electric vehicles is stagnat­ing in both European and North American markets, German au­tomotive system giant ZF will reveal a new hybrid version of its TraXon 2 [...]

Traton subsidiary Scania has launched Erinion, a new com­pany specialising in private and semi-public heavy-vehicle charg­ing facilities, with the UK as one of the first nations for roll-out. Ultimately, 40,000 [...]

Volvo Trucks has announced that on-road tests with trucks using hydrogen in combustion engines will begin in 2026, with a commercial launch to follow towards the end of the decade. [...]

Start-up fuel cell truck manufac­turer HVS has won two contracts to supply vehicles to UK operators. Explore, a specialist provider of plant hire and transport services to the construction sector, [...]