The latest tranche of government funding for zero-emission buses was announced in March, with £143 million allocated to 25 local transport areas across England. As a result of the investment, [...]
Three local authorities in Hampshire have introduced battery-electric repowered refuse collection vehicles into their fleets. The initial pilot programme sees two Dennis Eagle RCVs retrofitted with battery-electric powertrains by converter [...]
Manufacturer Iveco, now independent of the Case New Holland group, has announced strategic alliances with Hyundai and Ford Otosan, and disposal of its Magirus fire-fighting equipment division. It unveiled its [...]
Transport sector trade associations and commentators welcomed key measures from chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s spring budget this month, including a continued freeze on fuel duty, while also identifying areas in which [...]
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 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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
