• JCB completes first hydrogen truck conversion

    Published On: Saturday 4 March 2023

    Construction and farm equipment manufacturer JCB has successfully installed its hydrogen-powered internal combustion engine in a 7.5-tonne Mercedes Atego truck. The retrofit was completed in just days, and one of [...]

  • DfT consults on Driver CPC reforms

    Published On: Thursday 2 March 2023

    The government has opened a consultation on proposals for reform of the Driver CPC (DCPC) qualification, following a review of the scheme in response to the driver shortage, which wrapped [...]

  • Trade groups welcome Northern Ireland agreement

    Published On: Wednesday 1 March 2023

    The Road Haulage Association (RHA) and Logistics UK have both welcomed the deal reached between the UK government and the European Union earlier this week on the Northern Ireland Protocol, [...]

  • DAF LF Electric breaks cover at Brakes

    Published On: Wednesday 1 March 2023

    Food distributor Brakes has put its first DAF LF Electric truck on the road as parent company Sysco seeks to end the acquisition of diesel trucks by 2030. Sysco expects [...]

  • Most road projects in Wales axed

    Published On: Saturday 25 February 2023

    The Welsh government has cancelled most remaining major road projects in the principality and is to focus transport investment on reducing carbon emissions and supporting walking and cycling. Commitment to [...]

  • Cummins test-drives new ePowertrain at Millbrook

    Published On: Friday 17 February 2023

    A new electric powertrain for heavy-duty vehicles is undergoing track testing at Millbrook Proving Ground in Bedfordshire. The 17Xe ePowertrain, developed by Meritor (now part of Cummins) with Advanced Propulsion Centre consortium [...]

  • DfT to boost weight limits for greener vehicles

    Published On: Friday 3 February 2023

    The Department for Transport has outlined forthcoming changes in the law that will increase the authorised weight limits for certain zero emission vehicles (ZEVs) and alternatively fuelled vehicles (AFVs), in [...]

  • HVS and Asda in self-driving hydrogen hook-up

    Published On: Thursday 2 February 2023

    Hydrogen Vehicle Systems (HVS), a new Glasgow-based OEM specialising in hydrogen-powered commercial vehicles, is heading up a consortium that has been awarded a £6.6 million tranche of government funding to [...]

  • bp pulse builds e-truck charging corridor

    Published On: Wednesday 1 February 2023

    bp pulse, the electric charging division of bp, has announced its first ‘charging corridor’ for medium and heavy-duty electric trucks (e-trucks) in Europe. Six public charging locations with ultra-fast 300kw [...]