• 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 [...]

  • Trade groups call for fuel duty action in Spring Budget

    Published On: Wednesday 1 February 2023

    The Road Haulage Association (RHA) welcomed press reports in late January suggesting that the chancellor Jeremy Hunt may be planning to extend the current five pence per litre fuel duty [...]

  • Euro emissions proposals ‘may slow shift to net zero’

    Published On: Tuesday 31 January 2023

    The proposed new Euro VII/7 standards designed to tackle air pollution from vehicle exhaust, tyre and brake emissions are drawing continued criticism from truck manufacturers, who fear that the separate [...]

  • DB Schenker signs electric deal with MAN

    Published On: Wednesday 25 January 2023

    International logistics provider DB Schenker has signed an agreement with MAN Truck & Bus which will see a raft of new MAN eTrucks integrated into its operations. DB Schenker plans [...]

  • Haulier stowaway fines rise

    Published On: Monday 23 January 2023

    Drivers and operators who inadvertently bring immigrants into the country illegally are to see the maximum civil penalty fines imposed rise considerably from 13 February. Following a consultation, the Home [...]