UK market leader DAF will use the IAA to unveil a new range of distribution trucks, the New Generation DAF XD, which will become available on top of its predecessor, [...]
Average forecourt prices for diesel were on the brink of the £2 per litre mark as of early July, leading to renewed demands from industry representatives for further government action. [...]
The traffic commissioners for Great Britain, and Northern Ireland’s Department for Infrastructure, have warned that from 1 August, they will no longer be accepting paper applications for new operator licences, [...]
Fuel giant bp and gas supplier BOC have completed a feasibility study exploring designs for a potential hydrogen distribution and supply network for the UK’s heavy-duty transport sector. The nine-month [...]
MPs call for supply chain levy if standards fail to improve
Published On: Friday 1 July 2022
A report on the state of the road freight supply chain by the House of Commons transport select committee, which was released last month, has been met with a mixed [...]
The 2022 Commercial Vehicle Show, which took place at the end of May, saw thousands of visitors descend on the NEC Birmingham to view a wide array of vehicles, products [...]
German axle manufacturer BPW displayed an electric drive axle at the recent Commercial Vehicle Show in Birmingham. Rather than supply the unit to third parties, the company is to install [...]
Mercedes-Benz will reveal what it calls the ‘concept prototype’ of its all-electric eActros LongHaul at September’s IAA Show in Hannover, Germany. The launch comes just two years after Mercedes first [...]
Trailer maker faces price hikes and wood shortages
Published On: Monday 27 June 2022
Rising material prices are impacting on profits at European trailer market leader Schmitz Cargobull, while production is now being constrained by the availability of wood, CEO Andreas Schmitz told journalists [...]
