• Fan fare for electric trucks

    Published On: Wednesday 16 February 2022

    BorgWarner has been selected by a major European commercial vehicle manufacturer to provide its eFan system for battery-powered long-haul road transport vehicles. This is the company’s first business win for [...]

  • bp buys into Green Biofuels

    Published On: Wednesday 16 February 2022

    Oil giant bp has boosted interest in HVO as a diesel replacement fuel by taking a 30 per cent share in Green Biofuels: the UK’s largest provider of the non-fossil [...]

  • Logistics UK in border goods traffic warning

    Published On: Friday 11 February 2022

    Trade body Logistics UK has warned that an “urgent focus” is required by government on forthcoming arrangements at the UK border, to avoid incoming goods and passenger traffic grinding “to [...]

  • Road freight prices ‘up 15% on last January’

    Published On: Friday 11 February 2022

    An industry index has reported a 15 per cent year-on-year increase in the average price of haulage and courier services between January 2021 and last month, amid rising interest rates [...]

  • Hydrogen combustion engines can replace diesels in trucks

    Published On: Wednesday 9 February 2022

    Mainstream manufacturers are now investigating ways in which internal combustion engines can continue to power heavy-duty long-range applications beyond the UK government’s proposed 2040 ban on diesel trucks. First out [...]

  • RHA welcomes smart motorway safety review

    Published On: Saturday 5 February 2022

    The Road Haulage Association (RHA) has backed the move by the Department for Transport (DfT) to pause the introduction of new all lane running (ALR) smart motorway schemes in or­der [...]

  • ‘Unjust’ Manchester CAZ plans slammed

    Published On: Tuesday 1 February 2022

    The Road Haulage Association (RHA) last month called on the mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, to include HGVs in a proposed pause to the city region’s clean air zone [...]

  • Red diesel changes looming

    Published On: Tuesday 1 February 2022

    Restrictions on the use of rebated gas oil (red diesel) coming into force from 1 April mean that the fuel will only be legally usable for a much narrower set [...]

  • Major pay awards secured as driver shortage continues

    Published On: Tuesday 1 February 2022

    Employers across the road transport industry are continuing to raise wages to make the sector more attractive to drivers; and over recent weeks, the transport union Unite has reported some [...]