Jorge Asensio, medium and heavy products manager and alternative fuels business lead at Iveco, has laid out the newly-independent manufacturer’s complex path to net zero road transport. “The agenda is [...]
Renault Trucks has unveiled a new offer of support for its customers making the transition to electric trucks as it aims for 50 per cent of its sales to be [...]
Geodis and Renault in urban electric truck team-up
Published On: Tuesday 22 March 2022
Renault Trucks and Geodis, the global logistics subsidiary of French railway operator SNCF, are collaborating to design an electric truck specifically for urban distribution work. The ambition is to provide [...]
Japanese manufacturer Hino Trucks has completed the integration, and commenced testing and validation, of Allison Transmission’s next generation eGen Power 100D fully-electric axle in its XL series heavy-duty battery-electric vehicles, [...]
Transport trade groups have called for government action to help hauliers struggling with volatile fuel costs, as the war in Ukraine takes its toll on global oil prices. The Road [...]
The Road Haulage Association (RHA) has outlined how UK hauliers are working to help bring humanitarian aid to the Ukrainian people, as the war with Russia continues to devastate the [...]
Recent reports have highlighted apparent signs that the HGV driver shortage is stabilising, seemingly due in part to increased provision of driving tests by the Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency. [...]
UK transport rates up 15% but costs bite into profits
Published On: Tuesday 1 March 2022
British road freight operators enjoyed a year-on-year rate increase of 15 per cent in January, but this is tempered by the highest fuel costs in Europe and the most acute [...]
British market leader DAF will launch a new range of distribution trucks featuring a cab based on the latest XF design before the end of the year. Expected to be [...]
