• DfT law change backs aerodynamic vehicles

    Published On: Sunday 27 February 2022

    The Department for Transport (DfT) has implemented regulatory changes that officially permit a new generation of more environmentally friendly, aerodynamic HGVs to operate on Britain’s roads. The new rules, which [...]

  • MAN drives zero-emission plans forward

    Published On: Friday 25 February 2022

    MAN Truck & Bus has reported that it is accelerating its timetable for the introduction of zero-emission CVs, with planned production of heavy-duty electric trucks in Munich brought forward by [...]

  • Aberdeen invests in hydrogen for refuse fleet

    Published On: Tuesday 22 February 2022

    Aberdeen, the UK’s first ‘hydrogen city’, has put a fuel-cell powered refuse collection vehicle into service. The converted Mercedes Econic chassis will be fuelled with renewable ‘green’ hydrogen produced by [...]

  • Call for Kent facilities to cut Brexit delays

    Published On: Saturday 19 February 2022

    More truck parking is now urgently required around Dover, reports suggest, as post-Brexit delays start to take their toll following the introduction of export controls at the start of the [...]

  • Ryder in UK market exit

    Published On: Thursday 17 February 2022

    Commercial vehicle fleet hire giant Ryder System is planning to exit the UK market with an “orderly withdrawal” over the next 12 to 18 months. A statement from the American-owned [...]

  • 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 [...]