• Germany moves to secure hydrogen supplies

    Published On: Saturday 17 September 2022

    Senior managers and directors from the German automotive sector recently formed part of a delegation to Canada aiming to obtain long-term supplies of hydrogen for Europe’s industrial powerhouse. The two [...]

  • TCs outline compliance priorities in annual report

    Published On: Monday 12 September 2022

    The traffic commissioners (TCs) of Great Britain have published their annual report to the transport secretary, emphasising a range of key compliance issues encountered by the regulators in the year [...]

  • Remote tacho monitoring launched on British roads

    Published On: Wednesday 7 September 2022

    Remote monitoring of the latest-generation tachographs introduced in 2019 is now happening in Great Britain, in a policy shift by the enforcement authorities. Initially following the tachographs’ introduction, the Driver [...]

  • DfT seeks views on relaxing C1 driving rules

    Published On: Tuesday 30 August 2022

    The government has opened a consultation on its latest proposals to attract more drivers to the transport sector, specifically for medium-sized goods vehicles and minibuses. The Department for Transport (DfT) [...]

  • Housebuilder opts for DIY truck body

    Published On: Friday 19 August 2022

    A Scottish housebuilder has turned truck bodybuilder and created its own multifunction tipper-dropside body for a new Volvo FMX 460 8×4 tridem truck. One of just two trucks operated by [...]

  • Cummins takes over at Meritor

    Published On: Thursday 18 August 2022

    Cummins has expanded its product profile in preparation for net zero trucks with the completion of its $3.7 billion purchase of axle and brake specialist Meritor. Cummins says the move [...]

  • Sainsbury’s floats hydrogen power

    Published On: Wednesday 17 August 2022

    Sainsbury’s is to trial a hydrogen fuel cell powered refrigerated truck. Based on an Iveco ‘glider’ chassis, the trial vehicle has been funded by the UK government’s Road to Hydrogen [...]

  • Ree launches e-truck

    Published On: Tuesday 16 August 2022

    Israeli-backed electric truck startup Ree Automotive has revealed a 6.4-tonne gvw delivery truck after intensive customer evaluations at its UK engineering facility in Nuneaton. The P7-B is built on Ree’s [...]

  • BorgWarner batteries chosen for electric truck

    Published On: Tuesday 16 August 2022

    BorgWarner’s Akasol ultra-high energy battery system has been selected by a European manufacturer to power its first range of heavy-duty electric trucks. Series production of the 4×2 rigid axle, 18-ton [...]