Tate & Lyle’s new Volvo EVs help sweeten air in London
Sugar and syrup products producer Tate & Lyle Sugars has deployed two new Volvo FM Electric trucks, whose zero-emission credentials are contributing to cleaner air in and around the capital. […]
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Government pledges £590m funding for Lower Thames Crossing
The Treasury has announced £590 million of funding for the recently greenlit Lower Thames Crossing, which it says is “the most significant road building project in a generation and a […]
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Yutong 7.5-tonne electric truck launched in UK
The first Chinese-built and badged electric truck to go on direct sale in the UK is the Yutong TE7: a 7.5-tonner imported by the long-established company Pelican Engineering, which has […]
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Warning over London Congestion Charge for EVs
Logistics UK is concerned that Transport for London (TfL) may apply the Congestion Charge to zero-emission freight vehicles after the current exemption expires on 25 December. TfL is currently consulting […]
Scania launches Super-11 engine with VVT
Scania has launched a new 11-litre truck engine to fill the gap in its range between the nine-litre, five-cylinder unit that tops out at 360 hp and the six-cylinder Super […]
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Hydrogen bus fleets beset by problems
Aberdeen is among several cities in the UK whose hydrogen buses are reportedly being underutilised, in this instance due to difficulties acquiring the fuel. It was recently reported that the […]
IJ McGill joins eFreight 2030 consortium
eFreight 2030, one of the consortia that make up the UK government’s Zero Emission HGV and Infrastructure Demonstrator Programme (ZEHID), has announced that family-run IJ McGill Transport is its latest […]
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Roads minister: logistics is an ‘unstoppable force for economic growth’
The roads minister Lilian Greenwood has said the UK logistics sector is at the heart of the government’s plan for change, and an “unstoppable force for economic growth”, as part […]
Employers could be prosecuted for failing to protect drivers, campaign warns
Employers that do not provide adequate training to staff who drive for work could face prosecution, a new national road safety campaign has warned. The Driving Down Inequality campaign, led […]
