• Renault Trucks revitalises electric offering

    Published On: Wednesday 23 March 2022

    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 [...]

  • Allison supplies electric drive axle to Hino

    Published On: Monday 21 March 2022

    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, [...]

  • Calls for urgent action on fuel costs

    Published On: Monday 14 March 2022

    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 [...]

  • RHA: sector rallying in aid of Ukraine

    Published On: Monday 14 March 2022

    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 [...]

  • Driver shortage is stabilising, reports suggest

    Published On: Saturday 5 March 2022

    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 [...]

  • DAF brings extended cab to distribution market

    Published On: Monday 28 February 2022

    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 [...]

  • 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 [...]