Dennis Eagle has put the first production examples of its eCollect electrically-powered refuse collection vehicles into service with Nottingham City Council. The eCollect is said to be the world’s first [...]
Scania (Great Britain) Limited has won a major order for a minimum of 2,250 trucks from Consortium Purchasing, an operation led by William Stobart, Executive Chairman of GreenWhiteStar Acquisitions (which [...]
Renault Trucks has extended the ranges of its battery-powered heavy trucks, and introduced a 3.5-tonne version of its electric van. In the heavy truck segment, a new 66 kW/h battery [...]
With the deadline for the phase-out of conventional diesel-engined trucks now set for 2040, the UK’s Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership has published the results of £20 million trials it has [...]
UK market leader DAF has launched electric trucks in the UK, with the latest versions featuring Lithium FeroPhosphate batteries that reduce vehicle weight and extend range compared to previous models [...]
Truck and bus manufacturer Scania is to invest almost €1 billion in battery technology as it expands its range of electric vehicles to meet the ACEA diesel production phase-out deadline [...]
Scania has introduced a double-drive bogie featuring a tag axle than can be raised and disconnected from the drivetrain if required. The feature (which is similar to one offered by [...]
DVSA boss takes parting shot at traffic commissioners
Published On: Monday 11 January 2021
Long-standing tensions between Great Britain’s traffic commissioners (TCs) and the Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) came to a head late last year, when outgoing DVSA chief executive Gareth Llewellyn [...]
Cullimore: keeping the wheels turning during Covid-19
Published On: Thursday 7 January 2021
Moreton F Cullimore, managing director of Gloucestershire haulier The Cullimore Group, offers an insight into how the firm has kept its fleet operating through uncertain times The Cullimore Group history [...]
