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Data courtesy of SMMT 2024 Truck Market Down – First Time in Three Years Before we look at the best performing truck makers and their models, it is worth setting the scene of the 2024 market overall. After three years of continuous post-COVID19 market growth, the UK’s truck market took a turn for the worse…

Iveco has delivered two Iveco S-eWay Fuel Cell heavy-duty trucks to BMW, a partner in the H2Haul project. This European project, co-financed by the Clean Hydrogen Partnership, aims to demonstrate the high reliability of hydrogen-powered trucks as a viable zero-emission solution for Europe through field tests across multiple real-world operations. The Iveco S-eWay Fuel Cell…

Aegis Energy has secured commitments of £100 million from Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners to build a series if green refuelling hubs that will cater for electric truck recharging, HVOO and Bio-CNG. This investment kicks off the construction of the UK’s first clean, multi-energy recharging and refuelling facilities for commercial vehicles The Need for Green Refuelling Transport…

This week is packed with CNG truck news and joining the fray sees a company complete their transition from diesel to all CNG operation inside just three years. In March 2022, FSEW embarked on a mission to dramatically decarbonise road freight by 2025. Today, it has completed that mission, by removing its final four diesel…

With approaching 85 LNG-powered Volvo trucks on their fleet, Buffaload is continuing its transition to an all bio-LNG (liquified natural gas) truck fleet with the addition of 20 new Volvo FH Aero gas-powered 6×2 tractor units. The Huntingdon-based business has been running biomethane trucks since 2020 and has a clear long-term strategy to move its…

There’s plenty of talk in the industry about electric trucks and the numbers being added to large fleets on an almost daily basis, so much so that it feels that gas trucks have almost been forgotten. Trucks powered by natural gas, and especially bio-gas, are generally considered to be less polluting than their diesel cousins…

2024 is turning out to be somewhat of a rollercoaster for the numbers of new trucks registered for use on the UK’s roads. The first quarter saw the registration volumes take a backward step which was reversed by improvement in the number in the second quarter. The performance from July to September plunged the figures…

Ask any operator about which truck is the cheapest to run and they will all have a strong view. For example, some truck buyers may prefer to pay more for the truck upfront with the expectation of higher residuals at the back end. Most new trucks are acquired on some type of contract lease of…

The hydrogen combustion truck MAN hTGX has won the Truck Innovation Award 2025. MAN Truck & Bus will be the first European truck producer to set up a small series with hydrogen combustion.  “We are particularly pleased to receive the IToY jury’s award. With the hydrogen combustion truck MAN hTGX, we are offering a useful…

Sales of eTGL Start April 2025 MAN Truck & Bus has revealed the new MAN eTGL rigid truck at the IAA 2024. The electrically powered 12-tonne truck rounds off the MAN electric truck portfolio for light distribution transport. With a range of up to 235 kilometres, fast charging in around 30 minutes and a payload…

A pair of electric Iveco eDaily trucks have joined The AA’s expanding fleet of electric vehicles. The AA’s recovery fleet is undergoing the biggest change in its 119-year history with zero-emission vehicles needed for recoveries.   An Iveco eDaily 7.2T with Dyson Powerloader and eDaily 4.25T CRT crew van are now on the road sporting…

DAF Trucks is getting ready for the series production of its new range of fully electric trucks. A number of vehicles have already been put into service by several Dutch truck operators. Enthusiastic feedback all round. DAF was the first European truck manufacturer to introduce a fully electric truck to the market. Since then, DAF…

Data courtesy of the SMMT UPDATED: Full year 2024 Truck Registrations review here The first six months of 2024 has been interesting as far as truck registrations are concerned. The first three months showed a downturn which was more or less reversed by some good growth in the rigids segment in the spring. Overall growth…

Every company considering setting up their own transport operation or contracting their existing operation to an outside transport company will have different circumstances to consider but, when a business reaches a certain scale, the managing diresctor should face the question – is it better to invest in their own account transport operation or to contract…

MAN has started to call customers of trucks with Euro 6c engines, built between 2016 and 2019 (types D2676LF51-53 or D2676LOH35-37), to have their vehicles checked at a MAN dealership. Later engines are not affected. These engines were fitted to the TGX and TGS models. This is not the first time that MAN’s D26 has…

Gregory Group has taken delivery of six new Volvo FE Electric 4×2 curtainsiders. The zero-tailpipe emission rigids form part of a wider order with Volvo Trucks, which also comprises 50 diesel Volvo FH with I-Save tractor units. The new electric trucks were ordered following a thorough trial, which demonstrated their suitability for urban delivery work….

MAN gave key customers and members of the press the chance to get behind the wheel of their electric tractor unit at MIRA. Although called the eTGX in all general releases, MAN tell us the model is actually a MAN TGX 18.449 4×2 BL SA EB Electric 4×2 Tractor. This doesn’t trip off the tongue…

Fuel Cell Vs Hydrogen Combustion Engines for Trucks This is not intended to be a technical piece aimed as a discussion about which technology is best for the future of long distance transportation. We hope to simplify and explain the basis of the technologies that may help to hitting our net zero targets whilst still…

It was 75 years ago that DAF started to manufacture trucks. The company had been in existence before this but concentrated on manufacturing trailers. As is usual at these times, truck manufacturers like to delve into the archives and produce a potted history of the company and plans for the future. As UK truck sales…

If you operate a truck over 12 tonnes GVW in London, you will already be familiar with the Direct Vision Standards (DVS) that have been in place since March 2021. The scheme operates a DVS star rating for all trucks oer 12 tonnes GVW from zero to five stars, determined by how much a driver…