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Looking for latest information? 2022 figures here We all know that 2021 was not a normal year for anything – especially not new truck sales. On the back of a terrible year in 2020 with the factory shutdowns and working practice changes needed to meet COVID 19 working rules, the truck makers then had to…

New statistics show that Volvo Trucks is the market leader for heavy all-electric trucks in Europe with a market share of 42%. In 2021 the company took orders, including letters of intent to buy, for more than 1,100 electric trucks worldwide. The international road transport industry is undergoing a transformation towards more sustainable logistics as…

Run your electric trucks on power that you generate and store from your huge neighbouring solar panel fields – that seems to be an excellent solution to the economic impact of operating trucks. That’s exactly what one operator is doing in Sweden. Scania is delivering an e-mobility solution including five battery electric trucks and 1.6…

Iveco is continuing to invest in their gas power technology by expanding its available fuel tank options on its IVECO S-WAY CNG 4×2 tractors, increasing the total fuel capacity to 1,052-litres, up by 132L. The CNG fuel tanks consist of four cylinders arranged in to a ‘pack’, with one pack sitting on either side of…

One deal for a total of fifteen trucks almost doubled the number of gas-powered Volvo trucks on Gregory Distribution’s fleet.  As with many of the more progressive operators, the company is gradually investing in alternatively fuelled trucks. For long distance, haulage the only viable option at present is to head down the Bio-Methane route. The…

Scania has developed a ‘bolt-on’ hybrid system that attaches to their latest (2020) Opticruise gearboxes that can save the operator up to 40% on fuel. This good news doesn’t meant that it is available for retrofit, but the modular approach means that it will be available across a he range of truck configurations. And, with…

When investing hundreds of thousands of pounds in a capital asset, any buyer would want to make sure that it will still be viable and have a residual value after its first life.  This is especially true for trucks. So, investing in relatively new LNG technology may be risky from one point of view, but…

Amazon has already taken delivery of the first batch of 216 IVECO S-WAY CNG (Compressed Natural Gas) tractors to be operated by its partners in Europe and another 848 units have been ordered with deliveries to be started in the middle of 2022 (for a total order of 1,064 trucks). Selling 1,000 trucks to any…

On the day that Volvo Trucks announced that a UK business had ordered two electric trucks for use as tippers, MAN Truck & Bus reveal their response to a study into the feasibility of operating Battery Electric Trucks (BETs). The feasibility study “Delivery traffic with battery trucks: Feasibility 2021” published as part of the project…

Well, it’s finally actually happening.  The UK’s truck operators are starting to place orders for electric trucks.  These new Volvo FE Electric tippers do not appear to be a token amongst a fleet of thousands of trucks or a council with money to spend. It seems to be a normal truck operator buying a truck…

It looks like hydrogen is taking another step closer to becoming reality for long haul truck operation in the UK as BP is planning to work with Mercedes Trucks’ parent company, DaimlerAG to open 25 hydrogen refuelling stations for trucks in the UK by the end of 2030. Mercedes are planning to bring hydrogen trucks…

The problem with the UK’s popular 6×2 tractor unit configuration is that there is a restricted amount of room on the chassis to mount anything over and above the normal tanks and exhausts. Making a 6×2 tractor unit LNG powered is an issue as the tanks needed for long distance operation take up more room…

As well as looking towards the future of commercial vehicles with no diesel engines, Mercedes-Benz Trucks UK has marked the 125th anniversary of the motorised truck by presenting a replica of the vehicle that gave birth to a global industry. The ‘first truck’ took pride of place on the company’s stand at the Freight in…

Volvo Trucks has received an order for 100 FM Electric trucks from DFDS, Northern Europe’s largest shipping and logistics company. The deal is the largest commercial order to-date for Volvo electric trucks, and one of the largest ever for heavy-duty electric trucks worldwide. “This is a major milestone in our commitment to fossil-free transportation and I…

Logistics is no easy business. Forget the current driver shortage – the industry has been battling with this issue for many years already. Think about the pace of change as far as environmental issues are concerned.  Many logistics companies are investing in alternative propulsion technology as an opportunity and others because their customers are demanding…

Join the Free Volvo Trucks Event The march towards electrification of goods transport is speeding up.  If you are concerned about making investments in diesel vehicles and the supporting technology, then you could join in with Volvo’s electromobility event on 12th October at 15:00 CET (14:00 UK time). To register for the event, click here….

The manufacturing facility that will be making the Nikola Tre electric heavy-duty trucks was unveiled to the public in Germany, ready to start production by year end. The first Nikola Tre models produced here will be delivered to select customers in the United States in 2022. In addition to the battery-electric vehicle (BEV) production model,…

Food companies produce food waste.  It’s a fact.  It is what happens to the waste that is important. Rot the waste down and use the gas to power trucks with, whist using the remaining solid waste as fertiliser – then you are making a massive impact on the business’ carbon footprint. This is what food…

The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has called on government to work with industry to develop a plan that facilitates the transition to zero emission HGVs, before it commits an end of sale date for conventionally fuelled trucks. All of Europe’s major truck manufacturers have agreed that new HGVs will be fossil fuel-free…

Leyland Trucks is to participate in a project designed to help UK operators make the transition to battery electric trucks. A total of 20 DAF LF Electric 19-tonne rigids, together with the required charging infrastructure, will be fitted with data logging equipment and used to support the UK Government’s Department for Transport (DfT) efforts to…