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Consumer delivery firm Hermes UK is adding a further 70 units to its fleet of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) fuelled vehicles in a move to further reduce emissions.  This brings the total to 160 – around 50% of the company’s core hub tractor fleet. Driven by its commitment to reducing climate impact and air pollution…

Mercedes has a goal in sight – which usually means the company will achieve it.  They are in the final stages of testing their electric Econic for refuse applications and plan to have it in full series production sometime next year. At the moment, the testing is being carried out by engineers with customer tests…

According to the UK’s Centre for Sustainable Road Freight, the best way forward for long distance trucks is not hydrogen, as the process is too inefficient converting electricity to a gas, then storing it in a truck and turning it back into electricity again.  It is not a pure battery electric vehicle, as the number…

It seems that Cardiff-based international freight forwarders, Freight Systems Express Wales (FSEW) is well ahead of the curve.  The business is aiming to be carbon ‘net-zero’ before 2025 and their first major step is to invest in a pair of DAF CF tractor units – a trial before an order for a further 10 units…

The first ‘Innovation and Technology in Transport’ show finally took place at the end of June at Farnborough airport. The show had been postponed thanks to Covid pandemic, but was well worth waiting for.  DAF used the show as their opportunity to get their new XG range of long distance cabs in front of the…

National distribution and warehousing specialists, Romac Logistics, has become one of the very first operators in the UK to press the new IVECO S-WAY Natural Power into service. Joining a fleet of 220 trucks are 10 new 4×2 IVECO S-WAY AS440S46T/P NP CNG tractors. A further order that will double this is currently being finalised….

It’s not every day that you hear anyone complaining that trucks are too quiet.  Well, this seems to be the case for Volvo Trucks and their new range of electric vehicles.  In order to meet forthcoming UK legislation the company has had to develop some noises for their trucks. The noise – designed to be…

If you are pulling a tanker load of fuel, then it makes sense for the vehicle to use that fuel.  It would be ironic if the tractor unit towing a ‘green’ LNG tanker destined for road use was fuelled by diesel. That’s exactly what Worthing-based AD Fuels has managed to avoid in growing its fleet…

Quite a coup for Iveco to get 29 tractor units into Royal Mail.  The fact that they are all powered by gas (Bio-CNG) is even more impressive. Over the course of coming weeks, the IVECO Stralis NP 460 CNG-fuelled trucks will be introduced to the Company’s fleet in the North West of England, in addition…

It’s all well and good buying your first electric truck (if you can afford it) but the question of recharging has to be dealt with prior to the delivery of the vehicles. Can you charge them overnight? Do they need a quick top-up during the day? How many trucks will have to be charged at…

Our roads are set to become much cleaner and quieter as Volvo Trucks start their sales of heavy-duty trucks for delivery next year.  With the major industrialised countries becoming more focused on their emission targets, and vying to be the greenest, reducing emissions from road transport could have a significant effect on our environment.  At…

But can you afford one? It is great news that UK operators can now order a fully electric, right hand drive rigid or tractor unit from the UK’s market leading truck manufacturer.  Whether there are queues of early adopting buyers ready to take on the expense of one is quite another question. DAF are always…

This is good news for the natural gas-powered truck initiative. If a haulage company buys the same truck again at the end of a 30-month contract, then it must have worked well. No small haulier can afford to be a charity or so altruistic that they are prepared to operate trucks that are not up…

There are plenty of electric vans running around the UK’s cities – there are even a number of 7.5 and 10-tonne trucks busy making urban deliveries. Volvo Trucks have now supplied the UK’s first purpose-built, fully electric 16 tonner to DHL for operation in central London. The Volvo FL Electric 4×2 rigid is now part…

The first prototype of the Volta Zero has gone on show and appears to tix all the boxes.  The hardest part will be to ramp up to full production, as the company is using an outsourcing model.  With a headcount of just 16 at present, mainly in the UK, the company plans to have 150…

Is the news relevant to UK transport operators that Germany could continue to allow gas-powered trucks to travel toll-free?  We believe so, as it indicates that gas is a technology that will see significant growth for long distance truck operations. Gas Truck Plans to be Approved Karl Holmeier, Member of Germany’s Parliamentary Traffic Committee and…

Two fierce competitors are working together on a solution to developing hydrogen fuel cell for use in heavy-duty truck applications.  Volvo Trucks and Daimler Truck (Mercedes-Benz parent company) have started the process into putting together a joint venture where Volvo will buy 50% of the shares in Daimler’s existing fuel cell activities for EUR 0.6…

Truck Operators – Help Save the Planet Today, not Tomorrow There’s plenty of noise being made in the transport industry about electric and hybrid commercial vehicles being the key to saving the planet.  The cost and range/weight disadvantages of BEVs (Battery Electric Vehicles) mean that they are simply not effective for long distance road transport…