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Veterans into Logistics, a charity which specialises in helping former military personnel to re-train for a career in the logistics sector, has replaced its ageing fleet of three HGV driver training vehicles with modern Volvo trucks. The new vehicles comprise an FH 460 LNG Globetrotter 6×2 tractor unit donated by Volvo Trucks UK & Ireland,…

Once again, Volvo Trucks has won the International Truck of the Year gong for its FH – but this time it is for the FH Electric. This is the first-ever electric truck to claim the title. In explaining their decision, the jury praised the electric truck’s performance, seamless acceleration, quietness, and vibration-free behaviour. “With the…

DAF Trucks has started its DAF EV Relay, with two DAF LF Electric 4×2 rigids on a tour of its Dealer Network to train and familiarise staff at all 34 of the company’s truck sales centres in the UK and Ireland. Each DAF Dealer will drive an LF Electric to its location before delivering hands-on…

Time really does fly by when you are having fun. Now, let’s face it, what could possibly be more fun than being a used truck dealer? When you add these two (almost) facts together you will see that used truck dealers – especially those who trade in late, used trucks – will need to start…

We all know that electric trucks are more expensive to buy than their diesel counterparts – the ticket price is between two and three times that of a standard truck. Scania have got together with a German freight forwarding platform to offer electric trucks on a pay-per-use basis via a new joint venture company, JUNA….

DAF Trucks has said it is ‘right behind’ the recent announcement of funding from the UK Government and Innovate UK for the Zero Emission HGV and Infrastructure Demonstrator programme. DAF XD Electric and XF Electric tractor units will form part of a 370-vehicle fleet comprised primarily of battery electric, plus some hydrogen-fuelled, trucks, rolled-out through…

From today you can order yourself a brand-new, heavy-duty electric MAN eTruck. There seems to be takers for the truck already, as the company tell us that they have already received 600 order inquiries. Sounds like you will have missed the deadline for delivery in 2024, however. Whilst the first 200 units are scheduled to…

If you are going to dip your metaphorical toe in to the waters of electric tractor units, then putting one on local deliveries with distances of less than 250kms in a day would be most people’s choice. That’s what Staffordshire-based Hawkins Logistics has done with their new electric FM 4×2 tractor units unlikely to clock…

Hot on the heels of the Mercedes eActros, MAN Truck & Bus is now also launching sales of their new heavy MAN eTruck at the end of October. According to the company’s plans, this should account for around 50 percent of MAN’s new vehicle registrations in the EU by 2030. But in order for the…

Scania first presented its next level of battery-electric zero-emission regional trucks in June 2022 and has built up a solid order book. Production will now commence in Södertälje, Sweden, for trucks with R and S cabs with 400 or 450 kW of engine power, sufficient for a broad variety of truck applications. With updated urban…

Renault Trucks has helped in the conversion of a 12-tonne diesel truck into a battery-powered electric truck. This electric retrofit project was carried out in collaboration with Novumtech, with financial support from the ADEME, the French Agency for Ecological Transition. The initiative aims to preserve natural resources while reducing the environmental impact of vehicles. The…

Just take a look at everything that’s packed between the chassis rails of a 6×2 midlift tractor unit and you will see that there’s not a lot of empty space. The room that the extra axle takes up is significant and means that the fuel tanks of a 6×2 midlift are not as large as…

BP has joined as the newest member of the H2Accelerate collaboration, a collaboration that aims to accelerate the uptake of low carbon hydrogen for trucking in Europe that includes Iveco, Daimler and Volvo Trucks. With an ambition to become a net zero company by 2050, or sooner, bp aims to invest in building infrastructure to…

Lots of the truck news at present seems all about electric trucks. There is plenty going by the truck manufacturers to make sure that they are ready for the deadlines impose by Brussels. Whether the charging infrastructure will catch up remains to be seen, but is seems that the German truckmakers will be able to…

This is no longer a concept truck or one that’s undergoing secret testing. Mercedes have revealed their eActros 600 tractor unit for long distance haulage. You can place an order for one today – and don’t mind a left-hand drive, 4×2 one – it will be built at the end of 2024. That’s a similar…

For the sake of the environment most people would agree that promoting the take up of electric vans is a good thing – especially for our urban environments. To help smooth the transition along, it was agreed that the weight disadvantage of a battery electric van should not hold back the roll out of these…

If you listen to Mercedes-Benz Trucks, they will tell you that both hydrogen and battery electric trucks will be needed to replace diesel in long haul applications. There is little doubt in most areas of the commercial vehicle industry that local and regional distribution will be carried out by battery electric trucks by 2040. Whether…

Zero-emission, hydrogen-powered commercial vehicle developer, Hydrogen Vehicle Systems (HVS), has taken delivery of its engineering prototype test “mule”, X1.5, at the HVS test facilities. This marks the beginning of the crucial development phase to bring the UK’s first full-sized hydrogen HGV to market. X1.5, powered by the same hydrogen fuel cell as will be used…

Renault Trucks has revealed an all-electric line-up for waste and recycling operations at the Resource & Waste Management Expo (RWM) at the NEC in Birmingham. Making its UK debut was the new 26 tonne E-Tech D Wide 6×2 low entry cab with bus-style folding door and low step height for ease of entry and exit. …

We have already seen the prototype and, whilst these do not always make their way into full productions, it makes sense that the cab is essentially to Actros cab (why build a new one just for a driveline change?). So we expect the big reveal to look a little like the prototype image below. In…