Refuse Trucks Truck News (12)

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. …

Electric trucks are perfectly suited to refuse trucks work. Councils typically work to a green agenda. These two points alone should mean that the UK’s refuse truck fleet will be amongst the first to be totally electric. The only sticking point is the cost and therefore typical lifespan of these types of trucks. They are…

Prepare to see more and more electric refuse vehicles on the roads of our Towns and cities. Enfield Council’s duty cycle of just 50 miles a day for refuse collection is perfect for full BEV operation, even bearing in mind the additional power requirements of the compactor for waste use. As you would expect, the…

Municipal vehicle hire company, CTS Hire, has added its second Renault Trucks E-Tech D Wide 26-tonne refuse collection vehicle (eRCV) to its hire fleet, allowing councils and vehicle operators to access eRCV technology on short-term hire for the first time. Supplied by RH Commercial Vehicles, the two Renault Trucks E-Tech D Wide electric rear-steer chassis…

UK HGV market shows signs of recovery after Covid-impacted Q2 2020, with 9,493 vehicles registered. New truck registrations up significantly on lockdown-affected Q2 2020 and remain down by -20.1% on pre-pandemic five-year average.1 Almost 20,000 trucks registered in the first six months of the year, down -28.8% on 2019. Sales up on Last Year New…

With a near-exclusive Mercedes fleet, waste management specialist Select Environmental Services is well on the path to making their fleet as green as can be.  Lithium powered compactor bodies and electric vans running around is a solid start.  The company is waiting for the factory-built eEconic to arrive in 2022 to start replacing their all…

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…

Greener Ealing is a brand new trading company belonging to Ealing Council (West London) and has commissioned 32 Econic refuse collection vehicles as part of a major investment in new equipment. The Econic Specification Supplied by Dealer S & B Commercials, the 26-tonne 6×2 chassis have rear-steer axles that enhance manoeuvrability and are fitted with…

The most impressive piece of news is that local councils are actually investing in infrastructure for providing services to the residents of the borough. Many councils will outsource the work or underinvest in a fleet renewal programme, but the ULEZ is forcing the hands of some boroughs. Lewisham has acquired no fewer than 39 Econics…

Well, we are confused.  It seems that Dennis Eagle won the tender for Reigate & Banstead council’s new refuse trucks.  Nothing out of the ordinary there.  However they are supplying eleven new Mercedes-Benz Econics.  The trucks are fitted with Dennis Eagle Olympus Twin Pack compaction bodies, so there you are. Crystal clear. The Econics were…

The electric DAF CF rigids and tractor units are being made available for sale after successful field tests.  No mention of pricing at this stage – but it will probably be from the Rolls Royce School, “If Sir has to ask the price, Sir probably can’t afford it”. DAF has beefed up the batteries, extending…

With a full range of series production electric trucks available to order today from the 3.1 tonne GVW Renault Master ZE to the most recent addition, the 26 tonne GVW D Wide ZE, Renault Trucks claims to have the UK’s first right hand drive 100% electric serial production truck, a Range D Wide 26 tonne…

It’s a bit like buses…  There seems to be a lot of news about alternative powered refuse trucks these days.  Only a couple of days ago we found ourselves writing about the Gas Mercedes Econic refuse trucks joining Liverpool council’s fleet now along comes the news that DAF have an electric CF that is running…

If there’s one type of business that should be using gas-powered trucks, it’s the waste business.  Methane was an unwanted byproduct of running a landfill site.  As a gas it is worse for the environment than releasing carbon dioxide.  This is why it used to be flared off at source. Imagine capturing this waste resource…

In order to appeal to a broader range of customers, Scania has added their 7-litre D07 engine to their urban, low entry L Series truck that they launched as recently as 2017. Originally available only with the 5-cylinder, 9-litre Scania unit, the L Series was carrying quite a bit of weight for refuse truck operation,…

It looks like DAF Trucks almost have an electric CF truck ready for market.  They will be starting field trials in the Netherlands this year on a 6×2 CF fitted with a waste management body. These aren’t the first electric DAF trucks to go out on trial, there are a number of electric CF tractor…