Latest fleet news – Page 108
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MT ArticleNew German battery research hub set to power path to zero carbon freight future
The Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE) has inaugurated its Center for Electrical Energy Storage, featuring over 3,700 square meters of laboratory space dedicated to battery research, including applications for electric vehicles.
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MT ArticleLabour MP Ruth Cadbury appointed chair of new House of Commons Transport Committe
Labour MP Ruth Cadbury has been appointed as the chair of the newly elected Transport Committee.
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MT ArticleGasum opens seventh liquefied biogas station for heavy transport in Norway
Gasum has opened its seventh liquefied biogas (LBG) filling station in Norway, located in Skui, west of Oslo. The facility, designed to serve logistics companies and long-haul traffic between Oslo and Norway’s west coast, is positioned along the E16 highway.
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MT ArticleMercedes-Benz prepares for eActros 600 electric truck production at German factory
Mercedes-Benz’s Mannheim plant has started manufacturing the front box, a key component for its upcoming eActros 600 electric truck. Series production of the complete vehicle is scheduled to begin at the company’s Wörth plant in late November, with first customer deliveries expected before year-end.
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MT ArticleC&D South West celebrates daughter following in father’s footsteps to become HGV driver
Holly Smith is following in her father Shane’s footsteps and joining Somerset-based C & D South West as an HGV driver.
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MT ArticleOxa unveils autonomous Ford E-Transit van
The first Ford E-Transit vans to be fitted with autonomous vehicle technology have hit UK roads.
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MT ArticlePolice spy cab catches Evri lorry driver eating yoghurt with a spoon whilst driving along M5
An Evri lorry driver, who was observed eating yoghurt with a spoon whilst driving, and a texting van driver, who swore at officers, were just two of the motorists recently pulled over by Gloucestershire Police during an undercover operation on the M5 this month.
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MT ArticleHalf of UK truck drivers switch off safety assistance systems, Allianz study reveals
A survey conducted across five countries, as part of this year’s 12th Allianz Motor Day has revealed that 54% of UK truck and van drivers, ‘often’ or ‘sometimes’ switch off the driver assistance systems in their vehicles.
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MT ArticleLeyland Trucks hits latest manufacturing milestone with 125,000th HGV
Leyland Trucks, the Lancashire-based producer of DAF commercial vehicles, has achieved its latest manufacturing milestone – producing its 125,000th HGV.
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MT Article M&H Carriers opens new 15,000 sq ft Perth Hub in expansion move
Scottish delivery firm M&H Carriers has opened a new hub in Perth as it looks to expand its business into the morth of Scotland.
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MT ArticleRefrigerated trucks and vans pump out much higher levels of CO2 and NOx, research reveals
Trucks and vans fitted with transport refrigeration units (TRUs) add around 11% more CO2 emissions compared with standard vehicles without TRUs on-board, which amounts to an estimated total of 5,600-plus kilotonnes of CO2 a year.
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MT ArticleStringent cost controls help Malcolm Group deliver profit rise despite turnover falling in 2023
Stringent cost controls saw The Malcolm Group increase its pre-tax profit in 2023, despite tough trading conditions driving down turnover during the year.
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MT ArticleSaint-Gobain celebrates it’s 10th annual Driver of the Year awards with logistics partner XPO
Over 100 colleagues, suppliers and stakeholders gathered in Castle Donnington to recognise and participate in the 2024 Saint-Gobain Driver of the Year awards which were once again held in partnership with XPO Logistics.
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MT ArticleVolvo Group and Daimler Truck create joint venture to develop software-defined vehicle platform
Volvo Group and Daimler Truck have signed a binding agreement to establish a new joint venture which aims to lead the field in software architecture and launch “a new era of self-optimizing trucks”.
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MT ArticleBridge strike advice made available on TC website
The senior traffic commissioner said he was making advice about avoiding bridge strikes available to all operators on the TCs’ website as it remained a serious industry issue.
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MT ArticleHauliers in Wales add their voice to fuel duty freeze call
Welsh hauliers have told ministers that a 7p per litre increase in fuel duty would have a “devastating” effect on their businesses, ahead of next week’s Budget.
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MT ArticleDVS changes commence next week
Monday (28 October) sees the enforcement of the next phase of London’s Direct Vision Standard (DVS) and the industry’s main business groups have urged operators to check whether their vehicles require a permit.
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MT ArticleTST Group searches for new staff in Northern Ireland
Ballymena-based TST Group is hunting for new staff after recently taking on the Northern Irish operation for Pallet-Track.
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MT ArticleDFDS charges up list of UK electric lorry operators
DFDS said it would become one of the biggest operators of electric heavy duty trucks in the UK with the introduction of 10 Volvo FM and FH electric models in east and northwest England and Ireland.
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MT ArticleDHL Supply Chain and Diageo North America deploy hydrogen fuel cell trucks in Illinois
DHL Supply Chain and Diageo North America have announced plans to add two Nikola-manufactured hydrogen fuel cell electric trucks to their fleet in Plainfield, Illinois, marking the first Class 8 hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles to operate daily in the state.