All Sustainability articles – Page 10
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ArticleDfT calls on industry to reduce greenhouse gases by 15% by 2025
The government has called on the freight industry to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 15% by 2025, while conceding that diesel can be a sensible choice for the sector while vehicle technology advances.Both the FTA and the RHA voiced their support for the voluntary target, which is based on ...
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ArticleRenault Trucks reveals fully electric ZE range from 3 to 26 tonnes
Renault Trucks has revealed details of its new generation of electric trucks, with a model range from vans through to 26 tonnes GVW and applications including last mile, urban distribution and refuse collection.Renault Trucks’ President, Bruno Blin, said: “Ten years ago we were the pioneers, promoting electric trucks to improve ...
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Two-thirds of HGVs sold from next year will have a fuel consumption and emissions score
Two-thirds of new HGVs will come into scope of a European-wide tool for calculating fuel consumption and carbon emissions from January of next yearVECTO (Vehicle Energy Consumption Calculation Tool) has been brought in by the European Commission (EC) as a way to assess trucks’ environmental performance. It is intended to ...
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Leeds City Council invites HGV operator feedback on final clean air zone plans
Leeds City Council has urged logistics operators to engage with team members as it looks to shape its final clean air zone (CAZ) business case for government.The council last week revealed full details of its CAZ plans, which saw it mitigate the impact of the zone on businesses by reducing ...
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FairFuelUK calls on operators to lobby their MPs to attend emissions inquiry
FairFuelUK is calling on operators to lobby their MPs to attend a parliamentary inquiry that will look at alternative ways of reducing emissions without the need for ultra-low emission zones (ULEZ) and fuel taxes.All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Fair Fuel for UK Motorist and UK Hauliers, which is chaired ...
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ArticleZero-emission, last-mile service Zedify launches across the UK
Operators looking for a zero-emission, last-mile delivery service now have a new nationwide option to consider with the launch of Zedify.The national, last-mile operation has been created by the founders of two cargo bike firms, Cambridge-based Outspoken Delivery and Brighton-based Recharge Cargo, alongside tech company Skotkonung.Zedify has already set up ...
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Birmingham clean air zone to penalise older HGVs and vans
Birmingham City Council has published details of its preferred clean air zone (CAZ) plans, ahead of a board decision next week (26 June), which could see non-Euro-6 lorries facing up to £100 per day to enter.The council’s feasibility studies have shown that a category D CAZ would be the ...
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Leeds City Council proposes reducing the impact of its clean air zone for hauliers
Leeds City Council is to halve the daily fee for non-Euro-6 HGVs entering its clean air zone (CAZ), from £100 to £50. It is also scaling back the geographic boundary of its charging zone, which it said will lessen the economic impact on businesses while improving air quality across the ...
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ArticleElectric truck-maker Tevva Motors gets £10m investment boost from Bharat Forge
Tevva Motors has received a £10m funding injection from India's Bharat Forge, which it said will boost its global expansion plans and create further jobs at its Chemlsford, Essex plant.The automotive firm, founded by CEO Asher Bennett, makes electric trucks in the 7.5-tonne to 14-tonne range, many of which feature ...
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Details of Direct Vision Standard's Safety Permit scheme published
TfL has published guidance about its HGV Safety Permit scheme, promising there will be no charge for the permits themselves.The permit scheme, announced last year, is designed to recognise efforts made by hauliers in regards fitting camera and sensor systems, which were not included in the first draft of the ...
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Euro-6 will be required for entry into Greater London from October 2020
HGVs will need to be Euro-6 to enter the whole of Greater London from 26 October 2020 or face fines of up to £300 for the oldest models.In an announcement today (8 June) London mayor Sadiq Khan confirmed his proposals, put to consultation last year, to tighten the requirements of ...
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Westminster Council puts its foot down against Oxford Street pedestrianisation
London mayor Sadiq Khan’s election pledge to pedestrianise Oxford Street has been stamped out by Westminster Council.The London council, which owns the capital’s famous shopping street, said it has listened to the views of local residents and businesses and ruled out full-scale pedstrianisation as an option.However, it added that “doing ...
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ArticleMidlands Connect to explore potential for HGV platooning trial on Midlands motorways
The busy heart of the strategic road network could see platooning HGVs trialed on it, according to new study report from transport consortium Midlands Connect.Working with Highways England, Midlands Connect released a 25-year strategy for improving congestion and efficiencies in areas around the M5, M6 and M42 last year.Today (6 ...
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Motor Transport to host free, half-day Clean Air Zone Roadshow in Leeds
Motor Transport is holding a half-day Clean Air Zone (CAZ) Roadshow for HGV operators in Leeds on 3 July.This free-to-attend event will give operators the chance to engage with senior staff at Leeds City Council about the proposals for a charging CAZ within the outer ring road.The Leeds proposal is ...
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ArticleDfT to hold global zero-emission summit this September
The DfT is to hold a zero-emission vehicle summit in Birmingham this September.The department said it will bring together policy makers, industry experts and opinion formers from around globe to tackle carbon emissions and to find ways to improve air quality.Transport secretary Chris Grayling said: “The government is committed to ...
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ArticleWincanton boss sings praises of Fuso eCanter
The boss of Wincanton has praised the Fuso eCanter, describing it as the “first commercially viable” electric truck and pledging to add more to the 3PL’s home delivery fleet.Following a press event in March at the old Evening Standard print works in Surrey Quays, where Wincanton, DPD and Hovis were ...
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ArticleDAF and VDL Groep to build all-electric CF for urban distribution
DAF is partnering with Dutch technology firm VDL Groep to produce a fully electric CF truck.The zero-emission, low-noise 4x2 tractor unit has been developed for up to 40-tonne distribution operations within urban areas in which single or double-axle semi-trailers are typically used.It features a 100km (62 miles) range on one ...
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ArticleDennis Eagle all-electric refuse truck to provide zero-emission option for urban duties
Dennis Eagle previewed a fully electric bin lorry at the IFTA exhibition in Munich this week, created for zero-emission, low-noise urban refuse collection.The eCollect will initially be available to buy in a 26-tonne, 6x2 rear-steer narrow (2.25m wide) configuration, a 19m³ narrow rear loading body and automatic split-bin lift.It is ...
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ArticleWhat does the AI revolution mean for transport?
With the likes of Amazon cooking up a storm in the world of research and development, what will the inevitable market disruption mean for skilled workers? Skills for Logistics MD David Coombes considers how the game could change, and how skilled workers should play it. Last month I talked about ...
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ArticleScania goes low with L-series urban cab
Scania has completed its Next Generation line-up with the launch of the low entry L-series cab, designed for urban operations where direct vision is essential.The launch of the Scania L-series low-entry cab completed the line up of Next Generation trucks and, together with the new P-series and G-series introduced last ...