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All Sustainability articles – Page 5
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ArticleTesco recognised for noise-reduction focus at 18th annual 'Noise Oscars'
The 2019 winners of industry’s ‘Noise Oscars’ were announced this week at a ceremony at the Palace of Westminster.In the 60th anniversary of the Noise Abatement Society (NAS), the 18th John Connell Awards recognised the efforts made by organisations to reduce noise pollution on local communities.More than 270 recipients from ...
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ArticleScania puts sustainability and safety at heart of Freight in the City Expo 2019
Scania (Great Britain) is focusing on sustainability and safety at this year’s Freight in the City Expo, with three models from the company’s urban truck range on display.In addition, visitors will be able to get an exciting glimpse into the future of urban deliveries and research and development taking place ...
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Dawsongroup truck & trailer invites operators to 'try before you buy' new technology at Freight in the City Expo
Dawsongroup truck & trailer is inviting operators to its stand at Freight in the City Expo next month to find out more about “try before you buy” opportunities for alternatively fuelled trucks and vans.With clean air zones soon rolling out in several major UK cities, Dawsongroup said it is seeing ...
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ArticleSwedish startup Volta Trucks to showcase innovative electric CV design at Freight in the City Expo
Pioneering electric truck design from Swedish startup Volta Trucks will be highlighted at Freight in the City in London next month.The technology firm is developing fully electric trucks for commercial use within and around urban areas and aims to ensure safety by design, while removing air and sound pollution ...
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Innovation invasion at Freight in the City Expo on 6 November in London
This year’s Freight in the City Expo is positively bursting at the seams with innovative technology focused on urban delivery fleets.More than 65 exhibitors will be on hand in Alexandra Palace’s majestic Great Hall, with 30 brand-new to this year’s event bringing a wide range of new products to your ...
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ArticleNext-generation Cycle-Safe system boosts vulnerable road user detection in HGVs
Next-generation Cycle-Safe technology will be launched at Freight in the City Expo next month, for those operators in the market for a vulnerable road user (VRU) detection system for their urban fleets.With London’s Direct Vision Standard (DVS) coming into effect from October 2020, manufacturer Trailer Vision said Cycle-Safe can provide ...
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ArticleYoYo MultiDrops brings its 'game-changer' urban load body system to Freight in the City Expo
YoYo MultiDrops is an exciting new urban delivery innovation making its debut appearance at Freight in the City Expo on 6 November in London.It is a system that transforms a light commercial vehicle (LCV) 3.5t/4.25t chassis into a multi-use, multi-role vehicle, capable of being used in mixed fleets with ...
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ArticleMeet 'Vera' - Volvo Trucks' connected, autonomous vehicle at Freight in the City Expo on 6 Nov
Volvo Trucks is inviting you to visit ‘Vera’ at this year’s Freight in the City Expo on 6 November in London.The autonomous, electric and connected vehicle will be making its UK debut at Alexandra Palace.It features as part of Volvo Trucks’ wider focus on future freight vehicles designed to improve ...
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ArticleUrban fleet safety and compliance in spotlight at Freight in the City Expo - 6 November
When it comes to fleet safety and compliance, Freight in the City Expo on 6 November gives you the perfect opportunity to meet the experts all under one roof.Our Knowledge & Compliance Zone will be manned all day by organisations such as the Road Haulage Association, Transport for London, Metropolitan ...
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Freight in the City Expo: Tevva Motors talks growth plans and 'inevitable' electrification of urban CVs
Tevva Motors has gone from strength to strength since its launch in Brentwood, Essex in September 2013: indeed, last year saw the tech firm accompany former prime minister Theresa May on a trade visit to China; attract investment of £10m from Indian metals business Bharat Forge to boost its global ...
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Freight in the City is back in London next month with an exciting speaker line-up
Freight in the City Expo is back in London next month with a packed agenda to inspire, inform and influence the way you deliver goods into urban areas.Now in its fifth year, this popular one-day event once again brings you a full-day’s seminar programme with key speakers from industry and ...
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ArticlePlug into electric potential for your urban deliveries at Freight in the City Expo on 6 November
If electric delivery vehicles are the focus of your visit to this year’s Freight in the City Expo on 6 November in London, then you will be spoilt for choice in our exhibition zone.If you’re needing advice and information on whether electric vehicles will work for your operation or the ...
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ArticleUPS deploys 15 range-extended electric trucks in Birmingham and Southampton using Tevva Motors tech
UPS has rolled out 15 range-extended electric vehicles (REEVs) in Birmingham and Southampton to overcome the range limitations it said pure electric delivery vehicles can face reaching depots or warehouses based outside the city centre.“This is a big breakthrough for our continued use of electric vehicles in the UK – ...
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Grants to help hauliers upgrade fleets ahead of Leeds Clean Air Zone delayed by mix-up
Leeds City Council is to launch a second funding round after a mistake left hauliers ineligible for grants to help them update their fleets before the city’s clean air zone (CAZ) launches next year.Hauliers based in or operating within Leeds were invited to apply for grants of up to £16,000 ...
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Direct Vision Standard is not the best approach to reducing road deaths, warn transport associations
Both the RHA and FTA have reiterated their opposition to TfL’s Direct Vision Standard (DVS) arguing there are more effective ways to reduce vulnerable road user casualties on the capital’s roads.The statements came as TfL marked three months to go until hauliers are able to apply for safety permits, a ...
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Strong opposition to Tyneside CAZ forces council chiefs to review proposals
Proposals for either a charging clean air zone (CAZ) or tolls on Tyneside's city centre bridges are going back to the drawing board after a public consultation revealed strong opposition to both plans.The plans, drawn up by Newcastle, Gateshead and North Tyneside councils, proposed either a charging CAZ or a ...
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Greater Manchester Clean Air Zone freight fund rejected by government
The government has rejected Greater Manchester’s request for a £116m support fund to help local businesses upgrade to compliant fleet vehicles.More than half of this total was to form a £59m Clean Freight Fund for helping local firms upgrade to compliant HGVs and vans.In a letter sent to the Greater ...
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LDV begins Milk & More delivery with 159 EVs set to be in place by autumn
Milk & More has started taking delivery of an order of 159 zero-emission vans from LDV.The EV80s will be in place by the end of September and will take Milk & More’s EV fleet – including 150 milk floats and 200 electric street scooters purchased last year – to just ...
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ArticleZero-emission operator Zedify expands with east London depot
Zero-emission urban fleet operator Zedify has expanded with a new depot in Hoxton, east London.Located just outside the London Ultra Low Emission Zone, the new micro consolidation centre will house up to 20 electric cargo trikes and be capable of handling more than 1,500 deliveries each day.Parcels arrive in the ...
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ArticleFTA calls on hauliers to oppose Bristol clean air zone that would see HGVs charged but not cars
The FTA is calling on its members to urge Bristol City Council to drop proposals for a charging clean air zone (CAZ), which will see diesel cars allowed free access to most of the zone whilst non-compliant HGVs face charges of £100 a day.The call follows the publication of the ...