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Watch free Freight in the City long-haul decarbonisation webinar with Volvo Trucks, Zemo Partnership and ABB
Freight in the City joined forces with Volvo to deliver a webinar focusing on long-haul decarbonisation.James McGeachie, Zemo Partnership technical director, kicked off with a look at the opportunities and challenges operators face.He said uptake of zero-emission commercial vehicles was rising but HGV operators continue to face obstacles.“The simple fact ...
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Freight in the City webinar explores importance of telematics to boost safety of urban fleets
Freight in the City, in partnership with AddSecure, recently hosted its latest free-to-watch webinar on the topic of Safer City Driving.Joshua Webb, AddSecure enterprise sales manager (pictured, right), highlighted how HGV drivers face far more hazards on urban streets. “Up to 1,800 road deaths happen every year in the UK, ...
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YOYOMultiDrops brings in Brian Bachelor to lead growth of quick-swap LCV bodies into electric vehicle market
YOYOMultiDrops has appointed a new director, Brian Bachelor, to spearhead the company’s growth as its innovative quick-swap bodies head into production.The interchangeable, lightweight body system for LCVs can enable a vehicle to demount its body onto the floor and pick up a new one in the space of a few ...
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ArticlePenso riding high on wave of home delivery growth
Carbon-fibre body-builder Penso is on track to double capacity at its Coventry production line as demand for its lightweight Blue Ocean home delivery pods ramps up.Following a bumper order from supermarket Asda earlier this year, Penso has seen a surge of enquiries from logistics companies looking to maximise payload as ...
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Sponsored: Volvo Trucks autonomous vehicle excites visitors at Freight in the City Expo
Continuing to drive progress in next-generation transport solutions, Volvo Trucks autonomous, electric and connected vehicle – Vera – made its UK début at the recent Freight in the City Expo.Designed for regular and repetitive tasks, Vera is controlled via a central hub which monitors parameters such as vehicle location, load ...
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ArticleWill 2020 be the year of the battery?
2020 may be the year when battery electric vehicles come of age and what have been until now largely prototypes start to become mainstream, according to speakers at the 2019 Freight in the City Expo (FiTC) at London's Alexandra Palace yesterday (6 November).Swedish start up Volta – not to be ...
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ArticleHauliers left in dark over net-zero future, claims RHA
Speakers at this year’s Freight in the City Expo have urged politicians to give haulers much clearer guidelines on the part the sector should play in a zero emissions future.The event, held at London’s Alexandra Palace on 6 November, saw RHA head of policy, environment and regulation Chris Ashley (above) ...
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ArticleFleets will choose 'blended solution' to fuel challenge, industry panel predicts
Panellists at this year’s Freight in the City Expo have agreed that electric is likely to be the dominant fuel of the future for hauliers but admitted there is “no magic silver bullet” and that the sector will ultimately choose a “blended solution” using a mix of technologies based on ...
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ArticleCooking oil-fuelled DAF LF 18-tonner takes the stand at Freight in the City
DAF Trucks is showcasing an 18-tonne LF 230 FA skip-loader chassis, fuelled by hydro-treated vegetable oil (HVO) at Freight in the City next week.HVO delivers a reduction of up to 90% in CO2 emissions compared to diesel, according to DAF, and requires no changes to the vehicle or service intervals. ...
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ArticleVolvo to showcase FE-Electric 6x2 hook-lift rigid at Freight in the City Expo on 6 November
Volvo Trucks will be displaying a 6x2 hook-lift rigid from its new FE-Electric range at next week’s Freight in the City Expo in London.The driveline consists of two electric motors with a maximum power of 400kW (330kW continuous) and a Volvo I-Shift 2-speed transmission. Maximum torque from the electric motors ...
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ArticleThe choice is clear - gas is the way to go for cleaner air
Mark Gilks, transport specialist, CalorThere has never been a better time for the freight industry to fully embrace gas-based fuels. While gas is already a part of the bigger picture, the government’s recently launched ‘Road to zero’ strategy, and the introduction of clean air and low emission zones, means gas’s ...
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ArticleVolvo FE-Electric truck to make UK debut at Freight in the City Expo
Volvo Trucks is using next month’s Freight in the City Expo to give its FE-Electric, which is designed for zero-emission refuse collection and urban distribution duties, its UK debut.The FE-Electric 26/27-tonne chassis cab, launched this summer in Hamburg, Germany, has a range of up to 200km (125 miles), and produces ...
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Freight in the City Expo 2017 video highlights now live!
Why not check out the video highlights from the third annual Freight in the City Expo, which took place at Alexandra Palace on 7 November.More than 1,000 visitors headed to the iconic London venue to see the latest clean, safe and quiet vans and lorries deigned for urban operations.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JCi5PvC2w8&t=13sTo find ...
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Big data will improve urban deliveries, says Microlise
Big data can improve driver and operational safety, Microlise told delegates at Freight in the City 2017, after a trial with Innovate UK captured seven billion truck miles of information.Matt Hague, executive director – product strategy, at Microlise, said: “There is a lot of technology on the vehicle now that ...
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'The vehicle is the easiest way of causing mass panic' - counter-terrorism police tells Freight in the City 2017
HGV operators and rental suppliers have been urged to be vigilant in order to mitigate the use of the 'vehicle as a weapon' in a terrorist attack.Following incidents in Nice and Berlin in 2016, where trucks were used as part of attacks in built-up and crowded areas, and incidents on ...
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'The vehicle is the easiest way of causing mass panic' - counter-terrorism police tells Freight in the City 2017
HGV operators and rental suppliers have been urged to be vigilant in order to mitigate the use of the 'vehicle as a weapon' in a terrorist attack.Following incidents in Nice and Berlin in 2016, where trucks were used as part of attacks in built-up and crowded areas, and incidents on ...
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Monitoring driver health will improve public safety in urban areas, says Backhouse
Operators must continue to monitor the health of their drivers in order to mitigate the risks of the business and improve the safety of the public.Speaking at the Freight in the City Expo 2017 yesterday (7 November) James Backhouse, partner at Backhouse Jones Solicitors, cited the example of the Glasgow ...
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Increased electric vehicle adoption means rising need for safety features
Further expanding clean air zones will increase the demand for electric vehicles and hybrids, but the industry needs to address the dangers of low noise associated with electric powertrains.Tony Bowen, LCV project manager at Brigade Electronics, told delegates at Freight in the City 2017 : “We have to understand how ...
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Hiab and Emoss to bring electric skiploader concept to Freight in the City Expo
Hiab and Emoss are to debut a fully electric skiploader concept vehicle at tomorrow’s Freight in the City Expo.Hiab has fitted a Multilift Futura 12 skiploader body onto an Emoss EMS 18 series electric chassis with Hiab’s electric power take-off (PTO) system, making it 100% electric.The electric PTO will also ...
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Microlise: 'Big data can help freight sector boost road safety in urban areas'
The freight sector is on the verge of harnessing the power of big data to boost the safety and efficiency of their fleet movements in urban areas, according to telematics firm Microlise.Speaking ahead of his appearance at next week’s Freight in the City Expo in London, Matthew Hague, executive director ...