Having taken delivery of new, higher capacity LSTs (longer semi-trailers) in August 2020, Primark has rolled out a fleet of new natural gas-powered trucks for its UK transport operations.
Alternative Fuels
Meritor, Danfoss Editron and Electra Commercial Vehicles have won funding from the Advanced Propulsion Centre’s (APC) Core Competition Programme to partially fund the design and development of...
Axles
Northern Europe foodstuffs producer Vion has set itself the aim of reducing its emissions in German meat distribution operations by eight percent. To achieve this target, the company has started a...
Engine/Transmission Management
CNG Fuels has started building Scotland’s first public access renewable biomethane HGV refuelling station. The station near Glasgow will refuel up to 450 lorries a day when it opens in November,...
Alternative Fuels
SM UK, an auto-engineering firm that specialises in the installation of safety systems for commercial vehicles, is investing £4m in a new 35,000 sq ft Leeds headquarters and workshop which is set to...
Road Safety
Bradford-based business Russell Stone Merchants has taken delivery of its first ever Volvo truck, replacing a rival manufacturer with a new crane-equipped 4x2 Volvo FL rigid.
Rigids
Exeros Technologies has announced the successful installation of new passenger counting systems to the bus fleet of Somerset Passenger Solutions (SPS), the sole provider of passenger transport for...
Bus & Coach
At Renault, preparations are underway to market a Z.E. tractor to meet the needs of regional and inter-regional transport from 2023. In addition, an all-electric offer designed for urban construction...
Electric Vehicles
Rolling out across the UK this year is FORDLiive, a new connected uptime system designed to help Ford commercial vehicle operators increase their productivity by maximising vehicle uptime.
Maintenance
Wrightbus will create 3,000 jobs over the next decade alongside developing a centre of excellence for zero-emission technology in Ballymena, thanks to £11.2 million government funding announced in...
Electric Vehicles
Gregory Distribution (Holdings) has acquired Pollock (Holding) and its subsidiaries Pollock (Scotrans) and Pollock Express. The business is headquartered in Bathgate, West Lothian, in central...
Tractor Units
Commercial vehicle recovery specialist, Alpha Recovery in Northumberland, has taken delivery of a 150-tonne GTW DAF XF eight-wheeler with Super Space Cab and high-specification recovery equipment from...
Recovery Vehicles