VL Test Systems has been awarded a contract by Tesco to supply and install new brake testers with load simulation at Tesco vehicle maintenance units throughout the UK.
Brakes & Braking Systems
Europe’s commercial vehicle manufacturers have concluded that by 2040 all new trucks sold need to be fossil-free to reach carbon neutrality by 2050.
Alternative Fuels
From 1 February 2021, UK Construction and Use Regulations will not allow tyres aged over 10 years old to be used on the front steered axles of HGVs, buses, coaches or all single wheels fitted to a...
Road Safety
Scottish house clearing company ‘Junk It’ has added two further new Isuzu Grafter 3.5 tonne rigids in 2020, with a third Grafter scheduled for delivery later this month.
Light Commercial Vehicles
Ireland’s National Transport Authority has unveiled the first of an initial batch of 100 Alexander Dennis Enviro400ER plug-in hybrid buses, and has ordered a further 180 of these zero-emission capable...
Vehicle Electrics & Electronics
Bensons for Beds is to start making deliveries with all-electric vehicles as part of its journey to becoming a net zero emissions retailer by 2040.
Electric Vehicles
Plant Speed has deployed a trio of 250-tonne Mercedes-Benz SLT tractor units to transport what are claimed to be the longest wind turbine blades ever moved by road in this country.
Engine/Transmission Management
Renault Trucks has launched its #ProudProfessionals Christmas video, a thank you to all the people working in transport and logistics for their efforts to keep our nation running this year.
Driver / People Management
Supermarket Asda is taking delivery of 202 Volvo FH LNG tractor units in the run-up to Christmas peak trading, in what is claimed to be the single largest order ever placed in the UK for heavy trucks...
Alternative Fuels
DAF Trucks has announced the introduction of its CF Electric truck for the UK market, with series production to commence from the end of March 2021.
Electric Vehicles
ETS Truck & Van, of Blandford Forum, Dorset, is the latest addition to Mercedes-Benz Trucks’ roll call of authorised repairers. It also repairs FUSO trucks.
Workshop
Achieving a payload of more than four tonne was the main reason behind Bowland Stone adding an Isuzu 7.5 tonne rigid tipper truck to its 15-strong delivery fleet.
Light Commercial Vehicles