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Islington welcomes first fully electric cage tippers

Islington Council has announced the arrival of the borough’s first fully-electric cage tippers, as work to fully electrify the council’s fleet of vehicles continues.

Electric Vehicles
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SFS expands Epsom & Ewell Borough Council workshop

Specialist Fleet Services Ltd (SFS) has refurbished and expanded the workshop facility at Epsom & Ewell Borough Council, an investment that forms part of its 10-year fleet replacement and maintenance...

Workshop
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Howard Tenens Logistics updates its Andover fleet with 16 new Mercedes-Benz Actros tractors

Aftersales support was as important as the safety and fuel-efficiency of the trucks themselves in convincing Howard Tenens Logistics to purchase its first new-generation Mercedes-Benz Actros.

Tractor Units
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Cummins begins hydrogen ICE proof-of-concept testing

Cummins has begun testing a hydrogen-fueled internal combustion engine.

Alternative Fuels
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Longest-serving Scania technician celebrates 50 years of service

TruckEast celebrates its longest-serving Scania technician, David Keeling, who retires this month after 50 years of service at TruckEast Stowmarket.

People
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Consultation opens on 2035 diesel phase-out for HGVs up to 26t gvw - UPDATE

The UK government has published a transport decarbonisation plan that envisages ending the sale of new petrol and diesel cars and vans by 2035, conventional domestic aviation fuel by 2040 and...

Alternative Fuels
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Dale Fleet Logistics builds transporter for supermarket delivery vans

The soaring popularity of battery-powered vans meant Dale Fleet Logistics needed a reliable transporter with which to deliver them, which it is doing with the company’s first Mercedes-Benz truck,...

Car Transporters
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Renault launches T, T High C and K truck design evolution

Renault Trucks is upgrading its T, T High, C and K ranges in 2021, an evolution said to be the most important evolution since the total renewal of the manufacturer's ranges in 2013.

Engine/Transmission Management
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Consultation promised on 2035 diesel phase-out for HGVs up to 26t gvw

The UK government has published a transport decarbonisation plan that envisages ending the sale of some new diesel HGVs by 2035, as well as new petrol and diesel cars and vans by 2035, conventional...

Alternative Fuels
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Eberspacher acquires Vairex air systems to join hydrogen fuel cell supply chain

Automotive supplier Eberspacher enters the fast-growing market of hydrogen and fuel cell technology with the acquisition ViCTORi LLC, trading as Vairex air systems.

Alternative Fuels
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Optare and Ashok Leyland operations become Switch Mobility

Switch Mobility Ltd has been formed by combining the electric commercial vehicle operations of Ashok Leyland and the former Optare company to produce net zero carbon buses and light commercial...

Bus & Coach
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New Volvo FMX rigids on tank duty for Suttons

Suttons Tankers has taken delivery of 14 new Volvo FMXs, the first rigids to join its fleet, after trialling a demonstrator supplied by local dealer Thomas Hardie Commercials.

Rigids