Keenan Recycling has hit the road with a £460,000 fully electric food waste collection vehicle in a bold move to decarbonise its specialist fleet across the UK, writes Peter Brown. The new 20-tonne battery electric Renault Trucks D18 Wide is fitted with a Macpac 110...
A fall in new truck registrations for the second-year running reflects the ‘challenging economic backdrop’, stated the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). Last year saw the market for new trucks of six tonnes gross vehicle weight and over fall 10% to...
The Fleet in Focus feature looks at Grangemouth-based general haulier Xs Transport, which has added two new Volvo FH Globetrotters to the fleet. Kevin Swallow caught up with Alan Taylor and Lindsey Forsythe to discuss the new arrivals, as well as the challenges,...
Heavy haulier Collett has completed its deliveries to the EDF Renewables’ Stranoch Wind Farm in Dumfries and Galloway, reports Peter Brown. In all, 189 components were transported for the construction of 20 Vestas turbines from Cairnryan Port to the site near...
The countdown has begun for this summer’s Road Transport Expo, as organisers confirm that visitor registration is now live ahead of its return to NAEC Stoneleigh from 30 June to 2 July. Staged over three days, the Warwickshire event has quickly carved out a leading...
Ministers have expressed worries that the government’s decision to increase Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) for heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) from April could place significant financial pressure on haulage operators, writes Carol Millett. The rise, confirmed in last year’s...
Transport managers are being urged to ‘shake off complacency’ to avert cyber-attacks that could affect both the haulage business and their own finances, writes Peter Brown. Fleet transport risk consultant and insurance broker McCarron Coates points to an increasingly...
Continental has completed its Generation 5 hybrid tyre lineup for regional freight transport with the launch of the new Conti Hybrid HT 5 trailer tyre. The tyre maker said that ‘fleet operators now have a technically consistent solution for steering, drive, and...
