PEPSICO UK is working with its transport partner Pollock (Scotrans) to replace diesel with hydrogenated vegetable oil (HVO) and power more than one million miles of HGV journeys. With an aim to reduce greenhouse gas […]
XPO, an international provider of freight transportation services, has surpassed its goal of hiring at least 1,000 truck drivers in the UK and Ireland in 2022, achieving the milestone in early November and has continued […]
HGV DRIVERS will benefit from better roadside facilities, backed by up to £100 million investment from industry and government, announced on 24 November 2022, revealed Vikki Woodfine, a partner at DWF, the global provider of […]
VERTELLUS has unveiled its EV Discovery Programme to encourage and support the introduction of electric vehicles into fleets and onto UK roads, through a three-way partnership including Renault Trucks and Zenobe. Initially introducing 30 electric […]
VOLVO’s new electric truck has been fitted with the latest Brigade equipment. The FE electric 19 tonne truck with a curtainside body is used as a demonstrator for customer trials and is fully Direct Vision […]
RENAULT Trucks has unveiled its heavy-duty all-electric range, the E-Tech T and C, which are the first to bear the manufacturer’s new logo and will be produced in series at their factory in Bourg-en-Bresse from […]
The DAF XG, a genuinely ground-breaking truck, claims the Transport News 2023 Top Truck Award. LAST YEAR, three Transport News road tests stood out from the rest. In the January 2022 issue we put an […]
A Renfrewshire haulier appealed against the TC’s decision to refuse an increase in the number of HGVs it could operate, but the appeal tribunal was not convinced by its argument, writes Chris Tindall. AN APPEAL […]
Thompsons is in the process of embarking from its 40,000sq.ft Scottish production base at the ex-navy Royal Elizabeth Yard near Kirkliston, on a voyage across the Firth of Forth to create a brand new 203,000sq.ft […]
Operators want new trailers even though a recession is within touching distance, writes Steve Banner, with most production slots maxed out till 2024.DEMAND FOR trailers is booming despite fears that the economy is heading for […]
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