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24th May 2019
DAF Trucks has delivered two fully electric trucks to Contargo in Germany for trialling. Contargo is a 100 per cent subsidiary of the international Rhenus Group. The CF Electric with E-Power Technology from VDL will…
24th May 2019
Renault Trucks has launched its Optifuel Challenge rational driving competition to seek out the best eco-drivers. For this fifth edition, 2000 drivers from 25 countries are on the starting blocks. The best driver from each…
24th May 2019
The move to ultra-low emissions zones is concentrating minds in the haulage industry, as demonstrated at the recent LoCity Alternative Fuels Conference in Kempton Park Held only two weeks before the introduction of the London…
24th May 2019
German logistics operator Rigterink Logistikgruppe has taken delivery of a new Mercedes-Benz fully electric heavy-duty eActros for a real-world field test. The truck will primarily be used to transport foodstuffs in the inner-city traffic of…
24th May 2019
Ministers should ban the sale of new diesel trucks by “no later” than 2040, according to a new report by the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC). The development of hydrogen and battery HGVs is already well…
24th May 2019
Transport and business sectors are the UK’s largest and third largest contributors of greenhouse gases, according to the most recent data in a new report from the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (DfBEIS).…
26th April 2019
The Central London ULEZ (Ultra Low Emission Zone) is now in force. All trucks entering the zone which do not meet Euro 6 will be fined £100 per day to deliver goods in the capital.…
26th April 2019
DAF Trucks has handed over the first electric trucks to Simon Loos and Peter Appel Transport, which carry supplies for Dutch supermarket chain Albert Heijn. The delivery marks the start of a long-term field test…
26th April 2019
In its largest single order to date, Scania is delivering 100 liquified natural gas (LNG) trucks to Stavenhagen, Germany-based KP Logistik. The Scania R410 tractor units will be evenly split between KP Logistik’s centres in…
26th April 2019
For Lawsons, being the first builders’ merchant in the UK to field a gas-powered truck was something of a gamble. But according to company MD, Paul Sexton, the move is paying off in spades. “We…
26th April 2019
Always a pioneering retailer, the John Lewis Partnership has applied the same philosophy throughout its distribution fleet. It reckons its recent gas truck trials have proven a sound business case for moving away from diesel…
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