HGVC trains new HGV drivers for Pets at Home
HGV training specialist HGVC has been appointed by Pets at Home, the UK’s leading pet care business, to manage Pets at Home’s HGV license acquisition programme and help to train up to 30 new HGV drivers in the next 12 months.
Tarmac orders UK’s first battery electric mixer truck
Tarmac has placed an order with Renault Trucks for the first battery electric mixer truck in the UK as part of the company’s commitment to net zero.
Volvo Trucks launches new features to support safe and demanding driving
Volvo Trucks is introducing a range of new features that improves safety and driveability, supporting precision handling in tight areas and on bumpy or slippery roads – for example on construction sites.
Volvo Trucks: New safety system to protect cyclists and pedestrians
Volvo Trucks is introducing a new safety system to detect other road users entering the blind spot on both sides of the truck.
LCV sales plummeted by almost 30 per cent in April but green deliveries continued to rise
Van registrations dropped by nearly 30 per cent year on year to 21,597 units in April, the SMMT said this morning (May 5).
Increased battery size for electric Vauxhall Movano
Vauxhall has updated its Movano-e electric van with a new 75kWh battery and electrical system that speeds up charging time.
Industry demands government to take urgent action on fuel prices
Thousands of hauliers are being urged by the RHA to write to their MPs to ask for urgent action on fuel prices ahead of the March Budget.
SFS expands operations in the South West
Specialist Fleet Services Ltd (SFS) is expanding its operations in the South West following the award of two new 7 year (+7) contract hire agreements from Somerset West and Taunton Council and North Devon Council.
Demand keeps LCV values ‘robust’ at BCA
October saw stability in the light commercial vehicle (LCV) market for the fifth consecutive month with values averaging £9,861 as demand matched a ‘good level’ of supply across BCA’s sales programme.
New DAF XG+ is first off the line at Eindoven as full production begins
DAF has begun production of the latest generation of XF, XG and XG+ trucks in Eindhoven.