Ecosystem Benefits From Recycled Tyres
Recycling is everywhere these days and tyre maker Continental is tailoring its tyre ‘recycling’ philosophy so truck operators can demonstrate that they are reducing their impact on the ecosystem. In…
SDC Trailers’ Future Investments
It hasn’t been easy building trailers; better reliability with longer warranty attached means operators have held onto what they have. Covid and the war in Ukraine forced SDC Trailers’ hand…
eMerc Makes, I,000km Trip With One Charge Return
Range and payload are the two immediate challenges for electric truck manufacturers, the third is cost but we’ll save that for another day. A fully freighted battery electric tractor-trailer combination…
Used Truck Prices Dampen Down
While used truck dealers struggled for stock, some rental / lease players successfully cashed in by offloading prime rolling stock to end-users desperate for vehicles. Now it seems the days…
Used Truck Auctions Now Online
From the first online buying tool for consumers to use at truck auctions, it’s taken 13 years for the sale to become available exclusively online. Transport News talks to Commercial…
Running Back Empty, or with Cheap Return Loads
Dead mileage, running empty, hauling air; call it what you will, it’s something Scottish hauliers actively avoid. Forming partnerships or a database of ‘reloads’ helps, as do the freight forwarders…
Price hike for electric vehicle charging on Gridserve network
Charge point operator Gridserve has increased the cost of charging an electric vehicle (EV) on its Electric Highway network. It has increased the DC charging rate by 10 pence to…
Government recognises importance of plug-in van grant to fleets
With the adoption of electric vans lagging behind electric cars, the Government says it recognises the importance of the plug-in-van grant to helping fleets make the switch. The Government withdrew…
Opinion: How can heavy goods vehicles comply with driving regulations?
By Paul Lawrence, managing director of AddSecure UK, North America and Australia UK fleet operators will be aware of the pending changes to road safety beginning in October 2024, with…
Unscheduled vehicle downtime due to a lack of parts improving
Vehicle off-road (VOR) data suggests that parts availability and technician shortages have improved in 2023, according to R2C. Its connected software platform for vehicle compliance and maintenance management allows fleets…