Electric van 12-volt battery issues persist, says AFP
The Association of Fleet Professionals (AFP) is calling for 12-volt battery technology to improve with “bricking” issues continuing to affect the adoption of electric vans. Despite widespread publicity, it says…
Million more vans on UK roads
The total number of vans on UK’s roads has increased by more than a million since 2014, new research from Transport and Environment (T&E) suggests. To create a path to…
Car rental EV fleet grows by more than 200%
Around 10% of the UK’s car rental fleet has a plug – either fully electric or hybrid – well ahead of the 5% share seen in the overall UK car…
The NWH Group Confirm Gavin Money as MD
The NWH Group has confirmed the official appointment of Gavin Money as managing director, writes Peter Brown. Gavin joined the NWH Group in September 2023 as the chief operating officer,…
Opinion: Should the next Government be doing more to accelerate van fleet EV adoption?
By Paul Hollick, managing director of Lightfoot Huge strides have been made in recent years to bring about decarbonisation on our roads with a firm focus on electric vehicles (EV’s),…
The Transport News Weekly Podcast: Heroes, Profits And Politics
Last week on HGV1 Radio, Transport News editor Kevin Swallow spoke with Mikey Faulkner about the past week in the world of road haulage. First up was the ‘HGV Hero’…
Rivus appoints administrators | Staff transferred to Met Police
Financial difficulties have forced Rivus Fleet Solutions into administration with directors failing to find a viable alternative for the business. Administrators Tim Higgins, Jane Steer and Zelf Hussain from PricewaterhouseCoopers…
Malcolm Group Supports SAF-Holland In Drum V Disc Brake Trial
A definitive answer to the long running debate of whether the drum brake is better than the disc brake was the challenge for SAF-Holland Group at a test track in…
Short Story: Not So Welcome Break
In the December 2020 issue of Transport News, we published Not So Welcome Break, a short story from Tom Finlayson who’d won the George Orwell Youth Prize. It’s focus on…
Truckscot Scene: July 2024
The current pictures gracing Transport News Truckscot Scene cover the length and breadth of the country. There is Matheson’s of Elgin’s new Volvo FH, R Addison from Torphins with a…