Scania (Great Britain) Limited will showcase sustainability and safety at the forthcoming Freight in the City Expo, (6 November 2019, Alexandra Palace, London), where three models from the company’s urban truck range will be on display. In addition, Anders Lampinen, Director of New Technologies at Scania CV AB in Sweden,… Read more »
Ashtons Road Transport Briefing
Ashtons Legal are pleased to announce their next Road Transport Briefing, this time at the Imperial War Museum, Duxford on Thursday 21st November 2019. The full programme of external and internal speakers will be announced shortly, but the first three speakers can be revealed and are: Richard Turfitt, Senior and… Read more »
Volvo Trucks driving progress in electromobility at Freight in the City 2019
This year’s ‘Freight in the City Expo’, held at Alexandra Palace, London on Wednesday 6th November, will see Volvo Trucks showcase the future of autonomous transport and electric trucks, designed to improve air quality and reduce carbon emissions in urban environments. Making its UK début will be VERA, the autonomous,… Read more »
Actros Edition 1 makes its UK debut as Mercedes-Benz Trucks welcomes drivers to first TruckChallenger event
Mercedes-Benz Trucks UK has launched an exciting new driver engagement initiative – and treated those attending its TruckChallenger event to a first glimpse of the stunning, limited-edition Actros Edition 1. The TruckChallenger series is open to current and prospective drivers of trucks bearing the three-pointed star. The opportunity to see… Read more »
Wren Kitchens takes top accolade for industry leading delivery service
Wren Kitchens has been crowned its third transport award of the year at a prestigious national transport event. The Humber based kitchen retailer that delivers 2,000 kitchens a week 99.5% on time and in full, picked up the Operations Excellence award at the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT)… Read more »
FORS Members’ Conference 2019 – building a Safer, Smarter, Greener future for road transport
Last week the fourth annual FORS Members’ Conference saw a packed hall of 450 delegates explore how the voluntary accreditation scheme can lead to safer, smarter, greener operations. The FORS Members’ Conference is now a pivotal annual fixture in the road transport industry, and this week’s event did not disappoint…. Read more »
Optifuel Challenge 2019: 25 eco-drivers qualified for the international final
Gary Masterman of Earl Transport Ltd is set to represent the UK in the international final of Optifuel Challenge, Renault Trucks’ eco-efficient driving competition. Taking place in Lyon, the historic birthplace of Renault Trucks, today, the final brings together 25 of the world’s most efficient drivers to go head-to-head to… Read more »
Mercedes-Benz Trucks showcases Unimog to agricultural customers
For more than 70 years the Mercedes-Benz Unimog has been renowned for its all-terrain capability, but it is the truck’s 56 mph on-road performance that delivers real efficiency savings for customers in the agriculture and arboriculture sectors. To highlight this, Mercedes-Benz Trucks UK is this month embarking upon an ambitious… Read more »
Peter Jacobs wins International DAF Driver Challenge 2019
Peter Jacobs from Belgium has been crowned ‘DAF Driver Challenge Champion 2019’ this weekend. In a spectacular international final at the Goodyear proving ground in Luxembourg, 18 candidates from across Europe, competed for this coveted title. Second and third places went to Nerijus Vitkauskas from Lithuania, and Miroslav Svoboda from… Read more »
Scania focuses on sustainability with unique, global event
Scania has reinforced its commitment to sustainability by holding a Sustainability Day involving every one of its 52,000 employees worldwide. On Friday 20 September, every member of Scania’s global team stopped work for an hour to discuss sustainability and explore ways in which every employee can contribute to the company’s… Read more »
