bp and Mercedes-Benz Trucks UK have successfully tested the first digital in-truck fuel payment system in the UK, running a successful pilot trial with Wren Kitchens. The ground-breaking new app-based system, bp In-Truck Pay, makes fuel purchasing and management faster, more efficient and more secure for both truck drivers… Read more »
Largest-ever retrofit order for Allison’s FuelSense® 2.0 software sees Biffa champion cleaner diesels
Allison Transmission will retrofit FuelSense® 2.0 software to 493 Dennis Eagle and Mercedes-Benz Econic trucks operated by Biffa, the leading waste management company. This aftermarket order, the largest of its kind within the EMEA region, follows a six-month trial in which Biffa found that FuelSense 2.0 delivered fuel savings of… Read more »
Freeze fuel duty forever, says Logistics UK
Business group Logistics UK is calling on government to freeze fuel duty forever to help the sector make the shift to alternatively fuelled vehicles on the road to Net Zero. As David Wells, Chief Executive of Logistics UK explains, the sector needs time to prepare for alternative fuels: “As the logistics industry recovers from the impact of the… Read more »
Ocado Group puts its foot on the gas to a cleaner and greener future with new CNG refuelling site
Ocado Group has reaffirmed its transition to alternative fuels by signing a deal to open a further natural gas refuelling station at its Dordon Customer Fulfilment Centre. In January 2019, the online supermarket became the first UK retailer to self-fund the purchase of an onsite grid-connected gas refuelling station… Read more »
Thermo King Approves HVO Fossil-Free Diesel Fuel for More Sustainable Truck and Trailer Operations
Thermo King®, a leader in transport temperature control solutions and a brand of Trane Technologies, announced today that it approves the use of Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) fossil-free, diesel fuel as a more sustainable fuel alternative to power its truck and trailer refrigeration units. The use of biodegradable HVO instead… Read more »
World’s largest biomethane refuelling station will support low-carbon HGV deliveries in Wales and South West
CNG Fuels will open the world’s largest public access biomethane refuelling station for HGVs by the end of the year near Bristol, which will allow fleet operators to run their vehicles on low-carbon fuel, support net zero plans and save money, the company announced today. Construction has begun on… Read more »
DAF introduces charging stations for electric vehicles
DAF Trucks introduces a full range of high-end solutions to charge the batteries of the industry-leading LF Electric and CF Electric trucks, as well as other electric commercial vehicles, including vans. DAF Trucks offers a full range of fixed charging stations with power levels from 20 kW up to 360… Read more »
T&M Commits to HVO Fuel Switch
Horsham-based T&M Bowser Solutions’ (T&M) transition to hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) fuel is imminent, with a complete switch likely within a year. The manufacturer of custom-built bowsers (tankers) will deliver HVO fuel to the point of use for Skanska on a number of major projects, as the UK contractor revealed… Read more »
Helping fleet operators transition to full electric trucks in urban areas
Trucks are responsible for a disproportionate amount of greenhouse gases on the EU’s roads. In a study by Transport & Environment, trucks were found to have generated 22% of road transport CO2 emissions yet only accounted for less than 2% of the overall traffic on Europe’s roads*. Countering this… Read more »
Biomethane sales continue to soar, reveal latest Gasrec figures
Gasrec has doubled the sales of biomethane across its commercial vehicle refuelling network in the first quarter of 2021, compared to the same period in 2020. The growth continues the huge spike in demand for gas over the past two years, with the company now supplying approximately seven times… Read more »
