Logistics operators are among the first to identify the benefits of switching to electric vehicles (EVs), according to FTA, with nine out of ten operators who are already using EVs planning to expand their fleets within the next three years. However, according to a new report from FTA, released today… Read more »
DAF Trucks posts largest ever UK market share in 2019
DAF Trucks has taken its largest-ever share of the UK truck market in 2019, with an expected 30.5% of the market above 6.0 tonnes GVW – up from 27.2% in 2018 and out-performing the company’s previous high of 30.1% in 2016. The record-breaking share results from 14,814 DAF registrations in… Read more »
DAF CF Electric drives 150,000 electric kilometres
150,000 fully electric kilometres – almost four times around the world. That is the extensive practical in-service experience that DAF has now gained with its CF Electric. DAF’s latest electric vehicles – utilising VDL E-power technology – are used daily in operation with customers in the food and container transport… Read more »
Renault Trucks D and D Wide model year 2020: A new working environment for greater efficiency
Renault Trucks is launching the 2020 versions of its range of distribution vehicles. The D and D Wide are fitted with a refreshed ergonomic and comfortable interior design, safety features and aerodynamic equipment. The new versions of Renault Trucks’ distribution vehicles are 100% connected. A refreshed interior design for greater… Read more »
Renault Trucks T and T High model year 2020: driver comfort and reduced fuel consumption
Renault Trucks is launching the 2020 versions of its range of long haul trucks. The Range T and T High are more fuel efficient, while remaining as committed as ever to driver comfort. Top-of-the-range finishes for improved on-board comfort for drivers Inside, the Renault Trucks T cab features new top-of-the-range… Read more »
RHA asks new Government to help a transition to cleaner lorries
The RHA has congratulated Boris Johnson on his emphatic general election win for the Conservatives and is calling on him to work with the freight and logistics trade on a number of key issues of vital importance to member companies. In his letter, RHA chief executive Richard Burnett said: “Over the past 3 years we… Read more »
Volvo Trucks presents heavy-duty electric concept trucks for construction operations and regional transport
How can the environmental and climate impact of heavy goods traffic be reduced while the demand for transport continues to increase? Volvo Trucks, having recently started sales of electric trucks for urban transport, believes that electrification can become a competitive alternative also for heavier trucks. To explore and demonstrate the… Read more »
MAN produces small production run of all-electric trucks
MAN Truck & Bus was one of the first European commercial vehicle manufacturers to successfully put e-mobility on the road together with its customers. MAN is now following up with a small production run of the MAN TGM 26.360 E LL distribution truck. The vehicle is being built at the… Read more »
IVECO, FPT Industrial and Nikola Corporation unveil the Nikola TRE
IVECO, FPT Industrial and Nikola unveiled the maquette of the Nikola TRE, the first vehicle resulting from the joint venture between CNH Industrial and Nikola, which involves the commercial vehicle brand and the powertrain specialist. The vehicle is based on the IVECO S-WAY heavy-duty truck launched last July in Madrid, which has been… Read more »
New trade name for Scania’s S-series sleeper cabs
Scania is renaming their most premium trucks, the S-series. Instead of the letter S followed by the actual horsepower, the new trade name will be the horsepower followed by an S, like 450 S or 730 S. The reversed naming order applies only to the sleeper cabs with a flat… Read more »
