Almost six out of 10 van fleets would consider entering into a co-operative agreement and sharing EV charging infrastructure. Research conducted for the Association of Fleet Professionals (AFP) found 58% of fleets are up for sharing their charging apparatus to make electrification more practical. It also found 62% would consider co-operative agreements with other fleets […]
RED Corporate Driver Training has raised safety concerns about new rules which will allow Cat B licence holders who drive zero emission vans weighing up to 4.25 tonnes to also tow a trailer – so long as the combined weight does not exceed 7 tonnes. The new regulations are the result of a recent government […]
Adrian Brabazon (pictured), head of UK fleet solutions at BP, has insisted hydrogen will play a crucial role in the future of long-distance haulage and outlined the company’s plans to roll out 25 refuelling hubs by the end of the decade. However, he also told delegates at the RHA’s Forum for the Future that BP’s […]
Carlos Rodrigues (pictured), MD of Renault Trucks UK, has warned HGV fleet operators they will come under increasing customer pressure to switch to zero emission vehicles and that now is the time to plan their transition if they haven’t already. “Irrespective of whether it’s difficult for you, it’s happening,” he told RHA Forum delegates. “You […]
Jacqueline O’Donovan OBE (pictured), MD of O’Donovan Waste Disposal, has accused truck makers and commercial organisations of overlooking SMEs in the drive to zero emission fleets. Speaking at the RHA Forum for the Future at the Vox in Birmingham, she said the transition remained “a massive challenge for smaller businesses” but that their calls for […]
Rules allowing Cat B licence holders to drive alternatively-fuelled vans of up to 4.25 tonne in weight, are set to change, with this licence flexibility limited to zero emission vans only – excluding vans fuelled by biogas, natural gas and any other form of powertrain that is not zero emission at the tailpipe. This is […]
XPO Logistics has achieved carbon neutral status for its Crick centre in Northamptonshire, 12 months ahead of plan. The 350,000 sq ft centre, which is XPO’s headquarters and its national distribution hub for the UK and Ireland, has been awarded this status by Carbon Neutral Britain after reducing its site emissions before offsetting the final […]
APC Manchester has launched the first of two electric vans in its fleet as part of a sustainability drive. The all-electric Ford E-Transits are the start of the business’ strategy to replace its entire fleet with EVs over the coming months; it also announced plans to install six charging stations at its Trafford Park site. […]
A deal to merge British electric lorry maker Tevva with ElectraMeccanica in the US has fallen through after the vehicle designer alleged “multiple incurable breaches”. The merger, which was only announced in August, would have enabled Tevva to scale its production to serve the UK, European and US markets and seen the Brit firm’s headquarters […]
Logistics UK has written to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak ahead of his speech today (04 October) at the Conservative Conference, calling for government to meet its net zero agenda and invest in decarbonising the logistics sector. In the letter, chief executive David Wells expresses the industry’s disappointment at the extended deadline for the end of […]