Range and payload are the two immediate challenges for electric truck manufacturers, the third is cost but we’ll save that for another day. A fully freighted battery electric tractor-trailer combination from Mercedes-Benz made a 1,000km […]
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ArrowXL has invested £5m into its fleet, with 75 7.5-tonne DAF LFs replacing 50 vehicles and adding 25 to deal with growing client demand. The built-to-order trucks have an increased payload, which ArrowXL said would play a crucial role in building on its productivity and sustainability and cut CO2 emissions. The PACCAR engines also provide […]
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Cider maker H Weston and Sons has been fined £1.4m after one of its drivers was killed by the end of a security barrier at its site in Herefordshire. Tommy Manns was driving a van out of the Henry Westons Cider manufacturer’s depot in Ledbury when the barrier speared through the vehicle’s windshield and fatally […]
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It hasn’t been easy building trailers; better reliability with longer warranty attached means operators have held onto what they have. Covid and the war in Ukraine forced SDC Trailers’ hand and it has responded by […]
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An Epping haulage boss has been sentenced to 120 hours of community service and ordered to pay £4,000 costs after he dumped 160 tonnes of waste illegally. John Stride, director of Orion Support Services, pleaded guilty to causing his firm to deposit the waste, which was the equivalent in weight to a Boeing 787 aircraft, […]
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Suttons International China has launched a domestic trunking service, Suttons Tankers China, exclusively tailored to the Asian country. It said the venture would redefine chemical logistics, “offering customers unparalleled reliability, value, and service.” The new division has been qualified for the transportation of Class 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, and 9 dangerous goods on […]
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Recycling is everywhere these days and tyre maker Continental is tailoring its tyre ‘recycling’ philosophy so truck operators can demonstrate that they are reducing their impact on the ecosystem. In the latest feature focusing on […]
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