Truck Manufacturers

DAFaid urges operators to ‘winter-proof’ as demand reaches record highs

With weather forecasters predicting further cold conditions across the UK, DAF Trucks is urging operators to intensify winter vehicle preparations and daily maintenance checks following record demand for its DAFaid roadside assistance service since the New Year.

Post by John Millar

5 minutes read

Truck Manufacturers

Daimler Truck presents Mercedes-Benz NextGenH2 Truck with small-series production planned from end of 2026

Following the development and successful testing program with prototypes of its first-generation fuel cell trucks, Daimler Truck presents the Mercedes-Benz NextGenH2 Truck.

Post by John Millar

10 minutes read

European News

The GRIDSERVE Electric Freightway is underway with two electric truck charging stations now open at Baldock and Exeter service stations

Electric cars feel pretty well established now. Your neighbour’s got one, your Mum’s got one. But electric trucks? The machines that keep Britain stocked, built and fed? They’re at the beginning of their electric chapter.

Post by John Millar

4 minutes read

Trailers

Carlsberg Britvic adds 37 Tiger trailers to its fleet

Beer and soft drinks powerhouse, Carlsberg Britvic, has changed supplier for the manufacture of thirty-seven new trailers for its primary logistics operations, replacing older vehicles.

Post by John Millar

3 minutes read

Truck Manufacturers

Milestone: First electric heavy-goods vehicle travels through the Channel Tunnel with LeShuttle Freight

In a joint effort to advance low-carbon logistics, Kuehne+Nagel, LeShuttle Freight, Voltempo, and DAF Trucks have successfully sent the first electric heavy-goods vehicle (eHGV) through the Channel Tunnel.

Post by John Millar

5 minutes read

Truck Manufacturers

TRATON GROUP and PlusAI expand global partnership to accelerate autonomous truck on-highway commercialization

The TRATON GROUP, one of the world’s leading commercial vehicle manufacturers, and PlusAI, a leader in AI-based virtual driver software for autonomous trucks, today announced to expand their global partnership to accelerate the development and scaled deployment of on-highway autonomous trucking solutions in the U.S. and Europe.

Post by John Millar

4 minutes read

Truck Manufacturers

James Removals unpacks new high-spec Volvo FH rigid

London-based James Removals has returned to Volvo Trucks for its latest fleet upgrade, acquiring a new FH 460 Globetrotter XL 6x2 rear-steer rigid.

Post by John Millar

3 minutes read

Truck Manufacturers

Vertellus powers M&S London electric fleet expansion with EV Discovery Programme trucks

Vertellus, the OEM-backed full-service commercial vehicle contract hire and fleet management specialist, is supporting M&S in its net zero journey with the addition of two 19-tonne Renault Trucks E-Tech D Wide 4×2 rigids through its 12-month EV Discovery Programme.

Post by John Millar

3 minutes read

Truck Manufacturers

Scania L-cab awarded five stars in Euro NCAP’s Safer Trucks programme

Scania’s L-series cab has achieved five-star safety rating – the highest possible – in the European consumer testing organisation Euro NCAP’s Safer Trucks programme.

Post by John Millar

2 minutes read

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