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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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