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04/09/2024

Islington Council has called on primary school pupils to help name its new food waste recycling vehicle.

29/08/2024

Leicester City Council has spent £763,000 procuring nine new street-cleaning machines.

23/08/2024

West Lindsey District Council has renewed its 12-year relationship with Dennis Eagle and added four new refuse collection vehicles (RCVs) to its fleet.

08/08/2024

A new 27t electric refuse vehicle has begun collecting waste and recycling across North Northamptonshire.

26/07/2024

Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council has agreed to loan its wholly owned services company £15m to replace its vehicles.

26/07/2024

Swansea Council is investing more than £8m into the renewal of its entire fleet of recycling and waste collection vehicles.

26/07/2024

Forest of Dean District Council has agreed a new route map for decarbonising its vehicle fleet by 2030.

12/07/2024

Calderdale Council has agreed to buy its own fleet of 13 refuse collection vehicles (RCVs).

12/07/2024

With all the changes to waste and recycling services coming down the track, councils are looking to ensure they have the right fleet in place. LAPV looks at some examples of the roll-out of refuse collection vehicles (RCVs) over the last few months.

05/07/2024

Rob Bailey, APSE Principal Advisor, looks at what local authority fleet wants to see from the new government.

28/06/2024

Renfrewshire Council has signed off the purchase of three new diesel refuse collection vehicles (RCVs).

10/06/2024

Preston City Council has added safety and tracking technology to its 14 new refuse collection vehicles.

30/05/2024

Four electric heavy goods vehicles have joined Brighton and Hove City Council’s refuse and recycling service.

24/05/2024

Great Yarmouth Borough Council has taken delivery of two diesel mechanical road sweepers for its street cleansing fleet.

24/05/2024

The City of Edinburgh Council’s fleet still contains 41 vehicles that operate within its low emission zone (LEZ) but are non-compliant, with enforcement of the zone to begin next week.

16/04/2024

15/03/2024

19/01/2024

The first of 159 electric buses have gone into service as part of a £82.5m project run by Oxfordshire County Council in partnership bus operators.

28/11/2023

Warwickshire County Council has introduced an electric van to its home library service fleet.

28/11/2023

17/11/2023

An upcycled electric vehicle produced by the clean technology firm Lunaz saves 344 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions compared to a new diesel equivalent, according to a new study.

03/11/2023

Islington Council has completed works that it says will eventually support the electrification of its entire vehicle fleet.

05/09/2023

Delays to waste collection reforms are seeing authorities hold back on transforming their fleets and procuring electric vehicles.

21/07/2023

Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council has partnered with Vision Techniques to install new safety equipment.

20/07/2023

Westminster City Council and Veolia are rolling out the UK’s largest electric refuse collection fleet, with vehicles powered by the waste they collect.

11/07/2023

CTS Hire has purchased 10 new refuse collection vehicles (RCVs) in what it describes as its most significant fleet investment to date.

28/06/2023

North West Leicestershire District Council (NWLDC) is switching its fleet to the Fleetclear Connect software platform.

23/05/2023

The Central District Alliance (CDA) has announced the deployment of its new fleet of zero emission, electric assisted vehicles (EAVs) in Holborn and Clerkenwell.

23/03/2023

Spelthorne Borough Council in Surrey has retained Specialist Fleet Services Ltd (SFS) as its fleet provider after announcing the award of a second contract commencing in June 2023.

21/03/2023

An estimated 40% of local authorities in the UK are yet to engage with the fleet sector when considering electric vehicle (EV) charging needs, according to new research.

16/02/2023

ULEMCo, the hydrogen fuelled vehicle pioneer, has been awarded a major fleet-wide contract by Aberdeen City Council for its hydrogen dual-fuel utility vehicle conversions.

16/02/2023

Herefordshire Council added 47 additional Beryl e-bikes to their fleet this week, according to the local authority.

06/02/2023

NRG Riverside has recently delivered sixteen hook loaders and eleven trailers to Essex County Council on a long-term contract hire basis, including a full maintenance programme from NRG Riverside’s Colchester workshop and depot.

01/02/2023

Neil Holding has been recruited by Fleetclear as a scheduling controller, to help manage the company’s growing fleet of engineers, plan equipment installations and handle enquiries from customers across a diverse range of sectors.

27/01/2023

Electric vehicle (EV) fleet and battery storage specialist Zenobe today welcomed Penny Mordaunt MP to open its brand-new Innovation Centre in Portsmouth.

13/10/2022

Buckinghamshire Council has reported a 52% reduction of its fleet’s CO2e emissions over the last two years.

13/10/2022

Warrington Borough Council has become the first local authority in the UK to produce all of its own electricity with the completion of a new hybrid solar farm.

07/10/2022

Derry City and Strabane District Council estimates an additional cost of up to £560,000 to pay for the fuel needed to run its fleet of vehicles.

03/10/2022

Phil Clifford asks if now is the time to rethink your fleet replacement plans.

03/10/2022

Blaby District Council’s fleet have had up to 90% of their emissions wiped with the move to alternative fuel.

28/09/2022

Bury Council has taken delivery of 10 new vehicles as part of its £10m fleet renewal programme.

29/07/2022

Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils were the first rural councils to use Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) in their fleets and they haven’t looked back. LAPV reports.

29/07/2022

Hampshire County Council has managed to reduce the emissions of its fleet by over 1,200 tonnes thanks to a scheme trialling Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO).

07/07/2022

Mark Kemp, the new president of the Association of Directors of Environment, Economy, Planning & Transport (ADEPT), looks at how the journey to net zero differs from council to council, but still requires collaboration.

26/05/2022

A cabinet councillor has hailed plans to replace all the diesel powered waste and recycling lorries, as a ‘game changer’ in the drive to become carbon neutral by 2030.

28/04/2022

Broadland District Council and Veolia have announced the launch of a new contract for all waste collection services which includes a fleet entirely powered by Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO).

09/03/2022

Fleet operators in Scotland are to be supported in their transition to net zero by new guidance on fleet decarbonisation.

08/03/2022

Aberdeen City Council has approved a budget which it describes as ‘very much a budget for the future’ and which includes a ‘strong focus’ on greening its fleet.

08/03/2022

Bury Council is spending £10m over a three-year period to replace 91 vehicles and reduce CO2 emissions in line with its climate action strategy.

04/03/2022

Camden Council has launched the Camden Climate Investment to help fund the replacement of its diesel and petrol vehicles with green alternatives.

21/01/2022

Cllr James Spencer, cabinet member for city management, Westminster City Council looks at the local authority’s switch to electric vehicles for waste collection and street cleansing.

14/12/2021

Vale of Glamorgan Council is installing the latest safety equipment to its fleet to protect the public, cyclists, and crews.

13/12/2021

Kirklees Council’s cabinet is set to approve an investment of £6.25m to bring in new high-tech fleet vehicles and take a significant step towards the greening of the council’s fleet.

16/09/2021

Rob Bailey, APSE’s Principal Advisor for Transport and Fleet, looks at the options councils face when it comes to decarbonisation.

09/09/2021

Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) is seeking vehicle dealers to join the GM Clean Air Plan accredited dealership scheme.

26/04/2021

The waste and resource management business, FCC Environment, is introducing a brand new fleet of HARSH-equipped vehicles to support a key contract win in Kent.

22/04/2021

Specialist south east arboriculture and land management company Maydencroft Ltd has taken delivery of a further nine Isuzu Grafter trucks during 2020 with four more new Grafters joining their fleet in time for spring.

21/09/2020

Hitachi Capital Vehicle Solutions (HCVS) and Hitachi Europe Ltd. have signed a three-year deal to collaborate on new net-zero solutions for fleet owners.

01/09/2020

Exol Lubricants have added a further four Scania trucks to its fleet in order to better meet ongoing customer demand.

19/06/2020

The vehicle rental, leasing and fleet sector can work with policymakers to deliver a swift rebound in the economy and a faster trajectory towards transport decarbonisation, new report says.

26/02/2020

Waste management and recycling specialist, Hills Waste Solutions, has added four new refuse collection vehicles (RCV) to its 60 strong commercial fleet.

25/02/2020

Newcastle City Council has carried out a fleet renewal programme for its fleet of Swingos, replacing 11 five-year-old models with 11 new examples of the compact sweeper.

24/02/2020

Paul Connor, Head of Tenders and Procurement at SFS, comments on the impact of electric vehicles on the public sector and provides his outlook for all-EV municipal fleets.

31/01/2020

Leeds City Council has added two new library buses to its fleet in an effort to encourage a love of books and reading from an early age.

27/01/2020

CRS Building Supplies has replaced 50% of its truck fleet with the addition of seven new Isuzu Grafter N35.125 tippers.

10/01/2020

Briggs Equipment has kicked off 2020 with a £6.1m investment into its short term hire fleet, which now stands at 5,500 vehicles.

17/09/2019