SSE Energy Solutions to build first electric HGV charging hub
24/11/2023 SSE Energy Solutions is set to build its first fully electric charging hub for heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) at Tyseley Energy Park in Birmingham, West Midlands. |
Longer lorries set to hit GB roads this month
10/05/2023 Ministers are to lay legislation on Wednesday (10 May) to allow longer lorries to operate on roads in Great Britain. |
HGV sector calls for strategy to drive uptake of zero emission trucks
21/04/2023 The heavy goods vehicle (HGV) sector has called for an urgent, Government-led strategy to drive uptake of zero emission trucks to meet decarbonisation targets. |
Councils hire HGV trainers to tackle driver shortage
24/08/2022 HGV training specialist HGVC has been appointed by four local councils to help address driver shortages for local authorities across the country. |
HGV registrations down -2.3%
17/05/2022 UK heavy goods vehicle (HGV) registrations declined by -2.3% to 9,837 registrations in the first quarter of 2022, according to new figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). |
HGV registrations increase by over 12%
17/02/2022 New heavy goods vehicle (HGV) registrations rose by 12.9% year-on-year in 2021, according to new figures released today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). |
Legislation changed to allow aerodynamic features and elongated cabs on HGVs
17/02/2022 The Government this week changed the legislation to permit the use of aerodynamic features and elongated cabs on lorries. |
HGV drivers threaten Christmas strikes
24/11/2021 Drivers of heavy goods vehicles who work for Coventry City Council’s waste services are threatening to go on strike over the Christmas period as part of a pay dispute. |
HGV registrations decline in Q3 of 2021
16/11/2021 New heavy goods vehicle (HGV) registrations declined in the third quarter of 2021, according to figures released today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). |
Getting beyond diesel and petrol HGVs
08/10/2021 The forthcoming ban on the sale of new diesel and petrol HGVs is a challenge for local authority fleets. ARI Fleet UK’s Nimesh Chauhan looks at the hurdles ahead. |
Veolia offers £1,500 sign on bonus to new HGV drivers
23/08/2021 Veolia today announced a £1,500 bonus for HGV drivers joining its municipal collection operations in the UK. |
New heavy goods vehicle registrations up nearly 10%
18/05/2021 New heavy goods vehicle (HGV) registrations increased by 9.5% in the first three months of 2021, according to figures released today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). |
RVS ranked highest for electric refuse vehicle conversion on new HGV framework
21/01/2021 Refuse Vehicle Solutions Ltd (RVS) has been awarded a place on a new HGV and Specialist Vehicle Procurement and Contract Hire Framework 2020 (LOT 2 and LOT 5) for the provision of electric vehicle drivetrain conversion systems, ranking highest in this category for electric refuse vehicle conversion. |
Direct Vision Standard ‘allow list’ provides HGV operators with 90-day grace period
20/01/2021 Fleets who start the process of becoming compliant with the Direct Vision Standard (DVS) before 1 March but who are yet to receive a safety permit will be put on an ‘allow list’ allowing 90-days before they incur any penalty. |
Direct vision v indirect vision: preventing blind spot collisions
24/09/2020 Emily Hardy, a vehicle safety expert from Brigade Electronics UK, looks at ways to prevent blind spot collisions. |
HGV market experiences ‘sharp decrease’
18/08/2020 The UK’s heavy goods vehicle (HGV) market shrank by -73.4% in the second quarter of the financial year, new data reveals. |
Making the right choice for your fleet
18/10/2019 Diesel is dead – or it will be by 2040 – but what is going to replace it? Phil Clifford considers the options currently available for fleets and concludes that what the industry needs most is more information to make the right choices. Luckily, Future Fleet Forum is just around the corner. |
