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Daimler Truck AG and Volvo Group have revealed the roadmap for their cellcentric joint venture, which aims to accelerate the use of hydrogen-based fuel cells for long-haul trucks. From 2025, the joint venture will develop, produce and commercialise fuel-cells for…

Volta Trucks has announced the appointment of Essa Al-Saleh as new CEO of Volta Trucks AB and Volta Trucks Ltd. Founder Carl-Magnus Norden has been appointed as Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors. Al-Saleh succeeds Rob Fowler, who stepped…

A report published by Webfleet Solutions shows that UK light commercial fleets are more suited for EV conversion than anywhere else in Europe. It claims that 70% of light commercial vehicles and business cars in the UK could be replaced…

SHIFT, a collaboration between Oxbotica, Imperial College London and TfL, has published its Autonomous Vehicle Deployment Report. It identifies the potential impact of rolling out autonomous vehicle services and the challenges facing fleet operators in the UK, such as coping…

Highways England has announced a £16m government spend on 93 new gritters, to keep key transport networks open this winter. Minister for Roads, Buses and Places, Baroness Vere, has also written to councils urging them to stock adequate salt and…

A major new campaign focusing on the mental health of commercial vehicle drivers has been launched. The CALM Driver is a collaboration between Driving for Better Business, the government-backed Highways England programme, and the Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM). It…

Van security is high on the agenda and has always been a top priority for manufacturers and operators. Keeping them secure is more important than ever given how vital the commercial vehicle is central to our economy. We spoke to…

Volvo Trucks has donated a used FH tractor unit to global charity Transaid, which will be used in its Professional Driver Training Project once it arrives in Uganda. At Volvo’s Trade and Export Centre in Ely, Dealer & Fleet Sales…

A flashing LED bicycle logo is one of the latest ways in which a company that helps operators communicate with vulnerable road users is aiming to protect two-wheeled commuters. As part of Sentinel Systems’ ‘Bike Hotspot’ package, the new LED…

Ian Constance has been appointed as the new CEO of the Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC), starting next month. The APC is a £1 billion programme aimed at helping turning low carbon propulsion concepts into products developed and produced in the…