Features & Interviews

Tell us about your role I’ve worked in road safety since 2003, over 20 years, having been involved in a life-threatening motorbike crash in 1995. I am passionate about reducing road crash casualties and the physical and mental trauma that results. I’m…

The supply of biomethane is an important part of the energy transition for the HGV sector, providing a commercially viable option for fleets wanting to reduce their carbon footprint. Increasingly, operators of all sizes are turning to the fuel, from…

How can the Government make it easier for bus operators to install EV charging in depots? Yes they can, by simplifying the process. Currently operators planning to electrify their depots have to work with and get approval from many different…

With trucks weighing in at more than five tonnes and with engines producing in excess of 1000bhp, the British Truck Racing Championship is one of the largest sized motorsport categories in the UK – and is growing in popularity with…

How are DHL’s 16-tonne rigid Volvo electric trucks performing?  Our 16-tonne electric rigid has been a strong performer over the last two years, completing 50,000km across our retail operation throughout Greater London. We have also added four fully electric 40-tonne…

As the UK advances towards a zero emission future, companies and training providers are developing courses and programmes to ensure that the country has a workforce of technicians fully trained to work on new vehicle technologies. In February, fleet solutions…

Tell us about ZF? ZF is a global technology company supplying systems for passenger cars, commercial vehicles and industrial technology, enabling the next generation of mobility. ZF allows vehicles to see, think and act. In the four technology domains of…

SMMT’s latest Sustainability Report shows that the UK automotive manufacturing sector shrunk its emissions to the lowest level on record last year, with emissions per vehicle made cut by -2.8% – while at the same time producing a record-high proportion…

Tell us about your role I lead the National Highways programme aimed at identifying the main causes of commercial vehicle incidents and finding ways to reduce and prevent such incidents. Around 20 million vehicles on the road network – HGVs,…

In the past few months, the commercial vehicle sector has seen the usual round of announcements relating to newly built dealer facilities, site improvements and dealership takeovers For example, in April, Volvo Trucks completed a £2 million refurbishment of its…