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Owens Group has begun taking delivery of 30 Volvo tractor units following the strong performance seen in 60 models delivered to the company in 2021. Having returned to Volvo two years ago, the business has ordered another 17 Volvo FH…

Mark Cartwright, Head of Commercial Vehicle Incident Prevention, National Highways When it comes to commercial vehicles, we could claim that 2023 has been the year of the van – but, in truth, vans have dominated commercial vehicles sales for a…

With Black Friday just behind us, light commercial vehicles will of course play a crucial role in the lead up to Christmas, facilitating online deliveries across the UK. And it’s great news that operators are investing in new vehicles accordingly…

Tell us a bit about the history of TVL?  With more than 80 years’ combined experience in keeping vans and livelihoods safe, TVL Security is the leading UK specialist in designing, manufacturing and installing advanced vehicle security systems. Our products…

Businesses in any walk of life that develop strong collaboration between male and female staff perform better, and benefit from diversity of ideas, attitudes, and approaches. However, while women make up 47% of the general UK workforce, the figure is…

Bus operator Stagecoach has placed an order for 20 of the new Alexander Dennis battery electric Enviro100EV model, launched in November. The Scottish Government’s ScotZEB challenge fund supported the acquisition and the vehicles are expected to be allocated to operating…

Exeter’s Parsons Nationwide Distribution has added the first Renault Trucks T520 High 6×2 pusher tractor unit to its fleet citing the vehicle’s high specification as key to the deal. The new 13 litre T520 High, with a maximum torque of…

Operators with a combined fleet of half a million vehicles in the UK and Europe tested First Hydrogen’s fuel cell-powered vans at a track day held at the Horiba Mira Proving Ground. Fleet managers from 21 operators including Asda, Sainsbury’s,…

Production of commercial vehicles in the UK have received a shot in the arm with the first full month of production of zero emission light commercial vehicles at the remodelled Ellesmere Port. Following an investment of £100m the first vehicles…

By Mark Cartwright, Head of Commercial Vehicle Incident Prevention, Highways England Telematics is potentially one of our greatest tools for proactively lowering road risk, yet some hauliers and most van fleet operations still eschew it. Of those who do use it,…