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Guernsey bus operator CT Plus is carrying out on-road trials of the next-generation Alexander Dennis Enviro100EV “big small bus”. The pilot is part of efforts by the States of Guernsey and bus operator CT Plus to find a suitable electric…

Norfolk-based aggregate supply specialist, Rory J. Holbrook, is taking delivery of 12 New Generation DAF XDC 450 8×4 tippers to work on major UK construction projects. These new 11-litre, 450bhp DAF eight-wheelers – with the manufacturer’s double-drive ‘FAD’ rear bogie…

Businesses that encourage people to thrive through employee empowerment, collaboration and wellbeing are the most likely to attract and retain the very best talent, and that’s why progressive workplaces in the commercial vehicle sector are so important. With the sector’s…

What can the new Renault Trafic E-Tech electric offer customers? Our latest model provides all the practicality of the award-winning Renault Trafic, now in 100% electric. With a range of up to 183 miles (WTLP), fleet and business customers no…

As public transport operators around the UK introduce more and more electric buses, so the need for extra charging infrastructure has grown. The past few months has seen a series of major projects across the country as energy companies deliver…

Devon haulage firm Wains Transport says it is happy with the fuel efficiency from its latest Mercedes-Benz Actros L tractor unit. The new arrival is a highly specified Actros L 2553, delivered by Dealer City West Commercials. It has a…

Michelin has completed the first phase of its electric vehicle transition programme in the van fleet operated by its Services and Solutions division in the UK, after taking delivery of 17 Vauxhall Combo vans. The vehicles, supplied on a four-year…

Equipmake has delivered 12 repowered Optare Versa single-deck electric buses to First York following a successful trial of an initial converted prototype vehicle. The buses feature Equipmake’s Zero-Emission Drivetrain (ZED) technology, which in this specification, includes a 274kWh capacity battery,…

Popular demand for light commercial vehicles (LCVs) is on a roll, with the latest figures published today by SMMT showing 15 months of growth in new registrations, up by a tenth to pass the 50,000-unit milestone for the first time in…

Tell us a bit about the history of MAC? Darlington-based MAC International, a manufacturer of industrial and commercial cleaning equipment and machines, was established in 1999 by myself. My father, Jim Ruck, had already been in the pressure washer industry…