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Earlier this month, Transport Minister Trudy Harrison confirmed more than £200 million of government funding will be provided for an extensive zero-emission road freight demonstrator programme. An open-call competition will be launched shortly for manufacturers, energy providers and fleet and…

In a £10m pilot scheme funded by the government, 20 DAF LF Electric trucks have entered service with the NHS and local authorities. NHS Supply Chain will operate eight LF Electric rigids with refrigerated bodies at several locations across the…

The impact of the global pandemic has put pressure on the pharmaceutical storage and distribution sector like never before, as the industry has risen to the vaccine roll-out challenge. One of the companies at the forefront of ensuring the delivery…

While Covid has heavily impacted the coach and bus sector, operators have found new ways to support the UK during the crisis. Several have taken steps to convert their vehicles for use as ambulances to transport Covid sufferers to hospital,…

An official partnership agreement between O&H Vehicle Technology and Cardiff-based Excelerate Technology, will launch the UK’s first fully integrated smart ambulance into the NHS in 2020. Pre-empting NHS Improvement specifications, the vehicle will leverage specialist mobile communications technology, utilising 5G, ESN-ready,…

More than 70 new Citroën commercial vehicles are being deployed at NHS sites nationwide as the country fights the Coronavirus. The vehicles were delivered last week to NHS Property Services, which owns and manages more than 3,000 health service facilities.…

Ctrack, a leading telematics provider, is working with the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust to enable fleet monitoring for 32 of its vans. The NHS Trust is using the Ctrack Online software to track vehicle usage, investigate complaints, protect staff…