Transport and Logistics Network
A decision on a big shop plan for a Nuneaton pub car park has been delayed over road safety concerns. As we reported in our newsletter,[1] a planning application was submitted for the erection of a single storey shop (E use class) with ATM, reconfigure…
Zero-emission, hydrogen-powered commercial vehicle innovator, Hydrogen Vehicle Systems (HVS), has today laid out its plans to disrupt the haulage industry, unveiling a clean-sheet-designed hydrogen-electric Heavy Goods Vehicle (HGV).
Showcasing its gam…
CAMPAIGNERS say they have shown that Henley has a big enough problem with heavy goods vehicles using it as a short cut to deserve remedial action.
They have spent years calling for a 7.5-tonne weight limit to be placed on Henley Bridge.
But Oxfordshire…
Zero-emission, hydrogen-powered commercial vehicle innovator, Hydrogen Vehicle Systems (HVS) has unveiled a clean-sheet-designed hydrogen-electric Heavy Goods Vehicle (HGV).
Showcasing its game-changing hydrogen powertrain in the form of a 40-tonne H…
There’s a global consensus that we have to reduce carbon emissions. The haulage industry is a significant source of emissions. Various companies, such as HVS (Hydrogen Vehicle Systems), have created vehicles that pollute less. Today, HVS unveiled its 4…
Workers employed by Allerdale Waste Services will begin strike action later this month in a dispute over pay.
The 60 members of Unite, the UK’s leading union, are taking strike action due to enduring what they call ‘poverty’ pay rates.[1]
Loaders are p…
The heavy goods vehicle (HGV) sector is today calling for an urgent, government-led strategy to drive uptake of zero emission trucks to meet decarbonisation targets.
With just over a decade until the first end-of-sale deadline for the UK’s predominan…
A lorry became wedged down a suburban street after failing to notice signs warning it was closed.
The massive B&M truck was trapped behind a lamppost after attempting to turn around in Ramsgate[1].
A video taken on Saturday afternoon shows a resident u…
There are long delays[1] on the M5 after two lanes have been shut following a crash this morning (April 18). Traffic monitoring site Inrix first reported the collision at around 8.10am.
The crash took place heading northbound between junction 10 for Ch…
There is currently a complete absence of HGV-dedicated electric charging or hydrogen filling points on the road network in UK, according to the SMMT. That is dissuading transport companies from investing in new technology to decarbonise their fleets. U…