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XPO Logistics launches Female Driver Academy
...HGVs full-time for XPO by August this year. Dream career Three of the initial candidates coming through the Female Academy are thrilled by the support offered by XPO and are...
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bp pulse acquires one of Europe’s largest truck stops
...close to Dover, the UK’s busiest ferry port, and LeShuttle Freight via the Eurotunnel terminal in Folkestone. Approximately 3.5 million Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGVs) travel across the channel via the...
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Certas Energy opens HGV refuelling bunker at the Port of Southampton
...designed to fuel the high volume of HGVs that pass through the logistical hub of the Port of Southampton, providing quick, efficient and conveniently-located refuelling for truck drivers picking up...
Opinion
Logistics UK urges businesses to invest in low carbon fuels
Future of Roads Minister Lilian Greenwood has announced plans this week for 54 new charging and hydrogen refuelling hubs for zero emission HGVs. But while this is a significant investment...
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Craggs support community during fuel crisis
...suitable for cars, vans, LCV’s and HGVs, is typically only open only to UK Fuels and KeyFuels fuel card holders during working hours. However, as local stations either had a...
Opinion
Industry body calls for greater clarity on DVS consultation
...that more than 94% of HGVs in London operate with a DVS safety permit and the number of serious collisions involving HGVs has more than halved since before the scheme...
Analysis
Strong growth for HGV sales but zero-emission trucks barely feature
UK demand for HGVs rose by 17.1% in the first three months of this year, according to figures released today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), but...
Opinion
Towards a hydrogen economy: innovating for change
...Centre (UKERC), we explored different pathways for reducing freight emissions with a specific focus on Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGVs). Through a series of workshops, we sought to better understand how...
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Green fuel from waste producer wins £4m funding to capture CO2
...HGVs – and capture around 1,600kg of carbon dioxide. Full-scale rollout could see 50 UK modules built at around 15 sites, ranging from a single module to six per site...
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Generation Logistics initiative powers into its second year with DfT support
...able to have a role working with the latest technology and perhaps even a nine-to-five desk job operating HGVs.” Transport secretary, Mark Harper said: “The first year of Government funding...
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Crown Oil’s new fuel for fleet
...HGVs, pickups, trailers and vans which are all approved to run on HVO fuel without technical adjustments or any reduction in vehicle performance. HVO offers a fast and simple step...
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Innovative hydrogen system reduces rail emissions and improves fuel efficiency
...recent 18-month study on HGVs reduced the worst emissions and particulates by over 91%. “Rail is one of the sectors most under scrutiny, but Engine Carbon Clean and Capture offers an...
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Diversifying into truckstops
...from Junction 18 on the M5 Motorway. Avon Lodge offers outstanding facilities for driver welfare and vehicle security, including a truck wash, bunkered fuel and secure overnight parking for 65 HGVs,...
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New refuelling site opens this week
...Port of Liverpool, allowing up to 8 HGVs to refuel simultaneously. “We’re delighted that our schedule of works has gone to plan and it is great to see the new...
Opinion
Is there a market for building vehicles to run on alternative fuels?
...CNG filling station opened in Crewe in March. It is the UK’s largest such facility with the capacity to fill 500 HGVs a day. The UK’s first bio-LNG refuelling station...
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New bunker refuelling site
...August, the site, located on the A5 just off junction 12 of the M6, will allow up to 4 HGVs to refuel simultaneously. Equipped with high speed pumps combined with...
Opinion
Truck drivers and cyclists: essential safety advice
...fatalities when 2020 numbers are counted due to the increasing number of cycle journeys. Most serious accidents involve trucks turning left Sadly, HGVs are involved in as many as 20%...
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Further fuelling sites for Certas Energy
...speed of up to 120 litres per minute, enabling up to three HGVs to refuel simultaneously. An official opening, which will be attended by representatives from the local council, as...