The government must take more action to help freight operators reduce their carbon emissions, according to the Freight Transport Association (FTA), in reaction to a National Infrastructure Commission interim report released on December 21. The FTA supports much of the…
DAF Trucks has delivered its first fully electric truck to Dutch supermarket chain, Jumbo. The CF Electric has been developed in a joint venture between DAF and VDL and will be used by Jumbo to supply its supermarkets in the…
There has been much discussion about how green is road use and in particular road transport. Legal advisors FMGS Law Ltd are on hand to highlight the main takeaways from an article published by the International Transport Forum (ITF). “The…
A consortium, including Scania and Iveco, called BioLNG EuroNet, has announced a commitment to the further expansion of liquefied natural gas (LNG) as a road transport fuel across Europe with new infrastructure that should ensure the long- term success and…
Bulgarian operator PIMK has converted part of its fleet to natural gas with the purchase of 50 new Iveco Stralis NP AS440S40T/P trucks powered by Compressed Natural Gas (CNG). PIMK is based in the oldest European city of Plovdiv, Bulgaria,…
A greener future for logistics is in reach, according to the Logistics Emissions Reduction Scheme (LERS) annual review report, which found its members have reduced their average greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 4% in 2017. According to FTA, this provides…
Scania is developing a fuel cell refuse truck together with Renova, a waste handling company in western Sweden. The truck will feature a fully electrified powertrain as well an electrified compactor. Electric Powertrain Technology Project Manager Marita Nilsson said: “We…