Latest Projects & Development news – Page 17
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Neptune innovates with The Algorithm People to deliver real-time decarbonisation benefits
Home interiors specialist Neptune, has announced a partnership with transport optimisation specialist The Algorithm People, driving efficiency and customer service improvements across its logistics and supply chain network. Neptune Kitchens The Swindon-based organisation operate a fleet of 50 vehicles, delivering to its network of UK stores and ...
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TG Lynes mulls switching entire fleet to HVO
Heating, plumbing and air movement materials supplier TG Lynes is looking at powering its entire fleet on hydrogenated vegetable oil (HVO) after switching two of its 18-tonne diesel lorries to the alternative fuel. As reported by Motor Transport, TG Lynes has an operating licence for 15 trucks and offers a ...
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Westport has been awarded a contract to supply Euro-7 LPG fuel systems to a global OEM
Westport Fuel Systems, an alternative fuel specialist, has announced it has been awarded a programme to design and provide liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) systems to a major OEM to fit a number of its Euro-7 vehicle platforms. The agreement is estimated to produce €40 million in annual income, with production ...
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Scania to head an important strategic European alliance to hasten the climate transition
Scania is to hold the CEO Alliance in 2023, a crucial strategic European co-operation with the overriding purpose of hastening the transition to a sustainable future. The presidency coincides with Sweden’s in the EU, providing a rare chance to lobby for legislation and public investments that would pave the way ...
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DHL Parcel UK ramps up net zero journey with delivery of Volvo electric trucks and LNG tractors
DHL Parcel UK is moving one step closer to its net zero logistics target with the delivery of six fully electric 16-tonne Volvo trucks and 30 LNG Volvo tractor units. As orginally reported in our sister publication Motor Transport, the Volvo electric 16-tonners will hit the road in London from ...
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Tesco and suppliers join up deliveries to cut Christmas emissions
Tesco’s distribution team is partnering with 15 of its major suppliers to cut the number of trucks on the road this Christmas. The trial has delivered savings of over 400,000 road miles per year - a reduction of more than 450 tonnes of CO2. Tesco is now planning to expand ...
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UK government zero emissions targets for trucks unlikely to be met, warns Logistics UK
It is unlikely that the industry will achieve zero tailpipe emissions by the government’s 2035 and 2040 deadlines based on the current level at which manufacturers are building electric HGVs, according to Logistics UK In a report analysing overall HGV compliance in the UK, the business group said operators are ...
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Kuehne+Nagel turns to Zeem for its carbon zero deliveries in Los Angeles
Kuehne+Nagel has started making collections and deliveries using electric box trucks and Class 8 artic combinations charged and maintained at Zeem Solutions’ fleet-as-a-service facility in Los Angeles. In Southern California, the air cargo freight forwarding fleet Kuehne+Nagel is seeing early success with Zeem Solutions’ zero-emission electric vehicle fleet-as-a-service delivering within ...
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The CEO of Lunaz advocates for more electric truck conversions
As orginally reported by The Truck Expert, the CEO of UK-based commercial vehicle converter Lunaz has urged for more trucks to be modified to run on electric power rather than being scrapped and replaced with new electric vehicles. David Lorenz, CEO of Lunaz, asked all those working in the automobile ...
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Volvo receives record order for electric trucks in Australia
Team Global Express, an Australian express freight firm, has ordered 36 Volvo electric trucks. This is Volvo’s largest electric truck order in Australia to date. The trucks will reach Sydney streets in the first quarter of 2023. The transition to sustainable truck transportation is taking place in many regions of ...
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Cummins completes acquisition of Siemens Commercial Vehicle business
Cummins has completed the purchase of Siemens’ Commercial Vehicles division, a leading global supplier of high-performance electric drive systems for commercial vehicles, through its subsidiary Meritor. Meritor, which was acquired by Cummins in August, stated in May 2022 that it had signed an agreement to purchase the company for about ...
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Volvo, Traton and Daimler electric infrastructure joint-venture renamed Milence
Commercial Vehicle Charging Europe, the joint venture formed by the Volvo Group, Daimler Truck, and TRATON GROUP, has announced its new brand name, Milence. Rolling out Europe’s first large-scale public charging network for heavy-duty trucks and coaches, Milence will initially focus on charging locations in the Netherlands, Germany, France, Belgium, ...
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USA signs up to global commitment to phase out sales of diesel trucks by 2040
The United States used the recent COP27 climate conference to sign up to the the Global Memorandum of Understanding on Zero-Emission Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicles (Global MOU), which puts it on a path to 100% new zero-emission medium- and heavy-duty vehicle sales by 2040 at the latest, with an interim ...
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Verdalskalk is the first company in Norway to own a 64-tonne electric Scania truck
Tromsdalen, Northern Europe’s largest operational limestone quarry, is located in a valley 250 metres above sea level and 21 kilometres east of Verdal harbour. Verdalskalk delivers 1.5 million tonnes of lime yearly between the quarry and the harbour. The operation runs in two shifts between 6 a.m. and 11 p.m. ...
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Volta Trucks announces the first full-electric Volta Zero with Truck-as-a-Service charging infrastructure deployment to Heppner
Volta Trucks has announced the first full-electric Volta Zero with Truck-as-a-Service (TaaS) charging infrastructure deployment to Heppner, a provider of transport and logistics solutions and an independent leader in international shipping from and to France. Heppner’s pre-order with deposit will see 16 full-electric Volta Zeros run from the company’s depots ...
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HVS wins £15 million grant from UK government to accelerate hydrogen truck production
Hydrogen Vehicle Systems (HVS) has announced a £15 million (US$17.8 million) award from the UK government’s Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC) as part of a larger financing package to boost zero-emission transportation. Source: HVS PR Following a successful participationin the competition for developing automotive technology and increasing capabilities ...
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Barcelona commits to sustainable mobility with 73 electric Renault trucks
Barcelona has selected Renault to supply electric trucks for municipal rubbish collection and maintenance. This contract was granted in batches to a number of waste management subcontractors that share the city’s environmental aspirations. CLD Sorigué, Urbaser, and Valoriza (Sacyr Group) have chosen Renault Vehicles to supply 73 totally electric trucks ...
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James Hall & Co goes green after taking delivery of first SPAR electric trailer
James Hall & Co’s transport and Logistics department has taken delivery of its first fully electric refrigerated trailer from trailer builder Gray & Adams.
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Einride partners with the world’s leading brewer, AB InBev, to lead electric transport transformation in Benelux
Einride, a freight mobility technology firm that offers digital, electric, and autonomous transportation, announced its Benelux debut today in collaboration with the world’s largest brewer, AB InBev. The agreement is projected to minimise CO2 emissions by 500 tonnes per year using Einride’s completely electric fleet of linked heavy duty vehicles. ...
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OPX Logistics cuts emissions with new Thermo King refrigeration units
Swindon-based OPX Logistics has added ten refrigeration units to its fleet in a move aimed at cutting its emissions and helping it acheive its aim of eventually becoming net zero.