Andy Salter
Andy Salter has spent most of his 30-year working life in and around the commercial vehicle and road freight sector building up a depth of knowledge and expertise. A former editor of TRUCK and Commercial Motor magazines, Andy is a previous Chair of the International Truck of the Year jury and is now managing director of DVV Media International the owner of Freight Carbon Zero. He is passionate about helping the industry prepare for a carbon zero future.
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CommentaryStuck in the TCO trap
Last week was a hectic week for the Freight Carbon Zero editorial team. We started the week with the first of our Freight Carbon Zero Think Tanks, hosted in partnership with our friends at the BVRLA, before heading to Amsterdam for the Smart Freight Centre’s Smart Freight Week and concluding ...
ArticleUnveiling the Motor Transport Decarbonisation Power Players of 2024
The Motor Transport Decarbonisation Power Players webinar, sponsored by Optimize, celebrates industry leaders spearheading the transition towards a carbon-free transportation future. This year marks the third annual event, recognizing individuals driving change within the sector. The top 25 nominees were selected by a panel of judges, including:
ArticleFreight Carbon Zero Trailblazer Interview: Katharina Tomoff, DHL Supply Chain
As part of our Trailblazer interview series we’re focusing on some of the people who are driving industry decarbonisation. In this interview, we catch up with Katharina Tomoff, DHL Supply Chain’s Senior Vice President Global Environment, Social and Governance and explore how the global contract logistics giant is embarking on ...
ArticleElectra enters the upcycling business with launch of Electra Exchange
As part of its relocation to a new UK facility in Brighouse, West Yorkshire, Electra has announced it will be offering a new service to upcycle internal combustion engined vehicles to battery electric.
CommentaryNet zero targets are for life, not just a corporate statement...
If evidence were needed that a net zero claim is for life and not just the corporate strategy document, then the news that the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has de-listed more than 200 companies from its Business Ambition for 1.5degC campaign is it. With impending European legislation set to ...
ArticleNew truck EV charging station corridor links LA with Las Vegas
Greenlane, a joint-venture between Daimler Truck North America, NextEra Energy Resources and Blackrock has announced a 280 mile commercial vehicle charging corridor with 100 chargers linking Los Angeles with Las Vegas.
ArticleChargePoint partners with Iveco to simplify commercial EV rental and charging
ChargePoint has announced an agreement with Iveco, through it’s GATE initiatitive, to offer hassle-free charging solutions tailored to manage commercial EV fleets.
CommentaryExamining the low carbon energy hierarchy of needs
As regular readers will know, we’ve been on a bit of a rollercoaster over recent weeks on the thorny subject of renewable fuels. Zemo’s lifecycle analysis report in January highlighted some significant greenhouse gas emission reductions on its per litre comparisons with diesel and since then, the RHA has called ...
CommentaryWe can’t do this alone
Positive news for the commercial vehicle industry this week with the new truck registration figures released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) showing the total market for all trucks above 6t GVW was up 13.5% on 2022. With total volumes now well over 45,000 this demonstrates some ...
CommentaryLet’s talk about truck stops…
Special thanks to Chris Bird, from CJ Bird Transport for giving us the spark for this week’s commentary. He left a comment on one of our web articles last week. The story was about a Chinese truck start up Windrose completing a set of long-range trials with its new battery ...
ArticleChinese truck builder eyeing European manufacturing base
According to Reuters, Chinese electric heavy truck start-up Windrose is hatching plans to outsource manufacturing of its heavy duty trucks to automaking partners in Europe.
ArticleZero emission truck grant scheme launched in Ireland
The Irish Government has launched a new grant scheme to promote the sale of zero emission trucks, allowing buyers to offset the price increase of switching from diesel.
CommentaryDelivering a partnership for the future
As witnessed in last week’s newsletter, the Zemo Partnership has delivered some great inputs into the decarbonisation arena, both in the days of the Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership (LCVP) and since the re-brand to Zemo. Our comments, last week, on the life cycle analysis across a range of low and ...
ArticleTimes up for Arrival’s UK business as administrators called in
Troubled times for Arrival as first it shares were suspended from the NASDAQ and now it has called in the administrators at its two UK businesses.
ArticleRevoy introduces new technology enabling diesel semi-trucks to become hybrids in minutes
Revoy, a startup specialising in sustainable transportation solutions, has developed a groundbreaking technology called the Revoy EV, designed to convert existing diesel semi-trucks into hybrids quickly and efficiently. The innovative system reduces emissions by up to 80%.
CommentaryNew Zemo life cycle report cautions against rush to zero
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ArticleZemo launches Council for Net Zero Transport
Zemo Partnership has convened a new Council for Net Zero Transport to help steer the decarbonisation of the UK transport sector
CommentaryScoping out the future
We’ve spent a bit of time over the past few weeks scratching away at the topic of non-financial reporting. We’ve been asked to speak at a couple of conferences and deliver a short “introduction to decarbonisation” training course for an organisation and figured we needed to know a bit more. ...
ArticleDecarbonisation Summit 2023 brings UK road freight sector together
Nearly 200 delegates attended the Motor Transport Decarbonisation Summit in Birmingham last November to discuss a range of issues associated with the environmental sustainability of the sector. We’ve published a special supplement on the topic in Motor Transport and released the recordings of the panel discussions, live from the event.
CommentaryFreight Carbon Zero – looking ahead for 2024
As we kick off the New Year 2024, we have asked our expert commentators to share their hopes for the year ahead as the industry continues its drive to decarbonise.