Truck Locator Sustainability Blog Archive

    Bridgestone’s European Locations Now Fully Powered By Renewable Sources
    Posted March 25, 2021
    This announcement covers the firm’s tyre plants, R&D Centre, PCT plant, textile plant, and EMIA headquarters. ...
    Renault Trucks & EO Charging To Offer Free EO Genius Smart Chargers With First 50 Master ZE Electric Vehicles Sold
    Posted March 9, 2020
    EO Charging says this partnership offers Renault customers an easier way to transition to e-mobility by providing a proven electric vehicle coupled with a well-developed charging platform. ...
    Scania Teams With ASKO To Test Battery-Electric Trucks In City-Distribution Applications In Norway
    Posted February 18, 2020
    The programme will put two 27-tonne electric Scania lorries to work delivering appliances in Oslo; the trucks’ performance data will aid in future electric truck development. ...
    IVECO & FPT Industrial Will Produce Nikola TRE Trucks In Ulm, Germany
    Posted February 11, 2020
    The firms say the decision is due in large part to Germany’s commitment to developing hydrogen fuel cell-powered vehicles as outlined in its National Hydrogen Strategy. ...
    Renault Trucks Signs Agreement To Provide Carlsberg Group With 20 Electric D Wide Z.E. Trucks
    Posted February 6, 2020
    Renault Trucks President Bruno Blin says this deal is the first of its scale in Europe and proves “that the transport sector is undergoing a major transformation.” ...
    IVECO & Electra Commercial Vehicles Collaborating On Eurocargo-Based All-Electric Trucks
    Posted February 4, 2020
    The partnership is producing electric rigids for a number of applications, and Electra Chairman Sid Sadique says his firm “literally can’t build them quickly enough.” ...
    Biomethane-Fuelled IVECO Trucks Join Lidl’s Fleet, Potential To Reduce Emissions By 95%
    Posted January 29, 2020
    The Italian retailer will use the new green fleet to restock points of sale in Northern Italy from its logistics centre in Somaglia. ...
    Four Scania Hydrogen Fuel Cell-Powered Electric Trucks Enter Operation With Oslo Grocery Wholesaler
    Posted January 22, 2020
    The truck manufacturer says hydrogen gas “is an interesting option for long-haulage electrified transport, and early tests show that the technology also works well in colder climate.” ...
    Sittingbourne-Based Nicholls Transport Opens LNG Refuelling Station To Support 10 New IVECO Stralis NP 460 Tractor Units
    Posted January 8, 2020
    The new refuelling station and LNG vehicles mark an important first step for Nicholls as it moves toward becoming a more efficient, sustainable trucking operation. ...
    DAF Customers Accrue A Total Of 150,000 Kilometres With Six CF Electric Trucks
    Posted January 6, 2020
    DAF’s partners in the real-world tests are quite happy with the all-electric trucks thus far, and DAF are gathering valuable data which will help them refine the trucks further. ...
    IVECO Stralis NP 460 Running On 100% Natural Gas Tows Wandsworth Council Float In London New Year’s Day Parade
    Posted January 3, 2020
    The truck’s 12.9-litre Cursor 13 engine, manufactured by IVECO, reduces NO2 emissions by 90% and particulate matter by 99% running on LNG, and can reduce CO2 emissions by 95% when fueled by biomethane. ...
    Scania L 320 Hybrid Truck Wins Vado e Torno’s Sustainable Truck Of The Year Award In Italy
    Posted November 19, 2019
    In addition to reducing harmful emissions, the truck generates lower noise levels and provides better visibility for enhanced safety. ...
    Bridgestone Announces New Enliten Tyre Technology That Reduces Tyre Weight, Rolling Resistance & CO2 Emissions
    Posted June 18, 2019
    The company says its newest tyres, and the manufacturing process used to make them, are the next step on the way to Bridgestone’s goal of fully renewable and sustainable manufacturing by 2050. ...
    Green Truck 2019 Award Goes To Scania For The Third Consecutive Year
    Posted May 30, 2019
    The firm’s R 450 posted an average diesel fuel consumption of 23.25 litres per 100 kilometres, with greenhouse gas emissions of just 738 grams per kilometre. ...
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    MAN Expands Its Zero-Emission Portfolio
    Posted 19/04/2024
    Learn more about Man's small truck series with hydrogen combustion engines, planned for 2025 starting with 200 vehicles in selected markets. ...
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    ‘Forward-Thinking’ IVECO eDaily Wins ‘Electric Van Breakthrough Of The Year’ Award
    Posted 16/04/2024
    IVECO's eDaily has been recognised as impressive electrification enabler for its innovations in eLCV technology and mission-focus. ...
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    Orica UK Depends On Volvo Trucks To Haul Vital Cargo For Mining Industry
    Posted 11/04/2024
    Orica UK relies on Volvo trucks, including recently acquired FMX 460s, to transport explosives and other materials to mines and quarries throughout the UK. ...
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    Lenham Storage Moves Toward Zero Emissions With Volvo FM Electric Trucks
    Posted 05/04/2024
    Lenham Storage recently purchased two new Volvo FM Electric trucks with 666 horsepower and 2,400 newton-metres of continuous torque, a 300-kilometre range, and a GCW of up to 44 tonnes. ...
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    Collection UK Tools Adds Montracon MT39 Machinery Carrier For Speedier Loading & Unloading
    Posted 02/04/2024
    Montracon’s MT39 machinery carrier has three axles, 4000 x 1000mm double flip hydraulic ramps, a low-profile loading incline, and is plated to 39 tonnes. ...
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    Multimodal Logistics Adds 5 Renault T480 High Tractor Units To UK Container Haulage Fleet
    Posted 29/03/2024
    Felixstowe-based Multimodal Logistics recently added five new 480-horsepower Renault Trucks T480 High Turbo Compound 6x2 tractor units to its fleet, which distributes multimodal shipping containers throughout the UK. ...
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    RiverRidge Acquires Renault E-tech D Wide, Northern Ireland’s First Electric Skip Loader Truck
    Posted 28/03/2024
    RiverRidge recently purchased a Renault E-Tech D Wide electric skip loader truck—a first for both the company and Northern Ireland—for work in the Belfast area. ...
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    165 DAF XG Tractors For Global Liquid Transporter HOYER
    Posted 07/03/2024
    HOYER, the world market leader in logistic solutions for liquid products, is renewing its fleet with 165 DAF XG 480 4x2 tractors. ...
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    Man Rolls Out Battery Repair Centres In Europe
    Posted 04/03/2024
    Two Man battery repair centres are already in operation, in Germany and Spain. ...
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    Warburtons Buys More Renault E-Tech Battery-Electric Trucks For Zero-Emission Bakery Deliveries
    Posted 01/03/2024
    Warburtons, the largest bakery brand in the UK, recently continued its transition to a zero-emission fleet with the addition of four new Renault E-Tech D16s and two Renault E-Tech Master vans. ...
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