• HGV registrations enjoy strong growth
    • 17/08/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    The UK market for new heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) grew by 17.2% to 11,174 units in the second quarter of 2023, the fifth consecutive quarter of growth. This is according to the latest figures published by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders. Growth was driven primarily by registrations of articulated [...]
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  • TNS 365 enhances 24/7 support
    • 27/06/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Specialist provider of pay-as-you-go commercial vehicle and trailer breakdown repair solutions TNS 365 has opened a new call centre operation in Greater Manchester. The strategic move was triggered by increased demand for TNS365 services, including call handling for CV operators, HGV repairers, tyre fitters, [...]
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  • Volta Trucks unveils London hub
    • 09/06/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    All-electric commercial vehicle manufacturer Volta Trucks has opened its Truck as Service Hub in Tottenham, London. The Hub will provide everything a fleet operator needs to transition to electric trucks, and will also host admin offices, a Volta Trucks Academy Training centre and a customer call centre that will [...]
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  • Rivus renews Defra contract
    • 01/06/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Rivus has renewed its servicing, inspection, maintenance and repair contract with Defra Group Fleet Services (DGFS). The agreement covers approximately 1,500 commercial vehicles and will be effective for a further three years, with options to extend it until 2029. The Rivus network includes 78 independently [...]
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  • HGV market grows despite EV gridlock
    • 18/05/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    UK demand for heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) grew by 17.1% to 11,517 registrations in the first three months of 2023, according the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). The fourth consecutive quarter of growth means the market is now just 2.9% below the first quarter of 2019. The rise in registrations [...]
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  • SMMT calls for HGV transition strategy
    • 18/04/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    The heavy goods vehicle (HGV) sector is calling for an urgent, government-led strategy to drive uptake of zero emission trucks to meet decarbonisation targets. The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has revealed that Britain’s strategic road network does not have a single HGV-dedicated electric [...]
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  • TruckEast begins search for apprentices
    • 08/02/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    TruckEast has begun its search for its next intake of HGV apprentice technicians, with 13 apprenticeships on offer as part of its September 2023 programme. Apprentices, who will receive a toolbox worth over £2,000 and entry into the company’s loyalty savings scheme, will work with industry-leading technology in [...]
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  • Autonomous HGV project gets green light
    • 01/02/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    A consortium project has been awarded £6.6m to develop and deliver the world’s first autonomous zero-emission HGV. The consortium, Hub2Hub, has been selected by the Centre for Connected Autonomous Vehicles (CCAV) to create a self-driving tractor to begin road trials in 2024. It is one of seven recipients to [...]
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  • Andy O’Hare adds HGV capabilities to Fix Auto network
    • 22/12/2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Andy O’Hare has extended his portfolio of Fix Auto UK-branded repair centres in Scotland to four, after opening Fix Auto Tayside in Dundee. The new site, which joins O’Hare’s existing sites Fix Auto Aberdeen, Fix Auto Elgin and Fix Auto Inverness, is totally unique within the network as it holds the equipment [...]
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  • HGV sales up nearly a third
    • 18/11/2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    New UK heavy goods vehicle (HGV) registrations increased by 30.1% in the third quarter of 2022, according to the latest figures published by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). The surge saw 10,034 units registered across the three months, demonstrating the best quarterly growth since the third [...]
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