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Hydrogen electric solution for heavy mining developed

A British company Williams Advanced Engineering is developing a new Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle set to become the world’s largest hydrogen powered mining truck. The project for global mining giant Anglo Amercian aims to help the latter achieve sustainability challenges as part of its FutureSmart Mining programme. Putting electrified vehicles into mines – from large

MAN unveils brand new truck generation

MAN Truck & Bus has unveiled a completely new truck generation for the first time in 20 years. The firm says these new vehicles will deliver new levels of comfort, safety, efficiency, reliability and service, as well as connectivity and digitalisation. The new models will deliver fuel savings of up to eight per cent, according

Clean Air Zone delayed for Birmingham

Some Irish hauliers will be interested in the news that the Birmingham City Council has announced the launch of its new clean air zone (CAZ) has been postponed. The CAZ had been expected to go live on July 1 but the decision to delay was made after problems emerged on the online government vehicle checker

Go Ahead goes ahead with air filtering buses

The Go-Ahead Group is rolling out air filtering buses to towns and cities throughout England. The single-decker models, which are said to strip pollutant particles from the air as they drive, will be deployed from early summer. Each bus is fitted with an air filtering system made up of three fans on the roof that

Bomb found on truck in County Armagh

An explosive device was found on a truck in Lurgan, Co Armagh on Tuesday evening. The PSNI were first informed last Friday of a device attached to a lorry in Belfast docks, but nothing was found at the time. After an extensive investigation, police in Northern Ireland discovered the device attached to a truck in

How have UK new van sales gone in January?

A total of 23,557 LCVs were registered in January in the OK, compared 22,236 registered in the same period last year. “The increase of light commercial vehicle registrations by 5.9 per cent this January has shown confidence has returned to the market after recent political and economic uncertainties,” said Sue Robinson, Director of the UK’s

DAF honours its international dealers

The British dealer group Ford & Slater has been awarded ‘DAF International Dealer of the Year 2020’ at DAF’s international dealer meeting in Vilamoura, Portugal. Ford & Slater excels in customer service and is a leading player in the UK market for trucks, parts and Financial Services. Groupe Lefevre in France was awarded ‘PACCAR Parts