Author: Declan OByrne

The UK’s first electric-only truck manufacturing facility is set to open in Oxfordshire, after Charge Automotive signed a 15-year lease on a former warehouse site in Banbury Cross. The company’s range of ‘accessible and affordable’ electric trucks, which were revealed at last year’s WIRED technology conference, will be assembled at a 111,560ft² warehouse close to

Renault Trucks is to introduce a right-hand-drive version of its flagship Range T with a flat floor cab, a configuration that is already a popular choice with the steering wheel on the left for operators running transcontinental services. The new Range T High is the top-of-the-range model in the Renault Trucks line-up and will come

The world’s first driverless grocery deliveries are taking place this month in the UK, thanks to a trial led by the Transport Research Laboratory (TRL) and Ocado Technology, a division of the online-only supermarket. As part of TRL’s GATEway Project, an autonomous ‘CargoPod’ vehicle will be making deliveries around the Berkeley Homes Royal Arsenal Riverside

Vacu-Lug has launched its own tyre fleet management app to provide customers with remote access to their vehicle data. Called VMS Mobile, the new app summarises individual vehicle information held online within Vacu-Lug’s VMS tyre management system and, says the company, is an essential tool for vehicle monitoring and compliance control. To view vehicle data,

Trico’s competition enabling garages and motor factors to win a power bank has been extended until the end of July. A power bank is a handy mobile device that can be charged in advance so that phones, tablets or laptops can receive power later. To be in with a chance of winning, just follow Trico

Increasing demand for Gates’ drive belt kits at the installer level has driven production at its Legnica, Poland belt kit assembly plant beyond the 20 million units mark. By surpassing this milestone, Gates has solidified its position as a leading supplier of turnkey solutions to the automotive aftermarket. “Drive belt kit production at our Legnica

Car and light commercial vehicle (LCV) fleet managers working towards the ICFM’s Intermediate and Advanced Diploma Certificates are learning more about the fuel- and cost-saving benefits of a premium tyre policy with help from Michelin. Michelin became one of the first companies to join ICFM’s recently launched Corporate Investor Programme, and the organisation – which is

Knorr-Bremse has completed the renaming of its subsidiary ‘tedrive Steering Systems GmbH’. The Knorr-Bremse Group’s Center of Competence for Steering in Germany is now officially called Knorr-Bremse SteeringSystems GmbH. iHSA® (intelligent Hydraulic Steering Assist) technology is a hydraulic steering system with electronic actuation, specially developed to meet the demands of automated driving in commercial vehicles.

For Germany’s commercial vehicle professionals, there’s a name that stands for safety: In a readership survey by publishers ETM, Knorr-Bremse won the “Best Brand 2017” title for the twelfth successive time. For the twelfth time in succession, Knorr-Bremse has won the title “Best Brand” in the commercial vehicle n the “Brakes” category. Executive Board member

Independent Motors today publishes a special on commercials as an indication of the sector’s growing importance for the economy and the motor industry. Specialist writer Padraic Deane looks at the models that are on sale this year. In a detailed overview, he examines how the different brands are faring in what is an increasingly competitive