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TRL Sets New Course for UK Police Blue Light Safety Standards
TRL Sets New Course for UK Police Blue Light Safety Standards The UK policing fleet is heading for one of its most significant vehicle safety reforms in decades, with TRL commissioned by the Metropolitan Police Service on behalf of the National Police Chiefs’ Council to develop a national Fleet Blue Light Standard for emergency vehicle … Read more…
Argonne Opens Heavy Duty Test Centre to Accelerate Cleaner Freight Innovation
Argonne Opens Heavy Duty Test Centre to Accelerate Cleaner Freight Innovation Developing the next generation of medium and heavy-duty vehicles has become one of the transport sector’s toughest engineering challenges. Truck manufacturers, logistics operators and technology suppliers are being asked to deliver lower emissions, better fuel economy, stronger uptime and smarter automation, all while na… Read more…
Isuzu D Max 2.2 Raises the Stakes for Workhorse Pick Ups
Isuzu D Max 2.2 Raises the Stakes for Workhorse Pick Ups The arrival of the Isuzu D-Max 2.2 signals more than a routine model update. In a market where emissions pressure, rising operating costs and evolving fleet expectations are reshaping procurement decisions, Isuzu’s latest move reflects a broader shift in how light commercial vehicles are … Read more…
BYD Targets UK Commercial Fleets with Electric Dolphin Cargo e-Van Debut
BYD Targets UK Commercial Fleets with Electric Dolphin Cargo e-Van Debut The steady electrification of transport has already reshaped passenger mobility across Europe, yet the commercial vehicle sector has lagged behind, constrained by cost, range anxiety and operational compromises. That gap is now narrowing. BYD is stepping directly into the UK light commercial vehicle market … Read more…
Isuzu and Toyota Move Hydrogen Trucks Toward Commercial Reality
Isuzu and Toyota Move Hydrogen Trucks Toward Commercial Reality The race to decarbonise freight transport has entered a decisive phase, with Isuzu Motors Limited and Toyota Motor Corporation aligning their engineering capabilities to develop a next-generation light-duty fuel cell truck. Designed for mass production by fiscal year 2027, the programme reflects a growing recognition that … Read more…
New Isuzu D Max Delivers More Torque For Real World Demands
New Isuzu D Max Delivers More Torque For Real World Demands The latest iteration of the Isuzu D-Max arrives at a time when the European pick-up market is navigating tighter emissions standards, rising operational costs, and a growing expectation for passenger-car comfort in commercial vehicles. Set to debut at the Commercial Vehicle Show in April, … Read more…
Global Truck Giants Unite to Accelerate Hydrogen Power for Heavy Transport
Global Truck Giants Unite to Accelerate Hydrogen Power for Heavy Transport The decision by Daimler Truck AG, Volvo Group and Toyota Motor Corporation to deepen collaboration through cellcentric marks a significant moment in the race to decarbonise heavy-duty transport. While the agreement remains non-binding for now, the intent is clear: scale hydrogen fuel cell systems … Read more…
Netherlands Moves to Distance Based Truck Tolling Across National Road Network
Netherlands Moves to Distance Based Truck Tolling Across National Road Network The Netherlands is set to introduce a nationwide distance-based truck toll from 1 July 2026, marking a decisive shift in how freight transport is charged across one of Europe’s most strategically important logistics corridors. From that date, all qualifying heavy goods vehicles will pay … Read more…
Kia PV5 Delivers a Turning Point for Electric Vans in Europe
Kia PV5 Delivers a Turning Point for Electric Vans in Europe The light commercial vehicle sector rarely shifts overnight. It evolves in increments, shaped by regulation, operating costs and the daily realities of fleet operators. Yet every so often, a new entrant forces the conversation forward. The arrival of the Kia PV5, now recognised as … Read more…
Volkswagen Transporter Evolution Signals a New Era for Fleet Efficiency
Volkswagen Transporter Evolution Signals a New Era for Fleet Efficiency The modern commercial vehicle is no longer just a means of transport, it has become a mobile workspace, a data node and, increasingly, a strategic asset in operational efficiency. Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles has expanded its Transporter ecosystem with this in mind, with a blend of … Read more…
Why Work Zones, Freight Corridors, and Heavy Traffic Make Truck Crashes More Complex
Why Work Zones, Freight Corridors, and Heavy Traffic Make Truck Crashes More Complex Truck crashes are rarely simple, but the risk becomes even more serious when large commercial vehicles move through construction zones, freight corridors, and congested urban roads. In these environments, a single mistake can have consequences far beyond a damaged bumper or delayed … Read more…
Regulation Is Quietly Engineering the Future of Autonomous Logistics
Regulation Is Quietly Engineering the Future of Autonomous Logistics Across Europe’s transport corridors, something fundamental is shifting. It is not being driven by flashy technology launches or bold announcements about self-driving trucks. Instead, it is being shaped quietly, almost methodically, through regulation. Systems like Poland’s SENT system are not simply compliance tools. They are lay… Read more…
AI Takes the Wheel as Uber, Lyft and NVIDIA Redefine Global Mobility
AI Takes the Wheel as Uber, Lyft and NVIDIA Redefine Global Mobility The race to build truly autonomous, AI-driven mobility ecosystems has entered a decisive phase. What was once framed as a contest between individual robotaxi developers is now evolving into something far broader and more consequential: a platform-driven transformation of global transport networks. At … Read more…
Poland Sets the Pace for Connected Transport Regulation
Poland Sets the Pace for Connected Transport Regulation In the world of European freight and infrastructure logistics, regulatory change rarely arrives quietly. When Poland introduced new requirements under its SENT system framework in December 2024, it sent a clear signal to fleet operators, logistics firms and vehicle manufacturers alike. The movement of so called high … Read more…
Kapsch TrafficCom Partners With TomTom To Power Intelligent Mobility
Kapsch TrafficCom Partners With TomTom To Power Intelligent Mobility Urban congestion, inefficient transport networks and rising demands on infrastructure are placing extraordinary pressure on road authorities around the world. Cities are growing, freight volumes are increasing and public expectations for efficient mobility continue to rise. Against this backdrop, access to accurate traffic intell… Read more…
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles Expands Portfolio as Electric Vans Gain Ground
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles Expands Portfolio as Electric Vans Gain Ground The global market for light commercial vehicles has been anything but predictable in recent years. Rising costs, shifting emissions regulations and uncertain demand for electric vehicles have forced manufacturers to rethink strategies while continuing to serve fleets, logistics providers and tradespeople who rely on depe… Read more…
Volkswagen’s Hanover Plant Celebrates 70 Years of Industrial Innovation
Volkswagen’s Hanover Plant Celebrates 70 Years of Industrial Innovation The Hanover production facility operated by Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles has long stood as one of Europe’s most important industrial automotive sites. As the plant marks its 70th anniversary, the story unfolding there is no longer simply about vans and transporters rolling off an assembly line. Instead, … Read more…
Daimler Truck Strengthens Distribution Across Middle East And Africa
Daimler Truck Strengthens Distribution Across Middle East And Africa In a region where infrastructure pipelines stretch from giga projects in the Gulf to rapidly expanding transport corridors across Sub Saharan Africa, distribution networks are no longer a back office function. They are, in many respects, the commercial engine of the heavy vehicle industry. A Daimler … Read more…
How Accurate Weight Measurement Supports Warehouse Operations
How Accurate Weight Measurement Supports Warehouse Operations Let’s talk about money. Every time your warehouse ships a product with the wrong weight logged, you’re literally throwing cash out the door. Incorrect freight bills, angry customers sending stuff back, compliance fines piling up, it all traces back to one problem: bad weight data. Here’s the good … Read more…
Gather AI Raises $40m to Embed Physical AI Across Logistics Infrastructure
Gather AI Raises $40m to Embed Physical AI Across Logistics Infrastructure The global logistics sector is at a turning point. After decades of digitisation, automation and enterprise software investment, one stubborn gap continues to undermine performance across warehouses, factories and yards: the mismatch between what systems believe exists and what is physically present on the … Read more…
Physics First Autonomy Reshaping the Economics of Mining Haulage
Physics First Autonomy Reshaping the Economics of Mining Haulage Autonomous haulage has spent more than a decade promising step changes in productivity, safety and cost control for the global mining industry. Yet progress has been uneven. Solutions that work well in controlled, shallow quarry environments have struggled to scale into deep pit, ultra class mining, … Read more…
Connected Trailers Move to Centre Stage in Europe’s Digital Freight Economy
Connected Trailers Move to Centre Stage in Europe’s Digital Freight Economy Europe’s freight and logistics sector is in the middle of a structural shift, driven less by new vehicles and more by the data that flows through them. As regulatory pressure tightens, margins remain thin and supply chains grow more complex, trailer intelligence has become … Read more…
Heavy-Duty Electric Truck Charging Moves with Pilot Projects
Heavy-Duty Electric Truck Charging Moves with Pilot Projects The electrification of long-haul trucking has reached a point where infrastructure decisions now matter as much as vehicle development itself. Without reliable, high-power charging positioned where freight actually moves, battery-electric heavy goods vehicles remain confined to pilots and publicity runs. Against that backdrop, the agreem… Read more…
Autonomous Trucking Moves from Experiment to Essential Infrastructure
Autonomous Trucking Moves from Experiment to Essential Infrastructure Autonomous trucking has spent the better part of a decade hovering between promise and proof. Pilot programmes came and went, safety drivers remained firmly behind the wheel, and commercial scale always seemed just a few years away. That balance has now shifted. Gatik has crossed a threshold … Read more…
Leasys and EIB Back EU Zero-Emission Fleets with €600m Finance
Leasys and EIB Back EU Zero-Emission Fleets with €600m Finance Europe’s clean-mobility transition is often discussed in the language of targets, mandates and long-term ambition. But in practice, decarbonising road transport comes down to something far more practical: who can finance the vehicles, deploy them quickly, and keep them in service across multiple markets without … Read more…
Unimogs Reinforce Front Line Flood Response in Britain
Unimogs Reinforce Front Line Flood Response in Britain When floodwaters rise and access routes disappear, the speed at which equipment and people can reach the front line often determines the scale of damage avoided. Against that backdrop, the Environment Agency’s decision to take delivery of two Mercedes-Benz Unimog vehicles represents a targeted investment in resilience … Read more…
ADB Mobilises Climate Finance for Ulaanbaatar’s Urban Transport Upgrade
ADB Mobilises Climate Finance for Ulaanbaatar’s Urban Transport Upgrade The Asian Development Bank has approved a $60 million loan for the project finance to support the Government of Mongolia in transforming urban mobility in Ulaanbaatar through the construction of the city’s first bus rapid transit corridor. Complementing the loan is a $500,000 grant from the … Read more…
Kia PV5 Cargo Van Triumphs In Global Commercial EV Market
Kia PV5 Cargo Van Triumphs In Global Commercial EV Market The Kia PV5 Cargo has secured a remarkable double honour at the 2026 What Van? Awards, winning both Van of the Year and Compact Van of the Year. These highly regarded awards recognise exceptional performance, innovation and usability within the light commercial vehicle sector. This … Read more…
Volvo Trucks Expands its Line-up with the Volvo FL Electric
Volvo Trucks Expands its Line-up with the Volvo FL Electric Volvo Trucks has expanded its electric truck family with a new 14 tonne version of the Volvo FL Electric, making urban logistics cleaner, quieter, and far more flexible for transport operators. The latest medium duty entry level variant has been engineered to support a diverse … Read more…
Rosgal Advances Sustainable Fleet Strategy With New Renault Trucks Hotbox
Rosgal Advances Sustainable Fleet Strategy With New Renault Trucks Hotbox Rosgal, a respected civil engineering and groundworks specialist based in Greater Manchester, has continued to modernise its heavy goods vehicle fleet with the addition of a Renault Trucks C380 P6x2 rigid fitted with a Marvtech hotbox tipper body. The investment reflects Rosgal’s long-term aim to … Read more…
Cat Battery Electric Haul Trucks Begin Pilbara Testing with Rio Tinto and BHP
Cat Battery Electric Haul Trucks Begin Pilbara Testing with Rio Tinto and BHP Australia’s mining industry is entering a pivotal era of electrification and fleet decarbonisation, with two Cat 793 XE Early Learner battery-electric haul trucks now commissioned at BHP’s Jimblebar iron ore mine in the Pilbara. Delivered through an unprecedented collaboration involving BHP, Rio … Read more…
Analytical Target Cascading to Optimise Electric Bus Bodies
Analytical Target Cascading to Optimise Electric Bus Bodies The growing shift toward energy conservation in the global automotive sector has put lightweight engineering firmly in the spotlight. For manufacturers of new-energy vehicles, reducing structural mass is no longer a design preference but a commercial imperative. As electric buses gain momentum worldwide, their body structures have … Read more…
Experience Forland Smart Manufacturing In Action
Experience Forland Smart Manufacturing In Action FORLAND’s Global Partners Conference 2026 set the tone for a new chapter in international collaboration when delegates arrived in Qingdao on 12 November 2025. Before formal discussions even began, the company opened the doors to its intelligent manufacturing complex and hosted an extensive vehicle test drive programme. This hands-on introduction off… Read more…
Forland Global Partners Conference Drives a New Era for Commercial Vehicles
Forland Global Partners Conference Drives a New Era for Commercial Vehicles The 2026 FORLAND Global Partners Conference opened in China with a level of ambition that reflects the shifting expectations of the global commercial vehicle market. Held on 12 November 2025, the event gathered partners from five continents to examine how the next phase of … Read more…
Samsara Reimagining Fleet Intelligence for a Complex World
Samsara Reimagining Fleet Intelligence for a Complex World Samsara has raised the bar once again at Go Beyond London 2025, unveiling a suite of innovations designed to transform compliance, safety, navigation, and workforce protection for commercial fleets across Europe and North America. With Smart Compliance, Weather Intelligence, the Samsara Avatar, and a strategic partnership with … Read more…
Reinventing Electric Bus Design Through Lightweight Engineering
Reinventing Electric Bus Design Through Lightweight Engineering With the global shift toward greener transport, the automotive industry is under growing pressure to reduce energy consumption while improving performance. Nowhere is this challenge more pressing than in the design of new-energy vehicles, where every kilogram saved translates to measurable gains in efficiency and range. Electric buses… Read more…
Schneider Fast Track Redefines High-Speed Intermodal for Time-Critical Freight
Schneider Fast Track Redefines High-Speed Intermodal for Time-Critical Freight Shippers handling time-sensitive goods have long juggled the tension between cost, capacity and consistency. Schneider National, Inc., a leading multimodal transportation and logistics provider, has stepped into this space with Fast Track, a premium intermodal service engineered for freight that refuses to wait. The off… Read more…
Traffic Priority Tech Transforms Fleet Efficiency for Smarter Freight
Traffic Priority Tech Transforms Fleet Efficiency for Smarter Freight Freight movement sits at the beating heart of modern economies, yet urban congestion continues to create bottlenecks that drain time, money, and fuel. Applied Information and Geotab have joined forces to tackle this enduring challenge with a smart freight signal priority solution designed to keep commercial … Read more…
EBRD and EU Back Electric Inter‑City Bus Revolution in Egypt
EBRD and EU Back Electric Inter‑City Bus Revolution in Egypt Egypt is gearing up for a cleaner, smarter and more inclusive mobility future as the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the European Union (EU) join forces to support the country’s first inter‑city electric bus fleet. With a €10.6 million loan extended to … Read more…
Grounded Unveils a New Era of Modular Emergency Command Centre EVs
Grounded Unveils a New Era of Modular Emergency Command Centre EVs When emergencies strike, communities rarely get second chances. Whether it is a coastal storm threatening thousands, a wildfire roaring through rural terrain or a public health team delivering critical outreach, mobility and resilience decide who gets help and when. Grounded, the Detroit-based electric vehicle innovator … Read more…
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