Eaton hybrid commercial vehicles have now completed more than 30 million miles saving, the company calculates, some 1.18 million gallons of diesel – equivalent to the emission of about 12,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide.
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Hermes is trialling two commercial vehicles with Bevan21 aerodynamic bodies, which promise fuel savings of more than 15 per cent, to measure their effectiveness.
Demand for new vans rose by 8.81 per cent to 8,978 in February.
Over the past few years the growth of globalisation has challenged logisticians to deal with the massive changes of moving from local to international supply chains.
SMMT chief executive Paul Everitt has called on the government to use the upcoming budget to encourage new investment in capital goods and help rebuild business confidence.
Online retail is offering the recession-hit express market a lifeline, according to analyst Datamonitor.
Proton Power Systems, which is developing fuel cell technology, is to collaborate with Smith Electric on a battery-powered van, equipped with a Proton Power fuel cell system as a range extender.
Sainsbury’s is to buy 50 electric vans for its online grocery delivery service to add to its added to the existing fleet of 20.
Iceland Frozen Foods has taken on 70 more Volvo FM artics to help it deliver goods to its 700 plus stores.
The issue of forklift safety catapulted itself into the public domain recently when the BBC showed footage of a driver crashing into racking stacked full with vodka. Jessica Davies takes a crash course in truck safety.
