Electra Commercial Vehicles has announced it has secured funding from the European Horizon 2022 framework to build a long-haul 40-tonne temperature-controlled drawbar battery electric vehicle as part of the Escalate Project.

Electra reveals plans for temperature-controlled BEV with 800km range

A police report in Denmark has told of how a 45-year-old truck driver from Sønder Jutland was fined DKK 175,000 in court for transporting goods under a another person's account without a permit.

Lack of permit sees lorry driver fined €23,500 in Denmark

The Upply x Ti x IRU European road freight rates index for Europe shows that spot rates fell by 2.4 index points in Q4 2022 vs Q3.

European Road Freight Rate Benchmark spot index fell 2.4 points in Q4

Danish global transport and logistics provider Scan Global Logistics (SGL) has announced that CVC Capital Partners Fund VIII (CVC) has agreed to acquire a majority shareholding in SGL.

CVC Capital Partners acquires majority stake in Scan Global Logistics

The CMA CGM Group has launched a call for projects targeted at startups and businesses working on concrete decarbonization solutions within all areas of the French shipping industry.

CMA CGM Group announces €200 million call for startups with decarbonization solutions

Sainsbury’s has declared its three-month trial of a Hydrogen Truck from Electra Commercial Vehicles as a success. 

Hydrogen lorry trial for Sainsbury’s supermarket declared a success

While load security and overloads are no laughing matter, lorry drivers do from time-to-time jokingly use the phrase “if it's on, it's gone" to refer to reports of such infractions. In this case, however, surely even the most optimistic of persons wouldn't have believed they could get away with a load twice as long as the vehicle itself.

Yorkshire Police officers stunned by extent of dangerous overload

Bodo Bokämper is the VP of Procurement at BMW AG, and is responsible for Processes & Digitalization.

Podcast: BMW AG’s Bodo Bokämper on why digital procurement transformation starts with mindset

Hydrogen Vehicle Systems (HVS) has received a grant of £15 million from the UK Government’s Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC) as part of a wider funding package to support zero emission transport.

Hydrogen HGV manufacturer HVS nets £15 million in government funding

DX Group has announced it is investing £3.6m into upgrading its existing depot network in the UK.

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