The brand, called ‘Rightech’, has a strategic framework agreement with two Chinese manufacturers to distribute and service four vehicle models, two of which are trucks.

These 85 low- and zero-emission trucks make up almost 10% of the retailer’s total fleet.

A companion piece to last week's feature on Fusion Processing, this summarises the key points of the act, explaining what they mean for the future deployment of self-driving vehicles on British roads.

Renault Truck Commercials Ltd will now operate as two distinct regions: West England & South Wales; and Greater London & South East England.

When Jim Hutchinson – today the CEO and founder of Fusion Processing Ltd, an autonomous vehicle technology company based in Bristol – began his career in electronic engineering, he could not have imagined that the radar and sensor equipment he was working on would eventually be used to make buses and trucks that can drive themselves. “I can’t claim to have been that visionary [back then],” he told Truck & Bus Builder in an interview. The realisation dawned in the late 2000s, when Hutchinson saw that the growing need for sophisticated sensors in the automotive sector – used at that time for advanced driver assistance systems – would “ultimately” lead to self-driving vehicles navigating with a combination of cameras, radars, and other perception hardware.

The CV Show at the NEC in Birmingham, UK is an annual event and this year, it is on over three days, April 29 to May 1.

The Expo aims to address the unique needs of the Scottish transport industry, providing a platform for professionals to network, showcase innovations and discuss industry trends.

The companies are exploring a potential collaboration in overnight charging infrastructure for European e-trucks. By 2030, there are expected to be 3.5 million e-trucks in Europe, but in order to sustain large amounts of zero-emission vehicles on the roads, Europe needs a dense network of charging infrastructure.

T&BB spoke with BAE Systems, who have thirty years of proven experience delivering hybrid electric drivetrains. They are proposing its parallel hybrid technology to help truck OEMs meet their emissions obligations on both sides of the Atlantic.

Built for caged goods, the fleet comprises 31 rigid bodies mounted on Scania P280 high-roof sleeper cabs and two on Mercedes Atego models.

The new trucks will replace the council’s current fleet vehicles, many of which are beyond their operational lifespan or are on hire.

As of November 2024, the company claims it has a network of over 400 workshops and repair vans across the UK and Ireland. This expansion is aimed at providing faster and more efficient trailer support services, minimising downtime for its customers.