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Renault Trucks T keeps its 4 Euro NCAP stars and earns the CitySafe label 

Euro NCAP, Europe’s benchmark for vehicle safety assessment, extended to heavy-duty trucks since 2024, has released the results of its latest campaign. The Renault Trucks T confirms its high safety performance: it keeps its 4-star rating with an improved overall score of 76%. The model has also been awarded the...

Paint manufacturer goes electric

AkzoNobel has announced the deployment of its first 100% electric trucks and urban trailer fleet together with a nationwide hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) powered fleet in partnership with XPO Logistics. The initiative will cut the company’s transport emissions by over 50% and save approximately 3,000 tonnes of carbon emissions annually,...

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Volvo scores five stars in second Euro NCAP safety rating of heavy trucks

Volvo Trucks has done it again – receiving the maximum 5-star safety rating for heavy-duty trucks from the European consumer test organization Euro NCAP. Both the Volvo FH Aero and the Volvo FM scored top results in the 2025 rating. Euro NCAP’s first ever safety test for heavy-duty commercial trucks...

Mercedes-Benz Actros L Pro Cabin Big Space 2648 Demonstrator on tour

Mercedes-Benz’ Actros L Pro Cabin Big Space 2648 Demonstrator is on tour courtesy of Dublin dealer MUTEC. The stunning Actros L Pro Cabin Big Space 2648 Demonstrator is a driver favourite and is praised for its exceptional comfort and advanced safety features. Combined with up to 4% fuel efficiency improvement...

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Newmarket Motors appointed Mercedes-Benz LCV dealers

The Mercedes-Benz light commercial vehicles division, whose keynote models include the Sprinter, Vito and Citan panel vans, has extended its dealer network with the appointment of Newmarket Motors as main dealers for its award-winning range. Ranked as one of Ireland’s best known and most respected motor dealerships, Newmarket Motors has...

P&O Ferries unveils North Sea’s first biofuel ferry

P&O Ferries has made history on the North Sea, with its vessel, the Pride of Hull, becoming the first ferry on the busy Hull–Rotterdam route to permanently run on lower-carbon biofuel. Following a successful trial, the vessel is now running entirely on Biofuel B30 – a milestone in P&O Ferries’...

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New road transport sector reform guide

Improving laws, governance, compliance, skills certification and operating conditions to drive safer, cleaner and more efficient commercial road transport is the aim of a new sector reform guide from the World Bank and the International Road Transport Union (IRU). The World Bank and IRU, the world road transport organisation, recently...

IRU calls for urgent revision of Weights and Dimensions Directive

The International Road Transport Union (IRU) is calling for an urgent revision of the Weights and Dimensions Directive. The European Commission’s proposal to revise EU rules on heavy-duty vehicle weights and dimensions is a pragmatic tool to achieve immediate decarbonisation results, according to the IRU. However, delays in Council discussions...

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SureCam teams up with Enterprise Mobility to showcase video telematics

SureCam will be providing guidance on video-enabled fleet technology innovation at Enterprise Mobility’s Business Rental Sales Summit. The annual event brings together more than 150 industry professionals to discuss opportunities within the fleet marketplace, making it an ideal platform for SureCam to support and showcase the latest advances in video...

Hauliers urged to stay focused on ICS2 customs changes despite delays

Hauliers should not become complacent about Import Control System 2 (ICS2) Phase 3, despite many EU members delaying the introduction of the cargo information system, according to Colin Robb, Head of Operations & Sales at Derry Bros. Robb warns that the latest postponements have resulted in a fragmented implementation for...

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