Commercial Motor

📣 Out now: the latest issue of Commercial Motor! Packed with exclusives, insights & breaking road transport news. 
• DAF & PW Gates’ 50-year special
• Ford Trucks UK return + F-MAX drive
• Right-to-work & freight updates
• Euro-7 diesel outlook
• Workshop special

Grundon Waste Management has strengthened its battery-electric fleet with the delivery of four DAF XD Electric 6x2 rear-steer rigids fitted with Dennis Eagle trade waste collection bodies. READ MORE … ow.ly/kwt950Zv1oQ #CommercialMotor #DAFTrucks

Carrier Transicold has launched a new battery system for refrigerated trailers that is designed to outlast the trailer it powers and eventually be repurposed for stationary energy storage. READ MORE … ow.ly/x6Bn50Zv10m #CommercialMotor

MAN Truck & Bus has begun series production of battery-electric trucks equipped with the Megawatt Charging System (MCS), becoming the first European manufacturer to bring the technology into volume production. READ MORE … ow.ly/cg2G50ZuZey #CommercialMotor #MANTruckandBus

Bretts Transport has completed the rollout of four-way camera systems across its fleet as part of an investment aimed at improving driver protection and strengthening claims management. READ MORE … ow.ly/F0b850ZuJTv #CommercialMotor

Gary Fletcher Surfacing has returned to Volvo Trucks with the purchase of a high-specification FH Aero tractor unit to mark the company’s 50th anniversary. READ MORE 👉 ow.ly/mKEm50ZuGVf #CommercialMotor #VolvoTrucks

TIP Group has signed a long-term hire agreement with Chiltern Distribution for two refrigerated trailers equipped with Sunswap’s battery-electric Endurance refrigeration units. READ MORE … ow.ly/r9ap50ZuBPK #CommercialMotor

A landscaping and civil engineering company has been fined £125,000 after an employee was struck by a reversing flatbed truck and suffered life changing injuries. READ MORE …. ow.ly/TCLH50ZuiKS #CommercialMotor

New truck registrations across the EU rose by 9.8% in the first half of 2026, with demand for heavy trucks driving the recovery, according to the latest figures from ACEA. READ MORE …ow.ly/FT9850Zuiuq #CommercialMotor

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Marks & Spencer and its transport subsidiary, Gist, have begun rolling out 10 DAF XD Electric tractor units across their food and general merchandise distribution operations. READ MORE 👉 ow.ly/ACLg50ZtSOR #CommercialMotor

Vicovanu Transport has taken delivery of 15 more Krone Box Liner FS10 sliding chassis trailers, increasing its Krone fleet to around 109 units. READ MORE … ow.ly/KYO650ZtJbl #Commercialmotor

Utranazz has been appointed the exclusive UK and Ireland distributor for Zoomlion’s range of concrete pumps. READ MORE 👉 ow.ly/73ks50ZtJ9F #Commercialmotor

A Birmingham operator has succeeded in its appeal against a decision to revoke its licence after the upper tribunal found that the traffic commissioner had “erred in law”. READ MORE … ow.ly/o4aU50Zt6CY #CommercialMotor

Dawsongroup has agreed to acquire Irish commercial vehicle rental and contract hire specialist Dan Ryan Truck Rental, subject to regulatory approval. FULL STORY 👉 ow.ly/afOw50Zt6Ag #CommercialMotor

Police in West Yorkshire said people were still putting themselves and others at risk on the roads after its officers pulled over HGV drivers for not wearing seatbelts and using their mobile phones. READ MORE …. ow.ly/pXts50Zt6zr #CommercialMotor

An operator in Wales has been fined £36,000 after it failed to provide soap and running water to employees handling waste that could have been contaminated with asbestos. READ MORE … ow.ly/HMIP50Zt6xi #CommercialMotor

DAF dealer group HTC has appointed Chris Baker as its new aftersales director. READ MORE … ow.ly/OOpW50Zt6fh #CommercialMotor

Frozen seafood specialist Nortrade has replaced trucks from a rival manufacturer with four new Volvo FE 18-tonne rigids after a positive experience with a Volvo FM prompted a fleet rethink. READ MORE … ow.ly/EQXJ50ZsgGE #CommercialMotor #VolvoTrucks

Renault Trucks boss Aymeric Larcher is heading to Grilled in the Cafe! 🍳 Got a question on electrification, future trucks, or customer support? Send it in 👉 will.shiers@roadtransport.com #CommercialMotor #GrilledInTheCafe #RenaultTrucks