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Knowles Logistics has added 15 SDC curtainsider trailers to its fleet, taking its total trailer parc to 253 units. READ MORE … ow.ly/G14j5100rtO #CommercialMotor

Evolve Haulage has taken delivery of 14 Renault Trucks T High 520 6x2 pusher tractor units, replacing a mixture of leased, rented and older owned vehicles. READ MORE … ow.ly/KE565100rre #CommercialMotor

Royal Mail is adding 261 UK-built Don-Bur trailers to its fleet during 2026, including 160 Lifting Deck models capable of carrying up to 95 roll cages. READ MORE … ow.ly/5OU45100rpP #CommercialMotor

High grid connection costs, expensive electricity and uncertainty over vehicle residual values are holding back the adoption of electric HGVs, according to a new report backed by Tesco and Welch Group. READ MORE … ow.ly/3zCz5100roU #CommercialMotor

European truck manufacturers are calling for a five-year postponement of Euro-7 brake emissions requirements for heavy-duty vehicles, warning that the testing procedures needed to demonstrate compliance are not yet ready. READ MORE … ow.ly/NkGh50ZZMQ6

🎉 Bradshaw EV is celebrating its 50th anniversary, having grown from a family farming business into a specialist supplier of electric vehicles for industrial and commercial applications. READ MORE … ow.ly/N5S750ZZMBf #CommercialMotor

The transport manager CPC should be reviewed and modernised to take into account the changing role and responsibilities, according to deputy TC Nick Denton. READ MORE … ow.ly/SwsE50ZZClu #CommercialMotor

An HGV driver who ploughed into a van on the M11 and killed a “loving family man” has been jailed for three years and four months. READ MORE … ow.ly/sBCt50ZZCas #CommercialMotor

Daimler Truck UK has appointed Ross Paterson as customer service and parts director, effective 1 November 2026. READ MORE … ow.ly/Zs4q50ZZBNG #CommercialMotor

H2Accelerate is calling for a European funding mechanism that would guarantee hydrogen trucks can compete with diesel on total cost of ownership (TCO), removing a major barrier to fleet investment. READ MORE … ow.ly/jBoj50ZZBML #CommercialMotor

Scania has officially opened a new SEK 975m (£80m) research and development proving ground in Södertälje, Sweden, which will support vehicle and systems testing across the TRATON Group. READ MORE … ow.ly/QN5G50ZZfqy #CommercialMotor

North Wales police have expressed concern at the number of HGV drivers they are detecting using mobile phones while behind the wheel. READ MORE … ow.ly/r98W50ZZfqa #CommercialMotor

Dynes Motor Group is continuing to expand its heavy recovery fleet with Mercedes-Benz Actros ProCabin trucks as the business builds on its nationwide recovery operations and specialist work supporting London’s bus network. READ MORE 👉 ow.ly/Ryjw50ZZfel #CommercialMotor

An operator in Tewkesbury has failed in his attempt to get an Iveco skip lorry returned after it was impounded by the DVSA because a traffic commissioner found he’d allowed his son to use it illegally. READ MORE … ow.ly/hy1t50ZYnqM #CommercialMotor

Briggs Group has appointed CameraMatics as the sole supplier of connected fleet safety systems across its commercial vehicle operations in Ireland. READ MORE … ow.ly/E80150ZYmBb #CommercialMotor

Bridge strikes are expected to peak this month, with operators warned that incidents can have serious legal and regulatory consequences beyond the immediate cost of vehicle damage. READ MORE … ow.ly/w6Nv50ZXZJJ #CommercialMotor

Prometeon Tyre Group has expanded its commercial vehicle tyre portfolio with the introduction of the G02 Multiaxle AF, Nextroad and Nextroad AF Multiaxle ranges. READ MORE … ow.ly/qeto50ZXZFP #CommercialMotor

A Slough-based operator has had its licence revoked and an application to run trucks by a connected business refused after the deputy traffic commissioner said it was likely to be a front. READ MORE … ow.ly/tQct50ZXZBw #CommercialMotor

Ferguson Transport has taken delivery of six Volvo FH Aero 6x2 tractor units, with a further three due to arrive in the coming weeks. READ MORE 👉 ow.ly/4Jyi50ZXZrE #CommercialMotor #VolvoTrucks

The H2Accelerate collaboration has called for future European funding programmes to support hydrogen-powered trucks and refuelling infrastructure together, rather than through separate schemes. FULL STORY … ow.ly/tLTC50ZXVK9 #CommercialMotor