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Paul A and YouTube celebrity Chunkz trying out a truck driving simulator

YouTube celebrity Chunkz put through his paces on RHA truck simulator

The RHA truck training simulator proved a hit with students and a YouTube celebrity in Manchester today (19 April). The JD Foundation organised the interactive careers fair in Manchester Central Conference Centre to showcase career opportunities at JD Group, including haulage. Students aged 14-18 engaged with representatives of multiple industries as potential future careers. British YouTube sensation and MOBO Award

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An exterior photo of the new HVS Hyrdrogen-Electric HGV

HVS Invites Fleet Operators to Trial UK’s First Zero-Emission Hydrogen-Electric HGV

• Supported trials are set to commence Q4 2025 once the exhaustive pre-production prototyping phase is completed and the HGVs are ready to enter volume production.
• Fleet operators offered extensive trial periods to test & evaluate the HVS hydrogen-electric HGV
• Hydrogen Vehicle Systems (HVS) is a new UK-based hydrogen vehicle emerging OEM and innovator in the heavy-duty commercial vehicle segment

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Ford Electric Van making deliveries at The City of Londons Billingsgate Market

Sustainable Deliveries From London’s Historic Billingsgate Market Help Cut Carbon Emissions in the Capital

• Forty traders at Billingsgate Market, in London, are taking part in a sustainable deliveries pilot – a partnership between the City of London Corporation, DHL Supply Chain and Ford Pro

• To date, the pilot has resulted in an estimated 37 per cent reduction in CO2 emissions from deliveries with 949 fewer vehicle journeys on central London’s congested roads, helping reduce air pollution

• Traders at the historic fish market save time and money by pooling deliveries using a shared fleet of Ford Pro connected vehicles, including an all-electric Ford E-Transit

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Volta Truck driving on snow during winter test trials

Volta Trucks concludes its demanding winter testing programme.

Volta Trucks, the leading and disruptive full-electric commercial vehicle manufacturer and services provider, has concluded its demanding winter testing programme, undertaken by the Arctic Circle in northern Sweden. The cold weather testing programme was part of a rigorous regime of vehicle tests designed to ensure that the full-electric Volta Zero will deliver the highest levels of quality, reliability, and durability when series production of customer specification vehicles starts later this year.

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