American airport introduces autonomous luggage vehicle
The Cincinnati/North Kentucky international airport has started using an autonomous vehicle to carry bags across the airfield’s apron to and from aircraft. Autonomous technology company Thordrive has shared details of how it’s working on tests to see how autonomy can be used in an airport setting. The post shares a story on the website AviationPros.com […]
World’s largest low-carbon HGV refuelling station opening in UK this year
Renewable energy company CNG Fuels has announced it’s opening the world’s largest public access biomethane refuelling station for HGVs by the end of the year. It says the facility near Bristol will allow fleet operators to run their vehicles on low-carbon fuel, support net zero plans and save money. Construction has begun on the Avonmouth […]
Norris praises technology’s role in improving freight efficiency
The President of ITS (UK), Steve Norris, says technology has enabled a host of improvements to the freight and logistics industry, making the sector more efficient, cleaner and safer. The former Transport Minister (pictured) is stepping down as Chair of the intelligent transport society’s Freight Forum after 15 years and made a passionate address at […]
Scotland’s first biomethane refuelling station promises low-carbon HGV deliveries
Renewable energy firm CNG Fuels has started building Scotland’s first public access renewable biomethane HGV refuelling station, which it says will allow fleet operators to run their vehicles on low-carbon fuel, support net zero plans and save money, the company announced today. The station near Glasgow is anticipated to refuel up to 450 lorries a […]
American study suggests no job lay-offs from driverless trucking
A study into the effects of driverless freight technology in America has concluded that there will not be a need for drivers to lose their jobs to automation. The Federal Department of Transport report, “Macroeconomic Impacts of Automated Driving Systems in Long-Haul Trucking” that assuming the occupational turnover remains near today’s levels, employment levels in […]
Ebbsfleet International could be used for customs checks post Brexit
Plans are being drawn up to check lorries on land at Ebbsfleet International Eurostar station in the event of a no-deal Brexit. KentOnline reports that HMRC – which deals with customs checks – has been seeking to use the railway land, which is located between Dartford and Gravesend, if the UK leaves the European Union […]
Waymo expands self-driving lorry project
Google’s driverless vehicle division Waymo is opening a new depot in Dallas, Texas to try out a fleet of autonomous 18-wheeler HGVs. The company’s told Forbes Magazine that it will hire local truckers to assist with evaluations on the highway. Forbes adds that the mapping of roads in Texas and New Mexico with high-definition cameras […]
Americans to trial driverless lorries on Interstate
Driverless trucks are to be trialled on a stretch of the US Interstate network in Ohio and Indiana. The International Business Journal reports that Department of Transportation officials in the two states are preparing a stretch of Interstate 70 to test autonomous freight movements in a plan which “could serve as a model for other […]
New driverless port opens in Tilbury
A new “unaccompanied” freight ferry terminal has opened east of London in the port of Tilbury. The 500,000-unit freight-only facility uses a “truck driver-free operation”, meaning freight is transported into the UK without needing lorry drivers to accompany it. The owners Forth Ports say this comes at an opportune time when infection control is uppermost […]
Three quarters of haulage firms expect to go bust
A new survey of the UK’s logistics companies suggests three quarters of them reckon they can survive no more than two months if volume continues as it is. The Road Haulage Association, which carried out the research, is calling for the Government for more financial support. They’re calling for a temporary suspension of business rates […]
