Electric vision in Dundee

Dundee City Council has created world-class charging hubs for public and private use. FVI Editor Ann-Marie Knegt travelled to Dundee for the launch of the new Urban Fox retractable charging point and spoke to Dundee’s Corporate Fleet and Infrastructure Manager…

Fleet Vision International and the International Association of Transportation Regulators (IATR) announce new partnership

Fleet Vision International—THE SHOW, the leading B2B trade event aimed at fleet and transport managers hosted by the City of London Corporation, and IATR, a non-profit association of government transportation officials and leaders in sustainable and safe mobility, have announced…

Epping Forest District Council takes waste in-house

Over 30 refuse collection vehicles, and 20 support vehicles have arrived at North Weald Airfield, where they started Epping Forest District Council’s new waste and recycling collection service on 4 November 2024.  Earlier this year, Epping Forest District Council (EFDC)…

New electric refuse vehicle starts to collect waste in North Northants on contract hire from SFS

A new all-electric 27-tonne refuse vehicle is now collecting waste and recycling from North Northamptonshire residents. The Dennis Eagle eCollect is quieter than traditional refuse trucks and has zero local emissions. It will reduce the council’s carbon footprint, saving 60,000…

Serco Group trials electric recycling and refuse vehicles in three Hampshire districts with VEV and RVS

VEV, the e-fleet solutions provider backed by Vitol—a world leader in the energy sector—launched a collaboration with Serco and RVS, public service providers, to pilot electric recycling and waste collection vehicles in Basingstoke, Deane, Hart, and Rushmoor.

Demand is up for the perfect food waste takeaway

Ahead of the release of the UK Government’s capital funding for food waste collection vehicles, Paul Brown, Aftersales Director for Hillend Engineering, tells FVI what the industry is doing to prepare for the implementation of the weekly food waste collections and how…