M&S Rolls Out Electric Trucks Across Food Logistics Network

As Part of Net Zero Initiative, M&S Rolls Out Electric Trucks

M&S deploys 10 electric trucks with innovative tech to cut emissions, modernize logistics, and drive toward net zero by 2040.

Menzies adds battery-electric trucks under eFREIGHT 2030

Menzies Distribution Solutions (MDS) has marked a major milestone in its fleet decarbonisation strategy by introducing its first battery-electric heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) into live commercial operation. The company has deployed three 42-tonne Scania electric tractor units through the eFREIGHT 2030 programme, forming the first phase of a wider rollout supported by the UK Government’s Zero Emission HGV and Infrastructure Demonstrator (ZEHID) pr…

Menzies adds Scania battery-electric trucks to its fleet

Menzies Distribution Solutions (MDS) has introduced the first battery-electric trucks to join its fleet, with three new 42-tonne Scania tractor units entering live operation through the eFREIGHT 2030 programme, writes Peter Brown. The vehicles are the first of 10 electric HGVs that MDS will deploy through the UK government funded Zero Emission HGV and Infrastructure Demonstrator (ZEHID) programme and represent a significant milestone in the comp…

M&S expands e-truck fleet with ten DAF XD electric vehicles

Marks & Spencer (M&S) is expanding the electrification of its logistics operations with the deployment of ten DAF XD Electric tractor units, reinforcing its strategy to decarbonise road transport across the UK. Beyond the fleet expansion itself, the rollout includes what the retailer describes as a UK first: a refrigerated trailer powered directly by the truck’s traction battery, eliminating the need for a separate diesel-powered refrigeration u…

M&S rolls out electric trucks across food logistics network

M&S is introducing 10 electric trucks across its food and fashion supply chains to cut emissions from deliveries to depots and stores. The retailer is rolling out 10 DAF XD…

Daf XD electric trucks join M&S fleet

Marks & Spencer and its transport subsidiary, Gist, have begun the phased introduction of 10 Daf XD Electric trucks, with five vehicles already deployed. The 10 vehicles are being put into service across two core logistics operations, with five units assigned to fashion, home and beauty distribution and five allocated to retail food movements. These XD Electric tractors are equipped with a five-battery pack 525 kWh of energy storage delivering 4…