The U.K.'s first Eco-Rig!

It's 4.30 am on a misty June morning on the M4.Two fully loaded forty tonners pull up alongside each other and stop, facing a long slow incline. No other traffic in sight. The drivers whisper GO! into their CB radios, hit first gear and race, nose to nose, up the hill. By the time they've reached the top there's still nothing to separate them. Both drivers say they could "feel" no difference in performance. One truck was running on diesel, the other on near CO2 neutral used veg oil, via smartveg. A view of the future of HGVs?

This Volvo FH12, 420hp, common-rail rig is owned by Lakehaven, part of the US Safepac Group. Just click here for a short article on the truck.

1 Jun 2007 12:00:00 (Source: Smartveg)