Digital Catapult revs up green freight plans to tackle UK's empty trucks

Stuart Stone
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Digital Catapult revs up green freight plans to tackle UK's empty trucks

Digital Catapult 'Living Lab' aims to better coordinate logistics innovators to help tackle the one in four trucks on UK roads that are travelling around while empty

The UK's authority on digital technology innovation has today launched a new Logistics Living Lab designed to help put the brakes on the UK's giant fleet of empty and near-empty delivery trucks. The...

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