Built inside a working depot
TwentyForty connects fleet operators with the technology, evidence, and people they need to make better decisions about what's coming. Electrification, autonomy, digital freight, policy.
Where operators meet the technology
The freight industry is being asked to change everything at once. New powertrains, new infrastructure, new regulations, new data systems. Most of the advice comes from people selling something.
TwentyForty exists to close the gap between what's being built and what actually works in an operation. We test, we connect, we share what we find.
The 12 Pillars of Change
Twelve operator-identified barriers to zero-emission freight, worked through one workshop at a time with OEMs, financiers, insurers, energy companies and policy makers in the room. Each one ends in a published sector report.
Read the reportsTrials in working fleets
We run real-world trials on real routes, build the consortia that fund them, and publish what we find, including what didn't work.
See the trialsOpen tools and evidence
The Readiness Assessment, the First-Truck Calculator, the UK HGV Charging Map and the glossary. Free to use, no login.
Use the toolsThe Loading Bay
Articles, interviews and the podcast, written for the independent operators most of the sector never reaches.
Read The Loading BayRunning HGVs in Scotland? Transport Scotland funds up to £15,000 for an independent zero-emission fleet analysis, and we deliver it. See if you qualify.
Operator Readiness Assessment
Find Your Starting Point
A structured diagnostic of your fleet, operations, data, and infrastructure. Answer a short set of targeted questions and get a tailored report showing where you are today, where the pressure points are likely to emerge, and what is actually worth focusing on next. Built from real operator experience, not theory.
Start the assessment
“Jamie is a unique voice.”
He's engaging and eloquent when sharing views on net zero, like the best communicators in our industry. But what sets him apart is that he speaks from hands-on experience as a fleet operator
There's a big difference between making a new technology work, and making a logistics operation work with a mix of cutting-edge systems.
Michael Ayres
Managing Director, Flexible Power Systems
Built to Collaborate
TwentyForty exists because no single organisation has the whole answer.
We work inside real operations, with real fleets, real infrastructure, and real constraints. We run pilots, trials, and live projects alongside operators, technology teams, and frontline staff to figure out what actually works.
We bring together people who are usually separated by job titles, contracts, and politics. Operators with developers. Energy specialists with depot managers. Drivers with designers.
Because the future of freight will not be delivered by a roadmap. It will be delivered by people, working through complexity together.
Focus Areas
The areas we work across
Energy
Charging infrastructure, grid connections, depot power planning. The bit between buying an electric truck and being able to run it.
Technology
Telematics, route planning, fleet management. Helping operators cut through vendor claims and find what fits their operation.
Innovation
Running and participating in trials that test new ideas in live environments. If it doesn't work on a real route, it doesn't work.
Sustainability
Transition planning, emissions data, total cost of ownership. Grounded in real duty cycles, not brochure figures.
Operations
The operational detail that gets ignored when everyone's focused on the vehicle. Depot layout, driver readiness, maintenance, scheduling.
Operator-backed. Operator-led.
TwentyForty is backed by the Welch Group, a 90-year-old, family-run logistics operator with active transport and warehousing operations across the UK.
TwentyForty itself is a Company Limited by Guarantee with no shareholders. Operators don't pay us, and we take no equity in the technology we test, so we can publish a bad result as readily as a good one.
This is not an academic exercise or a consultancy construct. It is built inside a working operator environment, with real assets, real customers, and real consequences.
Which is exactly why it exists.