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All Motor Transport articles in 2022 – Page 24
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ArticleTevva unveils 19-tonne hydrogen electric truck
Electric and hydrogen truck manufacturer Tevva has unveiled its 19-tonne hydrogen-electric truck at the IAA Transportation show in Hanover, Germany.The company is showcasing its range of full-electric and hydrogen-electric medium-duty 7.5-tonne to 19-tonne trucks as it targets the European market.The OEM is accompanied by a portfolio of customers at the ...
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ArticleVolvo Trucks to launch customer tests of hydrogen fuel cell trucks in 2025
Volvo Trucks is planning to roll out customer testing of its hydrogen fuel cell electric trucks in 2025, the company announced this week.The trucks, which only emit water vapour, are currently undergoing intensive testing by Volvo Trucks and have an operational range comparable to diesel trucks of up to 1,000 ...
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ArticleMercedes Benz eActros LongHaul takes a bow at the IAA Transportation Show
Mercedes-Benz eActros LongHaulMercedes Benz has revealed the concept prototype of its 40-tonne battery-electric eActros LongHaul truck at the IAA Transportation Show in Hanover, Germany this week.The eActros LongHaul has a range of around 500 km on a single battery charge. It is capable of megawatt charging and offers 1.2 million ...
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Aquarius gives update on serious tacho glitch as operators assess impact
Digital tachograph analysis and software firms are still scratching their heads about how to resolve a serious glitch that has been identified when remote downloading from some second generation units.After Aquarius sounded alarm bells at the start of the month about the problem that occurs when an expired company card ...
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ArticleTransaid fundraisers 'amazed and delighted' after Scottish hauliers donate more than £100,000 at charity dinner
Haulage firms in Scotland helped raise more than £100,000 for charity this week at the inaugural Scottish Transaid Dinner.In total, £105,110.50 was raised at the Bothwell Bridge Hotel near Hamilton, thanks to sponsorship and donations from the industry, ticket sales and the live and silent auctions.Florence Bearman, Transaid head of ...
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ArticleSoftware firm Mandata buys Eureka Information Systems
Mandata has completed the acquisition of transport and logistics software firm Eureka Information Systems.Founded 10 years ago by Eddie Doyle and Damien Power, Eureka is one of Ireland’s fastest-growing suppliers of software to the logistics industry.The company has over 200 customers who rely on Eureka’s systems to run their transport ...
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ArticleAmazon hits back after 'furious' warehouse staff threaten strike over pay
Amazon has defended its pay to employees after the GMB union said its warehouse staff will become the first in the UK to take part in a formal strike ballot.The union said hundreds of workers have begun voting on whether to walk out in anger over the company’s apparent 35p ...
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ArticleNew year will be one of most challenging ever, operators warned
An unprecedented winter of high fuel costs, driver shortages and the looming threat of a global recession means 2023 could be one of the most challenging years ever for fleet managers, according to a study.Fuel price remains the number one challenge according to risk management software Solera Holdings, with 75% ...
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ArticleVision Techniques appoints new salesman and engineers
Vision Techniques, a designer and manufacturer of vehicle safety systems, has recruited new staff in a move designed to increase its market share.Dave Prince (pictured) joins the firm as a sales executive and will help expand its coverage in the waste and recycling sectors.It has also appointed four new field ...
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ArticleBartrum Group shrugs off Covid effect to report 2021 revenue rise
Bartrum Group said it had started to bounce back from the disruption caused by the pandemic after reporting an increase in turnover of almost 10%.The group, comprising haulage, warehousing and commercial vehicle maintenance, saw revenues increase to £28.8m in the year ending 31 December 2021, up from £26.2m in 2020.Pre-tax ...
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ArticleNTEX buys Sureway Express Transport
(From left) Thomas Ström, chief executive and founder of NTEX; Rob Lloyd, Sureway MD; and Dan Ericsson, chief executive of NTEX UK GroupFreight forwarder NTEX said it had expanded its presence in the south west of England after acquiring Bristol-based Sureway Express Transport.The deal bolsters NTEX’s fleet with the addition ...
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ArticleWebfleet to feature new products and solutions at IAA Transportation
Webfleet will showcase its modular solutions at the IAA Transportation exhibition in Hannover next week.It said for the first time it would be exhibiting together with parent company Bridgestone where it will be launching its Fleetcare solution.Read more Bridgestone offers SMEs new maintenance packageWebfleet will also use the event ...
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ArticleBridgestone offers SMEs new maintenance package
Bridgestone has launched a premium tyre and vehicle maintenance option for small and medium sized fleets, which it claimed would maximise their efficiency.Fleetcare Go Plan is described as an integrated offering, composed of premium Bridgestone tyres, vehicle maintenance and an intelligent interface powered by Webfleet telematics.Bridgestone said its new product ...
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ArticleJames Shaw & Son profits from digital transformation
James Shaw & Son has consigned its paper-based systems to history after investing in digital management software Truckfile and it said it was already reaping the benefits.The Merseyside operator is relying on the Truckfile packages to keep tabs on its fleet of 36 tractor units and 59 trailers and to ...
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ArticleEvri launches £60m sortation hub to drive further growth
Parcel delivery firm Evri is to open a £60m parcel sortation hub in Barnsley next Tuesday (20 September).Named Colossus, the 341,000 sq ft facility is said to be the biggest of its kind in Europe and will sort 1.1 million parcels a day for onward delivery to Evri’s nationwide network ...
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ArticleNew plan to solve Rest & Be Thankful landslides branded 'a nonsense' by campaigners
An announcement by Transport Scotland that it has appointed an engineering firm to design a solution to a dangerous section of the A83 has been sharply criticised by campaigners, who have described it as 'a nonsense'.The Rest & Be Thankful Campaign (RBTC) said if the Highlands road on the Kintyre ...
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ArticleWillmotts Transport hails MirrorCam technology and Multimedia Cockpit after fleet expansion
West Country haulier Willmotts Transport is pioneering improved MirrorCam technology on its five new Mercedes-Benz Actros trucks.The L BigSpace tractor units from City West Commercials are the Shepton Mallet firm’s first from the fifth generation range and were acquired with funding from Daimler Truck Financial Services.The new MirrorCam system builds ...
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ArticlePeter Green Haulage sees revenue and profits surge
Peter Green Haulage continued on its upward trajectory last year, with revenue and profits increasing significantly.The Shepton Mallet, Somerset-based chilled and frozen food distributor shook off any issues arising from the Covid-19 pandemic and reported a £19.9m turnover for the year ending 31 December 2021.This was a 17.7% increase on ...
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ArticleULEMCo partners with Keenan Recycling on first hydrogen-HVO dual-fuel truck
Hydrogen fuel pioneer ULEMCo is working with Keenan Recycling on a hydrogen dual-fuel truck using HVO rather than diesel.It said the waste collection vehicle offered best in class environmental sustainability by combining the use of hydrogen to reduce tailpipe emissions with the “drop in” renewable fuel.The conversion shows that hydrogen ...
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ArticleKinaxia Logistics to trial Tevva's first series production electric truck
Tevva has announced that Kinaxia Logistics has agreed to trial its 7.5-tonne battery-electric truck.The truck is the first in a series of commercial vehicles from Tevva, which includes 7.5-tonne, 12-tonne, and 19-tonne hydrogen-electric versions.Kinaxia chief executive Simon Hobbs told MT the vehicle would be based at its AKW site in ...