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All Motor Transport articles in 2022 – Page 50
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ArticleDP World Southampton slashes emissions by replacing diesel with HVO
DP World’s container terminal at Southampton has eliminated fossil diesel from its operations in favour of hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO), which it estimates will cut 14,000 tons of CO2 annually.The move follows a trial of HVO at the port last year, which saw it used in its forklift trucks, refrigerated ...
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ArticleChancerygate plans major £32m spec warehouse development in Surrey
Industrial property developer Chancerygate has acquired two adjacent sites in Leatherhead, Surrey as part of plans to build 82,400sq ft of Grade A industrial and warehousing space.The sites, which total 4.6 acres, are located off Cleeve Road in Leatherhead Business Park close to the town centre and one mile east ...
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ArticleGovernment invests £160m in four road schemes to boost regional growth
The government has announced a £160.8m investment in four major road projects in Newcastle, Cornwall, Greater Manchester and Southampton.The four major road schemes announced today (6 June) includes £78.5m for a new 6.2km road linking St Austell to the A30 – the main transport artery in Cornwall, which DfT said ...
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ArticleLogistics industry key to success of government’s levelling up agenda, report finds
The UK logistics industry is one of the fastest growing areas of employment in the UK, bringing career opportunities to deprived areas targeted by the government’s levelling up agenda, according to an independent study by Frontier Economics.The study, commissioned by Amazon and supported by Logistics UK, found that the sector ...
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ArticleBridgestone unveils 'revolutionary' tyre and fleet management solution
Bridgestone said its new integrated tyre and fleet management package will 'revolutionise the fleet market' by offering connected data and reporting under one agreement and delivered by a single partner.Developing Bridgestone’s Total Tyre Care package, Fleetcare combines its tyre range and tyre management solutions with fleet management from telematics specialist ...
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ArticleWinch & Co injects £250,000 into newly acquired business
Private equity firm Winch & Co has invested almost £250,000 into Dedicated Transport Solutions (DTS).The move comes only five weeks after it purchased the North East-based haulier and has already seen the arrival of two new trucks and a full office upgrade.DTS is reportedly looking to buy five transport businesses, ...
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ArticleSuttons Tankers pays tribute to Queen's Platinum Jubilee
Suttons Tankers have unveiled commemorative livery to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.The Union Jack design is emblazoned across the front and sides of one of the new Volvo FH Globetrotter units, which were recently introduced to the fleet.Suttons invested £15m in the new units to ensure that long distance and ...
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ArticleRoyal Mail hits back over management job cuts as strike action looms
Royal Mail said it did not recognise the figures Unite claimed were being cut from its delivery work and questioned why it was balloting for strike action after its restructure was completed.The union warned that letter and parcel delivery “chaos” was on the cards after it claimed Royal Mail was ...
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Article"Unfair, confused and misleading" - industry hits back over threat of supply chain levy
The logistics sector has slammed a new report by the Transport Select Commmitte (TSC) demanding it solves the driver shortage and upgrades rest facilities within two years or face a government supply chain levy.Logistics UK chief executive David Wells (pictured) branded the report "confused and misleading", insisting that the industry ...
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ArticleUphold pledge to help cold chain operators hit by end of red diesel rebate, sector tells government
The Cold Chain Federation is calling on the government to make good on its promise to provide financial support to cold chain transport operators hit by the removal of the red diesel rebate for transport refrigeration units (TRUs), which came into effect on 1 April.The CCF, which represents businesses which ...
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Article'Solve your problems within two years or face supply chain levy,' Transport Select Committee warns logistics sector
The logistics sector must solve its driver employment crisis and fix its dearth of secure rest facilities within two years, or else the government should step in and impose a levy, MPs have warned.The Transport Select Committee (TSC) said the industry had been given long enough to get its house ...
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ArticlePrometeon announces new organisational structure
Prometeon Tyre Group has announced a reorganisation of its UK and Nordics business in order to strengthen its position in the market.The new organisational structure means Ali Yilmaz (pictured) becomes commercial director and is also in charge of logistics.Marisa Hever-Smith will head up CFO and HR Administration.Both Yilmaz and Hever-Smith ...
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ArticleCalls grow for BBC to sack Jeremy Vine over 'cheap, sensationalist' report on HGV drivers
Broadcaster and presenter Jeremy Vine has come under heavy criticism after he posted footage on social media of a lorry driver he claimed had ‘close-passed’ a cyclist in London.A petition has now been set up demanding the radio DJ is sacked for promoting unfair accusations after scrutiny of the recorded ...
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ArticleCollapsed events haulier in advanced rescue talks
A TV and film logistics firm that entered administration largely due to the impact of Covid-19 related lockdowns is continuing to trade because insolvency experts remain hopeful it can be sold.Green Clover, which trades out of a Berkhamsted operating centre and holds a licence for 12 HGVs and 20 trailers, ...
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ArticleHauliers must future-proof their electric charging systems, expert warns
Haulage operators planning to install an electric charging infrastructure should learn from serious mistakes made by some bus operators who failed to make them future-proof when switching to electric in 2016.The warning comes from Keith Watson, director of EO Charging eBus and eTruck division. The Suffolk-based company is a turnkey ...
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ArticleMcPherson drivers celebrate bumper pay rise
Unite said it had struck a deal with Elgin-based McPherson to increase the basic pay of its drivers by more than 20% over the next two years.It means more than 300 drivers will see their pay packets boosted by a minimum of £2,200 this year.The company, which moves goods all ...
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ArticleUK commercial vehicle production in April delivers best performance since 2016
British commercial vehicle production rose 27.6% in April for the fourth consecutive month, delivering its best performance since 2016, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).However SMMT called on the government to take action to help support the industry as the pressure from supply chain delays and ...
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Watch free Freight in the City long-haul decarbonisation webinar with Volvo Trucks, Zemo Partnership and ABB
Freight in the City joined forces with Volvo to deliver a webinar focusing on long-haul decarbonisation.James McGeachie, Zemo Partnership technical director, kicked off with a look at the opportunities and challenges operators face.He said uptake of zero-emission commercial vehicles was rising but HGV operators continue to face obstacles.“The simple fact ...
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ArticleWheely-Safe targets emergency services sector in new deal with Woodway Engineering
Wheely-Safe has agreed a new distribution deal with emergency services lighting and equipment supplier Woodway Engineering.The contract will see Woodway Engineering supply its UK and Ireland customers with Wheely-Safe’s latest generation of intelligent tyre pressure monitoring systems (TPMS), wheel loss and wheel rim temperature sensors.The family firm will offer Wheely-Safe’s ...
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ArticleInternational hauliers vent their frustration as queues return to Dover
Lorries headed for Dover were trapped in 20-mile long queues again this weekend with further delays in the pipeline as another wave of holiday-makers prepare to head for the port this week, ahead of the Platinum Jubilee weekend.The queues began to build on Friday (27 May) with the Kent Resilience ...