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All Motor Transport articles in 2022 – Page 6
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ArticleDon't miss the new Commercial Motor podcast
Commercial Motor has launched a new podcast series called Torquing Trucks.In each episode editor Will Shiers is joined in a truck cab with an industry expert.Seven episodes have already been published, with one a week going live between now and Christmas.If you want to find out more about the new ...
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ArticleUPS sees pre-tax profit dip despite £1.2bn spike in turnover
The continual move by the public towards online shopping during 2021 helped UPS increase its turnover to £1.2bn, latest results showed.However, the 7% increase in revenues for the parcel delivery firm was not mirrored in its pre-tax profit, which instead reduced by 22.7% to £91.2m for the year ending 31 ...
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ArticleBiffa drivers offered inflation-busting pay rise as strikes loom
Biffa has offered its drivers in Wirral an “above-inflation” pay offer as it seeks to avoid strike action among union members.Around 200 workers on an outsourced refuse contract on Merseyside were due to commence industrial action on 5 December in a row over pay.The Unite union claimed HGV drivers were ...
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ArticleMenzies invests in 600 new vehicles as EV strategy accelerates
Menzies Distribution has put in its largest ever order of vehicles, with more than 600 MAN tractors, curtainsiders, VW Crafters and box trailers due to be delivered by February.It said the assets will accommodate substantial existing and new business from its clients.The order includes 173 MAN TG3 tractor units, 150 ...
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ArticleREL Haulage wins appeal against "unfair" public inquiry
A Peterborough haulage company that was refused its application to operate 50 lorries and 50 trailers has won its appeal after the upper tribunal ruled that the traffic commissioner had acted unfairly.REL Haulage will now have its licence application heard at a new public inquiry after the upper tribunal said ...
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ArticleSurvey reveals main reason lorry drivers love their job…
It might rarely feel like it these days, but freedom of the open road was the reason many lorry drivers have given for liking their job the most, according to the results of a survey.Nearly half (43%) of respondents provided that response, with 22% saying it was the pride they ...
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ArticleRecycling operator fined £36,000 for eight waste offences
A Lincolnshire food recycling firm has been fined £36,000 for illegally spreading waste on three farmlands.Whites Recycling pleaded guilty to eight offences, including the breach of environmental permit conditions related to the spreading of waste near Doncaster and also on farmland in Lincolnshire.Doncaster Magistrates’ Court heard that the company, which ...
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ArticleRecovery World adds Isuzu 13.5 tonner to wider fleet expansion
Recovery bodybuilder and rental firm Recovery World has ordered its first ever Isuzu 13.5-tonner, which will come fitted with an RW60 six-tonne steel Slidebed body.The recovery truck will be delivered to the Hertfordshire company before the end of the year and adds to the 20 new Isuzu 7.5-tonne vehicles joining ...
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Asset funders will need to step up to help pay for zero-emission vehicles
Vehicle asset funders will need manufacturers support for carbon zero vehicles, says Close Bros.Vehicle financing businesses will need the support of the vehicle manufacturers in developing new funding solutions to aid the journey to carbon zero, Close Brothers’ head of national accounts and ESG, Andrew New, told delegates at the ...
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ArticlePanattoni targets Brighton for major new logistics site
Real estate developer Panattoni has acquired a site near Brighton for a 257,000sq ft speculative logistics development.Panattoni Park Brighton is on a 12-acre site within the boundary of Brighton City Airport and with access onto the A27.Speculative development of the park is due to start in the first quarter of ...
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ArticleBiffa meets with ACAS in bid to avert strike action by HGV drivers
Biffa said it was doing everything it could to prevent strike action among HGV drivers on an outsourced refuse contract in Merseyside.Around 200 workers employed by the company in Wirral are due to commence industrial action next week in a dispute over pay.The Unite union claimed HGV drivers were paid ...
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ArticleDHL Supply Chain switches on logistics deal with energy firms
DHL Supply Chain has won a three-year contract with energy supplier SSE and gas distribution company SGN to provide logistics support and help deliver essential services.The new contract will see DHL running operations five days a week for SSE and SGN, as well as providing a 24/7 business continuity team ...
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ArticleAsset Alliance supplies another slice of Domino's fleet
Asset Alliance Group has inked a "significant" deal with Domino's which sees it supply the pizza company with15 Mercedes-Benz trucks, eight Scania rigids and eight DAF tractors.The Mercedes-Benz Actros 2532L 26-tonne trucks, which are supplied on a five-year full-service contract hire agreement, come with Carrier Transicold Iceland engineless refrigeration units ...
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ArticleCox Automotive sees record year for HGV sales at Manheim Auction Services
Cox Automotive is reporting its best year yet for HGV sales at its subsidiary Manheim Auction Services.The company has seen over £25m of assets sold during 2022 with used truck values climbing to their highest ever point in the year, rising by £6,609.The third quarter was the most succesful quarter, ...
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DX invests £3.6m in depot upgrades
Parcel, freight and secure courier specialist DX Group is investing £3.6m into upgrading its existing depot network. The £3.6m programme is part of DX Group's wider growth plans and is expected to be completed by early July 2023. In the DX Freight division, which specialises in the delivery of irregular ...
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ArticleDP World launches intermodal rail service between London Gateway and Southampton terminals
DP World has launched a new intermodal train service connecting its container terminals at London Gateway and Southampton.The port operator said the service will improve customers' supply chain resilience and allow them to switch volumes quickly and easily between the two locations.The DP World-operated service ran for the first-time last ...
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ArticleNo excuse not to electrify fleet, MD tells haulage industry
As M&H Carriers took delivery of its latest electric van, managing director Fraser MacLean made an impassioned plea this week for other hauliers to start to electrify their fleets to help cut the sectors' emissions.The Highlands-based firm has expanded the reach of its final mile electric van fleet in the ...
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ArticleWiltshire council opposes new plan to slap £50 charge on Euro-6 HGVs entering Bath CAZ
A row has broken out over plans to charge Euro-6 HGVs £50 for entering Bath’s clean air zone (CAZ), with Wiltshire council expressing its “opposition and frustration” at the proposals.Bath and North East Somerset (BANES) Council leader Kevin Guy said he made “no apology” for putting the health and wellbeing ...
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ArticleTories condemn plans to expand London's Ultra Low Emission Zone
London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) will be expanded to cover all the capital’s boroughs up to the existing LEZ boundary from next August.Setting out his next steps to tackle the threat of air pollution, the climate emergency and congestion, the mayor of London Sadiq Khan said the ULEZ had ...
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ArticleZenith reports strong Q2 performance with order books at near record levels
Zenith reported “strong income growth” in its second quarter financial results, despite a challenging economic environment for the fleet management and leasing firm.Turnover for the three months ending 30 September increased by 24.3% to £161m compared to the same period in 2021, which it attributed to higher lease incomes.Gross profit ...