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All Motor Transport articles in 2022 – Page 62
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ArticleGovernment must speed up hydrogen production to help transport industry transition away from fossil fuels, industry warns
Two think tanks are urging the government to speed up incentives for fuel suppliers wanting to offer hydrogen as a low carbon alternative.The UK Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Association (UK HFCA) and HyCymru (Cymdeithas Fasnach Hydrogen Cymru / Wales Hydrogen Trade Association), which represent hundreds of hydrogen businesses and stakeholders, ...
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ArticlePriti Patel to consider action on cargo and fuel thefts
Home secretary Priti Patel is looking into the issue of safe parking for lorry drivers after meeting with Freightlink Europe director Lesley O’Brien.O’Brien was one of a number of Yorkshire business leaders asked to meet with Patel during the Home Secretary’s visit to the area last week.O’Brien spoke to Patel ...
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ArticleRHA calls for permanent parking site to tackle lorry queues into Dover
Government must act decisively and create a permanent parking site for handling queues of lorries when there is disruption crossing the channel, the RHA said this week.The call comes as this weekend saw lorries continuing to queue on the M20 and A20 into Dover, as disruption to traffic crossing the ...
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ArticleMeachers purchases seven DAF trucks as part of £1.5m fleet investment
Meachers Global Logistics has expanded its fleet with seven new specialist vehicles as part of a £1.5m investment programme to widen its range of services to customers.The Southampton-based international freight and transport logistics company has replaced vehicles at its Nursling headquarters with five DAF XG Tractor units. A further two ...
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ArticleMaritime Transport set to offer container storage space at ASBP’s Ipswich Port
Maritime Transport has signed a long-term agreement with Associated British Ports (ABP) to operate a six-acre loaded container storage facility at the Port of Ipswich, in a move aimed at meeting growing customer demand for container storage.Maritime offers container transport, domestic distribution, cargo handling, warehousing and off dock laden and ...
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ArticleDFDS European fleet gets “significant” boost with new Krone trailers
DFDS Logistics has returned to Krone for a “significant” number of trailers in what it describes as a “major expansion” of its European trailer fleet.The company, which uses around 10,000 trailer and container units on 24 ferry routes, has ordered a mix of Krone Huckepack Profi Liners, Mega Liners, Cool ...
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ArticleCyber security warning after National Highways loses 125 electronic devices
National Highways has misplaced over one hundred key devices, including hard drives, laptops and iron key storage devices, according to official figures.A Freedom of Information Act (FOI) request, analysed by litigation practice Griffin Law, found that over the last five years National Highways has lost a total of 125 electronic ...
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ArticleUK Fuels launches carbon offsetting fuel card
Fuel card supplier UK Fuels has launched a new service that it claims can offset 100% of the carbon its fuel card customers currently release from the one billion litres of fuel they use each year.UK Fuels, which is a major supplier of fuel cards, said the carbon offsetting service, ...
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ArticleFirst Hydrogen secures land to develop four refuelling centres in UK
First Hydrogen has identified four industrial sites in the UK where it plans to build its first tranche of hydrogen refuelling stations.The sites are located in the Greater Liverpool, Greater Manchester, London and Thames Estuary areas, in prime industrial areas and will serve light, medium and heavy commercial vehicles. The ...
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ArticleArrowXL boosts fleet with 40 new DAF trucks
Two-person home delivery specialist ArrowXL is set to take delivery of 40 new DAF 7.5-tonne built-to-order trucks, to support its growth strategy.The company said this week that the fleet will leave the Lancashire DAF dealership “shortly”, following the application of a refreshed wrap livery to the body and additional cut ...
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ArticleCash not truck loads of shoes and socks is what Ukrainian refugees really need
The Humanitarian Logistics Association (HLA) has launched an awareness campaign with its Lyon-based corporate member Bioport to assist those wishing to donate to the Ukrainian refugee crisis. The new guidance gathers the latest best practice from a range of sources to ensure the right donations get to the right people ...
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ArticleDHL Tradeteam drivers win bumper pay deals
DHL drivers in England and Scotland are celebrating after negotiating significant pay deals with their employer.More than 100 HGV drivers working for DHL Tradeteam in Burton-on-Trent voted in favour of an improved pay offer, worth up to £6,000 a year and including a pay increase worth 7.5%, which typically raises ...
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ArticleDover border delays resolved, HMRC claims
HM Revenue and Customs said problems with its goods vehicle movement service (GVMS) in Dover had been fixed and it expected business as usual from Monday (11 April).This week, HGVs were forced to queue on the M20 and A20 into the port town as disruption to traffic crossing the channel ...
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ArticleThe Pallet Network names new development director
The Pallet Network (TPN) has appointed Bob Delaney (pictured) as its new director of network development.A former employee of both Palletforce and Palletways, Delaney has spent his entire career in logistics and the past 20 years in pallet networks.He said: “TPN is a well-established and extremely good network.“MD Mark Kendall ...
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ArticleDHL drivers on JCB parts contract to strike over "pay cut"
DHL drivers working on the JCB parts contract voted 95% in favour of strike action after their union accused the company of implementing a real terms pay cut.The workers, who deliver JCB parts between factories across the UK, are now set for a full industrial action ballot at the end ...
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ArticleAverage price-per-mile for freight vehicles up by 12%
The average haulage and courier price-per-mile (ppm) has increased by 12% - the 14th straight year-on-year rise, according to new industry index data.The TEG Road Transport Price Index showed that the average ppm for freight transport vehicles increased from 100.6 points to 112.2 points between March 2021 and March 2022.The ...
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ArticleSuttons spends £15m on "more comfortable" Volvo cabs
Suttons said it had listened to its drivers and invested £15m in comfy new Volvo tractor units, which are better suited to long distance and overnight journeys.The first batch of 15 trucks have already been delivered into service in its fuels, general chemicals and waste sectors and 110 more of ...
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ArticleHeathrow "freight chaos" feared as air cargo drivers threaten strike over pay freeze
Airport cargo handling firm Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) said it was confident it could resolve a pay dispute among its truck drivers after the Unite union threatened it with strike action.The union said “freight chaos” was on the cards at Heathrow Airport if the 200 cargo handlers and truckers voted ...
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ArticleFreight firm plans major expansion
West Midlands logistics firm Trailer Freight International said its rapid expansion was largely due t0 its membership of the Pallet-Track network.The Walsall-based firm is planning to move to a new 35,000sq ft premises only a year after it first put down roots in the town.It handles deliveries for its Black ...
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ArticleTransaid champions roles for female HGV drivers in Uganda
Transaid is encouraging more women in Uganda to take up jobs as HGV drivers as the sub-Saharan African country battles with its own driver shortage problems.The international development charity said Uganda is experiencing a huge rise in demand for professional drivers, which is expected to increase over the coming years ...