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All Motor Transport articles in 2022 – Page 86
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ArticleKinaxia defies pandemic to deliver 66% boost in operating profit
Kinaxia is preparing to forge ahead in 2022 after weathering the worst of the pandemic and Brexit to deliver a 66% rise in operating profit, chief executive Simon Hobbs told MT this week.Looking back over the course of Covid, Hobbs said: “I would like to think we are through the ...
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ArticleTesco adds two electric HGVs to fleet in UK first
Tesco has added two fully electric articulated HGVs to its fleet to transport food and other products 30 miles from the Wentloog rail terminal outside Cardiff to Tesco’s distribution centre in Magor in Wales.The two new 37-tonne DAF electric vehicles which will cut 87.4 tonnes of CO2e per year, will ...
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ArticleTransaid offers another nine places on its Cycle Malawi challenge
Transaid has released nine places on its Cycle Malawi 2022 challenge and is calling on riders from across the transport and logistics industry to register their interest quickly to avoid disappointment.Those signing up for the ride, which will take place from 1-9 October, will join a group of 36 cyclists ...
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ArticleSuttons International buys overseas assets of VTG Tanktainer
Suttons Group subsidiary Suttons International has completed the asset purchase of the overseas ISO tank containers, personnel and customer contracts belonging to German company VTG Tanktainer, a subsidiary of VTG Aktiengesellschaft.The acquisition elevates Suttons Group into the list of the top ten global tank container operators and opens up new ...
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ArticleGregory Distribution adds 12 biomethane-powered Volvo FM Globetrotters to fleet
Gregory Distribution is to power its milk transport operation with Bio-LNG following the arrival this week of 12 new Volvo FM Globetrotter LNG 6x2 tractor units at its Cullompton depot.Supplied by Volvo Trucks UK & Ireland’s national fleet team, the new FMs, which are each expected to clock-up 200,000 km ...
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ArticleLogistics UK boss awarded OBE in New Year’s Honours
David Wells, chief executive of Logistics UK, has been awarded an OBE in the New Year’s Honours list, for services to transport and logistics during the Brexit transition.Wells, 56, who has led Logistics UK for the past six years, has been recognised for “raising the voice and impact of the ...
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ArticleAre drones the future of home delivery?
A government report last November found the use of drones in logistics could result in £2.8bn of savings and boost productivity.Research by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) said there will be an estimated 11,000 drones in transport and logistics by 2030, which will represent around 14% ...