All Motor Transport articles in 2023 – Page 13
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Truck sales up 10% in 2022 as market bounced back from Covid-19
New HGV registrations increased by almost 10% last year, driven by the sale of artics according to SMMT figures.The first full year of open trading since the Covid-19 pandemic saw robust demand from the haulage, construction and distribution sectors, with deliveries helped by easing supply chain and logistics disruptions.The market ...
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MT ArticleWatt? Another electric truck maker enters the zero emissions fray
Another zero-emission CV start-up has entered the fray, with plans to offer “truly revolutionary” light electric models to fleet operators.Watt Electric Vehicle Company (WEVC) said it had designed a “unique lightweight and efficient” 3.5-tonne cab and chassis unit, the eCV1, and it could produce up to 5,000 vehicles a month.WEVC ...
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MT ArticleCemex trials Volvo FMX electric cement mixer in Germany
Cemex has received its first fully electric, zero exhaust emission heavy duty concrete mixer from Volvo Trucks.The FMX Electric will be operating at a ready-mix concrete plant in Spandau, Berlin, starting this month and with interest in fully electric heavy-duty transport increasing, Volvo Trucks and Cemex are now working to ...
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MT ArticleContinuing shortage of warehouse space prompts further big box speculative developments
Demand for warehousing space across the country has prompted the recent development of several big units for logistics operators amid constrained supply.Real estate developer Panattoni said it had secured permission for a speculative 417,570 sq ft shed near the M18 in Doncaster and it was confident it could find a ...
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MT ArticlePalletline Logistics launches new graduate trainee programme
Palletline Logistics is seeking to attract new blood into the transport and logistics market with the launch of a new graduate training programme.The programme aims to introduce a new generation of transport and logistics specialists to the industry.The programme, which is designed specifically for Palletline Logistics’ operation, runs for a ...
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MT ArticleKnauf and Nicholls unveil new livery celebrating their journey to net zero
Haulage firm Nicholls and its client Knauf have unveiled the first of many new liveried trucks highlighting the CO2 savings generated by the fleet of LNG trucks used to make the partnership’s deliveries.The shift to using LNG trucks for Knauf deliveries is part of a drive by both businesses to ...
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MT ArticleKinaxia makes key appointments as part of drive for growth
(From left) Richard Smith, Mark Thompson, Paul Givelin and Phil McBeanKinaxia Logistics has strengthened its senior management team with a series of key appointments as part of major growth plans.The appointments follow a major restructuring which has seen the company create three divisions – Distribution, Primary and Logistics & Fulfilment, ...
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MT ArticlePalletways Group launches new hub in Barcelona
Palletways has invested in a new eco-friendly hub that will speed up deliveries to the Catalan area and Balearic Islands.The new 2,100sq m hub in Palletways’ Iberia network is situated in the intermodal logistics zone known as ZAL, in the Port of Barcelona.Announcing the launch, Palletways said the move is ...
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MT ArticleApprenticeship Levy “does not work” and needs to be replaced by Training Levy, says Logistics UK
The Apprenticeship Levy is “not working” and needs to be replaced with a Training Levy that is more flexible and easier for logistics businesses to access.The call comes from Logistics UK at the end of this year’s Apprenticeship Week. The association is calling on the government to launch an urgent ...
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MT ArticleCargo Services and JL Enterprises to sell stake in EV Cargo Holdings
Hong Kong-based Cargo Services Group and JL Enterprises Holdings are planning to sell their stakes in EV Cargo Holdings, which owns EV Cargo UK.Supply chain services provider Cargo Services and family-run freight forwarding and logistics firm JL Enterprises have confirmed they plan to divest their entire investment in EV Cargo ...
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MT ArticleRHA sharpens focus on tackling key industry priorities
The RHA is to focus its resources on a number of newly defined priority areas to help better support its members and the wider sector.The priority areas it has identified are: skills; driver facilities; environment; international; costs and regulation; and infrastructure.The RHA has also set a number of policy goals ...
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MT Article“Extremely convoluted” bureaucracy could scupper LHV road trial, expert warns
A government consultation on the proposed trial of Longer Heavier Vehicles (LHVs) is using an application form that is so “unnecessarily and extremely convoluted” that it could risk the trial getting the go-ahead, according to one LHV expert.Kevin Buck (pictured), MD of HazComp, who has long been lobbying for a ...
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MT ArticleVertas runs with Trakm8 to boost fleet efficiency
Facilities management firm Vertas has partnered up with fleet management specialist Trakm8 to enhance the operating efficiency of its 280-vehicle fleet.Vertas, which operates a mixed fleet consisting of vans, pool cars, mini-buses and coaches, gave Trakm8 a brief to install a telematics system that would track and manage the fleet, ...
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MT ArticleNew unit set for June launch at Prologis Park Midpoint in Birmingham
A new development is reaching its final stages at Prologis Park Midpoint in Birmingham, with completion set for June.Prologis Park Midpoint is already home to Jaguar Land Rover, Europa Worldwide and Kuehne + Nagel, and is located within five miles of 11 motorway junctions.The 163,754sq ft Grade A unit is ...
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MT ArticleP&O boosts freight capacity with new sailings on Zeebrugge–Teesport route
P&O Ferries is joining forces with Finnlines to boost the flow of trade between Belgium and the UK by introducing new sailings on the Zeebrugge-Teesport route.In response to increased customer demand, P&O Ferries will charter Finnlines’ MS Finnpulp for three days a week under a new services agreement.This move will ...
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MT ArticleLHV road trial bureaucracy "not conspiratorially difficult," DfT claims
The DfT has hit back at claims that its consultation on the proposed trial of Longer Heavier Vehicles (LHVs) is using an application form that is so “unnecessarily and extremely convoluted” that it risks the project getting the go-ahead.With less than two weeks until the 3 March deadline, only three ...
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MT ArticleMV Commercial impresses aggregate haulier with speedy delivery of four tippers
MD Aggregate Supplies has taken delivery of four Scania P450s with Thompson tipper bodies in record time.Mike Weatherall, transport manager at the Shropshire aggregates and concrete specialists, had been told by several suppliers that he faced a lengthy wait for the vehicles of a minimum of 12 months.However after approaching ...
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MT ArticleNew European CO2 targets for HGVs slammed by manufacturers, businesses and environmentalists
The European Commission’s new CO2 targets for heavy goods vehicles have been criticised from all sides of the fence this week.Under the rules, announced by the European Commission last week, HGVs will have to reduce their emissions by 45% by 2030 and 90% by 2040.The targets have been criticised by ...
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MT ArticlePanattoni increases commitment to south coast logistics market with 452,469sq ft speculative park
Panattoni has begun speculatively developing a 452,469sq ft last-mile logistics development at Burgess Hill, 45 miles south of London.Construction follows the granting of planning consent by Mid Sussex District Council at the end of January and reflects Panattoni’s confidence in the strength of the south coast logistics market, where it ...
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MT ArticleHGVC partners with Youth First to help disadvantaged young Londoners become truck drivers
HGV training specialist HGVC has partnered with Youth First CIO, a London-based charity that helps young people get into work, to give disadvantaged young people the skills they need to train as HGV drivers.With HGVC, Youth First will create an ‘HGV career pathway’ within its Youth Employment Scheme (YES), initially ...