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ArticleCould you be a Northern star of the road haulage sector?
The Northern Rewards 2023 are now open for nominations to celebrate best practice across the North of England road haulage sector.Organised by MT's sister title Transport News, the event is open to all HGV operators based in the North of England, including public sector fleets, own-account and 3PLs.Previous operator winners ...
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Staff redundancies as Alliance Transport Technologies falls into administration
Alliance Transport Technologies Limited, which specialises in the remanufacture of electronic components used to decarbonise fleets, has fallen into administration after facing delays to the launch of a major new energy storage system (ESS).The company, which is based at two sites in Clowne in Derbyshire and Featherstone in West Yorkshire, ...
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Bonfire of EU regs risks supply chain breakdown, Logistics UK warns Prime Minister
Government plans to ditch a host of EU regulations risk undermining the country's supply chain, Logistics UK warned the Prime Minister today.The government’s proposed Retained EU Law (REUL) Bill, put forward by arch Brexiteer MP Jacob Rees-Mogg, will allow ministers to easily replace or remove EU law that have remained ...
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Road trial of First Hydrogen LCV launches with Rivus in Birmingham
Fleet management provider Rivus has started a road trial of First Hydrogen’s ground-breaking hydrogen powered light commercial vehicle (LCV).The trial, which will be conducted from Rivus’ Support Centre in Birmingham, will see the LCV (pictured) driven on selected routes and over varied terrain around the Birmingham and South Yorkshire areas, ...
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ArticleCalifornia 2036 ban on diesel trucks leaves Europe in rear-view mirror
California’s decision to end the sale of new diesel trucks from 2036 threatens to leave Europe’s truck industry behind, campaign group Transport & Environment (T&E) warned this week.California last week announced it will ban the sale of new diesel trucks from 2036. In comparison, both the UK and EU are ...
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ArticleElectric timber trucks to be trialled in Scotland
Scottish timber firms James Jones & Sons and Scotlog Haulage are partnering with Volvo in a three year trial of electric timber trucks, funded by Scottish Forestry.James Jones & Sons will trial a 40 tonne articulated lorry from their sawmill in Lockerbie which will transport timber to their Hangingshaws national ...
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BAE Systems and Eaton to develop electric drive system for commercial trucks
Defence contractor BAE Systems and global power management company Eaton have joined forces to develop an electric vehicle system (EV) for medium-duty trucks.Announcing the move, the joint venture said it is already developing a Class-7 pickup and delivery demonstration vehicle.The EV system will incorporate BAE Systems’ power-dense electric motor and ...
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ArticleEuro NCAP now testing lorry safety
European vehicle safety assessment program Euro NCAP said it was expanding its scope from just cars and vans to include safety information about new heavy trucks.It said the new ‘Truck Safe’ rating scheme would enable the freight industry to identify and assess the safety level of equipment in heavy truck ...
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ArticleBumper month for CILT after record number of members join
The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) said it had welcomed a record nine new members to its group last month – its highest monthly figure for four years.Logico, EV Cargo, Ramco UK, PTV Logistics, JJX Logistics, CI&T, Kuehne & Nagel, BAE Systems Air, and the Department for Transport ...
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ArticleKrone strengthens UK and Ireland sales team
Krone has taken on two new area sales managers following demand for its trailers and parts “reaching new heights”.Dan Edwards has been appointed to cover the North East and North East Scotland and Rob Morris (pictured) will look after the East Midlands and East Anglia.Krone said Edwards has 27 years’ ...
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ArticleNew trade body pledges rapid roll out of EV charging network for commercial fleets
A new industry association representing the UK’s EV charging industry has launched in a bid to ‘supercharge’ the roll out of charging infrastructure.ChargeUK brings together 18 of the largest companies installing the charge points needed to enable the country’s switch to EVs and the realisation of net zero.It said it ...
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ArticlePallet-Track gives staff a view from the cab with new training project
Pallet-Track gave its Wolverhampton office team a taste of what it’s like being an HGV driver with an interactive training session that gave them a trucker’s view of the road.The network teamed up with the RHA to host the internal road safety training programme and educate them on visibility using ...
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ArticleBiffa unveils plan to switch existing truck fleet to electric powertrains
Waste firm Biffa is ‘upcycling’ its fleet of refuse trucks and replacing their diesel engines with electric powertrains in a move expected to save the taxpayer millions.The company is working with vehicle electrification business Lunaz to transition its fleet to a zero-emission alternative over the next decade.Lunaz’s base in Silverstone ...
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ArticlePrompt Transport commits to Volvo for fleet transition
Prompt Transport is switching its entire artic fleet over to Volvo and has already taken delivery of four new FH Globetrotter 6x2 tractor units with I-Save.Lee Parker, Prompt director, said: “We had previously run with one manufacturer for more than two decades.“However, we were having one or two issues so ...
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ArticleRHA and Mandata hunt for UK’s ‘kindest’ town
A mission to find what hauliers think is the UK’s ‘kindest’ town has been launched.The RHA and transport software firm Mandata have set up the competition and they hope the initiative will help improve attitudes towards HGV drivers and the facilities they use.RHA MD Richard Smith said: “A little kindness ...
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ArticleTruck left suspended over motorway bridge after collision with barrier
Parts of the M1 and A14 were shut this week after a lorry collided with a barrier and was left hanging precariously over a bridge.Leicesteshire police were called at around 4.37am on 24 April to a report of a collision involving the HGV on the M1 southbound carriageway at the ...
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ArticleHero trucker helps save man’s life
A Kinaxia HGV driver has been presented with an award after he stopped his truck to save the life of a man intending to jump from a motorway bridge.Kieran Walsh sprang into action when he saw the man on a bridge over the M1 in South Yorkshire earlier this month.The ...
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ArticleWincanton charges forwards with multi-million pound investment in EVs for Ikea
Wincanton has bought 30 electric home delivery vehicles supplied by Renault Trucks and Ford to support Ikea’s goal of reaching 100% zero emission last mile deliveries by 2025.The purchase comprises 10 16-tonne trucks and 20 vans and is expected to save Wincanton 1,000 tonnes of carbon emissions each year, across ...
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ArticleManfreight takes on £9m Belfast Harbour warehouse
International transport firm Manfreight has leased a new £9m warehouse from Belfast Harbour beside the port’s RoRo ferry terminals.The 50,000 sq ft warehouse is the first in Northern Ireland to be constructed to BREEAM ‘Excellent’ environmental standards and will service agri-food producers and retailers for both import and export trading.It ...
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ArticleCLOCS starts in Oxford over safety fears
Renault construction rangeOxford City Council said it was signing up to new safety standards for construction vehicles to drive down the numbers of deaths and injuries caused by HGVs in the city.The construction logistics and community safety (CLOCS) standard will require developers of construction sites to plan the movement of ...