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ArticleTVS builds on Wilcox and McPhee heritage to launch innovative electric construction vehicles
Total Vehicle Solutions Group has rebranded as TVS Interfleet, as the CV bodybuilder positions itself to offer greener products to the transport industry.It has also launched a bespoke bodywork division called Purpose Bodies, which will build lightweight ambient vehicle products.TVS has collaborated with OEMs to develop lightweight e-tippers and e-mixers, ...
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ArticleKier fined more than £4.4m following safety breaches at M6 works
Civil engineering firm Kier has been fined more than £4.4m after a digger used to load a truck hit overhead powerlines which landed on the M6 in the path of passing vehicles.An HSE investigation also found that in another incident a lorry was hit by an overhead cable brought down ...
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ArticleHauliers condemn government move to fine 'negligent' HGV drivers £10,000 per stowaway
The haulage industry has raised concerns at government plans to raise fines for lorry drivers, who inadvertently bring stowaways into Britain, from £2,000 to £10,000 per migrant.Announcing the move yesterday (16 January) immigration minister Robert Jenrick said the action was part of a drive to cut down on the number ...
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ArticleHaulage prices fall in 2022 while courier prices reach four-year high
Haulage prices declined year-on-year by almost 10% in December 2022, contrasting sharply with courier prices which rose by over 8% during the same period, according to the latest TEG Road Transport Price Index.The index charts the price-per-mile cost for UK haulage and courier vehicles each month.In its latest report it ...
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ArticleXPO appoints David Picking as UK director of technology
XPO has recruited David Picking (pictured) to lead the company's technology organisation in the UK and Ireland.Picking, who took up his new role on 3 January, reports to Dan Myers, MD for the region, as well as Nigel Rouch, head of strategic projects and technology for Europe.Picking brings more than ...
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ArticleThree-year home fulfilment deal sees Wincanton strengthen ties with DFS
Wincanton has been awarded another three-year contract with furniture retailer DFS Group.The deal sees Wincanton provide home fulfilment services across the UK and builds on Wincanton’s existing three-year partnership with DFS to provide a white glove two-person premium home delivery service for its Dwell furniture brand.The expanded contract will include ...
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ArticleElectric van sales deliver “impressive rise” despite shrinking market, research shows
New electric van data revealed December as a disappointing month for van sales, apart from e-vans which defied the shrinking market with an “impressive” performance, according to the latest research from New AutoMotive.The research found that despite an overall slowing of sales, e-vans have continued their steady growth over the ...
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ArticleMoran boosts senior management team with two key appointments
Leicestershire-based Moran Logistics has strengthened its senior management team with the appointment of two senior executives as part of wider plans to expand the business.The company, which specialises in the delivery of chilled, ambient or frozen food products, operates a fleet of around 120 trucks and 140 trailers from its ...
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ArticleHaulier 3D Trans breaks the mould to add five Scania R500s to its fleet
Cheshire haulier 3D Trans has broken with tradition to add five new Scania R500 6x4 tractor units to its fleet.The five trucks are the first Scanias the company has ever had and join a mixed fleet which includes 15 MAN and seven DAF trucks.The new trucks are supplied by Asset ...
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ArticleRoyal Mail international parcel service halted as group struggles to fix cyber security breach
Royal Mail is appealing to customers not to post international parcels and letters until further notice as it continues to battle the impacts of last week’s cyber-attack which has left it unable to dispatch over half a million items.Despite working with cyber experts on the impact of the attack over ...
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ArticleGoodyear Offroad tyres play key role in Dakar Rally win
Goodyear tyres were the winning choice of 2023 Dakar Rally winner Team De Rooy, which clinched victory at the end of 16 challenging days of action across the Saudi Arabian desert.After almost 9,000 kilometres of rock, sand and muddy terrain, with close to 5,000 of those as special stages, the ...
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ArticleDriver welfare key to improving HGV accident rates, new data suggests
Over 40% of HGV road accidents in the UK come down to driver error or reaction time, according to an analysis of the latest data from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) by smart payment provider Snap.The analysis looked at the average yearly reported HGV road casualties between 2012-2021 which ...
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ArticleTwenty eight hauliers commit to Palletways UK in 2022 with long-term contracts
Thirteen hauliers renewed their contracts with Palletways UK last year, which will see them remain part of the pallet giant for a collective 80-plus years, the network revealed this week.Palletways UK also reported that another 15 new members joined its network last year, including those making the switch from parcel ...
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ArticleElectra's refrigerated 19-tonne hydrogen truck completes successful zero emissions trial with Sainsbury’s
Electra Commercial Vehicles has completed a three-month trial of its zero-emission 19-tonne refrigerated hydrogen-powered truck with supermarket giant Sainsbury’s.The Electra eCargo Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle (FCEV) travelled a typical daily return journey of 208 miles from the supermarket’s depot in Sherburn-on-Elmet to Newcastle.The vehicle saw a dramatic cut in emissions ...
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ArticleEuropa Road kicks off 2023 with sales network expansion
Europa Gatwick branch manager Carys Rose Shears and regional manager Mitch ClarkeEuropa Worldwide Group has opened a Gatwick sales branch to accommodate its growing national and international footprint.The new sales office, at Gatwick Airport Manor Royal, will target businesses in the Greater London area looking for local road freight services.The ...
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ArticleCroydon haulier wins ninth consecutive FORS Gold award
Croydon-based logistics firm ELB Partners has achieved FORS Gold for the ninth year in a row, following an in-depth audit of the firm’s 60-strong fleet of trucks and trailers.The family-run logistics specialist, which employs around 60 staff, is a member of the Pallet-Track network. It is the only London-based business ...
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Motor Transport Awards 2023 now open for entries
The Motor Transport Awards 2023 are now open for entries. Entries close on March 31 and the winners will be revealed at the Grosvenor House Hotel on September 6.To keep the awards relevant to today’s road freight transport industry we have changed two categories. Apprenticeship of the Year becomes the ...
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ArticleTree surgeon frees DPD truck stuck in roadside branches
Appointments for surgery are few and far between right now and yet a tree surgeon leapt immediately into action when a DPD lorry became stuck in a tree.Police in Manchester were forced to dial for emergency help after being called to the scene on Heywood Old Road in Middleton on ...
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ArticleRED recruits marketing expert to navigate "huge changes" to fleet sector
RED Corporate Driver Training has appointed training expert Colin Paterson (pictured) to a newly created role of corporate marketing.Paterson joins the business after spending nearly five years as head of marketing at AA Drivetech.He was also director of marketing and communications at IAM RoadSmart and he established the marketing department ...
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ArticleClive Cowern adds 10 Carrier Transicold Vectors to fleet
Clive Cowern Transport said it had boosted its fleet sustainability after it ordered 10 new Carrier Transicold temperature-controlled Vector units.The Shropshire firm’s nine Vector HE 19 and one Vector 1550 units are mounted to 13.6-metre temperature-controlled trailers from Chereau and Schmitz Cargobull, respectively.All 10 are backed by Carrier’s telematics package ...