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Smart motorways are the safest roads, according to new National Highways data
Smart motorways are the safest roads on the strategic road network, in terms of serious or fatal casualties, according to new analysis from National Highways (NH).The new data was published this week in NH's Smart Motorway Stocktake – the Second Year Progress Report, along with information on the progress of ...
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ArticleGovernment moves to address HGV driver shortage welcome but long overdue
Renewed efforts seen by the government this week to address the worsening HGV driver shortage are indeed commendable. The road haulage sector, already plagued by issues before the pandemic, now has to contend with a fuel crisis that has no end in sight plus a growing ‘silver exodus’ of retirees.According ...
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Electric van registrations surge as overall LCV registrations fall by almost a third in April
New electric van registrations increased by over half in April as UK light commercial vehicle (LCV) registrations declined by almost a third.According to the latest figures published by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), new electric van registrations increased by 52.7% year-on-year to 919 units in April - ...
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XPO joins forces with charity to help veterans train for HGV licences
XPO Logistics has announced a new partnership with Veterans into Logistics which aims to help military veterans gain employment in the logistics sector.The UK charity will partner with XPO in a scheme aimed at helping qualified candidates train for HGV licences and prepare for employment.As an official partner of Veterans ...
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Yodel cuts 20 minutes of driver delay a day using Trimble Maps technology
Yodel has saved an average of 20 minutes of wasted time a day from its drivers’ routes using mapping software from Trimble Maps, the parcel delivery company revealed this week.The company, which employs approximately 10,000 staff, has seen record growth and demand for its services since the Covid-19 pandemic ...
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ArticleJames Hall & Co adds three more low carbon Volvos to fleet
Jason Wardley, transport supervisor, left, with Ian Farnworth, fleet engineering managerJames Hall & Co has added three new Volvo tractor units to its fleet using Carrier’s Ecodrive refrigeration system to cool its multi-temperature double-deck trailers without a donkey engine.Ecodrive uses a three-phase alternator driven by the tractor unit engine to ...
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ArticleNew £200m government pledge to decarbonise HGVs "won't make any difference", claims EV manufacturer
Frank Thorpe, UK MD of Chinese electric vehicle manufacturing giant BYD, has claimed a new government pledge of £200m to help decarbonise UK road freight is not enough to trigger a major transition towards alternatively-fuelled HGVs.News of the investment came during logistics conference ITT Hub at Farnborough International where transport ...
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Zero emissions freight trial welcomed by Zemo Partnership
The Zemo Partnership has welcomed the government announcement of over £200m funding for an extensive zero emission road freight (ZERF) demonstrator programme.Andy Eastlake, Zemo Partnership's chief executive said: "We welcome this important step on the way to a zero emission HGV fleet in the UK. With many of our members ...
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ArticleNew logistics building goes beyond zero emissions with roof top solar array
Leading logistics park developer Prologis has completed what it said is the UK’s first logistics property to go beyond net zero carbon in its construction and operation and generate more clean electricity than it consumes.Located on Prologis Apex Park near Daventry, the 435,000sq ft unit will be UK logistics centre ...
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ArticleDriver commended for putting out fire on refuse collection vehicle
From left: Leighton Cousins, Sean Clayton and Ian O'DriscollA waste and recycling HGV driver has been commended for his quick thinking after he put out a fire in his vehicle caused by a battery thrown into general waste.West Northampton Council said its crew had averted an expensive and messy clean-up ...
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ArticleMeat wholesaler saves money by switching from diesel fridges
A meat wholesaler said it had generated substantial fuel savings by running a pair of Hultsteins’ diesel-free hydraulic drive transport refrigeration units (TRUs).Tican Chilled reckoned it had saved about 30% on fuel costs across each of systems fitted to 18-tonne CNG powered Scanias.The TRUs use a hydraulic pump, which is ...
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ArticleRenault looks to the future with electric van complete with e-cargo bike and drone
Renault Trucks has launched a futuristic multimodal electric deliver vehicle that includes an e-cargo bike and a drone. The Renault Trucks E-Tech Master OptiModale is based on a 3.5 tonne LWB L3H1 E-Tech Master van with a low loader Luton body by Horton Commercials and comes with an eBullitt electric ...
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Drink driving HGV driver will go to prison
A court in Scotland has refused an appeal by an HGV driver jailed for drink driving after he claimed he should have been ordered to undertake unpaid work instead.Timothy Humphreys was jailed in January for six months after driving his artic for 20 miles along the A90 while more than ...
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Fourth time lucky: P&O's Pride of Kent finally passes inspection
P&O Ferries' Pride of Kent, which sails across the Dover Straits to Calais, has been deemed fit to sail, after being inspected for the fourth time by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA).The ship's clean bill of health should allow P&O to increase capacity at Dover, with another vessel - ...
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ArticleVision Logistical Solutions snapped up by US firm Associated Couriers Inc
Associated Couriers Inc, a US supplier for radiopharmaceutical and healthcare logistics, has acquired Vision Logistical Solutions as part of a wider group strategy to expand into the UK.Associated Couriers, which is part of the German group Life Logistics Global (LLG), is a courier and delivery service provider specializing in the ...
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Greater London hit with soaring road freight costs
Greater London is being hit by rising road freight costs that are double that of the rest of the UK, new research has revealed.According to the Transport Exchange Group's latest Road Transport Price index, the average price-per-mile for haulage and courier vehicles in Greater London jumped by 11.6 points from ...
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Industry joins with National Grid to propose low cost, rapid roll-out of charging infrastructure
A small boost to the Government’s £950m Rapid Charging Fund (RCF) could deliver enough capacity for on-route HGV charging and hydrogen refuelling at all motorway service areas (MSAs) in England, according to an analysis by National Grid.The RCF was launched under the government's Project Rapid which aims to deliver six ...
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BCA Automotive signs delivery partnership with SsangYong Motors UK
BCA Automotive has forged a vehicle delivery partnership with SsangYong Motors UK.The partnership, launched this week, will operate from Portbury Docks in Bristol and aims to boost SsangYong Motors UK's delivery capacity to UK dealers.BCA, which provides a one-stop shop for automotive services for OEMs, dealers and leasing companies, operates ...
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Europa Worldwide opens Liverpool sales office
Europa Worldwide has opened its first office in Liverpool as it expands its presence in the North West.The move is part of a £500,000 investment to increase its UK European road freight sales network at its Europa Road division.The company said it was attracted to Liverpool by the number of ...
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ArticleEvents operators allowed free movement between UK and EU under new registration scheme
Hauliers involved in music, sporting and cultural events will be able to move their vehicles freely between the UK and the EU after the government said it was introducing new measures this summer.A dual registration scheme will allow operators with a base in this country and in another one outside ...