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ArticleGasrec completes £1m upgrade to DIRFT biomethane refuelling facility as industry demand grows
Gasrec has completed a £1m upgrade to its flagship refuelling facility at the Daventry International Rail Freight Terminal (DIRFT), to meet mounting operator demand for biomethane fuels.A team of engineers have installed new fuel dispensers, new supply lines and a new fuel management system, along with greater remote operability for ...
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ArticleLogistics firms ramp up customer communications during pandemic
More than a third of transport and logistics businesses have increased their customer communications in response to the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic.According to new research from SMS communications provider TextAnywhere, while online shopping and home delivery has risen significantly in the past few months, 57% of logistics firms still ...
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ArticleScores of operators sign up for electric vehicle webinar next week, Association of Fleet Professionals reports
Almost 100 delegates have signed up to a webinar next week focusing on how operators can transition to electric vehicles (EV).The webinar hosted by the Association of Fleet Professionals (AFP) will launch new guidance and advice on the issue.Created by the AFP’s EV, Low Carbon and Alternative Fuels committee, the ...
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ArticleDP World and P&O Ferries offer free transport for Covid-19 vaccines
DP World, which owns P&O Ferries, is “ready to go and awaiting the opportunity” to help the rapid roll out of Covid-19 vaccines across the UK for free.The company told motortransport.co.uk this week it has the infrastructure and capacity to help deploy the vaccine, pointing to deep water ports with ...
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ArticleCNG Fuels inks £80m funding deal for 14 new gas powered HGV refuelling stations
CNG Fuels has landed £80m in funding from Foresight Group to build 14 new refuelling stations for gas powered HGVs as part of wider plans to roll out a national network.The joint venture deal will see the initial £80m of funding used to develop around 14 public access stations on ...
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ArticleETS Truck and Van becomes Mercedes-Benz authorised repairer
The Blandford Forum branch of ETS Truck and Van in Dorset has become an official Mercedes-Benz Trucks authorised repairer, marking a return to the brand for the firm’s MD Colin Gale (left), after a 26-year hiatus.The move follows ETS’s acquisition and refurbishment of an existing commercial vehicle maintenance facility on ...
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ArticleMeet the 2020 MT Award winners - Clean Fleet Van of the Year
MT editor Steve Hobson, Bill Laidlaw, UK sales manager, Saic Maxus (LDV), and Andy Salter, MD of DVV Media InternationalMaxus UK & Ireland’s commitment to developing game-changing zero emission electric vehicles (EVs) with the payload and driveability of diesel equivalents makes it a worthy winner of this award. Judges praised ...
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ArticleLondon operators must apply for Direct Vision permits by end of January
Operators running HGVs into London are being warned of a “hidden deadline” to apply for a permit under the forthcoming Direct Vision Standard (DVS).Goods vehicles over 12 tonnes GVW will require a DVS permit to enter the capital from March, based on a star rating indicating how much a driver ...
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Hauliers urged to get ready for Brexit as end of transition period looms
Logistics UK has urged businesses that rely on UK-EU supply chains to engage with advice sites popping up all over the UK to provide HGV drivers with information on Brexit preparations.It came as negotiations on a post-Brexit trade deal reached a stalemate, with a senior UK government source telling the ...
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Debenhams distribution operation continues to fulfil online orders
Debenhams’ distribution centres remain open and busy as they continue handling online orders, days after its administrators said they should start winding up the business.The stores are set to close after the failure of last-ditch efforts to rescue the ailing chain.It had been in administration since April, but hopes of ...
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ArticleDoncaster refuse collection strikes called off after Suez acts on complaints
Planned strikes by refuse workers in Doncaster employed by Suez Recycling and Recovery have been suspended after the trade union said the company had acted on “bullying” concerns.The four days of industrial action could have disrupted Christmas for residents in South Yorkshire after workers criticised the dismissal of a Unite ...
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ArticleLondon lorry ban needs a rethink to avoid adding extra miles and emissions
An operator that received a £550 fine after his driver breached the London Lorry Control Scheme (LLCS) said the preferred route would have added 30 miles to his journey and increased carbon emissions.Purfleet-based KBC Logistics said the regulations made no sense and the LLCS needed to be “abolished, or seriously ...
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ArticleWolverhampton residents ask to name their new gritters
From left, Vijay Kumar, gully tanker driver, councillor Steve Evans, David Onions, highway inspector/winter service supervisor and Kevin Tinsley, Martin Harper and David Hodson, reactive highway maintenance operatives.Residents in Wolverhampton have been set the challenge of naming a brand new fleet of gritting lorries, which will keep hundreds of ...
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ArticleMeet the 2020 MT Award winners - Urban Delivery Operator of the Year sponsored by MyTransportPlanner
Robert Goldwater, sales director of sponsor MyTransport Planner, DPD UK CEO Dwain McDonald and MT editor Steve HobsonParcel firm DPD is redefining the way it operates in an urban environment to ensure its 8,000 delivery vehicles reduce their impact on air quality, noise levels and road safety.With 46% of parcels ...
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ArticleParliamentary group seeks industry views on fuel duty
A group of MPs are asking hauliers to tell them what impact a cut or increase in fuel duty will have on their businesses as the country emerges from the economic doldrums.The All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on road haulage and logistics has launched an inquiry into whether duty acts ...
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ArticleGloucester parcels firm Lima collapsed as business dried up in pandemic
Gloucester-based parcel delivery firm Lima Logistics collapsed into administration as a direct result of the Covid-19 pandemic, its administrators have said.In a report to creditors, Nicholas Simmonds and Chris Newell at Quantuma Advisory said the coronavirus and the subsequent lockdown earlier this year had consequences on the company that lasted ...
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ArticleClipper posts 20% rise in turnover in first half-year results since pandemic
Clipper said it had “successfully chartered” the stormy waters of the pandemic to deliver a 20% increase in revenue, which was wholly attributable to growth in its e-fulfilment and returns management divisions.The results for the six months ending 31 October 2020 revealed a £305.2m turnover, along with a 20.1% boost ...
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Renault Trucks launches 3.5-tonne Master ZE and boosts battery choice for medium-duty electric models
Renault Trucks has released a 3.5-tonne version of its all-electric Master ZE model, which will join the existing 3.1-tonne model already on the market. Fully chargeable in six hours, it will add a further 400kg to the 3.1-tonne variant’s 1-tonne payload and provide a real-word operating range of 120km.Both ZE ...
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ArticleUK operators can now order right-hand-drive DAF CF Electric trucks
DAF Trucks is now opening its order book for right-hand-drive CF Electric models.Series production of the zero-emission 4x2 tractor and 6x2 rigid variants for the UK market will begin at the end of March 2021.The UK roll-out follows successful in-service trials with operators in Germany and the Netherlands.Equipped with the ...
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Knowles sweetens the deal for Silver Spoon
Knowles Transport’s ability to handle the storage and distribution for The Silver Spoon Company has resulted in its client sweetening the deal and extending the contract for another five years.The Cambridgeshire-based haulier has been responsible for all of the sugar company’s handling and transport requirements for the last three years, ...