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Last-mile autonomous shuttle goes on trial in urban environment
The UK has taken its latest step in developing autonomous last-mile mobility, with the launch (5 April) of a driverless shuttle trial in an urban environment.Gateway Project (Greenwich Automated Transport Environment) researchers want to learn how the prototype pod reacts alongside people in a natural environment.The shuttle will navigate ...
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XPO Logistics wins e-commerce supply chain deal with wine firm Vivino
XPO Logistics has won a multi-year contract with wine enthusiast app Vivino as it expands into online sales.The Vivino app has more than 20 million users who use its peer review service to help them select bottles of wine.Now the firm is expanding into online sales, forecasting volumes of 500,000 ...
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Trade associations say Ultra Low Emission Zone will 'severely disadvantage' London operators
Trade associations have warned that London’s ULEZ will severely disadvantage, or even bankrupt, operators that work in the city when it begins in 2019. Earlier this week Sadiq Khan announced that the zone will take effect on 8 April 2019, instead of the original 2020 start date, and launched a ...
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Bill Bacon appointed DHL Tradeteam MD
DHL Tradeteam has named Bill Bacon as MD, replacing James Gill.Bacon (pictured) was formerly MD of DHL Supply Chain’s automotive division and has held various roles across the retail and automotive sectors since he joined the company in 2001.Gill has become chief financial officer of DHL Supply Chain UK and ...
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Former DPD executive director joins Arrow XL
Former DPD executive director Charlie Shiels (pictured) has been appointed chief operations officer at Arrow XL. Shiels worked with DPD for just less than 22 years, most recently as executive director of central operations, before he left the business last July.Shiels was responsible for the parcel delivery firm’s fleet, and ...
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FTA deputy chief executive to speak at Microlise Transport Conference
The deputy head of the FTA will talk about what the association believes are the five most pressing industry issues at this year's Microlise Transport Conference. James Hookham will talk about the incoming apprenticeship levy and the financial burden it will have on industry businesses, as well as the number ...
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London Ultra Low Emission Zone to start in April 2019
Operators in London will face Sadiq Khan’s Ultra Low Emission Zone fees from April 2019, after the mayor moved forward the zone’s start date.Khan launched a public consultation into the proposed ULEZ today (4 April), which will see non-Euro-6 HGVs pay a daily fee of £100 to operate in the ...
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Expect Distribution wins three-year deal with Stores Direct
Expect Distribution has signed a three-year warehousing and distribution deal with online retailer Stores Direct, expanding the scope of the eight-year relationship between the two parties.The Bradford-based operator will store products, receive orders from consumers, pick and then deliver direct to residential addresses. Stores Direct trades as stovesareus.co.uk, fireplacesareus.co.uk and ...
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Ulemco and H2B2 collaborate to make hydrogen more cost viable as an alternative to diesel HGVs
Ulemco is to collaborate with Spanish hydrogen producer H2B2 to accelerate the commercialisation of hydrogen-fuelled vehicles, both in Spain and the UK.The companies have signed a Memorandum of Understanding that sees them partnering to make hydrogen as a fuel more economically viable through scaled production.Liverpool-based Ulemco will continue to develop ...
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Harrods picks zero-emission electric van for London grocery deliveries
All-electric Nissan e-NV200 revolutionises iconic Harrods delivery fleetLondon department store Harrods has added an all-electric e-NV200 delivery van to its fleet, nearly 100 years after its first foray into the use of electric vehicles.The Nissan e-NV200 has been specially adapted for its fresh grocery delivery needs, with a fully refrigerated ...
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Scania and SP Training partner to offer national HGV driver training programme
Scania and SP Training have begun offering a national HGV driver training programme.Scania’s 40-strong team of driver trainers will handle the practical elements of the HGV test and SP Training will deliver the classroom content – including the mandatory Driver CPC modules - from the manufacturer's network of 12 sites.During ...
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Rebecca Davies named joint managing director at AKW Global Logistics
Rebecca Davies has been promoted to joint managing director at AKW Global Logistics.Davies, who was group warehousing director at the firm and has been a board member for several years, has been associated with the AK Worthington side of the business since 1986 (aside from a period with TNT as ...
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Fors membership grew 22% in 2016
Fors membership climbed 22% in 2016, totalling more than 4,400.In its review of 2016, Fors said its number of gold accredited operators rose by 49%, and silver by 69%.The year also saw the first national Fors conference, and the fourth version of the standard.It boosted its auditor numbers by a ...
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New air quality measures could cost UK diesel drivers £20 a day
Diesel vehicle users could be charged up to £20 a day in towns and cities across the UK under new air quality measures expected to be introduced later this week.Environment secretary Andrea Leadsom is expected to announce the rules, which are believed to include 35 towns and cities.According to the ...
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Dearman takes zero-emission engine to Germany
UK clean, cool technology firm Dearman will be taking its zero-emission engine to Germany this week as it looks to expand its European presence.The Dearman engine runs on liquid nitrogen and can be used to produce zero-emission transport refrigeration units (TRUs) for trucks and vans.It is on trial with UK ...
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Kinaxia adds Panic Transport to its stable
Investment firm Kinaxia is on the hunt for further acquisitions following the purchase of Palletline member Panic Transport (Contracts).It is its sixth acquisition in five years and the first paid for from a war chest of £25m, secured in January last year.The purchase of Rugby-based Panic Transport (Contracts) last month ...
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Tevva Motors heads to Madrid on trade mission to highlight zero-emission truck technology
Tevva Motors has been chosen by London mayor Sadiq Khan to take part in a three-day trade mission to Madrid.Essex-based Tevva will be looking to showcase its range-extended series hybrid electric 7.5-tonner to business leaders in the Spanish capital, which plans to ban diesel vehicles by 2025.The event forms part ...
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DX Group's largest shareholder slams John Menzies Distribution acquisition
DX Group’s largest shareholder has slammed the proposed acquisition of John Menzies Distribution, deeming it a bad deal for shareholders, an attempt to distract from “terrible” operating results and a “face saving exercise for the DX board”. The proposed deal, announced this morning, would see DX Group buy the distribution ...
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DX Group's profit plummets 75% in first six months of its trading year
DX Group’s pre-tax profit crashed 75% year-on-year in the six months ending 31 December 2016, it revealed today. The half-year results, released today, report adjusted pre-tax profit or £600,000, against £2.5m for the six months ended 31 December 2015.The group’s turnover increased by 0.7% to 142.7m.Last week the group’s largest ...
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Palletways introduces ETA service
Palletways has become the first in the pallet network sector to offer its customers two-hour delivery windows. The network’s new ETA service is live and is already being used by all member operators.Customers receive a text or email from Palletways and the member operator with an estimated time slot, and ...