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London mayor Sadiq Khan calls for diesel scrappage scheme
London Mayor Sadiq Khan is calling on the government to introduce a diesel scrappage scheme, which could see 70,000 Euro-5 diesel vans and minibuses removed from London’s roads.The mayor sets out his proposals this week in a report Proposal for a National Scrappage Scheme, which suggests such a scheme could ...
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Arrow XL delivers new contract with Boori
Arrow XL has a new arrival in its books, in the form of a three-year deal with baby furniture retailer Boori.The deal is with Arrow’s Platinum Home Delivery service, which offers full product assembly in predetermined time slots.As well as delivering and assembling products bought online and in-store, Arrow XL ...
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DfT to pilot fleet review scheme to help small hauliers cut fuel usage
The government is to launch a pilot HGV fleet review scheme to encourage smaller hauliers to cut fuel usage through increased driver training and in-cab technology.The pilot is one of a range of measures aimed at cutting road freight emissions which are outlined in the DfT’s recently published Freight Carbon ...
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ArticleClocs Exhibition to showcase the latest in urban vehicle safety
The latest developments in urban truck safety will be on display at ExceL London next month when the Clocs Exhibition once again comes to the capital.Now in its fourth year, the event was borne out of the Clocs road safety initiative created by TfL in 2012, and is now one ...
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ArticleDVSA to give earned recognition update at Microlise Transport Conference
The DVSA is to give an update on its earned recognition scheme at this year’s Microlise Transport Conference on 17 May.The scheme, which requires operators to make their telematics and other records available to the DVSA in order to demonstrate their compliance, was announced at the Microlise conference in 2015.In ...
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Michael Conroy, CEO of Palletforce, on why 2017 will be super year for the network
Michael Conroy has a bounce in his step as he shows MT a series of wall-mounted photos of the network’s development in Fradley before its move to Callister Way, its current home, in 2009.And why shouldn’t he? Palletforce is a year and a half on from its £30m sale to ...
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Widdowson Logistics stablemate Davis Haulage owed creditors £4.7m when it collapsed
Widdowson Logistics’ sister company Davis Haulage owed unsecured creditors £4.7m when it was placed into administration just before Christmas.A newly published joint administrators’ statement of proposals from Leonard Curtis also revealed that Buffload paid just over £1.8m for the business via a pre-packed sale on the 23 December.The sale included ...
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Freight operators urged to have their say on London Lorry Control Scheme review
London Councils is calling on freight operators to have their say on the London Lorry Control Scheme review, which it started working on last October.It has launched a short online survey for freight operators to complete, and will also be running an Operators' Workshop on Thursday 9 March in central ...
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Motor Transport Podcast: Pallet sector consolidation, Widdowson Logistics and latest headlines
Whose story is it anyway? In the latest episode of the Motor Transport Podcast, Chris Walton puts the team's news knowledge to the test as they recap the industry's hottest headlines.The team look at the pallet sector and its potential for consolidation and, if you've been lost in the various ...
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FTA welcomes long-term transport plan for Manchester
A long-term transport plan for Manchester has been praised by the FTA for its focus on keeping HGVs moving in peak times and "joined up thinking" around strategic road links.The Greater Manchester Transport Strategy 2040 is the outcome of a public consultation which received just under 1,800 responses.The strategy aims ...
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ArticleAmazon Fresh expands to Hampshire postcodes
Amazon has expanded its grocery home delivery service to addresses in Hampshire less than a year after its UK launch. Amazon Fresh launched in London last year, giving Prime customers in 69 London postcodes access to thousands of fresh, frozen and ambient groceries.The online retailer had bumped this to 190 ...
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Whistl to consolidate Leeds and Warrington depots into new Bolton hub
Whistl is to close depots in Leeds and Warrington and consolidate their work into a single ‘super hub’ in Bolton. The 225,000ft² warehouse, expected to be operational in July, will increase the volume capacity of the combined operations by 33%.The postal operator has signed a 10-year lease on the site ...
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DX Group issues profit warning as challenging courier and freight markets bite
DX Group has issued a profit warning due to continuing challenges in the courier market and margin pressure within its freight business.In a trading update the operator said the tough trading conditions referred to in its update from 22 November 2016 had continued, including pressure on pricing.“While there has been ...
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Effective last-mile freight is vital to support growth, says Transport for West Midlands
Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) has said applying “ingenuity” to the region’s transport system is essential to keep pace with surging business and population growth.Speaking ahead of next month’s Freight in the City Spring Summit in Birmingham, Mike Waters, head of policy and strategy at TfWM, said effective last-mile operations ...
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Waitrose introduces ten Scania CNG trucks to its fleet
Waitrose has introduced ten Scania compressed natural gas (CNG) powered trucks, which it is claimed will cut the retailer’s fuel costs by up to £1m and its CO2 emissions by 5,000 tonnes over five years.The Scanias, P340 4x2s, are believed to be the first HGVs in Europe to use 26-inch ...
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H2ME project puts 60 Renault Kangoo fuel cell vans into operation
The first 100 fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) deployed through the €170m Hydrogen Mobility Europe (H2ME) project are now on the road in Germany, France and the UK.H2ME brings together eight European countries to help make the market ready for hydrogen mobility and is the largest-scale project of its kind.Its ...
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ArticleEddie Stobart to install Microlise across entire fleet
Eddie Stobart is rolling out Microlise systems across its fleet of more then 2,000 vehicles, after a “detailed evaluation” of the new system against its predecessor.Stobart will use Microlise’s Fleet Performance and Journey Management system under the name of Eddie Stobart Link.Planned vs actual route planning and easy access to ...
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Collapsed Widdowson Logistics succeeded by Birds Transport Leicester
Ex-Widdowson Logistics staff retained at a successor company based on the same site as the collapsed haulier are apparently being paid by Birds Transport Leicester.Leicester-based Widdowson Logistics was placed into administration on 23 January. The process is being handled by Leonard Curtis. There has been no official update from the ...
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DfT backs dedicated gas-powered truck technology
The government should continue to back the development of gas-powered trucks, according to a DfT study.The study found that Euro-6 dedicated gas powered trucks produce almost half as much nitrogen oxides (NOx) and less than one third of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) than diesel powered Euro-6 trucks.The study, Emissions Testing of ...
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ArticleDSV Road opens Bradford office to drive growth of European freight business
Global logistics provider DSV Road is looking to better service clients in Yorkshire with the opening of a new office in Bradford offering daily groupage services across Europe.The new team is being headed up by Richard Wheatcroft, who joined DSV Road in October last year to take on the day-to-day ...