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Month: July 2017

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News

Aldi Stores to pay £1m fine after powered pallet truck incident

July 31, 2017 Ashleigh Wight

Aldi Stores has been fined £1m after a driver needed two toes amputated following an incident with a powered pallet truck.

Air quality

Daimler starts European small series production of 7.5-tonne all-electric truck

July 31, 2017 Hayley Pink

Daimler has begun small series production of its all-electric, light-duty Fuso eCanter truck for the European and US markets. […]

Air quality

Royal Mail orders 100 Partner L2 Electric vans

July 28, 2017

Royal Mail has signed an agreement with Peugeot to buy 100 Partner L2 Electric vans, to be used by postal workers on their delivery rounds. […]

Air quality

DfT proposes extra weight for clean van technology in driving licence reform

July 28, 2017 Hayley Pink

Drivers would be permitted to operate heavier, low-emission vans on a standard category B (car) driving licence under new DfT proposals. […]

News

Clipper Logistics’ turnover and pre-tax profit up as retail strategy pays off

July 28, 2017

Clipper Logistics has delivered another strong performance, and predicted it will continue as its evolving model of serving retailers’ growing e-fulfilment and product return needs bears fruit.

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Industry News

Fors teams up with Licence Bureau to offer members licence checking service

July 28, 2017 Grace Wood

Fors has signed up Licence Bureau, the driver licence checking service, to provide operators with a system to ensure drivers have the correct licences and qualifications.  

XPO Logistics trailer
Contract Wins

XPO Logistics partners with chemical and lab specialist VWR International in three-year deal

July 28, 2017 Grace Wood

XPO Logistics has won a three-year contract to provide logistics for chemical and laboratory specialist VWR International.

Europa trucks
News

Europa Road chooses Renault Trucks for UK fleet after long-term trial

July 27, 2017 Grace Wood

Europa Road, a division of Europa Worldwide Group, has spent £2m on 23 Renault Trucks after a successful two-year trial with RH Commercial Vehicles.

Air quality

Clarity needed on clean air zone restrictions, says FTA

July 27, 2017 Emma Shone

A lack of clarity over which vehicles will be affected by clean air zones (CAZs) could be disastrous for operators, the FTA has warned. […]

Air quality

First clean air zones for 2019 as part of air quality plan

July 26, 2017

The government has confirmed that the first five clean air zones (CAZs) will be in place by the end of 2019. […]

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Spotlight

Whites Transport Services to close

by Tim Wallace in News

Family-run European perishable foods haulier Whites Transport Services has blamed soaring fuel and energy costs for its decision to wind down the business.
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