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DPD has been voted the best parcel delivery service for the seventh year running in a customer satisfaction survey.
Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Motors Corporation have announced a “strategic investment” of €100m (£85m) in a new partnership with Arrival, a UK-based electric vehicle startup.
The limited company set up by sole trader James Shaw & Son when it purchased R Whittaker in 2018 has entered administration, with all the staff transferred over to the long-running business.
A husband and wife at the helm of a Scottish haulage company that has serviced Argyll and the Isles for more than 40 years have been recognised for their work.
Two directors of a haulage firm with depots in Bristol, Swindon and Abingdon have been disqualified for seven years for failing to submit accurate VAT returns, leading to its subsequent insolvency.
Half of operators (49.6%) believe they will slash the CO2 emissions of their fleets by at least 15% by 2025, according to new research by conducted by Motor Transport and Fraikin.
Building materials supplier Cemex has agreed a new partnership with Turners, one of the UK’s largest privately-owned transport companies.
Manufacturers must provide definitive timelines about when they intend to make heavier electric vehicles (EVs) available to operators if widespread take-up of the technology is to become a reality, according to the FTA.
Industrial action by Serco bin workers has been called off after the public services provider agreed to suspend round changes that the GMB union claimed had forced employees to cut corners.
Business leaders in Scotland have urged the government to follow through with its commitment to upgrade the A96 and A9 and ignore calls to abandon the investment in response to the climate emergency.