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[ May 24, 2019 ] Drivers on Walkers contract at Eddie Stobart Logistics suspend strike in favour of talks News
[ May 24, 2019 ] DHL Tradeteam delivery drivers balloted for strike action News
[ May 24, 2019 ] Campeys of Selby makes pallet network debut with Palletforce News
[ May 24, 2019 ] Lynne Dixon joins ArrowXL as strategic account director Careers
[ May 24, 2019 ] DHL ‘disappointed’ after Thurrock staff vote to strike over transfer to NFT Distribution News

HGV registrations surge by more than a fifth in the first quarter

May 23, 2019 Chris Druce

HGV registrations surged by more than a fifth (21%) to 11,859 units in the first quarter of 2019, according to the SMMT.

CNG Fuels to pump out another five biomethane gas stations this year

May 23, 2019 Carol Millett

Natural gas fuel supplier CNG Fuels is set to open five new natural gas refuelling stations this year.

Microlise conference audience highlights new technology as biggest opportunity

May 22, 2019 Steve Hobson

The audience of 1,200 industry professionals at the 2019 Microlise transport conference voted new technology as the biggest opportunity for the road transport industry.

Serious Fraud Office investigating “aspects” of biodiesel trading at Greenergy

May 21, 2019 Carol Millett

Greenergy, one of the UK’s largest suppliers of transport fuel, is being investigated by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) concerning “certain aspects” of biodiesel trading.

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Axis Fleet Management collapses into administration and ceases trading

May 17, 2019 Chris Tindall

Contract hire and rental firm Axis Fleet Management has entered administration and ceased trading.

Finalists revealed for everywoman in Transport & Logistics Awards 2019

May 17, 2019 Hayley Pink

A shorlist of 46 individuals makes up this year’s 2019 everywoman in Transport & Logistics Awards programme, with the winners set to be announced at an awards ceremony in London on 13 June at the Grosvenor House Hotel

See the future of alternative fuels with LowCVP

May 17, 2019 Steve Hobson

Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership 2019 annual conference will be themed ‘More than electric dreams?’ Future fuels on the Road to Zero’.

Bibby Distribution’s Mark Field named Microlise Driver of the Year 2019

May 15, 2019 Hayley Pink

Bibby Distribution driver Mark Field (pictured with host Quentin Willson) has been named Microlise Driver of the Year 2019.

IT failure at DVSA frustrating operators’ efforts to tax vehicles

May 15, 2019 Carol Millett

An IT issue at DVSA, which is preventing annual test data from being processed, has left dozens of operators struggling to pay Vehicle Excise Duty (VED).

Volkswagen revives Traton Group IPO

May 14, 2019 Carol Millett

Volkswagen’s plans to sell Traton Group, which contains the Scania and MAN brands, have been revived.

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Clean Air Zones and the Ultra Low Emission Zone, in association with Ryder: Where are they and how do HGV operators stay compliant?

by Christopher Walton in Air quality

Clean Air Zones and the Ultra Low Emission Zone are coming and you can count on Ryder to help ensure that your vehicles are ready. Please bookmark this page to ensure Motortransport.co.uk and Ryder keep [...]

LoCITY Fuels in Action helps freight operators understand market for alternative fuels

By Christopher Walton and Colin Barnett A Fuels in Action event at Kempton Park in Surrey last week (20 March) was the ...

Shell opens second hydrogen fuel pump, but remains focused on full ‘mosaic’ of alternative fuels

By the end of 2018, Shell will have opened three new hydrogen refuelling pumps on sites around London.But the fuel giant says ...

Electric vehicle uptake would improve with better distributor and operator collaboration

Improved collaboration between electric vehicle operators and electricity distributors will see a substantial increase of battery-powered vehicles on the roads of London, ...

LoCITY Fuels in Action helps

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Shell opens second hydrogen fuel

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Electric vehicle uptake would improve

Posted by Christopher Walton on Mar 22, 20183

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