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Yusen Logistics wins Mitsubishi Electric Europe contract renewal

April 15, 2013 Ashleigh Wight

The UK branch of Mitsubishi Electric Europe has renewed its warehousing contract with Yusen Logistics by five years.

Think Logistics national launch 9 May

April 12, 2013 Steve Hobson

Steve Granite’s Think Logistics initiative to get school children interested in a career in transport is holding a launch event on 9 May at Whittlebury Hall, near Towcester. The presentation has been successfully piloted at two sixth form colleges and Granite is now keen for other operators to make use of the material he and his group has prepared.

Further fall in number of LGVs on British roads

April 12, 2013 Robin Meczes

The number of LGVs licensed for use on Great Britain’s roads fell almost 10% between 2007 and 2012, new figures from the DfT have shown.

Highways Agency announces final pinch point schemes

April 12, 2013 Robin Meczes

The Highways Agency has detailed 58 further schemes to reduce congestion on England’s motorways and major A-roads, in the third and final stage of the 123-scheme pinch point programme originally announced in autumn 2011.

MP Flello to put forward ATF Operators Association’s concerns in Parliament

April 11, 2013 Ashleigh Wight

Labour MP Rob Flello has shown support for the ATF Operators Association (AOA) by planning to put forward Parliamentary questions concerning a fair partnership with Vosa.

Technical focus: there is manoeuvrability in longer semis

April 9, 2013 David Wilcox

Producing a 15.65m longer semi-trailer that complies with manoeuvrability rules is one thing; building one that is a genuinely practical, real-world proposition is a different matter. So says Professor David Cebon, professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Cambridge and director of Cambridge Vehicle Dynamics Consortium (CVDC), a collaboration between the university and industry.

Yeardley MD 'disappointed' by lack of Euro 6 availability

April 9, 2013 Robin Meczes

Featherstone, West Yorkshire-based vehicle operator Brian Yeardley Continental has said it is “very disappointed” that new Euro-6 trucks cannot be delivered by some vehicle suppliers in the UK yet.

CV Show 2013: MAN boss says this year's show is vital to 'demystify' Euro-6

April 9, 2013 Steve Hobson

MAN Truck and Bus UK CEO Des Evans believes the 2013 CV Show is the most important in its 35-year history as it will provide a vital wake up call to operators on the transition to Euro-6.

CV Show 2013: Ford reveals new Transit Courier

April 9, 2013 George Barrow

Ford has unveiled the new Transit Courier at the Birmingham CV Show, the last of its new Transit models. The small panel van completes a four-vehicle line-up, that the company hopes will boost sales by over 50% by 2016.

Slow economy drags on property demand

April 5, 2013 Robin Meczes

Total industrial and logistics floorspace take-up fell 22% last year due to weak economic conditions and a shortage of good quality stock, according to property consultancy Jones Lang LaSalle’s latest UK Industrial Property Trends Today report.

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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