Interviews – Motor Transport

Truck makers left fuming by steep carbon reduction targets

March 22, 2019 Steve Hobson

The EU has infuriated Europe’s major truck builders by setting highly challenging standards for cuts in CO2 emissions to be achieved in very short timescales.

Mark Duggan on The Pallet Network’s blossoming relationship with Eddie Stobart Logistics

February 14, 2019 Chris Druce

For a man that has led The Pallet Network (TPN) through its biggest change in recent history, namely joining the Eddie Stobart Logistics (ESL) fold, Mark Duggan comes across as assured and relaxed when motortransport.co.uk catches up with him.

Clipper Logistics on how a clean fleet strategy makes business sense

January 17, 2019 Hayley Pink

Clipper Logistics has claimed its latest fleet strategy will shave 30% off trunking costs. MT caught up with transport operations director Mick Doe to learn how.

Sir Mike Penning on addressing the driver shortage; why he won’t back May’s Brexit deal and a need for emission controls

January 14, 2019 Steve Hobson

Sir Mike Penning MP announced at an RHA parliamentary reception last year that he intended to form an all-party parliamentary group (APPG) on road freight and logistics to ensure that this vital sector has a voice in parliament as the UK leaves the EU.

Michael Conroy talks to MT about Palletforce’s super 2018

December 30, 2018 Chris Druce

When MT meets up with Palletforce CEO Michael Conroy, at a central London hotel rather than the network’s hub in Burton-upon-Trent, it is ahead of the big EV Cargo announcement.

Mike Penning: why the MP is back fighting for road transport

December 27, 2018 Motor Transport

He laid the groundwork for the HGV Road User Levy and and started the longer semi-trailer trial while transport minister. Now he’s back supporting recovery operators and hauliers as the chair of two parliamentary groups, MT finds out more.

Transdek founder argues the case for fixed-deck double-deck trailers

December 26, 2018 Steve Hobson

Based at its 35,000sq ft factory in Doncaster, Transdek is best known for its innovative ‘Wedge’ fixed double-deck trailers and rapid install, modular double deck lifts. Founder and CEO Mark Adams is on a mission to highlight the inefficiencies of many of the current crop of moving deck stepframe double-deckers, which he says are typically only able to carry up to 18 tonnes of payload and leave the tractor unit drive axle unstable.

Debate: What does a low- or no-carbon future look like for road transport?

November 27, 2018 Steve Hobson

A recent Motor Transport roundtable debate sponsored by Fraikin looked at what will a zero-emissions truck look like as we start off down the ‘Road to zero’.

Truck cartel claim reaches crucial point as CAT assesses competing class actions

November 23, 2018 Steve Hobson

The claim for compensation against the big six European truck manufacturers for agreeing gross list prices for new vehicles over 7.5 tonnes sold between 1997 and 2011 has reached a crucial point, as the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) will decide early in 2019 which of the competing class actions it will select to go ahead.

Gas buses ‘the most reliable on the fleet’ for Reading Buses

November 22, 2018 Steve Hobson

While gas trucks are still a rare sight on UK roads, buses operating in towns and cities have been running on natural gas for years.