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New association gives a voice to UK training providers

November 23, 2020 Chris Tindall

The launch of a new independent trade association for vocational transport training providers gives the sector a collective voice for the first time.

Natural gas – the future of long distance haulage?

October 22, 2020 John Kendall

In my archive, I have a Commercial Motor road test cutting, unusually with an accompanying video, dated 15 December 1996. It is of a back-to-back road test of two identically laden ERF EC12s belonging to BOC Distribution, carried out by Toby Clark, then vehicles editor and me, then engineering editor.

“B2B carriers have got a problem” – DPD boss Dwain McDonald on surging volumes and the Brexit “car crash”

September 15, 2020 Tim Wallace

My interview with DPD chief executive Dwain McDonald coincides neatly with yet another milestone in the parcel carrier’s rapid growth over recent months.

“It’s a win-win” – Pall-Ex group chief executive Kevin Buchanan on the Fortec deal and how he’s set to revolutionise the business

August 18, 2020 Tim Wallace

When news broke in June that Pall-Ex was about to take over the Fortec Distribution Network, many saw the move as a major consolidation of the pallet sector.

Euro-6 roll out has seen NOx emissions plummet, RHA report reveals

August 13, 2020 Chris Tindall

NOx emissions from trucks have dropped by at least 59% in just six years, driven by the industry’s £1.9bn investment in Euro-6 vehicles.

“Digital marketplace the new battleground” – Wincanton chief executive reveals future strategy

July 8, 2020 Tim Wallace

A lot has happened since I last interviewed Wincanton chief executive James Wroath (pictured) back in January. The upshot being that we’re now chatting from our homes via Zoom rather than sitting in the back office of a Sainsbury’s depot in north London.

Next invests in warehousing to expand online capacity

July 2, 2020 Steve Hobson

Fashion retailer Next has made an art form out of integrating physical retail with its online presence, as its results for the 12 months to 25 January 2020 showed. But even it has not been immune from the impact of Covid-19.

The road to zero emissions will be travelled by many different types of low carbon vehicles

June 22, 2020 Steve Hobson

If one thing is certain as the UK heads to net zero carbon emissions by 2050 it is that no one low carbon technology has emerged to provide the answer to decarbonising heavy, long distance freight transport in the near term.

Cullimore looking ahead to a brighter future as lockdown starts to ease

May 13, 2020 Steve Hobson

Gloucestershire haulier Cullimore Group has seen the vast majority of its work dry up since the Covid-19 lockdown began on March 23, but MD Moreton Cullimore remains optimistic that things can only get better.

Truck makers see green shoots emerging from Covid-19 darkness

May 7, 2020 Will Shiers

The UK transport industry has been hit hard by the Covid-19 pandemic, and continues to face some serious challenges. However, having spoken to the UK MD’s of all eight major truck manufacturers, Commercial Motor editor Will Shiers found positive signs of recovery.

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

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