Interviews

MAN seeks clarity from legislators on autonomy and carbon emissions

April 25, 2019 Steve Hobson

MAN Truck and Bus enjoyed its best year for truck sales for a decade in 2018 but speaking at a press conference yesterday UK MD Thomas Hemmerich warned that the “legislative environment going forward is hard to read so is more challenging than before”.

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

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

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.

Spotlight

‘Tackle skills shortage or face perfect storm,’ FTA warns hauliers

by Tim Wallace in Industry News

The logistics sector has been offered expert advice on how to attract and develop a new and more diverse workforce after the FTA’s annual Skills Report revealed the driver shortage figure has risen to 59,000 [...]

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, ...

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Shell opens second hydrogen fuel

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