All articles by Chris Tindall – Page 13
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MT ArticleWelsh bridge ban piles pressure on hauliers
Hauliers are urging repairs on a bridge in South Wales are completed as soon as possible after HGVs were banned from using it and forced on a detour.
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MT ArticleMT Fleet Data shows which operators are expanding – and which are cutting vehicle numbers
Bakery giant Warburtons and 3PL provider Romac Logistics have significantly expanded their fleet numbers in the last week, Motor Transport’s Fleet Data has revealed.
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FCZ Article£16,000 cut from price of a Rightech 7.5-tonne truck
Rightech, the electric truck division of zero-emission bus maker Wrightbus, is offering customers £16,000 off the purchase price of its 7.5-tonne truck after it was approved for plug-in grants.
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MT ArticlePalletways UK ‘integral’ to Hungary operation’s success
Palletways said its UK hub operation had been central to the success of its Hungarian operation after it hit the one million pallets milestone.
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FCZ ArticleDSV welcomes FH Aero Electrics to the fold
DSV has taken on four Volvo FH Aero Electric 4x2 tractor units in its UK operations, as part of a commitment to acquire 300 zero-exhaust emission trucks from the OEM by 2026.
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MT ArticlePolice seek ‘spitting’ road rage lorry driver
Police in Gloucestershire said they were keen to speak to an HGV driver who was reported to them as repeatedly spitting at another motorist in a road rage incident.
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MT ArticleTelford operator in liquidation following surge in competition
Shropshire haulier Secal Logistics has closed down after being undercut by “single person operators” operating on wafer thin margins, according to its liquidator.
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FCZ ArticleScale of investment required in Scotland’s electric lorry transition revealed
The electric charging infrastructure needed to power all the HGVs in Scotland requires a minimum of 63 en-route chargers to be installed, a report has found.
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MT ArticleDate confirmed for EU’s entry/exit scheme to commence
The EU’s entry/exit scheme (EES) will go live on 12 October – and the industry is seeking urgent clarification about how and where checks will take place for hauliers.
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MT ArticleIndustry pay slipping behind other professions – but HGV drivers’ salaries holding up
Transport professionals’ salaries are falling behind those of comparable professions, according to analysis of government figures by Parcelhero.
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MT ArticleNotts haulier collapsed owing creditors over £11m
B Taylor & Sons closed down because it had no contracts with customers and was blighted by having significant numbers of vehicles off the road with maintenance problems, its administrator said.
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MT ArticleDavid Wells, Logistics UK CEO, steps down
Logistics UK’s chief executive David Wells has stepped down from his post and a process is underway to find a replacement.
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MT ArticleYusen moves to buy Walden Group
Yusen Logistics said it was in the process of acquiring the healthcare logistics business Walden Group through the purchase of the entire share capital of Movianto International.
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MT ArticleGeopost delivers amid volatile environment
Geopost saw its operating profit reduce by a quarter in the first half of 2025, as the parcels sector faced structural headwinds.
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MT ArticleWhere’s your backup plan if suppliers collapse?
Operators could avoid the chaos caused when rental firms collapse if they prepare an emergency ‘Plan B’ explaining what to do when critical services are removed, according to the Association of Fleet Professionals.
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MT ArticleSegro reports profit boost in first half of year
Warehouse developer Segro said it had seen an 11% increase in pre-tax profits to £252m during the first six months of 2025.
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MT ArticleIveco confirms intended sale of truck business to Tata
Tata Motors is set to acquire Iveco’s commercial vehicle division in a deal worth €3.8bn (£3.3bn).
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MT ArticleLots to deliver for AIT following successful auction bid
AIT Home Delivery has been chosen as the delivery partner for auction house John Pye Auctions.
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MT ArticleSeven-figure fine after man crushed by reversing HGV
A company has been fined £1m after a banksman was killed by a reversing HGV during a delivery in Manchester.
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MT ArticleBad handwriting and manual processes undermining operators’ profitability
Transport managers are wasting £51,000 a year manually processing PODs and are attracting complaints from customers about drivers’ poor handwriting, according to a report into hauliers’ profitability.