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ArticleMP Stephen Timms tours Evri Beckton depot
Parcel delivery firm Evri hosted a visit by East Ham MP Stephen Timms to its depot in Beckton last week.The management team took the MP (pictured right) on a tour around the site and told him about the firm’s growth and innovation plans and its investment in sustainability initiatives.The Beckton ...
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Daimler and Toyota ink deal to combine truck operations in Japan
Daimler Truck Holdings and Toyota Motor Corp have agreed to combine their truck manufacturing businesses in Japan.The deal sees Daimler Truck, Mitsubishi Fuso, Hino and Toyota Motor Corporation sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on the merging of truck and bus manufacturers Mitsubishi Fuso and Hino Motors.The two companies will ...
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ArticleMobile ppl drives green agenda with carbon neutral certification
Transport and logistics operator Mobile People Powered Logistics (Mobile PPL) has been certified as a carbon neutral business under the UN’s internationally recognised standard ISO 14064.The Pallet-Track member is laying claim to being the only independent operator in the UK, and the first independent haulier and palletised delivery business in ...
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ArticleEcon Engineering launches versatile all-electric gritter truck
Gritter builder Econ Engineering has launched a new zero-emission electric gritter truck that can be operated all year round thanks to a range of demountable body options allowing it to switch between fleet roles.Developed in-house, the E-QCB uses hydraulic rams to enable the vehicle to switch between demountable bodies in ...
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Euro 7 truck prices could leap by €12,000, ACEA warns
The European Commission's proposed Euro 7 regulation will increase the manufacturing costs of trucks to close to €12,000, the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) is warning.It points to a study by Frontier Economics, commissioned by ACEA, which has found that the Euro 7 regulation will add per vehicle costs of ...
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ArticleGovernment move on longer semi-trailers strengthens call for LHV trial
The government’s decision to end licensing restrictions on running longer semi-trailers (LSTs) could add momentum to DfT’s plans to launch a trial of longer heavier vehicles (LHVs), according to industry experts.The end of licensing restrictions on LSTs of up to 18.55 metres - over two metres above the standard size ...
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ArticleWelch's Transport opens Urban Consolidation Centre in Cambridge to support city's net-zero ambitions
(From left) Sophie Home, Chris Welch and David WelchWelch's Transport has opened the first Net Zero Urban Consolidation Centre (UCC) to be built in Cambridge.The new venture will support the city’s sustainability goals by delivering clean, emissions-free last-mile deliveries and is at the heart of the company’s new net-zero logistics ...
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ArticleVolvo includes UK in deal to sell 1,000 electric trucks to Holcim before 2030
Volvo Trucks has signed a letter of intent to sell 1,000 electric trucks between now and 2030 to Swiss building products manufacturer Holcim.The deal is the largest commercial order to date for Volvo electric trucks. The first batch of 130 electric Volvo FH and Volvo FM trucks will be delivered ...
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ArticleAshcourt Group plugs in to Renault with new fleet investment
Waste firm Ashcourt Group has taken on two fully electric 18-tonne Renault Trucks E-Tech D Wide skip loaders after transitioning its van and car fleet over to electric.The vehicles will be working in its waste management operations in Hull, delivering and collecting skips in the area and the group said ...
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ArticleStrict post-Brexit rules on battery origin leave electric vehicle manufacturers feeling flat
UK electric vehicle production is under threat unless the government renegotiates its Brexit trade deal with the EU over the origin of batteries, according to manufacturers.Automaker Stellantis said its UK operations will have to close unless the rules on where parts are sourced from are not changed.Currently, 40% of an ...
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ArticleOlleco ditches tyre supplier for Michelin in eco drive
Oil and food waste recovery operator Olleco is transferring its entire truck fleet onto Michelin tyres in a bid to reduce its CO2 emissions.The contract was signed after Michelin demonstrated how a tailored services and solutions contract could help the business reduce its carbon footprint.Having previously run its vehicles on ...
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ArticleFirst Hydrogen LCV tests exceed expectations
First Hydrogen said its hydrogen fuel cell-powered LCV gave fleet managers a zero-emission vehicle that delivered on range, payload and fast refuelling after performance data results were better than predicted.In the first phase of testing, its LCVs accumulated 6,000km on UK roads and the data supported its simulations, which exceeded ...
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ArticleAir Products to build first commercial-scale hydrogen refuelling station for HGVs
Gas supplier Air Products has signed an agreement to develop a multi-fuel, hydrogen refuelling station for HGVs in the port of Zebrugge.The new station will be the first commercial-scale hydrogen refuelling station in Europe with liquid hydrogen storage.It will be built and operated by Air Products in addition to other ...
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ArticleIveco takes ownership of Nikola joint venture and updates EV strategy
Iveco said its partnership with battery electric vehicle manufacturer Nikola has entered a new phase, with each business now keen to focus their own attention on heavy-duty transport.The Italian OEM and Nikola formed a joint venture in 2019 in order to deploy zero-emission trucks in North America and Europe.However, Iveco ...
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ArticleBloom gets green light for 'ultra-urban' London warehouse
Industrial developer Bloom has been given planning consent for a 52,410sq ft sustainable warehouse development in London’s Camberwell.The ‘ultra-urban’ site is located on Lilford Road in South London close to the A23, A215 and the South Circular.Bloom will develop nine units and these will be laid out over dual two-floor ...
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ArticleNationwide Platforms adds Volvo FM Electrics to fleet
Powered access specialist Nationwide Platforms has taken delivery of two new Volvo FM Electric 4x2 tractor units in what is thought to be a first for the sector.Supplied by Volvo Truck and Bus Centre South & East’s Coventry depot, the FM Electrics will be used to pull step frame trailers ...
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ArticleYodel to trial deliveries to secure lockers in bid to slash carbon footprint
Yodel has entered into a trial delivering parcels to secure lockers in Northern Ireland, which it said will help towards achieving carbon neutrality.Run in partnership with bill paying service PayPoint, Yodel will deliver goods to nine locations offering 24/7 contactless self-service parcel lockers from OOHPod.Yodel said the six-month trial is ...
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ArticleTime running out for van operators to challenge DfT's tighter rules on emissions
The industry still has two weeks to respond to government plans that would see van manufacturers forced to sell a minimum of 70% zero-emission models by the end of the decade.The zero emission vehicle (ZEV) mandate will compel manufacturers of LCVs, as well as cars, to sell a rising proportion ...
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ArticleTransport minister pledges freight transport will not be forgotten on road to net zero
The “centrality of freight” to the UK economy is “sometimes forgotten in politics”, transport minister Jesse Norman MP admitted this week.Addressing the Logistics UK Future Logistics conference at ITT Hub in Farnborough on 11 May, Norman, who has been responsible for decarbonisation and technology at the DfT since October 2022, ...
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Sainsbury’s first fully electric fleet charges out of Nine Elms
Sainsbury’s is now delivering to customers relying on its Nine Elms London superstore using a fully electric fleetThe delivery fleet is made up of 12 vans with both the vehicle and fridge units powered by electricity, with zero emissions of carbon, dust, dirt, soot or smoke.The new vans also operate ...