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All Editorial articles – Page 30
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ArticleCity West Commercials and Scarab launch Mercedes-Benz Atego sweeper
Mercedes-Benz truck dealer City West Commercials has joined forces with sweeper manufacturer Scarab to build a "one-of-a-kind" demonstrator vehicle.Based on a 13.5-tonne GVW Mercedes-Benz Atego chassis, and equipped with Scarab’s Magnum 72 Hydrostatic single-engine sweeper body, both companies believe the truck is unique.The vehicle has already been bought after receiving ...
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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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ArticleFlexible working patterns increase as recruiters strive to keep staff
Warehouse and haulage companies are increasingly offering more flexible working hours to staff in a bid to ensure they have enough employees to fill all their shifts, according to a new poll.Digital staffing platform Indeed Flex said historically, companies in the sector have been reluctant to offer flexible work patterns, ...
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ArticleDriver strikes scheduled at concrete company Maen Karne
HGV drivers employed by aggregates firm Maen Karne in Cornwall will begin a series of strikes from 30 May in a fight to get union recognition.The drivers, who are represented by Unite, deliver fresh concrete across the county and the union claimed the strikes would cause severe to disruption to ...
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ArticleBallot for strike action at JLR plants on the cards following safety claims
DHL said it strongly refuted claims being made by the Unite union that management at its plants responsible for the Jaguar Land Rover contract were refusing to address serious safety concerns among workers.Unite said strike action was now looming at the Halewood site in Merseyside and additional plants across the ...
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ArticleBridgestone’s seven-figure investment boosts retread range
Bridgestone said its retread solutions would become some of the most advanced in the UK following a multi-million pound investment to upgrade its range.Its new ‘Bandag Hotread’ brand will cover the HGV and bus markets and it said there would be a greater shift in emphasis from cold to hot-cure ...
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ArticleGovernment review recommends scrapping current TC function
A review into the function of the traffic commissioners (TCs) has recommended they are replaced with one independent tribunal body headed up by a statutory president role.The department for transport’s (DfT) report into the work of the TCs also proposed overhauling the current fee structure in order that the operating ...
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ArticleNLH Logistics administration prompted by fuel prices, driver accidents and pest problems
The administrator handling Crewe-based NLH Logistics said the haulier battled major increases in fuel prices, high levels of driver accidents and even pest control issues at its depot before it collapsed.Insolvency practitioners at Dow Schofield Watts in Warrington were appointed to NLH Logistics on 17 March, however in a report ...
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ArticleFears raised that electricity required to charge HGVs could “melt cables”
Concerns over the “colossal” amounts of energy required to top up zero-emission fleets of trucks that could overpower the network and melt power cables have been brought to the attention of the transport minister.Conservative peer Lord Howell questioned where the enormous extra volume of electricity was going to come from ...
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ArticleJS Davidson in Holy Moly hummus contract deal
JS Davidson has dipped its toe in the hummus market by providing plant-based brand Holy Moly with an end-to-end fulfilment operation and delivering its new range into major supermarkets.The Peterborough operator is dispatching three new cold pressed hummus dips to over 8,000 stockists across the UK, including Waitrose, Sainsburys and ...
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ArticleConnected fleet management gives efficiency boost for Southern Cranes
Southern Cranes and Access has introduced Webfleet software and MANTIS Live cameras across its 91-strong fleet of heavy trucks, cranes and vans for efficiency and productivity improvements.The Sussex-based crane hire and powered access specialist said the fully connected vehicle camera system had provided greater asset visibility and security, with cranes ...
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ArticleCharity climb sees YDL reach dizzy heights
Employees at YDL, part of the APC delivery network, recently tackled the ‘12 Peak Challenge’, scaling the heights of the tallest mountains in Britain for local charities.Commercial director Tom Clarke and operations director Matt Stammers took on the three highest peaks in England, Scotland and Wales over four consecutive weekends, ...
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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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Article“Truck prices are through the roof and volumes are not what they used to be…”
Alan Maher (pictured), MD of Archbold Logistics in Manchester, explains the difficulty of balancing dipping volumes with soaring tractor and trailer prices and lengthening vehicle delivery timesQ&A Q: How much is the general slide in volumes affecting Archbold?A: We’ve tightened our budgets a little this year. This means subbing out ...
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ArticleKinaxia's Mark Thompson Transport inks five-year deal with ArrowXL
(From left) Richard Smith, MD of Kinaxia Logistics’ primary sector business, Simon Hawthorne, general manager, trunking and network control at ArrowXL, and Adrian Boardman, senior operations manager, Mark Thompson TransportKinaxia Logistics has agreed a five-year contract to provide all domestic linehaul and trunking services for two-person home delivery specialist ArrowXL.The ...
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ArticleGXO and Kellogg extend pan-European partnership
Contract logistics giant GXO has extended and broadened its pan-European logistics and warehousing partnership with cereal manufacturer Kellogg.The agreement sees GXO pledge to deliver continuous improvement initiatives at operations that span five countries and eight sites, including a new facility in Belgium.In the UK GXO currently manages three warehouses for ...
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ArticleEvri gains Seller Fulfilled Prime carrier status with Amazon
Amazon has named Evri an accredited Seller Fulfilled Prime carrier to deliver parcels on behalf of all merchants on the e-commerce giant’s website.Evri said the move would help it grow its business by several million parcels a year.The accreditation was gained following a rigorous six-week trial during which it consistently ...
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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 ...