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    Cornwall Council opens new ECO Stars scheme for regional operators

    2016-06-28T12:26:00Z

    Cormac, Lorne Stewart, TNT and WJ South West are the first firms to join Cornwall’s new ECO Stars Fleet Recognition Scheme.The free voluntary scheme, which provides recognition and support on reducing fuel costs and environmental best practice to fleet operators, will be operated by Transport and Travel Research (TTR), on ...

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    Fowler Welch introduces kinetic energy recovery reefer

    2016-06-24T15:03:00Z

    Fowler Welch is using a new eco trailer that uses kinetic energy recovery to power the vehicle’s refrigeration unit.The operator worked with International Refrigeration Cooling and Thermo King on the design of the new trailer, which it said emits 50% less CO2 than a standard one.It does this by storing ...

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    Sainsbury's trialling Dearman's liquid-nitrogen-powered cooling unit

    2016-06-23T05:07:00Z

    Sainsbury’s has become the first operator to use a liquid-nitrogen-powered cooling technology in one of its refrigerated trucks to reduce emissions.The three-month trial will see the supermarket test a new concept in refrigeration units, designed by clean cold technology firm Dearman, which harnesses the rapid expansion of liquid nitrogen to ...

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    Transport minister Andrew Jones to speak at LowCVP annual conference

    2016-06-01T08:59:00Z

    Transport minister Andrew Jones has been confirmed as the keynote speaker at the LowCVP’s Annual Conference on 30 June in London.This year’s event – A low carbon transport future: The UK capability to lead the way - will focus on how the UK is placed to develop and benefit from ...

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    O'Donovan Waste Disposal urges Sadiq Khan not to accelerate ULEZ plans

    2016-05-18T15:33:00Z

    London operator O’Donovan Waste Disposal has urged new mayor Sadiq Khan to give the road transport industry more time to adjust to the tough new emissions rules he plans for the capital.Khan last week announced a raft of air quality proposals that include bringing forward the planned September 2020 launch ...

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    London operators to face a triple air quality challenge after Sadiq Khan's proposals

    2016-05-17T12:30:00Z

    New London mayor Sadiq Khan has dealt freight operators a triple whammy of air quality proposals for vehicles entering the capital, only one week after taking up his position at City Hall.A pending consultation is to include a series of measures to drive down harmful emissions from road transport across ...

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    Cenex invites low-carbon seminar ideas for LCV 2016

    2016-05-05T15:07:00Z

    Cenex has invited organisations to submit seminar ideas for presentation at LCV 2016 in September.The annual low-carbon vehicle event’s seminar programme has been designed to highlight the latest technology and results from research projects.It will also look at the future direction that innovation might take across the sector.Robert Evans, ...

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    Register today for Cenex Low Carbon Vehicle Event 2016

    2016-04-29T14:24:00Z

    The 9th annual Cenex Low Carbon Vehicle Event – LCV2016 – is taking place from 14-15 September at Millbrook in Bedfordshire.Last year’s event saw more than 2,850 attendees, 21 exhibitors and 103 vehicles on display and available for ride and drives on the day. This was alongside a full two-day ...

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    MPs call for significant increase in low emission zones in urban areas

    2016-04-28T10:52:00Z

    A group of influential MPs has called for a significant increase in low emission zones across England's major cities to tackle air pollution.The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee this week called for dozens of towns and cities in England to become Clean Air Zones, broadly equivalent to London's Low ...

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    Greenwich council to tackle air quality through fleet scheme

    2016-03-31T14:58:00Z

    The Royal Borough of Greenwich has launched an ECO Stars Fleet Recognition Scheme in a bid to improve air quality on local roads.The new scheme will cover the areas of Greenwich, Woolwich, Charlton, Plumstead and Blackheath.It comes after Greater Manchester and Staffordshire and Stoke launched ECO Stars schemes.Fleets are assessed ...

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    FTA condemns HGV rush-hour ban call in its mayoral election manifesto

    2016-03-24T12:15:00Z

    The FTA has condemned calls for “superficially attractive” blanket bans on HGVs during rush hour in the capital in its manifesto for the London Mayoral election.Peak-time bans, such as that proposed by Lib Dem candidate Caroline Pidgeon, would create more issues in terms of road safety, emissions and hurt the ...

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    Garia launches electric-powered utility truck for city use

    2016-03-22T15:41:00Z

    Danish golf cart manufacturer Garia has launched a new electric-powered utility truck for last-mile deliveries and urban operations.Distributed by ePower Trucks, the road-legal Garia Utility City is a compact 1.31m wide and 3.23m long, with a turning radius of just 3.25m.The flatbed has a payload of up to 740kg, with ...

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    Martin Brower picks Daf CF Silents for out-of-hours deliveries

    2016-03-22T15:17:00Z

    Operator Martin Brower has ordered five Daf CF 'Silent' rigids to enable out-of-hours urban deliveries for burger chain giant McDonald’s.The new trucks will be powered by biodiesel made from recycled cooking oil (UCO), which Martin Brower and McDonald’s have been using since 2007 to reduce carbon emissions.“We are always looking ...

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    TfL launches directory of construction consolidation centres in capital

    2016-03-18T15:57:00Z

    TfL has published a directory of construction consolidation centres in London in a move to encourage the reduction of individual vehicle movements travelling to and from building sites.It is expected that increased use of consolidation sectors will improve the safety, efficiency and planning of deliveries by combining and co-ordinating 'just-in ...

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    Staffordshire and Stoke councils launch joint air quality scheme for fleet operators

    2016-03-10T16:57:00Z

    A consortium of eight Staffordshire councils has launched a new ECO Stars Fleet Recognition Scheme in a bid to improve air quality on local roads.The free-to-join ECO Stars scheme encourages and supports operators of HGVs, vans, buses and coaches to run their fleets more efficiently, reducing both costs and vehicle ...

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    Calling all low carbon logistics champions - enter the 2016 Motor Transport Awards now

    2016-03-07T18:26:00Z

    Could your company be the Low Carbon Champions at this year’s Motor Transport Awards?If your business has greatly reduced its carbon emissions by improving the efficiency of its operation or investing in alternative fuelled vehicles, then the Low Carbon Award, now in its 9th year, is still open for entry.Sponsored ...

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    Freight in the City Spring Summit: North of England operators could reap £16.2bn in efficiency gains

    2016-03-03T16:14:00Z

    The logistics sector in the North of England could reap £16.2bn in efficiency gains if recommendations made in the draft Transport for the North (TftN) Freight & Logistics Strategy come to fruition.Speaking at today's (3 March) Freight in the City Spring Summit: Driving Growth in the North, Chris Rowland, MD ...

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    Manchester geared up for lively debate at tomorrow's Freight in the City Spring Summit

    2016-03-02T12:07:00Z

    Manchester Central is poised for the arrival of hundreds of delegates heading to the Freight in the City Spring Summit: Driving Growth in the North event tomorrow.This free-to-attend summit will be taking the debate on sustainable urban logistics out of London and into the major cities of the Northern Powerhouse ...

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    Redbridge Council gives thumbs up to Mercedes-Benz Econics

    2016-02-29T17:23:00Z

    Redbridge Council’s first Mercedes-Benz Econic refuse vehicles are "out-performing expectations" in terms of reliability and fuel-efficiency, according to the council’s fleet engineer Eddie Cross.The 16 Econic rear-steer models come with dual-compartment Heil-Farid compactor bodies allowing them to be used to collect two types of recyclable waste at the same time, ...

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    Manchester launches ECO Stars programme to boost city's carbon-reduction target

    2016-02-26T11:58:00Z

    Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) has launched a new ECO Stars Fleet Recognition Scheme this month to help operators improve environmental performance and drive down running costs.The scheme will help TfGM in its aim to halve carbon emissions across the city region within the next four years.ECO Stars is a ...