Latest fleet news – Page 296
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MT ArticleGovernment launches £7m fund to help drive efficiencies in freight delivery
The logistics industry has welcomed the launch of a £7m government-backed fund today (9 January), which is aimed at making freight delivery across the UK more efficient.The freight innovation fund (FIF), will be awarded to up to 36 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).The SMEs will work with freight companies to develop ...
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The road to net zero emissions is beset with fallacies and myths - but a solution is at hand
The definition of a fallacy is: a false or mistaken idea. This is a description that could very well be applied to the ubiquitous concept of achieving net zero CO2 emissions that the industrial world is now tasked with achieving by 2050, Dennis and Desmond Evans argue.Having co-authored a book ...
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MT ArticleYorkshire haulier folds amid cash flow problems
An East Yorkshire haulage firm that operated 18 lorries has collapsed into administration a year and a half after it was founded.Interpath Advisory in Leeds was appointed to handle the affairs of Sam Carmichael Logistics on 3 January after the company experienced “cashflow difficulties”.The company traded out of an operating ...
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MT ArticleReturn to Michelin brings multiple benefits to biomass supplier
Biomass fuel supplier Esken Renewables has switched more than three-quarters of its fleet over to Michelin X Multi and X Works tyres in a bid to reduce fuel costs and downtime.The Widnes company said it had moved at least 75% of its 123 trucks and 150 trailers to Michelin tyres ...
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MT ArticleScurri signs green delivery deal with HIVED
Logistics delivery management provider Scurri has partnered with zero-emissions carrier HIVED to offer retailers green delivery options across Greater London.The integration of the two businesses means Scurri’s clients can choose same-day, next-day or two-day delivery services emissions-free, as HIVED relies only on electric vehicles and bikes.Rory O’Connor, chief executive and ...
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MT ArticleTerberg’s battery-electric yard shunter detailed review
Terberg has launched a zero-tailpipe-emission shunter that has a cost parity with diesel. Our colleagues at Commercial Motor have been to take a closer look at it, and explore some of the Dutch manufacturer’s other developments
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MT ArticleHJ Cole Haulage invests in Renault tipper from Sparks Commercial Services
Bulk haulier HJ Cole Haulage has returned to Renault for its latest purchase and added a C460 8x4 to its fleet.Supplied by Sparks Commercial Services, the new truck has an Aliweld bulk tipping body and will work on animal feed, woodchips and aggregates predominantly across the South of England.The Bournemouth ...
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MT ArticleVicinity Motor secures $30 million funding for production of its light duty electric truck
Vicinity Motor Corp, a North American provider of commercial electric vehicles, has announced it has received $30 million in financing commitments from Royal Bank of Canada and Export Development Canada to support the construction of the VMC1200 Class 3 light duty battery electric truck. The credit commitment of $30 million ...
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MT ArticleYutong and EACON have begun delivering an all-electric, autonomous mining truck fleet in Shandong, China
Shandong Honghe Baili Mining are to receive 40 electric autonomous wide body mining trucks, with deliveries already being under way.
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MT ArticleMengxi Zhenghe Group takes 100 hydrogen-powered trucks from XCMG
As part of a 1000-unit truck order for hydrigen fuel-cell vehicles with Sino-Synergy Hydrogen Energy Technology (“Sino-Synergy”), XCMG, one of the world’s top three construction machinery manufacturers, has delivered a batch of 100 hydrogen-fuelled trucks to the end client Mengxi Zhenghe Group for the construction of a mine near Ordos ...
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MT ArticleICCT white paper explores charging solutions for battery-electric trucks
The International Council on Clean Transportation has published a white paper that gives an overview of alternatives to plug-in charging for battery-electric vehicles, as well as their cost and timescale for deployment.
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MT ArticleGovernment pledges £204,000 to help HGV drivers stuck in Kent queues
A disaster response charity has been awarded a contract by the government worth more than £200,000 to provide food and water to HGV drivers trapped in queues in Kent.Kent County Council (KCC) handed the initial 12-month contract to RE:ACT, which was set up by the former head of the British ...
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MT ArticleRowlinson Packaging calls on Dawsongroup for full fleet upgrade
Rowlinson Packaging in Cheshire has overhauled its entire fleet and ordered six new DAF CFs and 10 Lawrence David 4.7m trailers on contract hire.The timber packaging firm said it had undertaken “a very thorough sweep of the market” to find the best value before coming to its decision.“That doesn’t necessarily ...
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MT ArticleAO grants junior van fan a day to remember
AO fulfilled a Gloucestershire boy’s dream and invited him and his family to its logistics hub for his 12th birthday after learning he was a huge fan of the online retailer’s green vans.Fenn, who has a rare form of complex intractable epilepsy, had always wanted to see the green delivery ...
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MT ArticleBin lorry's blind spots led to pedestrian's death, inquiry reveals
A fatal accident inquiry looking into the death of a pedestrian hit by an HGV bin lorry said it could have been avoided if the operator had not relied on a vehicle with extensive blind spots.Margaret Johnstone died in November 2020 due to “catastrophic injuries” when she stepped off a ...
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MT ArticleCulina buys International Road Ferry to expand European network
Culina has bought unaccompanied transport specialist International Road Ferry (IRF) for an undisclosed sum.IRF has offices in Felixstowe, Thetford, Rotterdam and Grubbenvorst near Venlo in the Netherlands.It has more than 25 years of experience in unaccompanied transport of both full and part loads between the UK, Germany, Switzerland and the ...
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MT ArticleGraphics firm invests £750,000 in nine-colour printer to meet growth in trailer livery market
A curtainsider graphics firm has invested £750,000 in a nine-colour LED printer to keep it at the forefront of the growing market for liveries on trailer curtains.Sapphire Curtains and Graphics said its new EFI VUTEk Q3r UV LED printer had improved efficiency and increased throughput by 700%.The equipment can print ...
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MT ArticleTerberg's hydrogen-powered shunter truck to be trialled at Immingham Port
Immingham Port is the first port in the UK to start trialling a hydrogen fuel cell shunter truck. The pilot study, part of a government programme, is using a Terberg fuel cell electric vehicle, the YT203-H2, developed through a collaboration between Terberg and Dutch fuel cell specialists Zepp.Solutions. The vehicle ...
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MT ArticlePD Bannister invests in 12 Volvo FH tractors to cut fuel costs
PD Bannister has opted to start replacing the trucks in its fleet with Volvos as it seeks out greater fuel efficiencies.The Bradford-based haulier has taken delivery of seven FH 460 Globetrotter 6x2s with I-Save, the first of 12 due to arrive at the business over the coming year.The new vehicles ...
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MT ArticleGBA Logistics takes 10 CNG Scania trucks as it starts journey to net zero
GBA Logistics has acquired ten Scania compressed natural cas (CNG) vehicles to supplement its current diesel-powered fleet, thanks to a seven-figure HSBC UK investment package. This is GBA Logistics’ first big alternative fuels investment as it strives towards a net zero energy objective by 2040. The trucks will operate on ...