Latest fleet news – Page 306
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MT ArticleDesignwerk and Kässbohrer present first electric car transporter
Designwerk Technologies, in collaboration with Kässbohrer Transport Technik, has announced it will be bringing a new battery electric car transporter to international markets next year. The company claims it is the world’s first all-electric vehicle transporter, with a battery capacity of up to 1000kWh. The first deliveries will go to ...
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MT ArticleCreditors of collapsed events haulier to receive payout
The administrator of a Herts-based TV and film transport company said creditors would now receive some of their money back after it was able to sell off plant and machinery for more money than expected.Mentmore Investments entered administration in April this year and part of the business, Green Clover, provided ...
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MT ArticleRecord breaker - Moody Logistics apprentice fast tracks to Class 1 HGV licence
A driver apprentice at Moody Logistics in Cramlington has set a record by gaining his Class 1 HGV licence in just three months.Steven Cartwright (pictured) joined Moody Logistics in-house apprenticeship programme in August and progressed so well he passed his test at the first attempt.However, the 28-year-old was possibly able ...
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MT ArticleXPO reaches 2022 driver milestone with 1,000th recruit
XPO has hit its target of hiring 1,000 HGV drivers in 2022 as it seeks to reduce its reliance on subcontractors.The milestone was achieved earlier this month and since then, the logistics firm has continued to take on more new drivers in the UK and Ireland despite the industry-wide skills ...
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MT ArticleDon't miss the new Commercial Motor podcast
Commercial Motor has launched a new podcast series called Torquing Trucks.In each episode editor Will Shiers is joined in a truck cab with an industry expert.Seven episodes have already been published, with one a week going live between now and Christmas.If you want to find out more about the new ...
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MT ArticleUPS sees pre-tax profit dip despite £1.2bn spike in turnover
The continual move by the public towards online shopping during 2021 helped UPS increase its turnover to £1.2bn, latest results showed.However, the 7% increase in revenues for the parcel delivery firm was not mirrored in its pre-tax profit, which instead reduced by 22.7% to £91.2m for the year ending 31 ...
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MT ArticleBiffa drivers offered inflation-busting pay rise as strikes loom
Biffa has offered its drivers in Wirral an “above-inflation” pay offer as it seeks to avoid strike action among union members.Around 200 workers on an outsourced refuse contract on Merseyside were due to commence industrial action on 5 December in a row over pay.The Unite union claimed HGV drivers were ...
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MT ArticleMenzies invests in 600 new vehicles as EV strategy accelerates
Menzies Distribution has put in its largest ever order of vehicles, with more than 600 MAN tractors, curtainsiders, VW Crafters and box trailers due to be delivered by February.It said the assets will accommodate substantial existing and new business from its clients.The order includes 173 MAN TG3 tractor units, 150 ...
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MT ArticleREL Haulage wins appeal against "unfair" public inquiry
A Peterborough haulage company that was refused its application to operate 50 lorries and 50 trailers has won its appeal after the upper tribunal ruled that the traffic commissioner had acted unfairly.REL Haulage will now have its licence application heard at a new public inquiry after the upper tribunal said ...
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MT ArticleSurvey reveals main reason lorry drivers love their job…
It might rarely feel like it these days, but freedom of the open road was the reason many lorry drivers have given for liking their job the most, according to the results of a survey.Nearly half (43%) of respondents provided that response, with 22% saying it was the pride they ...
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MT ArticleNo excuse not to electrify fleet, M&H Carriers MD tells haulage industry
As M&H Carriers took delivery of its latest electric van, managing director Fraser MacLean made an impassioned plea this week for other hauliers to start to electrify their fleets to help cut the sectors’ emissions.
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MT ArticleRecycling operator fined £36,000 for eight waste offences
A Lincolnshire food recycling firm has been fined £36,000 for illegally spreading waste on three farmlands.Whites Recycling pleaded guilty to eight offences, including the breach of environmental permit conditions related to the spreading of waste near Doncaster and also on farmland in Lincolnshire.Doncaster Magistrates’ Court heard that the company, which ...
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MT ArticleScania launches new SEK 2 billion venture capital fund
Scania is launching a new investment vehicle, Scania Growth Capital II, following the success of its earlier venture capital fund, Scania Growth Capital I. The new fund will again be managed by East Hill Equity.
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MT ArticleArrival Founder and CEO, Denis Sverdlov, steps down
Following a strategy U-turn, Arrival Founder and CEO Denis Sverdlov steps down. Swapping roles with chairman of the board Peter Cuneo.
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MT ArticleRecovery World adds Isuzu 13.5 tonner to wider fleet expansion
Recovery bodybuilder and rental firm Recovery World has ordered its first ever Isuzu 13.5-tonner, which will come fitted with an RW60 six-tonne steel Slidebed body.The recovery truck will be delivered to the Hertfordshire company before the end of the year and adds to the 20 new Isuzu 7.5-tonne vehicles joining ...
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MT ArticlePractical advice on the decarbonisation journey from the Logistics UK Delivering Decarbonisation Conference
Delegates attending the Delivering Decarbonisation Conference organised by Logistics UK in November were treated to a packed programme of presentations covering a broad range of topics and practical advice and case studies.
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MT ArticleHow to get extra cash during your teabreak
In the second part of our focus on the power sector, our market expert Janet Wood explores how commercial vehicle and road freight operators could be making money through smart management of battery capacity.
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Asset funders will need to step up to help pay for zero-emission vehicles
Vehicle asset funders will need manufacturers support for carbon zero vehicles, says Close Bros.Vehicle financing businesses will need the support of the vehicle manufacturers in developing new funding solutions to aid the journey to carbon zero, Close Brothers’ head of national accounts and ESG, Andrew New, told delegates at the ...
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MT ArticlePanattoni targets Brighton for major new logistics site
Real estate developer Panattoni has acquired a site near Brighton for a 257,000sq ft speculative logistics development.Panattoni Park Brighton is on a 12-acre site within the boundary of Brighton City Airport and with access onto the A27.Speculative development of the park is due to start in the first quarter of ...
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MT ArticleBiffa meets with ACAS in bid to avert strike action by HGV drivers
Biffa said it was doing everything it could to prevent strike action among HGV drivers on an outsourced refuse contract in Merseyside.Around 200 workers employed by the company in Wirral are due to commence industrial action next week in a dispute over pay.The Unite union claimed HGV drivers were paid ...