Latest fleet news – Page 318
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MT ArticleDX chairman threatened with sack as share price slumps
DX Group’s largest shareholder has called for a vote to oust its executive chairman, Ron Series, after claiming his handling of a corporate governance inquiry had “severely harmed” perceptions by investors of the company.Gatemore Capital Management (GCM) said it had served notice on DX’s board to convene an extraordinary general ...
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MT ArticleNew energy report reveals urgent need to invest in green fuels and infrastructure, government told
Greater investment in green fuels and infrastructure, including hydrogen and electric HGVs, is required to stave off an unstable freight future that threatens to destabilise our economy, according to digital freight management firm Zeus.The logistics tech start-up was responding to a report by the International Energy Agency (IEA), which said ...
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MT ArticleBetter route planning the best way to cut costs, Microlise operator poll reveals
Enhanced route planning and optimisation are seen as better methods of improving efficiency and reducing costs than driver performance and safety, according to a survey of transport professionals.More than 1,000 representatives from the transport and logistics industry were asked which aspects of fleet management have the biggest impact on cost ...
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MT ArticleGXO draymen call off strikes after new pay offer
Strike action among 1,000 GXO draymen has been suspended following what the Unite union described as “a much improved pay offer” by the logistics firm.The first round of strikes was due to commence on 31 October and run until Friday 4 November, but this has now been put on hold ...
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MT ArticleRenault Trucks join up with e-cargo bike maker
Renault Trucks is to enter the e-cargo bike market having joined forces with Lyon-based Kleuster, a cargo bike manufacturer. The Freegônes e-cargo bikes will be assembled on the Renault Trucks’ Vénissieux industrial site and distributed through the manufacturer’s European network from 2023. Source: Renault PR Freegônes’ assembly ...
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MT ArticleReport reveals global market share and usage in battery makers between January and August 2022
CATL retained its global battery storage market leadership for electric vehicles sold between January and August 2022. LG Energy Solution stayed in second spot, with SK On and Samsung SDI in fifth and sixth place, respectively.
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MT ArticleRenault Trucks partners with Geodis to design a new 16-tonner
Renault Trucks and Geodis are working on a new urban truck design Renault Trucks and logistics company Geodis are working on a partnership to design a new 16-tonne electric heavy duty truck dedicated to urban logistics. The so-called Oxygen Project will be designed to meet the requirements ...
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MT ArticleVolta helps Delipop take further step forward on sustainability
Volta has announced a collaboration with French grocery delivery firm Delipop with the company taking delivery of its first Volta Zero refrigerated truck next year. The Paris-based company will use the full-electric refrigerated Volta Zero to deliver to its urban stores. “This is a new step towards sustainable and responsible ...
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MT ArticleScania Top Team competition highlights workshops sustainability contribution
Top Team, Scania’s worldwide service technician competition, is one of the tactics used to raise awareness and commitment to the company’s sustainability aims.
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MT ArticleSunak appoints new transport secretary
Mark Harper (pictured) has become the third transport secretary in three years, replacing Liz Truss ally Anne-Marie Trevelyan after just seven weeks in the role.
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MT ArticleHaulier that was saved in pre-pack forced to close
A Stoke-based logistics firm that emerged from the pre-pack sale of an earlier haulier that had collapsed into administration has now also had to close down.Lovatt Transport & Warehousing acquired the goodwill, business and assets of Lovatt Transport for £45,000 in May 2019 after it struggled financially due to an ...
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MT ArticleFowler Welch profits from Culina buyout despite "challenging market conditions"
Fowler Welch reported a £4.6m pre-tax profit last year as operational efficiencies increased due to it becoming an established part of the larger Culina group, it said.Turnover at the chilled storage and distribution company, for the year ending 31 December 2021 was £163.1m.In a statement signed off by the board, ...
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MT ArticleCommercial vehicle production at highest level since 2011, SMMT reveals
CV production in the UK continued on its upward trajectory last month, with 11,979 units rolling off the factory lines, the highest output seen since 2011.SMMT figures showed that production increased by 53.6% in September and marked nine months of consecutive growth, with the business group pointing to robust demand ...
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MT ArticleCitySprint brings in 600 extra couriers to tackle peak season
CitySprint is gearing up for Christmas by recruiting 600 couriers across the UK.The same-day distribution firm said the new recruits will join its existing fleet of more than 3,500 couriers and it is hiring across a range of vehicles, with a particular focus on small and large vans.CitySprint also wants ...
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MT ArticleXPO signs deal with Malcolm Logistics to transport Wavin products by rail
XPO Logistics has introduced a rail element to its distribution work for plastic pipe manufacturer Wavin, cutting CO2 emissions by an estimated 58%.After signing a rail service agreement with Malcolm Logistics, XPO can now transport Wavin products in HGVs from Chippenham in Wiltshire to the Daventry International Rail Freight Terminal, ...
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MT ArticleSunak appoints new transport secretary
Mark Harper (pictured) has become the third transport secretary in three years, replacing Liz Truss ally Anne-Marie Trevelyan after just seven weeks in the role.Harper said he was “delighted” to have been appointed to the job by prime minister Rishi Sunak and he added: “Transport affects us all, and I ...
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MT ArticleCut planning red tape to allow for more lorry parking, RHA urges ministers
The RHA is calling on ministers to cut the red tape surrounding planning rules on new truck stops so that HGV drivers can have greater access to safe and secure roadside facilities.The association is lobbying for the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) to be reformed to make it easier for ...
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MT ArticlePalletways London invests in electric pump trucks for home deliveries
Palletways London has invested in a new fleet of electric pump trucks to help drivers making multi-drops for home deliveries across the west, north-west, southwest and central London.The purchase of 23 electric pump trucks has been prompted by the continued rise in tail-lift deliveries driven by an increase in residential ...
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MT ArticleDC workers may risk health opening sealed containers, HSE warns
Distribution workers who open or enter freight containers could be damaging their health, according to the HSE.The organisation is warning that workers opening sealed freight containers at distribution centres could be exposed to a build-up of dangerously low oxygen levels or hazardous substances in the air.The warning follows research by ...
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MT ArticleUnipart Logistics lands five-year UK supply chain partner contract with JCB
Unipart has won a major contract with JCB which will see it manage the manufacturing giant’s World Logistics warehouse in Staffordshire, its UK in-plant operations and additional off-site JCB UK warehouses and packer operations.The logistics firm will also operate a 30-vehicle transport fleet, and oversee the implementation of a new ...