Latest fleet news – Page 321
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MT ArticleGreen Recyling hails Wheely-Safe for cutting operating costs
One of the first operators to adopt a wheel loss detection system from Wheely-Safe has reported fleet safety improvements and a reduction in operating costs.Green Recycling said four-and-a-half years after it installed the sensors across its fleet of 15 dustcart, skiploader and hooklift trucks, it has found the savings and ...
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MT ArticleHydrogen fuel station closes at Cobham M25 site, as focus shifts to larger refuelling sites
Motive has announced it has closed three hydrige refuelling sites this year, including the site at Cobham motor services launched in 2017 in partnership with Shell. The green hydrogen refuelling station company said it has made the decision to close its retail stations in Cobham, Gatwick, and Swindon because they ...
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MT ArticleFirst public test drives of the new MAN eTruck
Following the public unveiling of the new MAN battery electric eTruck tractor unit at the IAA Transportation exhibition last month, the company has commenced a series of test drives of the new vehicle, giving customers and press the opportunity to get behind the wheel, and released some additional details. ...
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MT ArticleMAN takes strides towards battery-electric success in joint project NEFTON
NEFTON (Commercial vehicle electrification for transport sector optimised grid connection), a research initiative supported by the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Protection, has been launched to analyse and design a transport system consisting of a fully electric truck, charging station and grid connection. NEFTON Source: ...
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MT ArticleGXO hits back at Unite as escalating pay row threatens World Cup beer deliveries
GXO has described comments by the Unite union regarding a pay offer for 1,000 of its draymen making beer deliveries across the UK as “inaccurate and misleading” and that they risk causing unnecessary disruption.As things stand, the HGV drivers at 22 GXO sites are due to go out on strike ...
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MT ArticleRicardo announces opening of state-of-the-art hydrogen test facility in Shoreham-by-Sea
Ricardo, a multinational strategic, environmental, and technical consulting firm, has officially opened its hydrogen test facility at its headquarters in Shoreham-by-Sea, UK.
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MT ArticleEdwin C Farrall shrugs off driver shortage to report 2021 profit surge
Edwin C Farrall said it endured one of the worst driver shortages the UK supply chain had experienced last year and it struggled to compete with the high rates implemented by supermarkets.The Deeside haulier, which is involved in contract distribution, general haulage and pallet network operations, said Covid-19, the introduction ...
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MT ArticleBrakes invests in bespoke Iveco reefers from Solomon Commercials
Foodservice provider Brakes has teamed up with Solomon Commercials to take delivery of bespoke refrigerated vehicles, including 10 temperature controlled 7.2-tonne Iveco Dailys.The partnership also sees the two companies collaborating with Thermoking and Iveco to design, develop and produce more than 70 reefers specifically for Brake’s operations.The 7.2-tonners have been ...
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MT ArticleEM Rogers reports buoyant 2021 trading
EM Rogers (Transport) “worked through” the twin challenges of Brexit and the Covid-19 pandemic in 2021 to report significant increases in revenue and profits and bring it broadly into line with its performance a couple of years ago.Latest figures for the year ending 31 January 2022 showed that the Northampton ...
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MT ArticlePML MD brands Dartford bridge protest “irresponsible, irrational and incredibly dangerous”
Perishable goods haulier PML has heavily criticised the climate change group Just Stop Oil after its supporters scaled the masts of the Queen Elizabeth II Bridge at the Dartford Crossing and caused widespread disruption to drivers.MD Mike Parr said the actions of the group were “irresponsible, irrational and incredibly dangerous” ...
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MT ArticleMoody Logistics in £1m fleet expansion as forward planning pays off
(From left) Moody Logistics MD Caroline Moody, operations director Richard Moody and chairman Alan Moody with one of the new Iveco S-Ways which bear the 75th anniversary logoMoody Logistics is spending £1m to grow its fleet in response to growing demand for its services.It has already taken delivery of two ...
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MT ArticleGreat Bear Distribution reports 2021 surge in revenues and profit
Great Bear Distribution increased revenues by 21.5% last year to report a turnover of £342.7m.Pre-tax profit also rose, to £17.7m in the year ending 31 December 2021; an increase of more than 35% on 2020’s £13.1m.The business, which operates more than 400 commercial vehicles and manages more than 6m sq ...
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MT ArticleIveco joins forces with energy supply chain stakeholders to enhance biomethane offer
IVECO, GLS Italy, and Vulcangas, an energy supplier, have opened a new Bio-LNG facility in the Cascina Antegnatica farm near Lodi, Italy. The new facility will supply Vulcangas by producing biomethane from agricultural waste from nearby farms. The Bio-LNG will be used to fuel GLS Italy’s LNG-powered vehicles, which include ...
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MT ArticleVolta Trucks reveals its London “Truck as a Service” customer operations centre
Volta Trucks has revealed a site in Tottenham will be the location of its first ‘Volta Trucks Hub’ in the United Kingdom. The location will look after the battery electric Volta Zero trucks that will begin operating on London streets in early 2023. The Hub is Volta Trucks’ second service ...
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MT ArticleXPO gearing up for growth
UK MD Dan Myers expands on the company’s 42-year partnership with the Tour de France and his determination to navigate the challenging road aheadThe July morning is already scorchingly hot as I wait on the Champs-Élysées to meet XPO UK MD Dan Myers (pictured).We're here in Paris for the last ...
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MT ArticleDaimler Truck and Gehring Technologies sign strategic collaboration agreement
Daimler Truck and Gehring Technologies have announced a tie-up focusing on building expertise in the development and construction of commercial vehicle-specific electric motors.
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MT ArticlePalletways in tree planting pledge
Palletways is boosting its environmental credentials by pledging to plant a tree for every online order or verified Trustpilot review it receives.The network has teamed up with climate action enterprise Ecologi to support projects that are in line with the UN’s sustainable development goals.It said that so far it has ...
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MT ArticleTrucksters set to be first operator with fully electric long-haul route in 2023
Trucksters has announced its intention to electrify its long haul transport through the use of only electric vehicles by late 2023.The company, which would become the first operator to meet the zero-emission target, said it would start with several electric trucks at the beginning of the year and increase the ...
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MT ArticleNikola has acquired battery specialist Romeo Power, bringing battery pack engineering and production in-house
Nikola has taken over battery pack specialisat Romeo Power as the players in the carbon zero commercial vehicle and infrastructure sector continue to seek long-term business efficiencies. Romeo is an energy storage technology company based in Cypress, California specialising in designing and manufacturing lithium-ion battery modules and packs for commercial ...