Latest fleet news – Page 323
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MT ArticleMaritime Transport announces first-ever rail collaboration with Coca-Cola Europacific Partners
Coca-Cola is partnering with Maritime Transport and GB Railfreight to deliver its soft drinks by rail rather than road between manufacturing locations and third-party warehouses in London and Yorkshire.
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MT ArticleRidgway Rentals adds two Renault 70-tonners to fleet
Two new 70-tonne Renault trucks have been delivered to plant hire firm Ridgway Rentals for heavy duty work shifting excavators, bulldozers and dump trucks.The T520 6x2 tag axle tractors with sleeper cabs were added as replacements to Ridgway’s 10-strong, predominantly Renault fleet.“With an increased demand for our services, we are ...
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MT ArticleMBNI Truck & Van supplies TriAgg with first Mercedes eVito
TriAgg, an asphalt surfacing and groundwork construction firm, has chosen its first battery-powered eVito, joining a fleet of Mercedes model vans delivered by MBNI Truck & Van.Despite trading in High Wycombe, the company sources its vehicles from the Mercedes-Benz agent based in Northern Ireland.“I bought my first van from MBNI ...
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MT ArticleLockerbie Lorry Park to close
A strategically important truck stop in Scotland is to close at the end of this month, raising concerns about where HGV drivers can safely park up.The Lockerbie Lorry Park, adjacent to the A74 and between junctions 16 and 17, has space for 160 HGVs and a 24-hour café.In recent months ...
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MT ArticleFirst Hydrogen gets go-ahead for UK fuel cell road tests
First Hydrogen said it had been given the green light to operate its fuel cell-powered vans on British roads.
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MT ArticlePalletforce profits slide but business model remains robust
Revenues at Palletforce increased by £10m last year thanks to growth in UK pallet volumes, online commerce and working with its stablemates in the EV Cargo group.Accounts for the year ending 31 December 2021 showed that the UK and European distribution network reported a turnover of £147.1m, up 7.7% from ...
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MT ArticleVolta Trucks partners with Siemens to roll out new charging infrastructure
Volta Trucks and Siemens Smart Infrastructure have partnered up to deliver charging apparatus to customers and accelerate their transition to CV electrification.The technical infrastructure of the charging installations for Volta Trucks’ customers would be overseen by Siemens and includes the hardware and software required to operate the charging and power ...
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MT ArticleFirst Hydrogen gets go-ahead for UK fuel cell road tests
First Hydrogen said it had been given the green light to operate its fuel cell-powered vans on British roads.The automotive and energy developer said the vehicle certification authority (VCA) had certified its zero emission light CVs as legal and a two-year trial is now expected to commence in January.It said ...
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MT ArticleProfits plunge at Associated Cold Stores despite rise in revenues
Associated Cold Stores & Transport (ACS&T) saw revenues grow last year, but the driver shortage and its subsequent reliance on agency labour significantly hit its profits.The temperature controlled storage and distribution firm reported a 4% increase in turnover for the year ending 1 January 2022, to almost £22m.However, pre-tax profit ...
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MT ArticleRoyal Mail set to make 6,000 staff redundant as losses deepen
Royal Mail said it now expected operating losses to plunge to £350m and blamed the impact of ongoing strike action in part for up to 6,000 predicted redundancies.In a trading update the company said around £70m of losses during H1 2022/23 alone were as a result of three days of ...
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MT ArticleCoca-Cola switches distribution from road to rail to cut carbon emissions
Coca-Cola is working with Maritime Transport and GB Railfreight to distribute its soft drinks between manufacturing sites and third party warehouses across London and Yorkshire by train instead of road.It said that when running at full capacity, the change will see up to 2.5m cans and bottles of some of ...
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MT ArticleBox Logistics joins Palletforce
Palletforce has signed up family-run Box Logistics to its network.The company will cover BR postcodes around Orpington and some Tonbridge postcodes including Sevenoaks.Through its road freight division, Box Logistics specialises in UK and overseas worldwide freight services and express trailer shipments.Palletforce said the firm has experience in pallet networks but ...
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MT ArticleFelixstowe strikes had less impact than expected, port authorities claim
The recent strike action at Felixstowe port did not significantly disrupt supply chains because customers had managed to plan ahead, according to the port.Workers at the container terminal downed tools in two lots of industrial action this year after union members rejected an imposed pay offer.Negotiations have currently stalled, but ...
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MT ArticleDPD posts record profits and predicts further growth
DPD enjoyed its most successful operational period ever last year, with the parcel group delivering record revenues, volumes and profits thanks partly to the internet shopping boom.This year's three-time MT award winner said turnover had jumped by 5.7% to £1.6bn in the year ending 2 January 2022.Pre-tax profit increased by ...
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MT ArticleEuropa Road hails success of 1Hub groupage depot
Europa Road is celebrating seven years of operating out of its central transit facility in Kent, having delivered over three million consignments since 2015.Known as the 1Hub, the groupage depot close to the Dartford Crossing is the largest of its kind in the UK and Europa said it had experienced ...
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MT ArticlePeel Ports in new row with Unite after claiming less than 25% of workforce voted for strikes
Peel Ports has asked Unite to give all employees at the port of Liverpool the opportunity to vote on its current pay offer, after concerns were raised that the union was relying on a “show-of-hands” involving a fraction of the workforce.The operator of Liverpool port said a significant number of ...
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MT ArticleGlencar granted funding to build major new logistics hub in Sheffield
Construction firm Glencar has been awarded its second contract in succession by investors Trammell Crow Company (TCC) to build a 367,000sq ft logistics facility at its site in Sheffield.The project includes site access improvements, estate roads, an 83m deep service yard with HGV and trailer parking, car parks, landscaping and ...
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MT ArticleYuill & Dodds orders new Tiger trailers from Asset Alliance
Yuill & Dodds has acquired 10 new Tiger Trailers curtainsiders from Asset Alliance, boosting the efficiency of its waste recycling operation.The trailers will be driven by a mix of Scania and Daf tractor units and each is expected to cover 160,000km a year.The assets will mainly be used for transporting ...
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MT ArticleTesco fleet gains 18t electric refrigerated trucks
The Renault Trucks E-Tech D Wide, which comes with a Solomon Commercials refrigeration body, is making deliveries from Tesco’s Dagenham distribution centre to more than 400 stores in Greater London.
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MT ArticleBP opens its first electric truck charging facilities to support the decarbonisation of transport
BP has opened its first ultra-fast-charging facilities aimed at medium and heavy-duty electric trucks to support the decarbonisation of the sector where, according to the IEA, tailpipe CO2 emissions have increased on average 2.2% annually since 2000.