Latest fleet news – Page 377
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MT ArticleDHL adds 270 electric vans to final mile fleet
DHL Express is rolling out 270 new electric vans, which will take to the roads as part of the parcel delivery giant’s last-mile fleet.The move, which follows last year’s introduction of 50 electric vans in DHL sites across the UK, is the latest phase in DHL plans to transition to ...
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Operation Brock deployed to avert freight delays as P&O ferry crisis continues
Operation Brock has been re-introduced today (22 March) after moveable barriers were deployed on the M20 in Kent last night, according to National Highways.The traffic control strategy saw the M20 closed between Juntion 8 and 9 last night to allow for 14,000 concrete blocks and 8,000 cones to be put ...
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MT ArticleSPAR store owner AF Blakemore test drives Electra e-Cargo HGV
Food and drink retail and wholesale distribution business, A.F. Blakemore & Son, has been trialling an electric truck at its Willenhall distribution centre.The week-long trial, which began on 15 March, saw the 19-tonne Electra e-Cargo refrigerated rigid vehicle delivering to the company’s SPAR retail stores within a 100-mile round trip ...
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MT ArticleDover Straits crossing cannot be left to the whims of overseas boardrooms, warns RHA
P&O’s decision to sack 800 workers and suspend services across the Dover Straits without warning has highlighted how vulnerable the UK's major supply route across the Channel is to being cut off by “boardrooms on the other side of the world”, RHA warned this week.The call comes as P&O revealed ...
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MT ArticleSt Modwen Logistics in warehousing deal with Genpower
Industrial developer St Modwen Logistics has helped Welsh business Genpower scale up into a 100,000 sq ft warehouse, which it said would boost economic growth in the region.The ‘big-box’ warehouse at St Modwen Park Newport will enable Genpower – an entrant in the Wales Fast Growth 50 list last year ...
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MT ArticleDFDS relaunches daily cross-channel freight service
DFDS has relaunched its unaccompanied freight service between Sheerness and Calais with its vessel, the M/V Botnia Seaways.With a carrying capacity of 11,530 gross tonnage, the M/V Botnia Seaways will be the new dedicated vessel for the route, with a daily service via the English Channel.It can carry up to ...
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MT ArticlePalletforce signs up Chiltern Transport
Palletforce has recruited Chiltern Transport to its fold, covering the LU postcodes around Luton, Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard.The Pitstone, Bucks-based haulage firm was founded in 1989 by Keith Croker and started out as a freight forwarder.It began operating its own fleet and warehouse in 2005 and joined a pallet network ...
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MT ArticleFord on the charge with new EVs
Ford is set to launch a new generation of all-electric vans by 2024.The iconic Transit range will include four new electric models – the all-new Transit Custom 1-tonne van and Tourneo Custom multi-purpose vehicle in 2023, and the smaller, next generation Transit Courier van and Tourneo Courier multi-purpose vehicle in ...
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MT ArticleVeolia in London council electric truck tie-up
Kingston Council has become the latest authority to approve the use of Veolia’s fleet of electric refuse collection vehicles within the London borough.Veolia, which is the council’s recycling and waste collection partner, will operate the vehicles and will make collection services in Kingston fully electric for the first time when ...
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MT ArticleUrgent plea for storage as more than 50 transport firms sign up to help Ukraine
Logistics UK has had more than 50 offers of help from transport firms keen to distribute aid donations to Ukraine.But with storage capacity under increasing strain, companies with available warehousing space are being urged to come forward.The call comes as Moody Logistics opened its warehouse facilities to Newcastle’s Polish Centre ...
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MT ArticleNorfolk police operation reveals "shocking" level of driver offences
The number of goods vehicle drivers found breaking laws regarding mobile phone use at the wheel, speeding and not wearing a seatbelt during a week-long operation in Norfolk was described as “shocking” by police.Officers once again took to roads in the east of England in an unmarked HGV earlier this ...
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MT ArticlePall-Ex Poland delivers Nexus software to members
Pall-Ex Poland has rolled out its freight management and tracking software Nexus to its members.The group said the software gives firms better control of their freight and allows its membership to communicate better than before.Nexus was built in-house by Pall-Ex Group’s IT team in Coalville and its launch follows the ...
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MT ArticleNew Grafters leave Challenger flushed with success
Portable toilet firm Challenger Site Services has been bowled over by Isuzu’s 3.5-tonne Grafters, with seven added to its fleet in the last year and more to follow in 2022.Supplied by Isuzu dealer Ditchburn Truck Services, the latest three Grafters all feature the Easy Shift automatic gearbox and two are ...
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MT ArticleWalkers Transport names new sales director
Walkers Transport's new sales director, Janine McMaster with (from left) fellow board members, Chris Burley, Scott Hobman, Keith Robinson and Jason ScottWalkers Transport has promoted Janine McMaster to sales director.McMaster joined the Palletways member in 2015 as business development manager and the company said she had since played a pivotal ...
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MT ArticleDuke Distribution acquires Etherhead Transport as expansion drive continues
Duke Distribution in Worksop has bought local haulage firm Etherhead Transport as part of its growth strategy.Duke Distribution was only incorporated in 2020, but in a statement it said it had achieved “significant organic growth” and that acquiring companies which shared its family values and commitment to customer services was ...
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MT Article'You're acting illegally if you ignore red diesel rule change,' waste firm warns
Waste management firm CSG is warning operators not to unwittingly break the law by continuing to store and use red diesel after 1 April.The company said businesses must ensure surplus rebated fuel is collected and disposed of correctly, to avoid heavy fines from next month.Jen Cartmell, treatment director at CSG, ...
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MT ArticleDO & CO HGV drivers cancel strike after accepting 14% pay rise
Around 100 HGV drivers working for aviation catering firm DO & CO have agreed to a 14% pay increase following a row over pay disparities.The Heathrow-based drivers had voted to commence strike action earlier this month but this was suspended when the catering company tabled a new offer.The Unite union ...
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MT ArticleOperators slam P&O Ferries amid battle to re-route freight
International hauliers have hit out at P&O Ferries amid an ongoing struggle to find alternative freight routes following the operator's decision to axe 800 staff and suspend services.The move has heavily impacted cross-Channel freight and has serious implications for Great Britain – Northern Ireland/Republic of Ireland shipments during a period ...
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MT ArticleTyre firm first to be given B-Corp status
Sustainable tyre firm ENSO said it had achieved ‘B Corporation Certification’ status – a designation awarded to organisations striving to make a sustainable and ethical impact.EVs typically wear tyres 20-50% faster than petrol and diesel models, due to their higher weight and torque and they need replacements more often, resulting ...
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MT ArticleFirst Hydrogen to trial MAN demonstrator vehicles from June
Fuel cell vehicle designer First Hydrogen said its first two demonstrator vehicles will begin testing in June.The company has sourced two demonstrator vehicles from MAN and they are currently located at partner AVL Powertrain UK’s premises.It said one of the fuel-cell EVs has been stripped down and used for detailed ...