Latest fleet news – Page 432
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MT ArticleNationwide driver strike "understandable" while government blocks work visas, insists Logistics UK
Logistics UK said it sympathised with lorry drivers plotting a nationwide strike next month and repeated calls for the government to allow EU drivers temporary work visas.The strike is due to take place on 23 August in a renewed protest against pay and conditions, but has been criticised by the ...
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MT ArticleMV Commercial opens Chipping Norton depot
MV Commercial has opened a new depot in Chipping Norton, housing a changing stock of up to 30 vehicles as well as a sheltered servicing and valet marquee and office complex.The vehicle rental and sales specialist said the launch of its fifth site would better serve customers in the Oxford ...
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MT ArticleStrike suspended but bullying case not closed, Unite warns UPS
Strike action at UPS’ Gloucester depot has been suspended after progress was made in talks between the parcel company and the Unite union.Workers were due to down tools on Friday 30 July, Monday 2 August and Tuesday 3 August, but the union said that “as a gesture of goodwill” these ...
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MT ArticleHGV driver in crash jailed after footage captures him texting and peeling banana
Shocking footage of an HGV driver ploughing into the back of a security van as he texted on his mobile phone has been released after police described it as “the worst case of prolonged distracted driving” ever seen.Derek Holland was jailed for three and a half years after in-cab footage ...
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MT ArticleHoyer is ready for future powered by green hydrogen
Green hydrogen is a key to many countries and continental communities achieving climate neutrality. The EU, the US, Canada, Argentina and Japan among others want to be climate-neutral by 2050, and China has set itself this aim by 2060. Global demand for hydrogen will rise significantly in the coming years ...
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MT ArticleTech firm urges industry to back hydrogen for heavy freight
Systems developer Viritech has called on transport industry chiefs to take a strong leadership position in the debate over next-generation fuel technology.The company claims that only a commitment to hydrogen offers the UK the prospect of leapfrogging other economies that are predominantly focused on battery technology.In the wake of newly ...
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MT ArticleCNG Fuels opens new Notts biomethane refuelling station
CNG Fuels is to open a new low-carbon HGV refuelling station in Newark, Nottinghamshire.The station’s launch comes as demand for renewable biomethane is growing at a rate of 100% per annum, according to the company. CNG Fuels is predicting that almost 20% of the UK’s high-mileage HGV fleet will be ...
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MT ArticleJJ Foodservice adds 50 Isuzu 13.5 tonners to fleet with 20 more to follow
Isuzu Truck UK has supplied a further 50 13.5-tonne refrigerated trucks into the national distribution fleet at JJ Foodservice.The wholesaler now has 77 of the vehicles within its 144-strong refrigerated fleet.A further 20 Isuzu F135.240(E) fridge trucks are on order for later this year, which will take the overall Isuzu ...
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MT ArticleHermes expands gas fleet as eco drive continues
Hermes is adding a further 70 units to its fleet of CNG fuelled vehicles in a move to further reduce emissions. This brings the total to 160 – around 50% of the company’s core hub tractor fleet.Each of the new model Iveco S-WAY units being introduced reduces CO2 emissions by ...
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MT ArticleMaxus opens new Doncaster facility
Maxus UK has further developed its dealer network with a dedicated facility in Sandtoft, Doncaster, focusing on its electric LCV ranges.Northside Maxus joins established bases in Leeds and Bradford and becomes part of the Anderson Group of companies, which includes Northside Truck and Van.The new five-acre facility offers a full ...
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MT ArticleGovernment chooses Leyland Trucks for £10m electric truck trial
Leyland Trucks is to participate in a DfT project designed to help operators make the transition to battery electric vehicles.Scheduled for later this summer, the £10m trial will employ 20 DAF LF Electric 19-tonne rigids, together with the required charging infrastructure and data logging equipment.An interactive website will inform future ...
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MT ArticleMaritime Transport orders 100 new-generation Mercedes-Benz Actros from Orwell
Maritime Transport has added 100 new-generation Mercedes-Benz Actros tractor units to its fleet - its first order from the manufacturer since 2017.The Felixstowe-based operator made the move after successful trials of a demonstration unit supplied by East Anglia Dealer Orwell Truck & Van, which it said proved impressively fuel-efficient and ...
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MT ArticleWalkers Transport offers four-day working week to combat driver shortage crisis
Walkers Transport has launched the first four-day working week ever recorded in the logistics industry.The Palletways member, which has depots in Leeds, Manchester and Fradley, is making a four-day Monday to Friday working week available to its drivers, who have the choice of continuing to work a base of five ...
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MT ArticleTesco offers £1,000 joining bonus for new drivers as shortage threatens UK supply chain
Tesco is offering lorry drivers a £1,000 joining bonus in a bid to secure food deliveries as the UK’s driver shortage crisis worsens.The supermarket giant is offering the bonus for candidates who join before 30 September.Applicants must have a full HGV 1 (C+E) EU licence with no more than six ...
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MT ArticleGlenfiddich Distillery to fuel fleet on biogas made from whisky residue
Glenfiddich Distillery is to run its entire fleet on a biogas made of the residue from its whisky making process.Parent company William Grant and Sons has announced that the production residues from its Glenfiddich Distillery in Dufftown, Moray, will be converted into an ultra-low carbon fuel gas which, it says, ...
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MT ArticleUK supply chain faces collapse in “two to three weeks”, RHA warns government
The UK is facing the collapse of the supply chain in the next two to three weeks, RHA chief executive Richard Burnett (pictured) warned this week.Speaking to the BBC, Burnett said that despite meeting with Transport Secretary Grant Shapps last week to warn him of the perilous situation, the government ...
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MT ArticleEddie Stobart adds storage capacity with pre-let deal on mega shed in Doncaster
Eddie Stobart has put its marker down on a major facility at Mulberry Logistics Park in Doncaster, South Yorkshire.The logistics firm has signed a pre-let contract agreeing to lease the 565,000 sq ft unit before its construction is completed.The build-to-suit unit, which equates to approximately half of the first phase ...
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MT ArticleDHL Supply Chain in pole position for five-year deal with Lotus Cars
(From left) Mike Bristow, MD, manufacturing logistics, DHL Supply Chain UKI, with Lotus Cars MD Matt WindleDHL Supply Chain has won a five-year deal with sportscar maker Lotus Cars to manage warehousing and transport operations for production of the firm’s Emira sportscar.Operations will start next month with DHL Supply Chain ...
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MT ArticleScania takes part in first UK HGV electrification road trial
Scania is taking part in a major trial of long haul electrified trucks powered by overhead wires on the UK’s motorways.If the trial is successful it could see long haul electrified HGVs take to the UK’s major roads by the 2030s.The trial, which is the first of its type in ...
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MT ArticlePlanned nationwide lorry driver strike “counterproductive”, RHA warns
The RHA is warning that a plan for thousands of lorry drivers to strike on 23 August to demand better pay and conditions will only put more pressure on drivers and the supply chain by exacerbating the driver shortage crisis.The call for a nationwide strike of lorry drivers on 23 ...