Latest fleet news – Page 523
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MT Article"A modern day Dick Turpin!" - business groups round on London mayor over congestion charge hike
FairFuel (UK) and the Alliance of British Drivers (ABD) have teamed up to legally challenge the Mayor of London’s decision to increase the congestion charge after a lawyer served him with a pre-action protocol letter.Howard Cox, FFUK founder, described Sadiq Khan as a “modern day Dick Turpin” and that he ...
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MT ArticleSerco binmen cancel strike action after accepting revised pay deal
Serco has avoided strike action among its bin lorry workers in Bexley after they voted to accept a revised pay deal from the outsourcing company.More than 150 workers were due to down tools for five days in a dispute over pay and health and safety, according to union Unite.However, it ...
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MT ArticleHermes boosts gas-powered Iveco fleet to 90 lorries
Hermes has added seven more gas-powered Iveco tractor units to its 400-strong HGV fleet.The latest batch of 400hp Stralis NP 4x2s will boost the parcel carrier’s all-Iveco compressed natural gas (CNG) HGV tally to 90.Gas trucks were chosen based on their green credentials, low fuel costs and driver acceptability, said ...
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MT ArticleMaritime adds rail service and customers to East Midlands Gateway terminal
Maritime has launched a new intermodal service from its East Midlands (EMG) terminal, operated by GB Railfreight, connecting it to the Port of Southampton.It has also announced the recommencement of Freightliner’s EMG service from the Port of Felixstowe.Both services will see COSCO Shipping and OOCL using the terminal for the ...
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MT ArticleNew urban routeing technology based on research into ant behaviour
Researchers at Aston University have claimed commercial fleets could halve their emissions and better meet clean air targets using new technology which imitates how ants share knowledge and scales it up to optimise routes around busy cities.The software, which has been developed and tested by computer scientists in the college ...
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MT ArticleJohn Lewis Partnership to trial four 'revolutionary' electric delivery vehicles in new year
John Lewis Partnership (JLP) has commissioned four new “revolutionary” electric delivery vans to be manufactured and trialled early next year.It plans to transition 1,300 vans from diesel to electric as part of its wider strategy to end fossil fuel completely on its transport fleet by 2030.The new electric vans will ...
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MT ArticleChancellor moots delivery tax to help high street and cut congestion
Chancellor Rishi Sunak is mulling a new tax on deliveries, according to Downing Street, as part of plans to revive the high street and cut emissions and congestion.The tax would be targeted at goods sold online and could take the form of a 2% levy on online sales or a ...
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MT ArticleAmazon ramps up drive into food sector with launch of free deliveries
Amazon has thrown down the gauntlet to the UK’s major supermarkets with plans to expand its fresh food delivery service across the country.From this week customers will be able to get groceries delivered to their homes for free in the London area with deliveries expanding across the rest of the ...
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MT ArticleNumber of disqualified transport managers falls by over a third, OTC report reveals
The number of transport managers disqualified for non-compliance fell by over a third last year, according to the latest annual report from the Office of the Traffic Commissioner.The report for the year to 31 March 2020 revealed that 88 transport managers were disqualified in the period, compared to 103 in ...
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MT ArticleAssociated Cold Stores and Transport sees pre-tax profit hit by loss of customer
Food logistics specialist Associated Cold Stores and Transport (ACS&T) took a pre-tax profit hit last year after a major customer terminated a contract with the company.Despite receiving a termination settlement payment of over £1m, the company’s pre-tax profits for the year fell to £1.8m (2018: £2.2m) with turnover falling to ...
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MT ArticlePallet-Track member Kammac signs up with United Pallet Network
Pallet-Track member Kammac has joined United Pallet Network (UPN).The company, which is based in Skelmersdale near Liverpool, is replacing Preston haulier H Parkinson Haulage, which left UPN to concentrate on its core business.Kammac, which will continue to cover the WA postcode for Pallet-Track from its Molesley depot until the end ...
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MT ArticleMove to ban HGVs on Sundays “absolutely wrong”, says RHA
A plan by Hampshire County Council to cut freight movements across the county’s highways by banning truck movements on Sundays has been slammed by the RHA.The plan is part of the council’s policy to reduce the county’s carbon emissions.The strategy also proposes a new rule to stop HGVs from overtaking ...
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MT ArticleHermes buys two new depots to meet e-commerce surge
Hermes has acquired two new depots in the north of England to meet rising demand driven by a surge in online shopping during the Covid-19 pandemic.The delivery company has purchased a 111,600sq ft depot at Europort Wakefield and a 47,704sq ft site at Boldon Business Park in Gateshead.The Gateshead acquisition ...
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MT ArticleCitroën's all-electric ë-Dispatch now open to UK orders
The all-electric Citroën ë-Dispatch is now available for operators to order in the UK.The manufacturer said the van offers the same advantages as conventionally-powered models, such as load volumes up to 6.6m3 and payloads up to 1,262kg.It is offered in three different lengths – 4.6m, 4.95m and 5.3m – to ...
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MT ArticleSuttons Tankers wins waste contract with Yorkshire Water
Suttons Tankers has landed a major ten-year contract for the transportation of bio-resources for Yorkshire Water.The Widnes-based company, which operates a fleet of 700 tankers, has been appointed by Yorkshire Water to help it deliver on its commitment to OFWAT to be the UK’s market leading bio-resources provider by 2025.Bio-resource ...
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MT ArticleWincanton secures five-year extension with sofa firm Loaf
Wincanton has extended its warehousing contract with home furnishings firm Loaf for another five years as it moves to drive growth in the home, health and beauty sectors.The warehousing contract will be serviced from Wincanton’s new e-commerce facility in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, which will open next month.Wincanton manages the end-to-end supply ...
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MT ArticleSolihull council seeks commercial partners in pledge to match-fund low carbon home delivery trials
Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council is looking to partner with transport and logistics operators to trial solutions for low carbon consumer home delivery.As part of its Low Carbon Future Mobility project, the council’s initial focus will be on grocery, parcel and takeaway deliveries which it says have been accelerated by the ...
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MT ArticleHighways England raises roadworks speed limit to 60mph after successful trials
The speed limit on Highways England roadworks is to increase from 50mph to 60mph following extensive trials.The trials, carried out on eight road schemes, were launched in response to feedback from road users who said they were frustrated at not being able to go quicker.The pilot schemes found that drivers ...
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MT ArticleCommercial Motor Show to debate the fuels of the future
The Covid-19 pandemic is widely expected to give the government’s net zero carbon emissions strategy a big boost, and the new Commercial Motor Show virtual conference will take a look at the options for decarbonising heavy road transport.David Cebon, professor of mechanical engineering at Cambridge University, will compare the efficiency ...
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MT Article100 years ago: Motor Fuel Research.
Motor Transport was launched in 1905 as Motor Traction. Here we look back on a story published 100 years ago.MONDAY, JULY 26TH, 1920Progress of Investigations by the Fuel Research Board.On Thursday, July 15th, the Director of Fuel Research – Sir George Bielby – invited representatives of the press to attend ...