Latest fleet news – Page 711
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Astra Vehicle Technologies to help tackle blind spots at Freight in the City Birmingham
Astra Vehicle Technologies is ready to help the industry fight the problem of blind spots when it takes part at the Freight in the City Spring Summit next month.The group will demonstrate its Astra ClearView safety systems, including its retrofit low level passenger door windows to help drivers cope with ...
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Fleetdrive Electric heads to Freight in the City Birmingham to help operators switch to ULEVs
Fleetdrive Electric will be heading to Freight in the City Spring Summit next month to share its experience in ultra-low-emission vehicle (ULEV) leasing packages.A ‘Go Ultra Low’ company, the firm said its team’s extensive knowledge of ULEVs can provide vital support and guidance for fleets looking to make the switch ...
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MP Rob Flello to speak at Freight in the City Birmingham 1 March
Freight in the City is delighted to welcome MP Rob Flello as keynote speaker to open next month’s Spring Summit in Birmingham.The Labour MP for Stoke-on-Trent South chairs the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Freight Transport, as well as being a member of the House of Commons Transport Committee.He has recently ...
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MT ArticlePall-Ex buys two members to ensure continuation of service
Pall-Ex has bought two of its long-standing members to prevent the network losing them as their owners retire.It has bought Shears Brothers, which joined the network in 1997. It has also purchased the logistics arm of Essex-based Bowden Transport, which joined in 1999 and will now trade as Bowden Logistics ...
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Howard Tenens to operate UK's first 26-tonne dedicated gas rigid trucks in Innovate trial
Howard Tenens is to operate the UK’s first pair of 26-tonne rigid dedicated gas trucks under the government’s £20m Low Emission Freight and Logistics Trial.Working in a consortium led by gas specialist Air Liquide, the operator will use the government grant funding to purchase the two new Scania rigids that ...
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Former MAN Truck and Bus CEO Des Evans joins Axis Fleet Management board
Former MAN Truck and Bus UK CEO Des Evans has joined Axis Fleet Management as a non-executive director.With more than 40 years of industry experience, Evans (pictured) received an OBE last year for services to the motor industry.He won the Motor Transport Services to Industry Award in 2014.Evans said he ...
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Smith Electric Vehicles ceases trading - or does it?
Smith Electric Vehicles has ceased all operations due to lack of funding, according to a statement issued by one its shareholders this week.Tanfield Group, which owns 5.76% of share capital in the electric truck firm, said: “In August 2016, the board of Smith stated that it planned to centralise its ...
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MT ArticleFCC Environment buys 12 Dafs after landing five year recycling contract
FCC Environment is strengthening its fleet after landing a major five year recycling deal with three councils.The waste management company, which has operating licenses for around 285 trucks and 130 trailers, has taken delivery of 12 new three-axle Daf tractor units, supplied by F&G Commercials, and 13 new 44-tonne Walking ...
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Davis Haulage collapsed after overextending itself, says administrator
Davis Haulage, which was sold to Buffaload Logistics for £1.8m late last year, got into trouble after overextending itself, according to a report from administrator Leonard Curtis.The business, which traded from Crewe Distribution Centre Gateway spent £1.8m paid for through working capital on a new leasehold premises in 2013/14.However, uptake ...
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Fors freezes 2017 membership fees; lowers charges for smaller operators
Fors has published its membership subscription fees for 2017, lowering charges for smaller operations and freezing its other fees at last year's levels.From 17 February, Fors will now apply a flat rate of £80 per vehicle for fleets with up to five vehicles.Under 2016's structure those with two to three ...
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London mayor Sadiq Khan calls for diesel scrappage scheme
London Mayor Sadiq Khan is calling on the government to introduce a diesel scrappage scheme, which could see 70,000 Euro-5 diesel vans and minibuses removed from London’s roads.The mayor sets out his proposals this week in a report Proposal for a National Scrappage Scheme, which suggests such a scheme could ...
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Arrow XL delivers new contract with Boori
Arrow XL has a new arrival in its books, in the form of a three-year deal with baby furniture retailer Boori.The deal is with Arrow’s Platinum Home Delivery service, which offers full product assembly in predetermined time slots.As well as delivering and assembling products bought online and in-store, Arrow XL ...
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DfT to pilot fleet review scheme to help small hauliers cut fuel usage
The government is to launch a pilot HGV fleet review scheme to encourage smaller hauliers to cut fuel usage through increased driver training and in-cab technology.The pilot is one of a range of measures aimed at cutting road freight emissions which are outlined in the DfT’s recently published Freight Carbon ...
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MT ArticleClocs Exhibition to showcase the latest in urban vehicle safety
The latest developments in urban truck safety will be on display at ExceL London next month when the Clocs Exhibition once again comes to the capital.Now in its fourth year, the event was borne out of the Clocs road safety initiative created by TfL in 2012, and is now one ...
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MT ArticleDVSA to give earned recognition update at Microlise Transport Conference
The DVSA is to give an update on its earned recognition scheme at this year’s Microlise Transport Conference on 17 May.The scheme, which requires operators to make their telematics and other records available to the DVSA in order to demonstrate their compliance, was announced at the Microlise conference in 2015.In ...
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Michael Conroy, CEO of Palletforce, on why 2017 will be super year for the network
Michael Conroy has a bounce in his step as he shows MT a series of wall-mounted photos of the network’s development in Fradley before its move to Callister Way, its current home, in 2009.And why shouldn’t he? Palletforce is a year and a half on from its £30m sale to ...
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Widdowson Logistics stablemate Davis Haulage owed creditors £4.7m when it collapsed
Widdowson Logistics’ sister company Davis Haulage owed unsecured creditors £4.7m when it was placed into administration just before Christmas.A newly published joint administrators’ statement of proposals from Leonard Curtis also revealed that Buffload paid just over £1.8m for the business via a pre-packed sale on the 23 December.The sale included ...
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Freight operators urged to have their say on London Lorry Control Scheme review
London Councils is calling on freight operators to have their say on the London Lorry Control Scheme review, which it started working on last October.It has launched a short online survey for freight operators to complete, and will also be running an Operators' Workshop on Thursday 9 March in central ...
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Motor Transport Podcast: Pallet sector consolidation, Widdowson Logistics and latest headlines
Whose story is it anyway? In the latest episode of the Motor Transport Podcast, Chris Walton puts the team's news knowledge to the test as they recap the industry's hottest headlines.The team look at the pallet sector and its potential for consolidation and, if you've been lost in the various ...
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FTA welcomes long-term transport plan for Manchester
A long-term transport plan for Manchester has been praised by the FTA for its focus on keeping HGVs moving in peak times and "joined up thinking" around strategic road links.The Greater Manchester Transport Strategy 2040 is the outcome of a public consultation which received just under 1,800 responses.The strategy aims ...