Latest fleet news – Page 716
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Government commits £20m to low-emission freight vehicle trials
A range of alternative fuels and vehicle technology is to be trialled by the freight sector through a £20m government programme to reduce vehicle emissions and improve air quality.Announcing the news at this week’s Sustainable Road Transport Conference, transport minister John Hayes said 20 firms have been selected to develop ...
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MT ArticleLow fuel prices give Jack Richards and Son pre-tax profit boost
Jack Richards and Son boosted turnover by 14% and pre-tax profits by 7% in 2016, aided by stable fuel prices and an efficiency drive.Reporting its annual results to 31 March 2016 the Norfolk-based company said turnover had grown to £40.6m (2015: £35.5m) with pre-tax profit reaching £1m (2015: £951,007).MD Peter ...
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MT ArticleArgos installs Microlise across two-man delivery fleet
Argos is installing Microlise’s telematics hardware across its two-man home delivery fleet.The tool will give Argos’s transport teams and contact centre teams live visibility of vehicles and expected times of arrival and allow drivers, via a smartphone app, to monitor their performance, helping them to improve their driving skills and ...
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MT ArticleFred Sherwood & Sons sees pre-tax profit fall in 2016
Fred Sherwood & Sons (Transport) saw pre-tax profit fall 18% last year with turnover also declining by 5% in the period.Reporting its annual accounts for the year ended 31 March 2016, the company revealed that pre-tax profit had dropped to £1.3m (2015: £1.6m) while turnover had fallen to £36.7m on ...
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Diesel cars produce more than double the NOx of HGVs
Diesel cars produce more than double the amount of nitrogen oxide than trucks, new research based on real-world testing has found.A report by the International Council on Clean Transport (ICCT) found that while the market’s newest HGVs (and buses) produce an average of 210mg/km of NOx, the newest diesel cars ...
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MT ArticleDavis Haulage appoints administrators
Wheels and tyresDavis Haulage, part of the Davis Haulage Group that also owns Widdowson Logistics, has appointed administrators.Insolvency experts from Leonard Curtis were appointed to the Crewe transport firm, which specialises in chilled distribution, on 23 December.However, no-one at Leonard Curtis would comment at the time of publication.Davis Haulage did ...
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MT ArticleArgos to move Magna Park operations to Wincanton site in Kettering
Argos is planning to close its Magna Park site in Lutterworth and transfer most of the site’s operations to a Wincanton DC in Kettering.The move will see up to 500 warehouse and distribution workers outsourced to Wincanton by December this year.The plans are part of a wider restructuring at Argos ...
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What does the future hold for urban freight?
Urban logistics is impeded by congestion, a lack of kerbspace, the need for cleaner air and restrictions on size and noise, all against a backdrop of increased demand.Freight is now higher on the agenda and helped by more inter-agency co-ordination than before, but progress is painstaking.Worldwide, air pollution is said ...
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MT ArticleMotor Transport's Power Players - the 10 most influential people in transport
Welcome to Power Players, the list of the most influential people in road transport. It is entirely subjective and based on the opinions of the Motortransport.co.uk editorial team rather than any objective criteria so feel free to let us know what you think @Motor_Transport.This year’s Power Players has a different ...
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Reed Boardall stays solid despite pressures
Temperature-controlled operator Reed Boardall said that the loss of a customer, and competitive pressures in its transport division, led to dips in turnover and profit in its most recent financial year.In the 12 months ending 31 March 2016 turnover at Reed Boardall Group fell from £65.9m to £64.3m, while pre-tax ...
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MT ArticleJJ Food Service adds Isuzu rigids to fleet
Wholesaler JJ Food Service has added 20 Isuzu rigids to its fleet as it expands to new UK locations. The 7.5-tonne Isuzu Forwards are all fitted with Carrier Transicold Xarios refrigeration units, and will be predominantly used to transport frozen goods to JJ Food Service’s customers.These include restaurants, hotels and ...
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MT ArticleWarehousing space must increase fivefold to keep up with e-commerce
The amount of warehousing space being built must rise fivefold if the UK is to keep pace with the e-commerce market, according to research by law firm Addleshaw Goddard.As online retailers compete on speed of delivery to win custom, the demand for industrial property is outstripping supply, with a premium ...
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Tesco is re-tendering its transport operation
Tesco is re-tendering its transport operation after the announcement it would close two DCs and move some of its warehouse operations in-house.A spokesman for Tesco confirmed that the retailer was re-tendering the transport services for its frozen operations from Daventry and its fresh operation from Snodland, Kent.Tesco announced yesterday that ...
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Ulemco to lead project for mass market hydrogen vehicles in China
Liverpool-based tech firm Ulemco has been picked to lead a project to enable development of mass-produced hydrogen-fuelled vehicles for China, as the country looks to significantly reduce emissions within the next 10 years.The Chinese government has prioritised the need to decarbonise energy and address air quality problems through the use ...
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MT ArticleTesco brings DHL and Wincanton warehousing operations in-house
Tesco is to close two of its distribution centres in the UK, bringing all warehouse operations carried out by DHL Supply Chain and Wincanton in-house, as part of a long-term plan to “simplify” its distribution operations.Closing its Welham Green DC in Hertfordshire, moving grocery distribution operations to Reading, alongside the ...
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FTA: 'low carbon trucks' need government financial support
Operators should receive financial support from the government to encourage the take-up of green fuels and technologies, the FTA has urged.Following the publication of the final report evaluating the performance of the DfT’s Low Carbon Truck Trial yesterday, the industry association said that the number of alternatively fuelled trucks would ...
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Clipper Logistics leases SDC trailers from TIP Trailer Services
A quick response time from rental firm TIP Trailer Services prompted Clipper Logistics to hire nine SDC box trailers from it on a five year lease. The 13.6m trailers, wearing the Clipper Logistics livery, will work on a specific contract across the UK, and Clipper said it was TIP’s ability ...
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MT ArticleUPS buys Freightex to expand brokerage service
UPS has acquired specialist international and temperature-controlled load broker Freightex for an undisclosed sum, and will merge it with Coyote Logistics – a similar business in North America that UPS acquired in August 2015.Tim Phillips, Freightex chief executive, will remain with the business – which will operate as a ...
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Methane slip 'reduces credibility' of dual-fuel HGVs
Operators participating in the DfT sponsored Low Carbon Truck Trial have said the fall in the price of diesel, a lack of availability of Euro-6 dual-fuel models and methane slip has ‘killed the business case’ for dual fuel HGVs.Last month it was revealed that independent academic analysis on 217 dual ...
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Cambridge City Council rules out rush-hour road closures and congestion charging to tackle traffic problems
Cambridge City Council has ruled out introducing a series of rush-hour road closures or imposing a congestion zone scheme as part of its efforts to tackle congestion in the city and surrounding area.Following more than 10,000 responses from the public to Greater Cambridge City Deal’s eight point congestion busting plan ...