Latest fleet news – Page 718
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MT ArticleFowler Welch and Cartwright put 'carbon reducing' trailer on the road
Fowler Welch has ordered 10 units of a new trailer it has designed with Cartwright, which the firms say will reduce carbon footprint by making it easier to backload the vehicles. The refrigerated trailers are fitted with automated pallet delivery (APD), which can automatically load 26 pallets in 90 seconds.Trailers ...
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MT ArticleDVSA refines OCRS to help it focus on most non-compliant
The DVSA has introduced a combined traffic and roadworthiness score to its OCRS system to help focus its roadside enforcement on high-risk operators.Examiners will now use the combined score to determine which vehicles to check, but operators will be able to view their individual roadworthiness and traffic scores online.Under a ...
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Birds Transport name, some assets and business, believed to have been sold to Widdowson Logistics
The Birds Transport & Logistics name, some assets and business, are believed to have been sold to HLD Group-owned Widdowson Logistics.The deal would represent an exit for Birds owner Ballyvesey Holdings, which purchased the loss-making business for an undisclosed sum in February 2013 from family owners Andrew and Delvene Levett.However, ...
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Wincanton bags four-year Ikea deal
Wincanton has secured a four-year contract to provide support at two new DCs for furniture and homeware retailer Ikea.Wincanton will lease and fit-out the DCs, which have a combined space of more than 500,000ft², in two locations north and south of the River Thames.The operator said the deal will support ...
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Proper Oils greases urban operation with new Fuso Canters
London oil supplier Proper Oils has updated its urban fleet with three new 8.5-tonne Fuso Canter rigids.Chosen for the agility provided by the engine-under-cab and compact design, the vehicles carry up to four tonnes of oil at a time to customers, many of whom are based in high street locations.As ...
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MT ArticleRAC puts truck rescue patrol vehicle on the road
The RAC has introduced a truck rescue patrol vehicle with plans for more in 2017.The roadside rescue vehicle (pictured), which began operating in the West Midlands on 5 December, is equipped to deal with specific issues faced by drivers of commercial vehicles from 3.5-tonne vans to 44-tonne HGVs.The RAC said ...
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MT ArticlePalletforce to open hub in South after QTR Transport acquisition
Palletforce is to expand operations in the South East, with plans to open a southern hub, following its acquisition of QTR Transport earlier this year.The network said Berkshire-based QTR Transport, which will operate exclusively for Palletforce when it leaves Palletline this week, will provide Palletforce members “with the best possible ...
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Number of clean air zone cities in UK could triple to 16
The number of UK cities introducing new clean air zones (CAZs) could triple to 16 following renewed pressure on the government to tackle vehicle pollution.The FTA has warned that the original government proposal set out last year to create five CAZs by 2020 in Birmingham, Leeds, Nottingham, Derby and Southampton ...
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Ceva seals warehousing deal with DIY group Arlec
Ceva Logistics will help Australian DIY group Arlec build up its UK business after sealing a new warehousing deal.Ceva has secured an evergreen contract with Arlec, which designs and manufactures electronic and electrical products for the DIY market in Australia and New Zealand.It is now entering the UK market to ...
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Bibby Distribution creates jobs with site expansion
Bibby Distribution is creating 50 new jobs after it doubled the capacity of its Max Park site in Corby by snapping up a neighbouring 212,500ft² warehouse.The move, which ramps up the Max Park site’s capacity to 424,000ft² making it its largest 3PL distribution campus, has followed surging customer demand in ...
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MT ArticleWincanton/Argos drivers vote to accept deal
Wincanton drivers working for Argos have voted to accept a deal offered to them by the operator to prevent them from taking planned strike action. Around 30 drivers at Argos’s NDC at Barton-under-Needwood, Staffordshire, had planned to strike on 20 December for three days over an unresolved holiday pay dispute.Unite ...
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MT ArticleDeutsche Post DHL/UK Mail deal gets green light from EC
Deutsche Post DHL has had its offer to buy UK Mail for £242.7m cleared by the European Commission, bringing the deal one step closer to completion. The German company announced its intention to buy the UK postal operator in September this year, after two years of turbulence at UK Mail.DHL ...
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MT ArticleRound off 2016 with the Motor Transport Podcast end of year special
2016 saw the UK vote to leave the EU, Donald Trump preparing to move into his new house across the pond, and Sadiq Khan introduce unprecedented safety measures for operators working in London.But these headlines aside, 2016 has still been a busy year for the road transport sector. As we ...
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Wincanton/Argos driver strike cancelled
Planned strike action by Wincanton drivers working for Argos has been cancelled after successful talks between the operator and Unite. Around thirty drivers were scheduled to hold a three day strike beginning at midnight on 20 December.The action was the outcome of a long-running dispute about back-dated holiday pay, with ...
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MT ArticleMAN names Simon Elliott's replacement
MAN Truck and Bus has appointed Thomas Hemmerich as MD Simon Elliott’s replacement, ahead of the latter’s departure in January. Hemmerich, who will assume the role on 1 February 2017, is the MD of MAN Truck and Bus Austria, and has worked for the company since 2003. He has formerly ...
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Birds Transport & Logistics closure rumours dismissed
Rumours that Birds Groupage Services, which trades as Birds Transport & Logistics, had closed last Friday (9 December), have been dispelled by the firm’s MD.The haulier, which has its headquarters in Parsonage Street, Oldbury, has been struggling for some time.In its most recent abbreviated accounts to 30 September 2015, auditor ...
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Iveco debuts smallest natural gas-powered refuse truck
Iveco showed off its smallest natural gas-powered, mid-range truck for refuse collection at French trade show Pollutec in Lyon earlier this month.The manufacturer chose France for the truck's debut as a number of major cities across the country are now exploring natural gas as a viable alternative to diesel to ...
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MT ArticleNFT Distribution well placed for growth despite exceptionals and tough grocery market
NFT Distribution recorded a pre-tax loss in the 12 months to 2 April 2016 after exceptional costs of £7.1m, although the operator said it was now well placed to prosper.The bulk of the costs related to a “major incident” that saw the M1 closed for 18 hours on 2 December ...
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DHL to close Freight UK division after decade of losses
Hundreds of jobs are in danger of being lost as DHL Freight UK gets set to close its business after of a decade of losses.In a letter to staff seen by union GMB, DHL admitted that the part of the business had not been in a “profit making position since ...
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North-east of Scotland tackles air pollution through Eco Stars fleet focus
The councils of Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire, alongside regional transport partnership Nestrans, are working with local commercial vehicle fleets to improve air quality.A new Eco Stars Fleet Recognition Scheme has been created for the region to encourage and support operators of HGVs, vans, buses and coaches to make their operations ...