Latest fleet news – Page 721
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DX Group wins £25m Home Office deal
DX Group has won a new, four-year secure delivery contract with the Home Office but the firm’s plans to build a new Midlands superhub face further delay.The £25m Home Office contract, announced in a trading update this week, covers secure delivery services for the Passport Office, UK Visas and Immigration, ...
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MT ArticleCM Downton signs on the line for Bristol Gateway site
CM Downton has signed a 20-year lease at Bristol Gateway, on a speculative build completed by Howard Tenens in April of this year. The location, set over 169,478ft² of space, features a warehouse with 20 dock leveller loading doors, office space over two storeys, a viewing platform overlooking the entire ...
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Cenex to establish business case for vehicle-to-grid technology
Cenex will be the UK partner on the European Smart Mobile Energy programme and will explore the business case for vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology to power cities.The project will investigate how cities can increase energy efficiency and decrease carbon emissions by integrating V2G technology into the existing energy infrastructure at district ...
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Autumn Statement: Fuel duty frozen again but cost of insurance to rise
Insurance costs could climb next year although fuel duty will remain frozen, it was confirmed in this afternoon’s Autumn Statement. Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond announced that insurance premium tax will increase from 10% to 12% in June 2017.He said: “Insurance premium tax in this country is lower than ...
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Hydrogen as fuel is 'a disaster' says Centre for Sustainable Road Freight
The use of hydrogen as an alternative fuel is a “disaster”, according to the director of the Centre for Sustainable Road Freight. Speaking at the SMMT’s London HQ, David Cebon from Cambridge University told visitors: “Hydrogen is a disaster. It’s something that everybody should be saying ‘no, don’t do this. ...
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FairFuelUK makes last ditch call for fuel duty cut in Autumn Statement
Campaign group FairFuelUK (FFUK) has called again on chancellor Philip Hammond to use tomorrow's Autumn Statement (22 November) to cut fuel duty and boost the economy.Following speculation that the chancellor will announce a freeze, FFUK urged him to go one step further and slash fuel duty by 3ppl.The group argues ...
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Suttons Group appoints new International MD
Suttons Group has appointed former Stolt Tankers director Barry McNally as MD of Suttons International.McNally (pictured) will oversee the division from Suttons' Widnes, Cheshire, HQ, where he will be responsible for more than 120 employees across six countries.Before joining Suttons, McNally spent 18 years at bulk liquid transport group Stolt-Nielson, ...
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Khan sets out congestion-reducing measures for London roads
London Mayor Sadiq Khan is to introduce a host of measures to tackle the city’s road congestion.The mayor’s plans include faster repairs to London’s roads; lobbying government for greater powers to manage the city’s roadworks; a review of 200 traffic signals’ timings to reduce delays and the use of cameras ...
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MT ArticleHastings Freight relishes Henderson's contract
Chesterfield-based Hastings Freight has seen off rivals to win the main logistics contract for Henderson’s Relish. As part of the contract Hastings Freight, which is a Palletways member, will be responsible for timed next-day deliveries of Henderson’s relish to Asda, Co-op, Morrisons, Sainsbury’s and to JD Wetherspoon pubs across Manchester, ...
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MT ArticleToyota to explore hydrogen fuel cell potential for HGVs
Vehicle manufacturer Toyota has announced a US-based feasibility study to explore the potential of scaling up its hydrogen fuel cell technology to power an HGV.The technology is currently used in its zero-emission Mirai car, however the manufacturer believes the system could be used to produce a wide range of zero-emission ...
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MT ArticleWest Yorkshire aims to improve air quality with Eco Stars scheme for fleets
A consortium of five West Yorkshire councils is working with local fleet operators to improve air quality through the launch of a new Eco Stars scheme.The fleet recognition scheme provides guidance and advice on operational best practice to operators of goods vehicles, buses, coaches and commercial vehicle fleets.It is being ...
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Cenex promotes Steve Carroll to head of transport
Cenex has named Steve Carroll as its new head of transport.A fleet management and renewable energies specialist, Carroll was chosen for the technical expertise he will bring to conducting vehicle trials and helping large fleet owners implement carbon-reduction strategies.He will be responsible for heading up Cenex’s national vehicle trials, as ...
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Royal Mail increases its cost-savings target to £600m
Royal Mail is to make deeper cost savings across the business, as its half-year results report a 1% rise in group turnover.For the six months ended 25 September, Royal Mail saw group turnover increase from £4.39bn to £4.58bn.Operating profit (before transformation costs) dipped 5% from £342m to £320m, with adjusted ...
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XPO Logistics opens door to Performance Doorset Solutions contract
XPO Logistics has won a new contract with Lancashire joinery specialist Performance Doorset Solutions (PDS) that will see it be responsible for some 50 movements per week.PDS is part of Masonite Group, and XPO Logistics already handles movements for the US door specialist out of sites in Barnsley and Huthwaite, ...
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UK Mail 'has momentum' ahead of Christmas peak
UK Mail said it has “positive momentum” before it enters the Christmas peak, as investments in additional capacity have allowed it to make “further progress” , while it waits for its proposed acquisition by Deutsche Post DHL to conclude.However in the six-months to 30 September turnover was down 3.2% to ...
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MT ArticleSenior TC Beverley Bell to address Microlise Transport Conference
Senior traffic commissioner Beverley Bell is one of the star speakers at the Microlise Transport Conference on 17 May next year. Bell, who was appointed as traffic commissioner for the North West in 2000 and senior traffic commissioner in 2012, plans to update delegates on the Office of the Traffic ...
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Fowler Welch sees half-year pre-tax profit slide
Fowler Welch saw pre-tax profit fall by more than a third in the first half of its current financial year, after it was hit by the late delivery of new ambient contracts.Pre-tax profit at the fruit and vegetable distributor dropped to £2.3m in the six months to 30 September 2016 ...
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Ocado shares fall as Morrisons announces Amazon delivery collaboration
Ocado shares took a tumble today as Morrisons announced a new store-picking service with Amazon Fresh.The supermarket’s tie-up with Amazon, available initially to Prime members in selected London and Hertfordshire postcodes, will allow customers to do a “full” Morrisons shop through Amazon.Customers are able to choose from delivery within an ...
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Spanish capital picks gas-powered Iveco lorries for refuse collection
Madrid City Council has added 109 CNG-powered Iveco Stralis trucks with Ros Roca waste collector bodies to its municipal fleet.The vehicles, which will collect urban waste in the Spanish capital, will be built at Iveco’s Madrid factory. The factory is dedicated to manufacturing the gas-powered trucks.Iveco said the CNG models ...