Latest fleet news – Page 95
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MT ArticleFSEW achieves diesel-free fleet milestone with electric and CNG vehicles
Cardiff-based freight decarbonisation specialist FSEW has reached a significant environmental milestone, transforming its entire 40-strong fleet to be diesel-free well ahead of its original 2025 target.
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MT ArticleHyundai introduces hydrogen fuel cell trucks to logistics operations
Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America (HMGMA) has deployed 21 XCIENT hydrogen fuel-cell electric trucks for its logistics operations, in collaboration with Glovis America.
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MT ArticleFirst MAN eTGX Ultra Low Liner hits the road for Volkswagen Group
MAN Truck & Bus has delivered its first Ultra Low Liner eTGX electric truck to automotive logistics specialist Duvenbeck, in partnership with Volkswagen Group Logistics.
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MT ArticleDB Schenker expands electric fleet with 40 Volvo FM electric trucks
DB Schenker has announced the addition of 40 Volvo FM Electric trucks to its German fleet for both urban and regional routes.
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MT ArticleStrike threat in pay row among XPO fuel tanker drivers
The Unite union said XPO needed to get round the negotiating table and prevent strikes among XPO tanker drivers taking place this week, or Tesco forecourts could run out of fuel.
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MT ArticleCollege invests in electric truck for tomorrow’s technicians
Truck technicians of the future are getting real hands-on experience of working with electric vehicles after a college in Wales decided to buy its own Fuso eCanter.
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MT ArticleNew national planning policy document recognises importance of logistics
The industry has reacted with optimism to the government’s new National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), which for the first time recognises the importance of logistics developments to the economy.
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MT ArticleInvestigation launched into death of lorry driver in Bristol
An investigation has begun into the death of a B&M lorry driver at a Bristol distribution centre on Sunday (8 December).
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MT ArticleJohn G Russell’s acquisition of Freightliner strategic for growth down the line
John G Russell (Transport) said its purchase of the trade and assets of Freightliner earlier this year will drive down profits in the short term, but that it was a strategic acquisition for future growth.
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MT ArticleAdministrator spells out PT Hire’s MAN truck problems
More details have emerged about the collapse of truck rental firm PT Hire, with its administrator saying it had more than 80 MAN lorries off the road at one point due to “significant mechanical issues”.
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MT ArticleRoyal Mail fined £10.5m for missing targets
Royal Mail has been fined £10.5m – almost double the penalty it was hit with last year – for failing to meet its delivery targets.
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MT ArticleCentika’s administrator doubts distribution payout to creditors
Leeds-based haulier Centika Logistics, which collapsed earlier this year, is unlikely to be in a position to pay its trade creditors all of the £322,000 it is thought they might be owed, its administrator said.
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MT ArticleCarrier Transicold Best choice for reefer transition
Best Food Logistics has placed an order for 286 Carrier Transicold systems to transform the sustainability performance of its temperature-controlled fleet.
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MT ArticleNew transport secretary urged to meet with industry
Logistics UK has written to the new transport secretary seeking a meeting as soon as possible to discuss reversing a steep decline in productivity within the sector.
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MT ArticleTransaid welcomes corporate partner Radius
Global mobility and connectivity solutions provider Radius has become the latest corporate partner of Transaid, providing financial and technical resources to sub-Saharan projects.
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MT ArticlePalletways ‘leverages member strengths’ to fill Caledonian Logistics’ work
Palletways has confirmed that the work undertaken by Caledonian Logistics has been spread between two of its members in an effort to shore up a void left by the collapsed haulier in Scotland.
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MT ArticleApplied EV partners with Suzuki to launch autonomous logistics vehicle next year
Software expert Applied EV is preparing to unveil its sixth generation Blanc Robot autonomous vehicle, in partnership with Suzuki Motor Corporation, with the vehicles ready for deployment with strategic partners by next summer.
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MT ArticleNew Driver CPC set to boost driver numbers, says RED Corporate Driver Training
The easier access course designed for HGV drivers who only operate within the UK, which has been launched as part of the updated Driver CPC course, will help tackle the UK’s HGV driver shortage, RED Corporate Training said this week.
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MT ArticleStormont votes to keep post-Brexit customs arrangements between Britain and Northern Ireland
Trading and customs arrangements between Great Britain and Northern Ireland, under the Windsor Framework, will continue for another four years, unless the government negotiates alternative arrangements, following a vote in the Northern Ireland Assembly at Stormont yesterday (10 December).
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MT ArticleFood fight between Unite and catering distributor dnata averted
An 11th hour deal forged between Unite and airline catering distributor dnata has prevented major strike action by delivery drivers, which had threatened to bring serious delays to airline food deliveries to airports across the UK, during the busy Christmas season.