Latest fleet news – Page 96
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MT ArticleBucks haulier fined £30,000 after worker seriously injured due to poor safety procedures
Logistics firm Mobile People Powered Logistics (South) has been fined £30,000 and ordered to pay costs of almost £10,000, after a member of staff sustained serioius injuries when he was run over by a reversing forklift truck at the company’s site in Haddenham, Buckinghamshire.
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MT ArticleExolum trials hydrogen storage and transport using existing infrastructure at Immingham port
Exolum has launched a world-first demonstration of green hydrogen transport and storage at the UK’s largest freight port, Immingham, using existing oil infrastructure.
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MT ArticleITD Global migrates Gatineau Skincare to Evri to boost deliveries and cut costs
International e-commerce management and delivery specialist ITD Global has helped beauty and skincare brand Gatineau Skincare streamline its logistics process to cut costs and boost deliveries.
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MT ArticleDP World unveils world-first carbon inset trial for UK container ports
DP World has unveiled the world’s first carbon inset programme for container ports, aiming to help cargo importers reduce emissions in their supply chains.
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MT ArticleSW Group invests £250,000 in four triple deck trailers to cut costs and CO2 emissions
Family-owned Swindon haulier SW Group has added four 15m triple deck trailers to its fleet, in a move which aims to cut transport costs and CO2 emissions.
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MT ArticleDP World trials container carbon reduction programme at London Gateway and Southampton ports
DP World is trialling a carbon reduction programme at London Gateway and Southampton which aims to help cargo importers cut their emissions.
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MT ArticleOperator fined £1.6m after 24-year-old employee crushed to death
A company has been fined £1.6m after a 24-year-old man was crushed to death by work platform sections that fell from a lorry mounted crane during an unloading operation.
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MT ArticleFord Transit 350 most stolen van, Travis Perkins research reveals
New data has revealed that Ford vans are the most stolen in the UK, making up more than half of the 11,578 vans stolen in the last 12 months.
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MT ArticleUK flat-pack e-truck maker Ox Delivers secures $163m contract
UK-based e-mobility start-up OX Delivers has signed a $163m contract to establish its first franchise partner, OX East Africa, enabling it to accelerate its business model and deliver affordable, reliable ‘transport-as-a-service’ in five countries across East Africa.
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MT ArticleDelivery network The APC reports “steady” growth in its 30th year
Independent parcel delivery network The Alternative Parcels Company ( APC) has revealed 3% year-on-year growth in operating profit, totalling £7.1m.
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MT ArticleRedcar haulier T&B Solutions celebrates a decade in business
A former serviceman with the Royal Signals, who set up his own logistics firm in Teesside after leaving the forces, is celebrating a successful decade in business.
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MT ArticleMercedes-Benz delivers first series-produced eActros 600 trucks to customers
Mercedes-Benz Trucks has begun customer deliveries of its first series-produced eActros 600 trucks in Germany, following the start of production in late November at its Wörth am Rhein plant. By the end of 2024, the company expects to deliver approximately 50 of these all-electric, long-haul trucks to German customers.
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MT ArticleMilence launches first electric charging hubs in Germany’s freight corridors
Milence, the joint venture between Daimler Truck, Traton Group, and Volvo Group, has officially entered Germany’s road transport market with the opening of two state-of-the-art public charging hubs near Leipzig.
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MT ArticleNorthgate announces two senior promotions to support its ‘One Road’ customer initiative
Rental and mobility solutions provider Northgate has announced two key senior promotions to support its One Road initiative, which enables fleets to access a range of services from all its companies through a single relationship.
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MT ArticleCost to refuel electric vans sees sharp fall in 2024, latest Allstar report reveals
The cost to refuel cars and vans – whether at the pump or plugging in electric vehicles – is now at its lowest since before the cost-of-living crisis, according to research by fuel and business expense payment company Allstar.
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MT ArticleEvri uses AI to boost website accessibility for disabled customers
Delivery giant Evri is on a drive to make its website more accessible to its disabled customers by partnering with tech firm accessiBe, which uses artificial intelligence (AI) to help disabled consumers access the internet.
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MT ArticleNexus bags brace of awards after focus pivots towards tech-led innovation
Vehicle and plant hire firm Nexus has won two technology focused gongs at separate awards ceremonies, including Transport Tech Company of the Year and Technology Business of the Year.
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MT ArticleMore time given to hauliers to opt in to cartel compensation claim
Haulage operators affected by the long-running truck manufacturing cartel have been given more time to sign up to the RHA’s claim.
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MT ArticleKnowles adds bonded warehousing to service offering
Knowles Logistics has added two bonded warehouse facilities at its sites in Wimblington and Wisbech in response to increasing demand.
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MT ArticleCool runnings for Reed Boardall as revenues and profits rise
Reed Boardall said it was entering calmer waters after a choppy few years following the publication of its latest financial results showing pre-tax profits had increased to £2.51m.