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MT ArticleUK Warehousing Association Election 24 Manifesto makes eight key demands of government
The UK Warehousing Association has launched its Election Manifesto 2024 which calls for overdue reform to business rates and urgent improvements to the planning system, as well as highlighting the massive untapped potential of solar power on warehouse rooftops.
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MT ArticleMotor Transport Decarbonisation Power Players 2024 revealed
Motor Transport has revealed its top 25 Decarbonisation Power Players in association with Optimize.
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MT ArticleFleet managers see electrification as “inevitable and imminent”, new research reveals
A substantial majority (80%) of fleet managers see electrification as both inevitable and imminent, according to new research from Fuel Card Services.
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MT ArticleThe Logistics People promotes Sam Welton to role of MD
Recruitment specialist The Logistics People has promoted project manager Sam Welton as its new MD.
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MT ArticleNorth Devon takes delivery of new recycling fleet
A convoy of 16 brand new kerbside recycling vehicles has arrived in North Devon ready to carry out weekly collections across the district.
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MT ArticleHGV drivers call for better facilities to encourage more women into the sector, SNAP research reveals
A social listening survey conducted by haulage digital marketplace SNAP has revealed firm support from HGV drivers for more women to join the sector but that conditions must change to encourage this shift.
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MT ArticleIst Class Logistics secures £1.7m of funding to complete management buyout
Basingstoke-based courier !st Class Logistics has completed a management buyout after securing a £1.750m facility from financial service provider Shawbrook.
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MT ArticleUnite warns of border delays and threat to logistics jobs as new Brexit checks launch
Unite is warning of EU border delays as increased Brexit border checks kick in today (30 April) on plant and animal products arriving to the UK from the EU.
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MT ArticleSuttons Tankers strengthens partnership with £1.8m investment in new fleet
Suttons has invested £1.8m in a new fleet of tankers in a move which further strengthens its long-term partnership with CF Fertilisers.
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MT ArticleMT’s 2024 top Decarbonisation Power Player on a mission to decarbonise road freight transport
Naming Sam Clarke as the number one Motor Transport Decarbonisation Power Player for 2024 our judges described him as “a continual industry presence providing a positive can-do attitude to environmental logistics”.
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MT ArticleXPO Logistics launches UK roll out of 160 new shared user network vehicles
Logistics giant XPO is rolling out 160 new rigid vehicles in its UK shared user network over the next four months.
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MT ArticleFreight Carbon Zero Trailblazer Interview: Katharina Tomoff, DHL Supply Chain
As part of our Trailblazer interview series we’re focusing on some of the people who are driving industry decarbonisation. In this interview, we catch up with Katharina Tomoff, DHL Supply Chain’s Senior Vice President Global Environment, Social and Governance and explore how the global contract logistics giant is embarking on ...
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MT ArticleLogistics specialist Rhenus launches sustainable warehouse development in Nuneaton
A major new, sustainable warehousing development, known as the Rhenus Campus, has been officially opened by third-party logistics (3PL) provider Rhenus Warehousing Solutions UK.
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MT ArticleEuropa Road and DPD Netherlands turn to HVO for a greener future
Europa Road has signed a new contract with DPD Netherlands, which will see hydrotreated vegetable oil (HV-100) replacing diesel on its new daily linehauls from the Netherlands to the UK.
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MT ArticleWaste management specialist 3R Solutions takes delivery of 14 Smoothsider tippers from Fruehauf
West Lothian-based waste management and recycling specialist 3R Solutions has praised Fruehauf for delivering 14 sloper Smoothsider tippers in a matter of weeks, helping the firm prepare for an important new contract.
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MT ArticleSSO Logistics wraps up long-term deal with Venturepak
A Merseyside logistics specialist has tied up a three-year contract with a packaging supply company to help service its new £3m production facility in Manchester.
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MT ArticleBosch launches central booking system for high security truck stops
Tech services giant Bosch Group has launched its Secure Truck Parking platform in the UK, to help make life easier for drivers booking into high-security parking spaces at truck stops across the country.
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MT ArticleSMMT calls for government to urgently reform “outdated” Plug-In Truck Grant
Originally reported on our sister publication Motor Transport, Government should urgently reform its outdated Plug-in Truck Grant to reflect the progress made in developing new zero emission truck technology and to help cut CO2 by 18.8 million tonnes a year, according to a report by the Society of Motor Manufacturers ...
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MT ArticleSiemens Prototype megawatt charging system successfully delivers 1MW charge in milestone test
Siemens has successfully completed prototype testing of its Megawatt Charging System (MCS) successfully delivering a 1MW charge during testing.
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MT ArticleINEOS Inovyn collaborates with Daimler to trial Europe’s first heavy-duty liquid hydrogen truck
INEOS Inovyn is collaborating with Daimler to conduct trials of Europe’s first heavy-duty liquid hydrogen truck. Powered by liquid hydrogen, this vehicle boasts a range of over 1000km and maintains the same payload capacity as conventional diesel trucks.