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MT ArticleClean Logistics to file for insolvency after failed efforts to secure financing
Clean Logistics, the German-based carbon zero truck and bus conversion company, has announced that it will file for insolvency proceedings for itself and its subsidiaries after efforts to secure financing have failed. In a recent announcement, the company’s Board of Directors revealed the planned capital increase would not be carried ...
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MT ArticleDAF Trucks’ MD renews call for UK Government to provide more support for carbon zero transition
DAF Trucks Managing Director, Laurence Drake, has renewed calls for the UK government to provide more support for the industry to accelerate the transition to zero emissions. The comments from Drake come after DAF Trucks retained its position as the leading UK truck manufacturer with a 32.1% market share (13,068 ...
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MT ArticleBridgestone demonstrates carbon savings through eco-tyre applications
Bridgestone has made a compelling argument for the fuel-efficient and carbon-reducing features of its Duravis and Ecopia tyres, following a four-month academic research initiative with Coventry University aimed at addressing the ongoing cost-of-living crisis.
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MT ArticleIntroducing a new hydrogen commercial vehicle specialist, Iontrak
New hydrogen and vehicle conversion specialist, Iontrak GmbH, has been founded as a result of the Hylix-B funding project. Based in Zell unter Aichelberg in Germany, the startup has the business goal of developing, industrialising, producing and marketing vehicles with alternative drives and their components, particularly in the field of ...
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MT ArticlePalletways Group launches new hub in Barcelona
Palletways has invested in a new eco-friendly hub that will speed up deliveries to the Catalan area and Balearic Islands.The new 2,100sq m hub in Palletways’ Iberia network is situated in the intermodal logistics zone known as ZAL, in the Port of Barcelona.Announcing the launch, Palletways said the move is ...
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MT ArticleKinaxia makes key appointments as part of drive for growth
(From left) Richard Smith, Mark Thompson, Paul Givelin and Phil McBeanKinaxia Logistics has strengthened its senior management team with a series of key appointments as part of major growth plans.The appointments follow a major restructuring which has seen the company create three divisions – Distribution, Primary and Logistics & Fulfilment, ...
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MT ArticleKnauf and Nicholls unveil new livery celebrating their journey to net zero
Haulage firm Nicholls and its client Knauf have unveiled the first of many new liveried trucks highlighting the CO2 savings generated by the fleet of LNG trucks used to make the partnership’s deliveries.The shift to using LNG trucks for Knauf deliveries is part of a drive by both businesses to ...
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MT ArticlePalletline Logistics launches new graduate trainee programme
Palletline Logistics is seeking to attract new blood into the transport and logistics market with the launch of a new graduate training programme.The programme aims to introduce a new generation of transport and logistics specialists to the industry.The programme, which is designed specifically for Palletline Logistics’ operation, runs for a ...
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MT ArticleContinuing shortage of warehouse space prompts further big box speculative developments
Demand for warehousing space across the country has prompted the recent development of several big units for logistics operators amid constrained supply.Real estate developer Panattoni said it had secured permission for a speculative 417,570 sq ft shed near the M18 in Doncaster and it was confident it could find a ...
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MT ArticleCemex trials Volvo FMX electric cement mixer in Germany
Cemex has received its first fully electric, zero exhaust emission heavy duty concrete mixer from Volvo Trucks.The FMX Electric will be operating at a ready-mix concrete plant in Spandau, Berlin, starting this month and with interest in fully electric heavy-duty transport increasing, Volvo Trucks and Cemex are now working to ...
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MT ArticleWatt? Another electric truck maker enters the zero emissions fray
Another zero-emission CV start-up has entered the fray, with plans to offer “truly revolutionary” light electric models to fleet operators.Watt Electric Vehicle Company (WEVC) said it had designed a “unique lightweight and efficient” 3.5-tonne cab and chassis unit, the eCV1, and it could produce up to 5,000 vehicles a month.WEVC ...
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MT ArticleLogistics firm Dachser plans to expand zero-emission delivery areas to ten additional European cities
German logistics company Dachser is leading the way in addressing the unique challenges of reducing emissions in logistics. The company’s Emission-Free Delivery concept for city-center deliveries, which began as a research and innovation project, has already been rolled out in 12 European metropolitan regions, with plans for further expansion into ...
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MT ArticleACEA reviews CO2 regulations for heavy-duty vehicles
Following the proposal by the European Commission to legislate further reduction in the average CO2 emissions from heavy duty vehicles, the truck manufacturers trade body ACEA has released a fact sheet providing an overview of the current regulations on CO2 standards. The document explores the necessary framework conditions to support ...
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MT ArticleWatt Electric Vehicle Company (WEVC) reveals line-up of new electric commercial vehicles
Watt Electric Vehicle Company (WEVC) has recently announced its new line-up of electric commercial vehicles based on a modular platform. The WATT eCV1, the first vehicle in the line-up, is designed to accommodate various commercial vehicle designs such as vans and chassis cabs, and utilises the company’s proprietary PACES architecture. ...
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MT ArticleCNG fuels sees massive demand growth despite Ukraine war and inflation
As orginally report by our sister publication Motor Transport, CNG Fuels saw a “massive” growth in demand last year despite the cost of living crisis, the impact of the Ukraine war and inflation, which saw gas prices soar. The company develops, owns, and operates a UK wide network of CNG ...
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MT ArticleAll-electric courier Packfleet recruits Fern Wake as chief operating officer
As orginally reported by our sister publication Motor Transport, London-based all-electric courier Packfleet has appointed Fern Wake (pictured) as chief operating officer with a brief to help deliver the next stage of the company’s growth. Fern Wake Packfleet was founded in 2021, and has grown rapidly, boasting ...
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Sheffield CAZ about to go live and will cost £50 per day for pre-Euro-6 trucks
Sheffield’s clean air zone (CAZ) goes live in 10 days’ time, with non-compliant HGVs charged £50 per day for entering the inner ring road and city centre.The Class C CAZ will affect non-Euro-6 trucks from 27 February, as well as light goods vehicles, buses and coaches.The city council said air ...
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Tevva hydrogen electric truck manages nearly 1,000 miles on one tank
Tevva has range-tested its prototype 7.5-tonne hydrogen-electric truck, with a 620-mile journey successfully completed between its London HQ and Berwick-upon-Tweed at the Scottish border.The return journey saw the dual-energy vehicle cover almost 350 miles without the need for any recharging, due to the hydrogen fuel cell topping up the truck’s ...
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Fuel prices set to rise again if duty freeze not renewed warns TEG
The stubbornly high price of diesel is representing a “huge, unavoidable business cost” for hauliers and couriers, which the push for alternatively-fuelled vehicles won’t solve in the short term, according to a new report.Latest data from the Transport Exchange Group (TEG) Road Transport Price Index showed that the cost of ...
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MT ArticleNew European Commission CO2 targets revealed
The European Commission has published its proposals for future CO2 standards for trucks and buses over the next two decades. The key proposals are that CO2 emissions would reduce on average compared to 2019 levels by: 45% from 1 January 2030 65% from 1 January 2035 90% from 1 January ...