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MT ArticleHauliers demand solutions to Northern Ireland Protocol issues
Northern Ireland minister Steve Baker MP was pressed by hauliers on the NI Protocol and a negotiated outcome that aids logistics firms this week at Logistics UK’s freight council in Belfast.Baker discussed the key issues facing the sector, including the prospects for a negotiated outcome between the UK and the ...
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MT ArticleTotalEnergies & air liquide to develop 100 H2 refuelling stations for european trucks
TotalEnergies and Air Liquide have announces the formation of 50:50 joint venture to establish a network of hydrogen stations aimed at heavy duty vehicles along key European highways. The partners hope to install more than 100 hydrogen stations on important European roadways in France, Benelux, and Germany. These TotalEnergies stations ...
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MT ArticleFrench start-up, Climate Horizon, seeks funding to develop green hydrogen for trucks
Climate Horizon, a French company, is seeking more than €100 million in finance for projects including the production of hydrogen from biomass, the generation of carbon credits, and the leasing of vehicles powered by the clean fuel. The business, which is owned by the Luxembourg-based family business Kouros, plans to ...
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MT ArticleSunderland Nissan plant to run zero emission autonomous trucks as part of £84m investment in self-driving technology
As originally reported in our sister publication Motor Transport, self-driving, zero emission HGVs are to be used at Nissan’s site in Sunderland and on private roads as part of an £84m project to revolutionise freight transport.
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MT ArticleOptimize recruits Rachel Riley as brand ambassador
Routing and scheduling specialists Optimize has appointed 8 out of 10 Cats co-host and maths wiz Rachel Riley (pictured) to be its brand ambassador.Riley, also known for her role on Countdown, is an Oxford university graduate of applied mathematics and Optimize said she understood the crucial role algorithms play in ...
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MT ArticleVault City Brewing toasts Palletways deal as supermarket sales soar
Palletways in Edinburgh has experienced a fourfold growth in ale volumes after it entered into a deal with sour beer brand Vault City Brewing (VCB).The brewer was announced as the best-selling craft beer in Tesco and it has now entered into a new deal with Morrisons, which requires Palletways Edinburgh ...
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MT ArticleCitySprint calls on Maxus for 40 new EVs
CitySprint has bolstered its EV fleet with the addition of 40 new electric vans from Maxus.The vans, which have a range of up to 213 miles on a full battery, will add to the same-day distribution firm’s expanding green fleet.CitySprint said they had been deployed across the UK with the ...
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MT ArticleSunderland Nissan plant to run zero emission autonomous trucks as part of £84m investment in self-driving technology
Self-driving, zero emission HGVs are to be used at Nissan’s site in Sunderland and on private roads as part of an £84m project to revolutionise freight transport.The government said it was a “massive opportunity” to grow the economy and help steal a march on the rest of the world.Project V-CAL, ...
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MT ArticleQuantron announces strong 2022 performance and further expansion for 2023
Quantron has published its results of the 2022 financial year as well as outlining projections for the current financial year. Source: Quantron PR Turnover for 2022 was up 25% on the previous year at €13 million and the business forecasts an order volume of roughly 360 goods ...
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MT ArticleEclipse folded after TCs questioned funding, new report reveals
Eclipse Distribution Solutions collapsed because it failed to convince the traffic commissioners it had sufficient finances for its fleet size, resulting in the revocation of its licence according to the administrator.The Burton-on-the-Wolds haulier ceased trading on 28 October 2022 with 41 employees losing their jobs after the traffic commissioner’s office ...
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MT ArticleMicrolise urges operators to vote for their driver of the year
Great Bear driver Marek Mackiewicz receives the 2022 Microlise Driver of the Year Award from HRH The Princess RoyalNominations for Microlise Group’s driver of the year (DOTY) competition have opened.Now in its ninth year, the telematics firm said its awards recognised and rewarded the most dedicated drivers working in the ...
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MT ArticleWaste firms face stricter rules on 'hire and reward'
Skip and grab hire firms operating under restricted authorisation and transporting waste are being warned by the traffic commissioners to upgrade their licences – or face revocation.TC Nick Denton said a more “robust and consistent manner” was being applied now to the definition of ‘hire and reward’ and applications for ...
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MT ArticlePall-Ex Group partners with The Algorithm People to enhance freight tracking efficiency
Pall-Ex Group has announced a new partnership with transport optimisation specialist The Algorithm People who deliver a suite of products and services called Optimize, designed to provide optimisation, decarbonisation and innovation to fleet operators, using powerful algorithms based upon artificial intelligence.Pall-Ex Group will use Optimize to help deliver its NexusETA ...
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MT ArticleIveco offers £1,000 discount on eDaily to businesses qualifying for the TfL scrappage scheme
Iveco is offering a £1,000 discount for buyers purchasing its eDAILY electric van under Transport for London’s (TFL’s) new scrappage scheme, which gives £7,500 for scrapping 3.5-tonne diesel vans that are Euro-5 and below. Under the £110m City-Hall funded scheme, charities, sole traders and business with 10 or fewer employees ...
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MT ArticleMercedes-Benz Trucks UK appoints James Venables as Head of Future Sustainability
As of February 1, 2023, James Venables will assume a new position as the Head of Future Sustainability at Mercedes-Benz Trucks UK. Despite this being a newly established role, James has already demonstrated a strong proficiency in the realm of eMobility through his previous role as the eConsultancy Manager for ...
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MT ArticleMcBurney Transport Group fits 146 trailers with solar panels following successful trial
McBurney Transport Group is fitting 146 new refrigerated trailers with solar panels from Genie Insights, following a one-year trial which tested the panels in all weather conditions.
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MT ArticleKrumen Kerzers breaks record traveling 3,000km with 20 tons of load in Electric HGV
Krummen Kerzer, a Swiss road transport firm, has travelled 3000 kilometres in a Volvo electric truck from Switzerland to Spain and back. While Krummen’s electric Volvo travelled a record-breaking distance in the history of electric road transportation, it also revealed the shortcomings of available road infrastructure.
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MT ArticleTuffnells injects £7m into fleet upgrade and new technology
Tuffnells has announced plans to invest £7m into the business over the next year.The IDW freight specialist is planning a series of major investment projects with a 'significant upgrade' to its route optimisation technology a top priority.It hopes this will lead to higher efficiency and visibility of collection and delivery ...
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MT ArticleVolvo launches powerful biogas truck for lowering CO2 on longer transports
Volvo Trucks is currently introducing a new, more powerful gas-powered vehicle running on liquified biogas and offering 500hp.
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MT ArticleHVS secures £6.6 million government grant to create the world’s first self-driving hydrogen HGV
The collaboration led by start-up truck builder Hydrogen Vehicle Systems (HVS) has been granted £6.6 million to design and deploy a groundbreaking, world-first, autonomous zero-emission HGV for the UK market. The Hub2Hub collaboration will develop a self-driving tractor unit, with UK supermarket ASDA acting as key partner to serve end-user ...