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MT ArticleUK government publishes draft regulations for zero emission trucks weight change
The UK government has published new draft authorised weight regulations which will see zero emission vehicles (ZEVs) and alternatively-fuelled vehicles (AFVs) get a weight dispensation to take account of the heavier powertrain technology used on the vehicles, compared to diesel. The draft legislative instrument of the Road Vehicles (Authorized Weight) ...
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MT ArticleJMS Plant Hire boosts fleet with new DAFs and Nooteboom trailers
JMS Plant Hire has added two new DAF XF 530 Super Space Cab 6x2 tractor units and three new Nooteboom 3-axle stepframe trailers to boost its growing commercial vehicle fleet.The North Lanarkshire company has taken delivery of the trucks, which were supplied by Asset Alliance Group, on a three-year contract ...
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MT ArticleFirst Hydrogen reveals glimpses of next-gen zero emission vans
First Hydrogen has given the first glimpse of its next generation zero emission vans.The Generation II images show partial shots of the van and its design which was produced in collaboration with engineering group EDAG, which develops concept vehicles and prototypes.They show the next generation’s front and rear detail, the ...
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MT ArticleFreight management firm Zeus brings in head of sustainability
As originally reported by our sister publication Motor Transport, digital freight management firm Zeus has recruited a sustainable expert from the University of Cambridge to help it become a net zero business. Dr Christopher de Saxe (pictured) becomes Zeus’ first head of sustainability and he will oversee development of the ...
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MT ArticleMenzies wins five-year distribution deal with Saint Gobain Weber
Menzies Distribution has won a five-year contract with Weber, the UK arm of building materials giant Saint-Gobain.Menzies began managing the company’s UK deliveries, including pallets and full loads, from its manufacturing sites to domestic customers at the beginning of this year.Ahead of commencing operations, four Menzies team members attended the ...
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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, launched last week, charities, sole traders and ...
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MT ArticleAmazon told striking staff it was an 'unauthorised absence', GMB union claims
The GMB union claimed retail giant Amazon had classed staff taking part in its first ever UK strike this week as 'a no show - effectively an unauthorised absence'.Hundreds of Amazon workers in Coventry have walked out in a pay dispute.The union said staff had been offered a pay rise ...
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MT ArticleDrinks firm fined over fatal forklift truck accident
A wine and drinks supplier has been fined £800,000 after an HGV driver was killed by a forklift truck at a depot in Salford.Kingsland Drinks in Irlam, Manchester, pleaded guilty to breaching sections of the Health and Safety at Work Act at a sentencing hearing at Manchester Magistrates’ Court this ...
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MT ArticleFreight management firm Zeus brings in head of sustainability
Digital freight management firm Zeus has recruited a sustainable expert boffin from the University of Cambridge to help it become a net zero business.Dr Christopher de Saxe (pictured) becomes Zeus’ first head of sustainability and he will oversee development of the company’s commercial pilot programs with electric HGVs and alternative ...
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MT ArticleAsda welcomes first military recruit after injecting £40,000 into veterans' charity
The first of 10 former military personnel to start a new job as an HGV driver has got behind the wheel of an Asda lorry, after the supermarket funded £40,000 into a veterans’ charity.Asda made the donation to Veterans into Logistics in November last year and the charity said former ...
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MT ArticleWebfleet study reveals connected electric vehicles save fleets 15 tonnes of CO2 per vehicle each year
According to data from Webfleet, Bridgestone’s fleet management system, European fleets using electric vehicle have reduced their carbon emissions by more than 15 tonnes of CO2 per vehicle, each year. This corresponds to a 5,665-litre fuel savings.
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MT ArticleTransport minister calls on "lorry drivers' voice" to help transform roadside facilities
The transport minister gave a keynote speech at an event this week to highlight the essential roadside facilities required by HGV drivers.Hollies truckstop in Cannock was the location for the event, which called for the "lorry driver’s voice" to be at the heart of improving rest stops.Roads minister Richard Holden ...
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ArrowXL workers target NEC Furniture Show for latest 'Robin Hood' pay protest
ArrowXL workers took their ongoing dispute with their employer to the Furniture Show at the Birmingham NEC this week where parent company Logistics Group Holdings had a stand.Organised by the Unite union, the staff dressed as Robin Hood at the exhibition centre to highlight what it claimed was ArrowXL’s strategy ...
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MT ArticlePre-pack saves waste haulier after collapse into administration
A haulage firm providing services to the waste and recycling sector and operating 45 HGVs has been sold in a pre-pack deal after it collapsed into administration.Wrexham-based 4 Seasons Beer Tent Co, which traded as Ningbo Walking Floors, appointed administrators on 17 January after experiencing financial difficulties.Begbies Traynor said the ...
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MT ArticleTrevor Sandiford invests in Renault T520s amid "tricky times and soaring costs"
Trevor Sandiford has added a Renault Trucks T520 6x2 to its fleet, with another T520 High 6x2 on order.The T520 has been fitted with a 30ft Plowman’s Atlas livestock container with two decks and full lifting in separate sections and is covering the south west on general local farm to ...
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MT ArticleSYNETIQ adds nine DAF recovery trucks to fleet
Vehicle salvage and recycling firm SYNETIQ has taken delivery of nine DAF LF 12-tonne double deck recovery trucks to improve its efficiency and carbon footprint.Equipped with tilt and slide bodies and spec lifts, the vehicles are designed to transport three cars and are being used to collect salvage vehicles for ...
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MT ArticleTransaid urges supporters to use 25th anniversay as fundraising hook
Transaid is celebrating a quarter of a century since it formed by asking its supporters to hold their own fundraising activities around the number 25.Over the course of its life so far, the international development organisation has delivered life-saving work with partners and governments in more than 20 countries across ...
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MT ArticleFirms hit with heavy fines after worker is killed by glass falling from truck
Two firms have been fined and an MD handed a suspended prison sentence after a worker died when 17 panes of glass fell from a lorry onto him.Tawanda Chamwandayita suffered fatal crush injuries when the units of glass tumbled from a shipping container that was being unloaded at the site ...
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MT ArticleXPO launches road-rail-ferry link between UK and France
XPO and its strategic partner Schneider Electric have deployed a road-rail-ferry freight solution between France and the UK to drive down carbon emissions by almost half.The bespoke solution involves moving parts and components on round-trip runs between Schneider’s warehouse in Mions, France and its Telford production plant.Containers of freight are ...
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MT ArticleRegistration now open for this summer's 'all about the truck' Road Transport Expo!
Registrations are now open for this summer’s unmissable Road Transport Expo 2023 (RTX) – the tradeshow extravaganza with a dedicated “all about the truck” focus.Taking place at NAEC Stoneleigh from 28-30 June, this free-to-attend event is ideal for anyone involved with the running of an HGV fleet.It provides the opportunity ...