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MT ArticleMNS Developments adds two Fruehauf tippers to fleet
Huntingdon-based haulage firm MNS Developments has added two new sloper smoothsider tippers to its fleet after landing a new contract transporting sugar beet.The family-run firm is also using the trailers, together with two similar 2013 models, to transport wheat, beans and grain from farms to processing plants.As part of ...
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TG Lynes mulls switching entire fleet to HVO
Heating, plumbing and air movement materials supplier TG Lynes is looking at powering its entire fleet on hydrogenated vegetable oil (HVO) after switching two of its 18-tonne diesel lorries to the alternative fuel.TG Lynes has an operating licence for 15 trucks and offers a daily delivery service to sites across ...
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Hanson UK swoops for Mick George Group
Hanson UK is set to buy construction haulier Mick George Group as it looks to cut carbon emissions by boosting its recycling activites.The Mick George Group, which operates from East Anglia and the East Midlands, specialises in bulk excavation and earthmoving services, demolition, environmentally sensitive waste removal and waste management ...
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Transport for the North launches ambitious freight and logistics strategy
The freight and logistics sector could be worth more than £30bn to the North of England's economy and employ more than 500,000 people by 2050, according to a report published today by Transport for the North (TfN).However this can only happen by addressing three main areas of constraint across the ...
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Strikes set to delay HGV driving and vehicle tests, DVSA warns
Strike action is threatening to delay thousands of HGV driving and vehicle tests across the country from this week, DVSA is warning.HGV driving examiners who are members of the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union are planning to take strike action from tomorrow (13 December).The strike action is part of ...
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MT ArticleTesco and suppliers join up deliveries to cut Christmas emissions
Tesco’s distribution team is partnering with 15 of its major suppliers to cut the number of trucks on the road this Christmas. The trial has delivered savings of over 400,000 road miles per year - a reduction of more than 450 tonnes of CO2. Tesco is now planning to expand ...
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MT ArticleDHL Parcel UK ramps up net zero journey with delivery of Volvo electric trucks and LNG tractors
DHL Parcel UK is moving one step closer to its net zero logistics target with the delivery of six fully electric 16-tonne Volvo trucks and 30 LNG Volvo tractor units. As orginally reported in our sister publication Motor Transport, the Volvo electric 16-tonners will hit the road in London from ...
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MT ArticleGIF Transport adds two Renault T520 to fleet to meet rising demand
Aberdeenshire-based haulier GIF Transport and Logistics has added the first ever Renault Trucks to its 14-strong fleet to meet growing demand, following a trial of a demonstrator vehicle.The company has added two Renault 13-litre T520 High 6x2 pushers to its 14-strong tractor unit line-up after being impressed by the manufacturter's ...
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MT ArticleDX Group opens new parcels depot in Plymouth
Parcel, fright and logistics firm DX has opened a new depot in Plymouth - the fourth of eight planned over the next six months.The new depot, due to be opened by the summer of 2023, will be predominantly dedicated to the group’s parcels activity, supporting the growth of the DX ...
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Kinaxia choses Nulogy to help future-proof contract packing business
Kinaxia Logistics is working with cloud-based supply chain software solutions provider Nulogy to future- proof its contract packing business Kinaxia Logistics & Fulfilment.Nulogy's brief is to provide contract packing software which enhances the efficiency and scalability of Kinaxia's co-packing business, which was formerly known as AKW Global Warehousing.Kinaxia Loghistics expanded ...
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DHL Parcel UK ramps up net zero journey with delivery of Volvo electric trucks and LNG tractors
DHL Parcel UK is moving one step closer to its net zero logistics target with the delivery of six fully electric 16-tonne Volvo trucks and 30 LNG Volvo tractor units.The Volvo electric 16 tonners will hit the road in London from January 2023, with the 30 LNG tractors going into ...
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MT ArticleBreakthrough in nuclear fusion, as scientists uncover the ‘Holy Grail’ formula to harness boundless energy
US scientists are said to have made a “significant breakthrough” by establishing a nuclear fusion reaction that created more energy than it consumed - the code that specialists have been trying to crack in order to harness the “Holy Grail” power source on earth. As the world fights to phase ...
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Latvian haulier Kreiss targets UK with acquisition of C Neil Dowson
Latvian transport and logistics giant Kreiss has acquired Humber haulier C Neil Dowson as part of wider plans to expand into the UK market.C Neil Dowson, which was founded in 1990 by Neil and Julie Dowson, provides haulage services throughout the UK from its headquarters near Immingham Docks.The family firm ...
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MT ArticleVolvo Trucks adds more electric vehicles to its carbon zero range
Volvo Trucks continues to extend its product line with the introduction of new rigid electric trucks.
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Tesco and suppliers join up deliveries to cut Christmas emissions
Tesco's distribution team is partnering with 15 of its major suppliers to cut the number of trucks on the road this Christmas.This is the latest development in a strategy developed by Tesco with a single supplier in August 2021 and then rolled out to multiple suppliers in August this year. ...
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MT ArticleVolta continues to build its expertise, product strength and capability as it prepares for UK roll-out
Speed and scale is the mantra of Volta Trucks as its sets about bringing a new vehicle to market. Freight Carbon Zero spent a morning with the Volta team to explore what this means for comercial vehicle operators
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MT ArticleUK government zero emissions targets for trucks unlikely to be met, warns Logistics UK
It is unlikely that the industry will achieve zero tailpipe emissions by the government’s 2035 and 2040 deadlines based on the current level at which manufacturers are building electric HGVs, according to Logistics UK In a report analysing overall HGV compliance in the UK, the business group said operators are ...
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MT ArticleKuehne+Nagel turns to Zeem for its carbon zero deliveries in Los Angeles
Kuehne+Nagel has started making collections and deliveries using electric box trucks and Class 8 artic combinations charged and maintained at Zeem Solutions’ fleet-as-a-service facility in Los Angeles. In Southern California, the air cargo freight forwarding fleet Kuehne+Nagel is seeing early success with Zeem Solutions’ zero-emission electric vehicle fleet-as-a-service delivering within ...
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MT ArticleUK government zero emissions targets for trucks unlikely to be met, warns Logistics UK
It is unlikely that the industry will achieve zero tailpipe emissions by the government’s 2035 and 2040 deadlines based on the current level at which manufacturers are building electric HGVs, according to Logistics UK.In a report analysing overall HGV compliance in the UK, the business group said operators are raising ...
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MT ArticleAndrew Malcolm recognised with Logistics UK lifetime achievement award
Malcolm Group CEO Andrew Malcolm received the Logistics UK Lifetime Achievement Award at the association's annual awards at London's Westminster Park Plaza hotel last night.He was presented with his award by Logistics UK president Phil Roe, who paid tribute to Malcolm's stewardship of the family firm which celebrated its centenary ...