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MT ArticleArrowXL workers stage protest at Logistics UK showpiece awards
Employees of ArrowXL protested outside Logistics UK’s annual awards ceremony in London last night in an ongoing row over pay.The members of the Unite union held up a banner saying: ‘ArrowXL Time to Deliver Fair Pay’ outside the Park Plaza Hotel on Westminster Bridge Road.Around 350 members of the union ...
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MT ArticleReed Boardall promotes head of transport to director
Reed Boardall has promoted its head of transport operations, Norman Hartley, to transport operations director.Hartley joined the business in 2006 and progressed through various positions including operations shift manager and planning manager.As transport operations director, he will be responsible for reviewing and developing processes to drive efficiency and achieve organisational ...
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MT ArticleEleven arrested after police operation targeting thefts from HGVs
Police across the Midlands and the North of England worked together this week to swoop on a suspected criminal gang involved in thefts from HGVs.Derbyshire police said 11 men were arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit theft, document and driving offences.The arrests took place in Derbyshire, as well as ...
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MT ArticleWincanton's Cygnia wins Huda ecommerce fulfilment contract
Wincanton has won a contract with Huda Beauty to provide its ecommerce direct-to-consumer service.The three-year contract with the beauty brand will see Wincanton’s specialist efulfilment business Cygnia Logistics bring Huda’s eCommerce delivery operation to the UK for the first time.The supply chain will be based out of Cygnia’s 211,000sq ft ...
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MT ArticleEnergy prices cited as biggest concern for 2023, latest MT research reveals
Energy costs top the list of challenges facing operators in 2023, according to the latest Motor Transport and Commercial Motor reader research, with 92% of respondents citing this as their biggest worry.This was closely followed by 81% stating the fear of a recession was also a concern, alongside the continuing ...
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Financial assistance scheme for operators covered by North East CAZ now open
A financial assistance scheme for operators affected by the upcoming Newcastle and Gateshead clean air zone (CAZ) is now open for applications.HGVs, as well as buses and taxis, that do not meet Euro-6 emission standards will be charged £50 a day from the end of January if they enter the ...
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MT ArticlePegasus flies in to strengthen Fortec in Scotland
Pall-Ex member Pegasus Express has now joined sister network Fortec in a move it hoped would maximise vehicle deliveries from the Midlands to Scotland.The Scottish transport firm has been a member of Pall-Ex since 2011 and it said joining a second network meant it could expand its northern UK haulage ...
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MT ArticleMer charges DX Freight’s electric fleet on the road to electrification
Charging solutions firm, Mer, has announced it will be collaborating with DX (Group) to help its fleet electrification.
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MT ArticleScania’s electric heavy tipper used in Swedish mine proving the vehicle's durability
Recently, the LKAB mine in Malmberget, in northern Sweden, began using an electric Scania heavy tipper. Scania has the opportunity to test and use completely electric vehicles in a challenging underground mining environment thanks to this customer-close development.
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MT ArticleMaxus on the move as sales volumes expected to triple in 2023
The Lord Mayor of Liverpool councillor Roy Gladden officially opened the building with Denise Harris, CEO of the Harris Group and GM Mark BarrettHarris Maxus has moved to new premises in Liverpool after having “outgrown” its HQ in Warrington.The new site is four times the size of its previous offices, ...
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MT ArticleOut-of-hours breakdown service means Prohire customers never wait more than 90 minutes
Prohire Group said it had improved call handling for emergency breakdown and repair by introducing an overflow call centre service when it’s experiencing high demand.The truck and van contract hire and fleet management firm has entered into a partnership with TNS 365, which offers call centre provision as well as ...
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Rising costs partly due to IR35 led to Corporate Solutions collapse
Collapsed haulage firm Corporate Solutions (Logistics) was running at an almost £700,000 pre-tax loss six months before it entered administration, according to insolvency experts.The Solihull-based firm closed in October after suffering increasing fuel and driver costs, with the implementation of IR35 rules compounding its problems according to administrators FRP.In a ...
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MT ArticleLincolnshire haulier celebrates 135th anniversary with 400th truck
J Bradshaw and Sons in Lincolnshire is celebrating 135 years in business by taking delivery of its 400th vehicle: a New Generation DAF XF.The delivery by Ford & Slater took place at a special event at the transport firm's Sturton by Stow depot attended by local MP Sir Edward Leigh.Bradshaw ...
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MT ArticleEinride secures $500 million funding for vehicle, systems and market development
Freight mobility technology company Einride has announced it has secured a staggering $500M in financing, including both a Series C equity raise and a debt facility. The debt financing, which is the largest asset-backed facility to date for heavy-duty electric vehicles, will provide funding for Einride’s fleet of electric ...
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MT ArticleThe CEO of Lunaz advocates for more electric truck conversions
As orginally reported by The Truck Expert, the CEO of UK-based commercial vehicle converter Lunaz has urged for more trucks to be modified to run on electric power rather than being scrapped and replaced with new electric vehicles. David Lorenz, CEO of Lunaz, asked all those working in the automobile ...
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MT ArticleVolvo receives record order for electric trucks in Australia
Team Global Express, an Australian express freight firm, has ordered 36 Volvo electric trucks. This is Volvo’s largest electric truck order in Australia to date. The trucks will reach Sydney streets in the first quarter of 2023. The transition to sustainable truck transportation is taking place in many regions of ...
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MT ArticleCummins completes acquisition of Siemens Commercial Vehicle business
Cummins has completed the purchase of Siemens’ Commercial Vehicles division, a leading global supplier of high-performance electric drive systems for commercial vehicles, through its subsidiary Meritor. Meritor, which was acquired by Cummins in August, stated in May 2022 that it had signed an agreement to purchase the company for about ...
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MT ArticleCo-op food delivery robots roll into Leeds
Co-op’s bid to provide sustainable methods of delivery using autonomous robots has reached Leeds, with 20,000 residents able to make use of the novel service.Following a roll-out in Bedford earlier this year, the food store group has once again teamed up with Starship Technologies, as well as Leeds City Council, ...
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MT ArticleRising diesel prices prompts surge in fuel theft
Scores of reported fuel thefts from HGVs has prompted Suffolk police to urge hauliers to protect their assets.The force said that between 1 August and 18 November there were 30 incidents reported to police where lorries had large volumes of diesel syphoned from their tanks.The majority of the thefts took ...
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MT ArticleVolvo, Traton and Daimler electric infrastructure joint-venture renamed Milence
Commercial Vehicle Charging Europe, the joint venture formed by the Volvo Group, Daimler Truck, and TRATON GROUP, has announced its new brand name, Milence. Rolling out Europe’s first large-scale public charging network for heavy-duty trucks and coaches, Milence will initially focus on charging locations in the Netherlands, Germany, France, Belgium, ...