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MT ArticleBath proposes ban on Euro-VI trucks to drive zero-emission vehicle take-up
In announcing the opening of a consultation to charge Euro VI vehicles over 12-tonne GVW for entering its clean air zone, Bath and North East Somerset Council (BNESC) has signalled its intent to drive a shift to low and zero-emission vehicles. The decision to open the consultation was agreed at ...
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MT ArticleAbbey Logistics reports record annual revenues and predicts further growth
Abbey Logistics Group said it had seen an almost 5% increase in its annual revenues to £67.5m - the highest in the tanker company’s history.It said EBITDA for the year to June 2022 was £7.4m, down slightly on the previous year due to driver availability issues, as well as soaring ...
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MT ArticleChancellor calms fears over plan to hike fuel duty by 23%
Proposals to increase fuel duty by an unprecedented 23% in a matter of months and buried in an official report have “alarmed” the industry and would stifle economic activity, according to hauliers.The detail, hidden in a report by the Office of Budgetary Responsibility (OBR) and not raised during the Chancellor’s ...
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MT ArticlePallet volumes 10% above pre-pandemic levels, APN reports
The Association of Pallet Networks (APN) has heralded a “post Covid” world for its sector after benchmarking figures revealed less volatility, more stable growth and better operational performances.According to its YTD results, total pallet volumes in 2022 have so far been 10% above pre-pandemic levels.The pallet sector has also seen ...
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MT ArticleRoyal Mail set to scrap Saturday deliveries
Royal Mail is seeking permission from the government to stop making letter deliveries on Saturdays as it tries to reverse its multi-million pound losses in the first half of the year.Its non-executive chair, Keith Williams, said “urgent reform” was now needed after the business reported a £219m operating loss.He blamed ...
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MT ArticleTimber haulier hit with £400,000 fine after fatal accident
A transport firm has been fined £400,000 after one of its drivers was killed when he was knocked off his trailer by his vehicle-mounted crane.Timber merchants Arnold Laver & Company was found to have made a number of health and safety failings which led to the death of Robert Gifkins ...
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MT ArticleNew SEA Transport boss to use cash injection for further expansion
SEA Transport has secured backing from a private equity firm to grow the business and extend its model to other UK ports.The Felixstowe, family-owned firm chose Enact SME Fund to invest in it and support the roll-out of the haulage platform to additional UK port locations.Incoming chief executive Richard Preston, ...
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MT ArticleAutumn Statement: EVs to be taxed but industry welcomes continued infrastructure investment
The industry has applauded the Chancellor’s commitment to continue investing in infrastructure projects in his autumn statement, but raised concerns that the transition to EVs has been compromised by removing the exemption on vehicle excise duty.Jeremy Hunt said electric vehicles will no longer be exempt from VED from 2025 in ...
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MT ArticleRevealed - the most bashed bridges in Britain
A railway bridge in Cambridgeshire has been named as the most bashed in Britain after drivers struck the structure 33 times in the last year.The Stonea Road bridge on the B1098 topped a list released by Network Rail as it ramps up its ‘Wise Up, Size Up’ campaign to urge ...
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MT ArticleHaulage bosses disqualifed after lending O-licence to another operator
The director of a midlands haulage firm and his transport manager have both been disqualified indefinitely after they allowed their international operator licence to be used by another firm.Traffic Commissioner Nick Denton said it was “beyond my understanding how an operator could behave so dishonestly and so disgracefully” after hearing ...
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MT ArticleTransaid hails Clipper head of driver training for record-breaking support
The head of driver training at Clipper Logistics, now part of GXO, has recently completed a record four overseas secondments for international charity Transaid.Jon Aspden’s two-week project in Ghana follows earlier trips to Tanzania and Zambia in 2009, 2012 and 2020 and saw him working with four trainers based in ...
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MT ArticleLocal council applies for power to fine HGV drivers for traffic violations
A council in Northamptonshire wants to get hold of powers normally reserved for the police to enforce traffic offences against HGVs.Following a change in the law earlier this year, local authorities can now apply to the Department for Transport for the power to enforce against traffic contraventions.North Northamptonshire Council said ...
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MT ArticleDaimler Truck conducts first altitude testing with fuel-cell truck crossing the Brenner Pass
The Mercedes-Benz GenH2 Truck prototype has successfully completed its first public high-altitude tests. During the week-long test runs, the Daimler vehicle engineers crossed the Brenner Pass with the fuel-cell semi-trailer truck carrying a normal load over the 120km route between Bolzano and Innsbruck. The test drives were conducted in Bolzano, ...
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MT ArticleAO Logistics orders 130 Mercedes vans as electric trials continue
AO Logistics said it was currently trialling electric vans across its fleet following an investment in CNG-powered tractor units earlier this year.The online electricals retailer said once the trial ends it will review the data to decide how it intended to invest in low carbon technologies in the future.In March ...
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MT ArticleUK falling behind on carbon zero transport development, says Scania
Scania’s head of eTruck Mobility, Peter Forsberg, sounded an alarm bell for the UK at the Motor Transport Decarbonisation Summit last week (09 Nov) warning the nation was falling behind the rest of Europe in its electric vehicle and infrastructure roll-out. Forsberg was delivering a keynote presentation to the 150 ...
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MT ArticlePost Office partners with Evri to trial in-branch sales, pick-ups and drop-offs
The Post Office has secured an agreement with Evri to trial in-branch sales, parcel pick-ups and drop-offs.The trial will take place in 50 Post Office branches before Christmas and use Evri’s ParcelShop self-service device, which will have a dedicated area within each store.This is the fourth contract that the Post ...
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MT ArticleTesla has scheduled a ‘delivery event’ for the new Semi tractor unit
Following October’s announcement the new Tesla Semi is ready for series production, Tesla has now officially set the date for the start of deliveries of the electric truck: on December 1, Tesla will have a special “delivery event” at its Nevada facility, the company has announced. Elon Musk referenced this ...
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MT ArticleYodel reports 132% rise in C2C deliveries since July
Yodel has reported a surge in C2C volumes, with the independent parcel carrier now delivering almost 600,000 parcels a week - a 132% increase since July 2022.An increase in the number of people selling items online has contributed to the spike, the firm said, with people making more use of ...
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MT ArticleAPC reports 30% slide in profit amid 'uncertain outlook'
The APC has blamed a dip in annual profits on post-pandemic buying trends, inflation and recent investments in staff and depots.The independent parcels firm reported profit before tax of £6.41m for the year ending 31 March 2022, a 30% decrease on the year before.The effects of the pandemic significantly affected ...
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MT ArticleFirst Hydrogen reveals its zero emission vans during performance tests
First Hydrogen has commenced performance testing of its fuel cell-powered vans (FCEV) for the first time at the Horiba Mira proving ground in the UK Midlands, where the vehicles are undergoing track-based performance trials.