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MT ArticleTotalEnergies and Valeo to collaborate in development of EV battery cooling system
Valeo and TotalEnergy are contemplating using a novel di-electric fluid to cool EV batteries. TotalEnergies has developed a di-electric coolant that is able to come into direct contact with battery cells. Valeo will utilise its thermal system expertise to design and build the best solution for integrating coolant within the ...
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MT Article40-tonne eActros successfully crosses the Arlberg Pass in Tyrol in performance test
Mercedes-Benz eActros 300 tractor unit, which recently premiered at the IAA Transportation 2022, has successfully completed tests in the Tyrolean mountains.
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MT ArticleLunaz continues to test retrofit electric refuse truck
Lunaz is moving on with the development of its upcycled electric vehicles (UEVs), having completed a “demanding” hill-climb as part of its lengthy testing programme at Millbrook Proving Ground in Bedfordshire, UK. The Mercedes Econic platform serves as the foundation for the Lunaz waste trucks. They have undergone a retrofit ...
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MT ArticleArrival shifts focus to US market, scaling back UK activity
UK-based electric van manufacturer Arrival has announced it is shifting focus to the US market as it opens a new micro-factory in North Carolina next year and scales back its UK operations in Bicester. The company started production of the battery-powered van in Q3 2022, with parcel-giant UPS taking the ...
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MT ArticleFirst drive of the new MAN battery electric eTruck
Just a few weeks after its razzmatazz unveiling at the IAA Transportation Show in Hannover, MAN has made the eTruck available for driving impressions at its factory test track in Munich. Still having prototype status, the truck we drove was designated an eTruck 4x2 LL SA tractor, loaded to around ...
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MT ArticleMercedes-Benz Trucks partners with XPO on new HGV logistics centre
Mercedes-Benz Trucks' new 140,000sq ft parts logistics centre, dedicated to holding parts only for its HGVs and FUSOs, will commence operations on 3 January.The facility in Willen, Milton Keynes, provides 20% more storage capacity than is currently available and will be operated by XPO Logistics.Heiko Selzam, Mercedes-Benz Trucks UK MD, ...
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MT ArticleVirginia Hayward Logistics joins Palletforce
Palletforce has taken on Virginia Hayward Logistics in Dorset as a new member company.The haulier is a second generation, family-owned and managed business, with an international reach through offices in the Far East and customers including Arla and Sacla.It will cover selected SP postcodes around Salisbury and Amesbury.Read more ...
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MT ArticleAsset Alliance names new national key account manager
Asset Alliance Group said it intended to grow its blue chip customer base with the appointment of a new national key account manager, Jon Gordon (pictured).Gordon will draw on 35 years’ industry experience at Ryder, to secure new business from companies operating major fleets in the UK.He said: “Larger fleets ...
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MT ArticleTraining firm issues new warning to DVSA as decision on relaxing driver rules looms
CM 29.01.15A consultation due to end next week about granting car drivers the automatic right to drive lorries up to 7.5-tonnes would increase the risk on the roads for everyone, according to a logistics training firm.SP Training said the government’s own figures showed that C1 vehicles [vehicles between 3.5 - ...
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MT ArticleCSG stalwart retires after 62 years of loyal service
Vic Clements with CSG transport coodinator Jayne LoaderCSG is waving farewell to its longest serving staff member, Vic Clements, who has hung up his boots after an incredible 62 years with the waste management firm.Coronation Street first aired, The Beatles played their first gig in Hamburg and the maximum permitted ...
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MT ArticleGreen Recyling hails Wheely-Safe for cutting operating costs
One of the first operators to adopt a wheel loss detection system from Wheely-Safe has reported fleet safety improvements and a reduction in operating costs.Green Recycling said four-and-a-half years after it installed the sensors across its fleet of 15 dustcart, skiploader and hooklift trucks, it has found the savings and ...
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MT ArticleHydrogen fuel station closes at Cobham M25 site, as focus shifts to larger refuelling sites
Motive has announced it has closed three hydrige refuelling sites this year, including the site at Cobham motor services launched in 2017 in partnership with Shell. The green hydrogen refuelling station company said it has made the decision to close its retail stations in Cobham, Gatwick, and Swindon because they ...
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MT ArticleFirst public test drives of the new MAN eTruck
Following the public unveiling of the new MAN battery electric eTruck tractor unit at the IAA Transportation exhibition last month, the company has commenced a series of test drives of the new vehicle, giving customers and press the opportunity to get behind the wheel, and released some additional details. ...
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MT ArticleMAN takes strides towards battery-electric success in joint project NEFTON
NEFTON (Commercial vehicle electrification for transport sector optimised grid connection), a research initiative supported by the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Protection, has been launched to analyse and design a transport system consisting of a fully electric truck, charging station and grid connection. NEFTON Source: ...
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MT ArticleGXO hits back at Unite as escalating pay row threatens World Cup beer deliveries
GXO has described comments by the Unite union regarding a pay offer for 1,000 of its draymen making beer deliveries across the UK as “inaccurate and misleading” and that they risk causing unnecessary disruption.As things stand, the HGV drivers at 22 GXO sites are due to go out on strike ...
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MT ArticleRicardo announces opening of state-of-the-art hydrogen test facility in Shoreham-by-Sea
Ricardo, a multinational strategic, environmental, and technical consulting firm, has officially opened its hydrogen test facility at its headquarters in Shoreham-by-Sea, UK.
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MT ArticleEdwin C Farrall shrugs off driver shortage to report 2021 profit surge
Edwin C Farrall said it endured one of the worst driver shortages the UK supply chain had experienced last year and it struggled to compete with the high rates implemented by supermarkets.The Deeside haulier, which is involved in contract distribution, general haulage and pallet network operations, said Covid-19, the introduction ...
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MT ArticleBrakes invests in bespoke Iveco reefers from Solomon Commercials
Foodservice provider Brakes has teamed up with Solomon Commercials to take delivery of bespoke refrigerated vehicles, including 10 temperature controlled 7.2-tonne Iveco Dailys.The partnership also sees the two companies collaborating with Thermoking and Iveco to design, develop and produce more than 70 reefers specifically for Brake’s operations.The 7.2-tonners have been ...
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MT ArticleEM Rogers reports buoyant 2021 trading
EM Rogers (Transport) “worked through” the twin challenges of Brexit and the Covid-19 pandemic in 2021 to report significant increases in revenue and profits and bring it broadly into line with its performance a couple of years ago.Latest figures for the year ending 31 January 2022 showed that the Northampton ...
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MT ArticlePML MD brands Dartford bridge protest “irresponsible, irrational and incredibly dangerous”
Perishable goods haulier PML has heavily criticised the climate change group Just Stop Oil after its supporters scaled the masts of the Queen Elizabeth II Bridge at the Dartford Crossing and caused widespread disruption to drivers.MD Mike Parr said the actions of the group were “irresponsible, irrational and incredibly dangerous” ...