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Latest news – Page 104
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ArticleCargo bike firm Zedify attracts £5m investment for national rollout
Electric cargo bike provider Zedify has secured £5m in funds to roll out its low carbon service across more of the UK.The first and last mile delivery firm said this new round of funding would enable it to open new locations including in Manchester and Birmingham and make itself available ...
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Article'A lack of charge points and a lack of direction' - DfT slammed over 'woeful' net-zero strategy
Logistics UK has repeated its call for HGVs not to be forgotten as the country pivots towards zero-carbon fuels for vehicles, following the publication of a report warning that catastrophic environmental impacts were becoming inevitable.The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) said there was now very little chance of keeping ...
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ArticleAMCO calls on Asset Alliance to fund new warehouse racking
Logistics provider AMCO has relied on Asset Alliance to finance a significant order of pallet racking for its new 14,000sq ft warehouse in Coventry.Mark Jones, AMCO’s operations director, said: “After filling more than half a million square foot of warehousing across our business, we needed the racking for our new ...
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ArticleWork pressures and soaring costs trigger widespread mental health issues among drivers and operators
A ‘cost of business’ crisis is having a significant effect on the mental health of fleet operators and their drivers, according to research by Bridgestone and Webfleet.Its study found 76% of operators believe work pressures are intensifying and that a similar number, 75%, think the cost of living crisis is ...
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ArticleCould your company be crowned MT Urban Operator of the Year?
Delivering goods into busy towns and cities has always been a complex job for logistics operators, exacerbated in recent years with the introduction of air quality and safety regulations.But industry has always risen to the challenge and we see shining examples every day of operators going above and beyond when ...
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ArticleIndustry struggling to recruit warehouse workers after post-pandemic "mass exodus"
Demand for warehouse workers in the UK has rocketed, with the number of online job adverts almost doubling in some areas of the country, according to research.The North East showed the biggest increase in adverts, with 1,050 placed in December 2022, compared to 530 in 2019: a 98.1% rise.Indeed Flex, ...
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ArticleWaste haulier transferred employees to construction group before liquidation
A West Sussex waste management firm that was served with a winding up petition by HM Revenue and Customs was able to transfer all 70 employees to another company before it entered liquidation.South Coast Skips had been trading for around 20 years and held a licence for 25 skip trucks, ...
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ArticleMacfarlane Packaging boosts fleet with five new electric vehicles
Macfarlane Packaging has added five new electric vehicles (EVs) to its commercial delivery fleet as part of the group’s wider investment in its carbon reduction strategy.The move sees Fraikin supply one 16-tonne EV articulated truck and four 3.5-tonne EV Luton vans to Macfarlane Packaging, which is a subsidiary of MacFarlane ...
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ArticleS&S Distribution creates 2,000 pallet spaces to help tackle warehousing shortage
Transport and logistics provider S&S Distribution has freed up around 2,000 pallet spaces in response to rising demand for storage space as supply chain disruptions continue.The company, which is based in Tonbridge in Kent, is part of Palletline Logistics. It operates a 50,000sq ft fully racked warehousing space, split between ...
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ArticleMercedes Benz takes to the Arctic Circle to test its electric trucks
Mercedes-Benz Trucks has taken two electric eActros trucks to the home of Santa Claus in the Arctic Circle to test their performance in temperatures below 25 degrees Celsius.The manufacturer’s Winter Test team headed to Rovaniemi in Finland - known as the capital of Father Christmas – to winter test prototypes ...
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ArticleILS hits ten-year anniversary and Palletways milestone
(From left) Maya Bishop – customer services, Zoe Green – customer services; Adam Shepherd – general manager; Dale Mussell – H & S & compliance manager; Danny Hemsley – collection planner; Oliver Catt – transport managerDual celebrations are in order at East Sussex haulier Independent Logistics Solutions (ILS) as the ...
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ArticleMDF Transport boosts operational efficiency with two new Schmitz Cargobull semi-trailers
MDF Transport has improved the speed and efficiency of its operations with the addition of two Schmitz Cargobull curtainsider semi-trailers.The Great Yarmouth-based haulier has added the S.CS COIL and S.CS MEGA trailers to its 50-strong fleet of trailers as part of a fleet renewal programme. Both vehicles are used to ...
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ArticleRoger Warnes Transport seals new three-year deal with Prometeon Tyre Group
Norfolk-based bulk haulage specialist Roger Warnes Transport and Prometeon Tyre Group have renewed their partnership for another three years.The deal covers the entire 222‐strong Roger Warnes Transport fleet – consisting of 108 trucks and 114 trailers - on a fixed pence per kilometre (PPK) contract.The haulier, which clocks up an ...
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ArticleEast Cambs council goes green with vegetable oil-powered fleet
Recycling lorries across East Cambridgeshire could soon be running on vegetable oil.East Cambridgeshire District Council (ECDC) will buy 10 of the eco-friendly HGVs when a committee meeting is expected to green light the £2m funding on 27 March.If approved, then the new fleet is expected to take to the roads ...
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ArticleAdvice for working near overhead power lines published
Guidance outlining the ways to reduce risks when working in the vicinity of power lines has been produced by the International Powered Access Federation (IPAF).It said analysis of data from the last 10 years showed that electrocutions and electric shocks had increased “notably” since 2015.The IPAF said it hoped the ...
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ArticleDVSA launches Highway Code app
The DVSA has launched a new Highway Code app for road users to keep up to date with changes.The government agency said it had been designed for all road users and made it easier to keep informed about the rules of the road.The app, which is priced at £3.99, offers ...
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ArticleFishers cleans up with new fleet mix from Fraikin
Commercial laundry rental firm Fishers is using Fraikin to blanket its commercial vehicle fleet with a mixture of 7.5-tonne, 15-tonne and 18-tonne trucks previously supplied by another provider.The Scottish firm has also placed orders for another 18 15-tonne trucks, which will replace existing vehicles over the next 12 months.Lucy Renaut, ...
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ArticleDHL staff at Scottish Sainsbury's site ballot for strike action over 'anti-trade union practices'
DHL said it was disappointed strike action was on the cards at its Langlands Park depot in Scotland after Unite criticised Sainsbury’s decision to transfer cleaning staff to another firm that doesn’t recognise trade unions.Unite will launch a two-week ballot for industrial action on 22 March based on a move ...
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ArticleMotormax partners with Samsara to help hauliers with DVS and FORS
A partnership between fleet safety solutions provider Motormax and ‘Internet of Things’ data firm Samsara promises to help haulage operators comply with both the Direct Vision Standard (DVS) and FORS.The alliance aims to help companies roll out an integrated, single platform, cloud-connected vehicle safety system and combines Motormax’s in-cab Safetymax ...
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ArticleRecovery Patrol of the Year winner given new Volvo FL
The new truck was handed over to Dan by Volvo’s director of new vehicle sales, Hannah BurgessThe AA presented a brand new Volvo FL with an ‘AA 3’ registration plate to its Recovery Patrol of the Year winner – Dan Tyrell at its Guilford depot.Supplied as part of a 118-strong ...