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ArticleCitySprint and Renault trial hydrogen-powered van in London
CitySprint is trialling its first hydrogen powered van in London, working towards a goal of an emission-free fleet in the city by 2020.The operator has developed the van with Renault, and its client Mitie will run the vehicle in the capital for the next six months.CitySprint will compare the vans ...
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ArticleCM Downton takes profit hit from driver shortage but remains 'very upbeat'
The driver shortage becoming more acute drove CM Downton’s profit down in the 2016/17 financial year, and the operator said it’s having its “most difficult commercial conversations” with clients to date as it moves to increase fees.MD Andy Downton told MT that its 9% pre-tax profit drop to £5.1m in ...
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DfT refuses to disclose cost of using Manston Airport as Operation Stack alternative
The government is refusing to disclose how much it has paid the owners of a former airport in Kent to use it as an emergency lorry park during Operation Stack.The decision not to release the total amount paid to date by the DfT to Manston Airport came after Highways England ...
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ArticleHMT Groupage puts Sally Salon liveried trailers into service
Palletline member HMT Groupage has put two curtainsiders from Dennison Trailers into service featuring livery promoting its customer Sally Salon.HMT Groupage and Sally Salon, part of Sally Europe, have worked together since 2013.Initially HMT Groupage ensured the client’s 275-strong Sally Stores business, which supplies a range of hair and grooming ...
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ArticleYodel thanks new control centre for improved performance at peak
Yodel has thanked its new control centre and leadership team for a successful peak period, which saw its TrustPilot score increase despite higher parcel volumes and adverse weather. The carrier saw parcel volumes grow 11% year-on-year in the four weeks before Christmas eve.In the week before Christmas, it's volumes were ...
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ArticleMP Frank Field calls for investigation into Palmer Harvey & McLane demise
Work and Pensions Committee chairman Frank Field MP has added his voice to former employees’ demands for an investigation into failed wholesaler Palmer Harvey & McLane (P&H), which collapsed with more than £65m in debt last November.The 92-year-old Hove-based firm, which had an operating licence for 600 vehicles, delivered groceries ...
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Jury out on likelihood of sale of XPO Logistics to Home Depot
Analysts have given a mixed response to a recent media report claiming US retail giant Home Depot had held internal talks about a potential bid to acquire XPO Logistics.The report, by US news website Recode, said an unnamed source “close to Home Depot’s strategy” had claimed the retail giant is ...
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ArticleIveco Daily gas-powered vans join Veolia street cleaning fleet in London
Iveco has supplied three Daily Natural Power vans to waste management company Veolia that will carry specialist equipment for removing graffiti.The vehicles, from Dunstable-based Iveco dealer Northern Commercials, will be used as part of a new contract with the London Borough of Camden.They will refuel from Veolia’s brand new compressed ...
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Mercedes-Benz adds 12-speed PowerShift gearbox to UK Econic lineup
Mercedes-Benz has made its Econic more attractive to general haulage operations with the addition of a 12-speed gearbox, with Travis Perkins taking delivery of the first 10 UK equipped examples.The low-entry vehicle has previously only been available with an automatic six-speed Allison transmission gearbox.This Allison option, according to Mercedes, remains ...
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ArticlePlan to transform HGV Road User Levy into additional green tax on hauliers draws fire
Government plans to evolve the current HGV Road User Levy into a green tax have raised the hackles of the freight industry.The levy’s original brief, when it was launched in 2014, was to create a level playing field that ensured foreign hauliers travelling on UK roads paid towards their upkeep.However, ...
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ArticleCS Ellis enjoys year of growth as investment in team and business pays off
A fresh, young leadership team and a commitment to promoting from within are starting to pay dividends at family haulage firm CS Ellis.Speaking to MT to mark Palletline’s 25th anniversary last year, the pallet network’s former chairman and CS Ellis’s current chairman, Trevor Ellis, said his son and daughter had ...
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DfT preparing for national roll out of lane rental scheme to cut congestion
The government is now considering the national roll out of a lane rental scheme, which could see councils charge utility companies up to £2,500 a day for carrying out roadworks at peak times.The decision follows the successful piloting of the lane rental scheme by Kent County Council and TfL, which ...
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Volvo Cars owner Geely Holding to become largest AB Volvo shareholder
The Chinese owner of Volvo Cars is to buy 8.2% of AB Volvo, manufacturer of Volvo trucks, which will make it the Swedish manufacturer’s largest individual shareholder.Geely Holding said that the deal, currently subject to regulatory approval, will “strengthen the Volvo brand” with Geely’s own research and development in autonomous ...
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ArticleMT Awards 2017 winner profile Temperature Controlled Operator of the Year sponsored by Enterprise Flex-E-Rent
Enterprise Flex-E-Rent sales director Mark Hewell, second left, presents the trophy to McCulla operations director Brian Beattie, finance director Carol Thompson and MD Ashley McCullaTemperature-controlled storage and distribution firm McCulla (Ireland) serves the UK, Ireland and the continent and secured this year’s award for its flexible, innovative performance.McCulla (Ireland) ...
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What effect will a low emission zone in Glasgow have on hauliers?
First minister Nicola Sturgeon announced in October last year that Glasgow would become the first city in Scotland to establish an LEZ in a bid to eliminate air pollution hotspots.Transport Scotland has said it intends to have the Euro-6-level LEZ in place by the end of this year, and that ...
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ArticleMotor Transport's Power Players - the people shaping the logistics world
Welcome to the 2018 Motor Transport Power Players, the editorial team’s take on who will be the key influencers – including some of those who are up and coming in the industry rather than the established names – on the transport and logistics industry this year.We have decided to rule ...
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The home delivery market in 2017
It's been a dramatic year in home delivery. ArrowXL was forced to watch one of its key hubs burn to the ground, and DX Group lost its senior leadership team after years of unrest and financial turbulence. To recap what's happened in the sector in 2017 here's a look back ...
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ArticleAn audience with Pall-Ex CEO and founder Hilary Devey
Hilary Devey entered her company’s 20th anniversary party with a person on each side holding her up. As the trio inched its way to the stage, it looked as if something was very wrong. But then, surprising everyone, Devey stood unaided for 25 minutes and spoke passionately about the journey ...
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Air quality, Smith Electric Vehicles demise and Direct Vision Standard are most read in 2017
With air quality one of the major themes dominating the political landscape and by association the road transport industry in 2017, unsurprisingly some of the most read content on Freight in the City this year related to exactly that.However it was Smith Electric Vehicle’s demise at the start of the ...
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The RHA outlines the knowns and unknowns of Brexit
Next year the speculation surrounding the UK's exit from the EU becomes a reality. In the first of a series of briefings for members following several meetings with government ministers and officials, RHA chief executive Richard Burnett looks at the knowns and unknowns of Brexit.Known: On March 2019 the UK ...