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ArticleSolomon Commercials to manufacture own fleet and deliver direct to consumers
Lancashire-based Solomon Commercials has opened its seventh new factory to enhance existing capacity levels and meet rising demand in production.The 35,000sq ft facility, which is now fully operational, will be based in Darwen and focus on manufacturing delivery vehicles operating in the online shopping sector.The move means the firm has ...
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ArticleTraton, Daimler Truck and Volvo sign deal for HGV charging network
Traton, Daimler and Volvo have signed a joint venture agreement to operate a public charging network for battery electric, heavy-duty, long-haul trucks and coaches across Europe.Equally owned, it is scheduled to start operations in 2022, subject to regulatory approval.The three parties are collectively investing €500m (£426m) in the project and ...
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ArticleA quarter of Renault Trucks sales in UK to be electric by 2025
Renault Trucks expects 10% of all its new vehicle sales to be full electric within three years, with the UK leading the take-up in Europe, and exceeding this figure.“In fact, we feel that a quarter of all our sales [in the UK] could be electric by 2025,” said Renault Trucks ...
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Removal of London congestion charge fleet discount will cost operators 'thousands of pounds'
Transport for London’s (TfL) decision to remove the fleet autopay discount from the congestion charge will add thousands of pounds a year in costs to some operators and has been slammed by business groups as an additional tax on hauliers.TfL said it was making changes to the congestion charge in ...
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ArticleNatural gas refuelling returns to Scotland with new CNG Fuels biomethane station
CNG Fuels has opened the first renewable biomethane HGV refuelling station near Glasgow, able to service 450 lorries a day.The renewable gas supplier said the station would cut 70,000 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions each year and puts Inverness and Aberdeen within range of its low carbon refuelling network for ...
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'Operational flexibility' helps Palletways cope with Covid and boost profits by over a third
Palletways is the latest network to report increases in revenue and profits in a year ravaged by Covid-19, driver shortages and Brexit fallout.The palletised goods service saw turnover increase by 14.8% to £220.8m in the year ending 30 June 2021. Pre-tax profit soared by 35.5% to £23.2m.In a review of ...
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Meachers exceeds expectations in Brexit and Covid-affected year to post almost £36m turnover
Meachers Global Logistics said it had exceeded expectations during a year in which Covid-19 significantly impacted the business and HGV labour was in short supply.Its latest financial results showed turnover increased by 13.3% to £35.7m in the year ending 31 May 2021. Around £1m of this was generated in its ...
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Police foil thieves as they slash trailer curtains in A1 layby
Police patrolling the roads in Nottinghamshire caught thieves red-handed after pulling into a layby and finding lorry trailers with their curtains slashed.Four men aged between 19 and 24 were arrested after their car was searched and items including gloves, an angle grinder and a metal wrench were recovered.Officers said they ...
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ArticleIveco and Air Liquide join forces to develop hydrogen trucks
Iveco said it had signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with gas firm Air Liquide to develop hydrogen mobility in Europe.Both partners are expected to investigate and study the roll-out of heavy-duty, fuel-cell electric long-haul trucks, along with the deployment of a network of refuelling stations along the main trans-European ...
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ArticleRHA offers olive branch to Shapps and mulls "internal restructuring"
RHA chairman Moreton Cullimore (pictured) has written to Transport Secretary Grant Shapps this week to inform him that Richard Burnett has resigned as chief executive in the hope the association can resume direct communications with the minister.Relations between the RHA and Shapps soured in October this year after claims were ...
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ArticlePortable toilet hire firm continues to buy Isuzu
Portable toilet firm A1 Loo Hire has added four 7.5-tonne Isuzus and one 13.5-tonne rigid for support operations within its outdoor events work.The company’s first Isuzu 13.5-tonner comes fitted with a vacuum pump and two freshwater tanks and will support welfare units on construction sites. It now operates 105 vehicles.The ...
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ArticleProfits triple at Palletline in best-ever financial performance
Palletline has enjoyed its best-ever financial performance, with revenues increasing by a fifth to £179.4m.During the year ending 30 June 2021, pre-tax profit also soared to £3.5m, up from £1.1m the year before.The palletised freight network said volumes had risen from 17,000 to more than 20,000 pallets a day and ...
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ArticleStoneacre becomes Maxus dealership for Chesterfield and district
Maxus has partnered with Stoneacre Motor Group and added another dealership, this time in Chesterfield.From this month, Stoneacre Vanworld will offer dedicated sales, servicing, and aftersales services to Maxus customers throughout the area.Mark Barrett, GM of Harris Maxus, said: We always look for partners with a solid track record, not ...
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Average truck runs 88,000 miles between DVSA checks
The DVSA has defended its intelligence-led approach to roadside enforcement after statistics were released showing an average truck is inspected once every 88,000 miles.The figures were obtained in a freedom of information request by the Unite union, which has used them as evidence that on-the-spot checks are now “vanishingly rare”.The ...
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ArticleFalcon adds 15 Chereau reefers fitted with Vector HE fridges to fleet
Falcon Vehicle Solutions has taken delivery of 15 13.6m Chereau trailers fitted with Carrier Transicold Vector refrigeration units, in a move it said would deliver improved sustainability and reduced costs for its rental customers.This is the first time the commercial vehicle hire firm has specified Vector HE 19 units.Darren Moore, ...
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ArticleThree-quarters of operators plan to spend on fleet vehicles during 2022, MT reader research reveals
Operators answering the latest Motor Transport and Commercial Motor ‘Hot Topic: Sector Insight 2022' survey showed a renewed confidence for the year ahead, with 75% planning to invest in fleet vehicles.The figure is up 12 percentage points on last year’s survey, when operators were in the midst of Covid-19 lockdowns ...
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ArticlePD Ports unveils quayside warehouse on River Trent
PD Ports has unveiled its latest investment at Groveport on the River Trent - a £500,000 warehouse facility aimed at boosting trade efficiencies and reducing costs for port customers as part of a long-term plan to continue growing business on the Humber.The 10,000sq ft transit warehouse – an interim storage ...
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ArticleDP World launches technology products to simplify post-Brexit border process
DP World is introducing a range of technology products aimed at simplifying and solving some of the post-Brexit import and export challenges.The border requirements introduced in January 2021 led to confusion on what documentation was required for each journey and how to generate it, which resulted in incorrect paperwork being ...
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ArticleBoughey Distribution charity venture generates 1.5 million meals
A partnership forged between Boughey Distribution, its customers and food charity FareShare has generated 1.5 million meals for vulnerable people in just two years.Cheshire-based Boughey delivers ambient food products across the UK and is working with a growing number of customers who donate surplus products to FareShare. The company then ...
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Article“Drivers' hours bureaucracy is beyond ridiculous,” claims ArrowXL boss
Leading operators have hit out at current drivers’ hours rules, branding them overcomplicated and meaningless.The enforcement agency recently published non-compliance data naming more than 1,400 UK companies including Eddie Stobart and Saint Gobain Construction.The data showed offences detected at the roadside and did not include those it found during visits ...