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ArticleFraikin supplies new DAF curtainsiders to Belgrade Insulations
Fraikin’s long-standing relationship with Belgrade Insulations has been strengthened with the delivery of five new DAF curtainsiders.The seven-year, full-service contract hire agreement sees four 32-tonne and one 26-tonne DAF CF rigid trucks join the company’s 43-strong mixed commercial vehicle fleet. The increased load capacity will help expand the firm's services.Each ...
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ArticleParfetts signs up Ryder to support wholesale expansion
Wholesaler AG Parfett & Sons has signed a new deal with Ryder for 26 DAF LF230 18t trucks.The move will support continued expansion at the company, which owns the Go Local store brand.The new trucks will operate from five of the seven Parfetts depots: Somercotes, Aintree, Sheffield, Middlesbrough and Stockport.Parfetts' ...
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ArticleTesting begins on prototype Volta Zero with full roll-out scheduled for next year
Anglo-Swedish electric vehicle start-up Volta Trucks has begun testing the first prototype Volta Zero at Horiba Mira in Nuneaton.The move follows the unveiling of the first prototype chassis of the Volta Zero – said to be the world’s first purpose-built full-electric 16-tonne commercial vehicle designed specifically for inner city logistics.Full-scale ...
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ArticleHermes tackles driver shortage with new LGV apprenticeship scheme
Hermes has launched an apprenticeship programme designed to help address the national LGV driver shortage, whilst developing its own people.The 12-month scheme has so far attracted 45 employees and will see them gain a Cat C licence and become a qualified LGV driver.Every employee will be given one day off ...
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ArticleElddis Transport (Consett) posts solid results amid "big peaks and troughs"
Elddis Transport has reported "a solid financial performance in extremely challenging conditions" during 2020 and said it would continue with new site, fleet and IT investments into 2022.Results for the period ending 31 December 2020 showed turnover was virtually identical to the previous year at £28,895,952 (2019: £28,682,212) while pre-tax ...
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ArticleGlencar signs double development deal with St Modwen Logistics
Glencar Construction has been awarded two new project instructions by logistics and industrial specialist St Modwen Logistics at strategic development sites in Exeter and Chippenham.At the Exeter site - St Modwen’s Skypark Development in Clyst Honiton - Glencar will construct a 196,000 sq ft build to suit a manufacturing facility ...
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ArticleHawthorn Logistics adds Carrier Transicold Vector HE 19 units to fleet
Washington-based Hawthorn Logistics has taken delivery of its first ever Carrier Transicold Vector HE 19 units, adding 10 multi-temperature and 10 single-temperature versions to its refrigerated trailer fleet, which is now 100% Carrier-cooled.Mounted to new 13.6-metre Chereau trailers, the units join a 43-strong refrigerated trailer fleet and represent 15 replacements ...
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ArticleYodel signs parcel sorting deal with Hexapole
Yodel has partnered with Dutch sortation specialist Hexapole to optimise capability for small parcels at its Shaw sorting centre in Oldham.The deal will help Yodel meet increased demand amid the surge in online retail and involves a refurbished unit originally installed in a third-party premises in Switzerland.Hexapole has already installed ...
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ArticleScheme to trial a hydrogen-fuelled HGV for Sainsbury’s wins government funding
Specialist energy consultancy Element Energy has won government funding to trial a hydrogen-fuelled HGV on behalf of Sainsbury’s in the Tees Valley area.The HGV will operate from a local distribution centre and will be carrying out goods deliveries in the area.The trial is one of a number of schemes which ...
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ArticleFox Brothers buys JJ O’Grady as it ramps up expansion plans
Haulage and construction firm Fox Brothers is continuing on the acquisition trail with the purchase of Lancashire operator J J O’Grady.This latest purchase follows its acquisition of Leyland plant hire firm Clive Hurt in December last year, which has operating licences for 136 trucks and 36 trailers, making the group ...
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ArticleNew MFS division harnesses solar power and kinetic energy recovery to help hauliers cut emissions
Commercial vehicle company Marshall Fleet Solutions (MFS) has launched a new division dedicated to helping operators cut their carbon emissions and play their part in averting climate breakdown.The launch closely follows the publication of the latest UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report last week which called for urgent ...
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ArticleDriver of crashed Freightroute truck that blocked A1 was four times over limit
A Freightroute truck was crashed by a drunken lorry driver who was four times over the limit, according to Durham Police.The crash took place on Saturday (14 August) at junction 59 of the A1 near Darlington, blocking the A1 for several hours.Durham Constabulary tweeted a photo of the crashed truck ...
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ArticleDVSA to recruit 40 additional vocational driving examiners to help reduce lorry driver shortage
A campaign to recruit additional vocational driving examiners in England and Wales to help reduce the lorry driver shortage has been launched by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) today (17 August).However, the successful candidates will have to carry out car driving tests for four months before they can ...
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Panattoni intensifies speculative programme with major scheme in Crawley
Industrial real estate developer Panattoni is working up plans for a 202,200 sq ft speculative, last-mile logistics development in Crawley.The development, called Panattoni Park Crawley, will be located in the industrial area of Manor Royal Business District on a 10-acre brownfield site on Fleming Way, which Panattoni has just acquired ...
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Clipper Logistics to create 200 jobs after landing new John Lewis deal
Clipper Logistics is set to create around 200 new jobs after landing a three-year deal with John Lewis to provide additional e-commerce and store replenishment services from its Bardon distribution centre, near Leicester.The contract, which will run for a minimum of three years, is an extension of a temporary arrangement ...
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ArticleDynamo Motor Company to launch electric van conversion
Dynamo Motor Company is planning to launch an all-electric last mile delivery van conversion to help cut city pollution.The Coventry-based maker of the all-electric Dynamo Taxi conversion has taken a short wheelbase (SWB) e Deliver 3 Maxus van and raised the roof height and lengthened the rear doors to give ...
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Total rebrands as TotalEnergies as it transitions to green fuels
French company Total is rebranding to TotalEnergies as part of a major strategy to transition away from oil production and into renewable energy.The rebranding was announced ahead of the latest UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report last week which called for urgent action by governments to rapidly cut ...
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ATF operators call for pit fees to be increased by 25%
ATF operators are calling for DVSA to raise their pit fees by 25% after discovering the charge has been excluded from the agency's review of its HGV statutory test fees.The Association of Authorised Testing Facilities (ATFOA) has written to DVSA and the DfT to demand pit fees be included in ...
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ArticleDixons Carphone offers £1,500 bonus to new and retained drivers
Dixons Carphone has become the latest major firm to offer bonuses in a bid to tackle the driver shortage crisis.The company, which owns Carphone Warehouse and Currys PC World, is promising to pay a £1,500 bonus to new drivers qualified to operate 7.5 tonne vehicles and the same amount to ...
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Yodel delivers profits "well beyond" forecasts after landing multiple deals
Yodel has delivered annual profits "well beyond all forecasts" driven by the boom in e-commerce which saw it land a number of major deals with multiple clients over the past year.In its latest trading update for the fourth quarter to 30 June 2021, the company revealed it has exceeded its ...