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ArticleTech firm urges industry to back hydrogen for heavy freight
Systems developer Viritech has called on transport industry chiefs to take a strong leadership position in the debate over next-generation fuel technology.The company claims that only a commitment to hydrogen offers the UK the prospect of leapfrogging other economies that are predominantly focused on battery technology.In the wake of newly ...
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ArticleCNG Fuels opens new Notts biomethane refuelling station
CNG Fuels is to open a new low-carbon HGV refuelling station in Newark, Nottinghamshire.The station’s launch comes as demand for renewable biomethane is growing at a rate of 100% per annum, according to the company. CNG Fuels is predicting that almost 20% of the UK’s high-mileage HGV fleet will be ...
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ArticleJJ Foodservice adds 50 Isuzu 13.5 tonners to fleet with 20 more to follow
Isuzu Truck UK has supplied a further 50 13.5-tonne refrigerated trucks into the national distribution fleet at JJ Foodservice.The wholesaler now has 77 of the vehicles within its 144-strong refrigerated fleet.A further 20 Isuzu F135.240(E) fridge trucks are on order for later this year, which will take the overall Isuzu ...
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ArticleHermes expands gas fleet as eco drive continues
Hermes is adding a further 70 units to its fleet of CNG fuelled vehicles in a move to further reduce emissions. This brings the total to 160 – around 50% of the company’s core hub tractor fleet.Each of the new model Iveco S-WAY units being introduced reduces CO2 emissions by ...
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ArticleMaxus opens new Doncaster facility
Maxus UK has further developed its dealer network with a dedicated facility in Sandtoft, Doncaster, focusing on its electric LCV ranges.Northside Maxus joins established bases in Leeds and Bradford and becomes part of the Anderson Group of companies, which includes Northside Truck and Van.The new five-acre facility offers a full ...
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ArticleGovernment chooses Leyland Trucks for £10m electric truck trial
Leyland Trucks is to participate in a DfT project designed to help operators make the transition to battery electric vehicles.Scheduled for later this summer, the £10m trial will employ 20 DAF LF Electric 19-tonne rigids, together with the required charging infrastructure and data logging equipment.An interactive website will inform future ...
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ArticleMaritime Transport orders 100 new-generation Mercedes-Benz Actros from Orwell
Maritime Transport has added 100 new-generation Mercedes-Benz Actros tractor units to its fleet - its first order from the manufacturer since 2017.The Felixstowe-based operator made the move after successful trials of a demonstration unit supplied by East Anglia Dealer Orwell Truck & Van, which it said proved impressively fuel-efficient and ...
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ArticleWalkers Transport offers four-day working week to combat driver shortage crisis
Walkers Transport has launched the first four-day working week ever recorded in the logistics industry.The Palletways member, which has depots in Leeds, Manchester and Fradley, is making a four-day Monday to Friday working week available to its drivers, who have the choice of continuing to work a base of five ...
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ArticleTesco offers £1,000 joining bonus for new drivers as shortage threatens UK supply chain
Tesco is offering lorry drivers a £1,000 joining bonus in a bid to secure food deliveries as the UK’s driver shortage crisis worsens.The supermarket giant is offering the bonus for candidates who join before 30 September.Applicants must have a full HGV 1 (C+E) EU licence with no more than six ...
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ArticleGlenfiddich Distillery to fuel fleet on biogas made from whisky residue
Glenfiddich Distillery is to run its entire fleet on a biogas made of the residue from its whisky making process.Parent company William Grant and Sons has announced that the production residues from its Glenfiddich Distillery in Dufftown, Moray, will be converted into an ultra-low carbon fuel gas which, it says, ...
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ArticleUK supply chain faces collapse in “two to three weeks”, RHA warns government
The UK is facing the collapse of the supply chain in the next two to three weeks, RHA chief executive Richard Burnett (pictured) warned this week.Speaking to the BBC, Burnett said that despite meeting with Transport Secretary Grant Shapps last week to warn him of the perilous situation, the government ...
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ArticleEddie Stobart adds storage capacity with pre-let deal on mega shed in Doncaster
Eddie Stobart has put its marker down on a major facility at Mulberry Logistics Park in Doncaster, South Yorkshire.The logistics firm has signed a pre-let contract agreeing to lease the 565,000 sq ft unit before its construction is completed.The build-to-suit unit, which equates to approximately half of the first phase ...
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ArticleDHL Supply Chain in pole position for five-year deal with Lotus Cars
(From left) Mike Bristow, MD, manufacturing logistics, DHL Supply Chain UKI, with Lotus Cars MD Matt WindleDHL Supply Chain has won a five-year deal with sportscar maker Lotus Cars to manage warehousing and transport operations for production of the firm’s Emira sportscar.Operations will start next month with DHL Supply Chain ...
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ArticleScania takes part in first UK HGV electrification road trial
Scania is taking part in a major trial of long haul electrified trucks powered by overhead wires on the UK’s motorways.If the trial is successful it could see long haul electrified HGVs take to the UK’s major roads by the 2030s.The trial, which is the first of its type in ...
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ArticlePall-Ex buys 500 Honeywell scanners to help boost hub productivity as volumes soar
Pall-Ex is purchasing more than 500 mobile and vehicle-mounted computerised scanners from Honeywell, via The Barcode Warehouse.This latest investment supports the group’s NexusScan project which will deliver a new hub scanning application to the business as part of a wider launch of the group’s Nexus Core operational system.The Leicester-based pallet ...
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ArticleEuro Foods adds new Iveco Dailys and Eurocargos to its fleet
Frozen and fresh foods distributor Euro Foods has taken delivery of 14 new Ivecos as part of its fleet investment programme.The Cwmbran-based company, which has a fleet of 52 vehicles, has received 11 7.2 tonne GVW Iveco Daily chassis cabs and three 12 tonne Eurocargo, featuring Gray & Adams temperature-controlled ...
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ArticleTurners (Soham) test drives DAF New Gen XF 450
Turners (Soham), has taken delivery of a New Generation DAF XF 450 FTG 6x2 tractor unit, as part of the latest phase of the manufacturer’s Europe-wide pre-production field test programme.Turners’ New Generation DAF XF joins the firm’s fleet of 1,200 vehicles, of which 750 are DAF-branded. The new addition closely ...
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ArticleUKWA demands warehouse workers be made exempt from self-isolation as 40% are hit by “pingdemic”.
The UK Warehousing Association (UKWA) is calling on the government to make its workers exempt from self-isolation, with 40% currently isolating as a result of the “pingdemic”.Clare Bottle, UKWA chief executive, has written an open letter to Department of Transport (DfT) under-secretary Rachel Maclean, making a case for logistics workers ...
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ArticleBeer drought warning as XPO Drinks drivers vote on strike action over “paltry” pay offer
Unite is warning of a UK beer drought as over 1,000 drivers and warehouse staff at XPO Logistics Drinks threaten strike action in response to a “paltry” pay offer of 1.4%.The workers involved in the dispute are based at 26 XPO depots across the UK, dispatching around 40% of the ...
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ArticleScania UK recruits transformation director from Volvo
Karima Haji has been appointed transformation director for Scania (Great Britain).She joins the company’s executive team on 1 September 2021 from her current role as IT & operations director at Volvo Car Financial Services UK.Haji will lead the transformation and development of Scania’s UK business in line with the company’s ...