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Latest news – Page 308
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ArticleNew electric trucks the forerunner to battery-powered long-haul HGVs, Scania reveals
Scania has revealed plans to launch a range of fast-charging electric long-distance HGVs within the next few years as it ramps up its drive towards battery-powered sustainable vehicles.Speaking as the company unveiled its first series production range of electric trucks, consisting of full electric and a plug-in hybrid, Scania president ...
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ArticleLondon Bridge vehicle ban a “step too far”, warns Logistics UK
Closing London Bridge to vehicles on weekdays is a “step too far”, Logistics UK warned Transport for London (TfL) this week.TfL is set to ban vehicles from London Bridge from Wednesday (16 September 2020). The ban will be in place from 7am to 7pm on Mondays to Fridays.The change is ...
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ArticleDX opens new freight depots as restructuring continues to drive growth
Delivery firm DX is continuing to expand its network with the opening of two new depots in Westbury and Oxford.The new depots will serve DX’s freight division, which specialises in the B2B and B2C delivery of items of irregular dimensions and weight (IDW).The 14,500sq ft site in Westbury is located ...
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ArticleAvoid a no-deal Brexit or face “devastating” trade and job losses, automotive industry warns EU and UK negotiators
Twenty three European automotive industry leaders are calling on the EU and UK to “pull out all the stops” to avoid a no-deal Brexit and secure a free trade agreement (FTA) or face “devastating” trade and job losses across the sector.The group, which includes the European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA), ...
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ArticlePandemic may speed radical transition to electric, FleetCheck claims
The Covid-19 pandemic could see operators take a more radical approach to their future plans with a more rapid uptake of modern technology and electric vehicles than originally planned, according to FleetCheck research.Peter Golding, FleetCheck MD, said: “With the coronavirus crisis now in its sixth month, we are starting to ...
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ArticleUnited Pallet Network sponsors AFC Bournemouth
United Pallet Network (UPN) has inked a sponsorship deal with AFC Bournemouth.The deal will see the UPN logo feature on the Sky Bet Championship football team’s shorts at all games for the 2020-21 season.UPN MD, David Brown said: “UPN is really proud to sponsor AFC Bournemouth.“We are a fast-growing and ...
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ArticleMeet the MT Awards shortlists - Training Award sponsored by Palletforce
Abbey LogisticsA host of improvements at Abbey Logistics, including a 58% reduction in ‘at fault’ RTAs and a drop of more than a fifth in vehicle damage, have followed significant investment in its driver training team.At the beginning of the process, the company decided to focus on several core objectives: ...
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ArticleLosses deepen at Arcese UK
Turnover at Tilbury and Daventry-based business Arcese UK fell by almost 8% last year, although it said a more focused commercial approach started to bear fruit in the latter part of 2019.The logistics and freight forwarding company reported revenues of £23m in the year ending 31 December 2019, a reduction ...
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ArticleSheffield scraps Clean Air Zone plan
Sheffield has dropped “economically damaging plans” to introduce a Clean Air Zone (CAZ) after Covid-19 showed there were alternative ways of improving air quality without charging businesses.Following decisions by Bristol and Leeds to change their approach to driving down emissions, Sheffield City Council said the situation was now “dramatically different” ...
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Speedy first to be given HS2 Earned Recognition status
Tool and equipment hire provider Speedy has become the first company to be awarded an HS2 Earned Recognition (ER) accreditation standard, enabling it to bid for contracts related to the high-speed rail link.Developed by the DVSA, with support from Logistics UK and the RHA and approved by HS2, the module ...
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ArticleCovid risk may force ADR driver training online
Moves towards delivering dangerous goods driver training remotely are underway following concerns that classroom training is putting candidates and training providers at risk of contracting Covid-19.The Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) told motortransport.co.uk that although ADR drivers must currently attend training centres to take a test, a transition towards online examinations ...
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ArticleMove to save 340 jobs at Mercedes dealership was a pre-pack, administrator confirms
The administrator of Mercedes truck dealer Roanza has confirmed that the sale of parts of the business and its assets earlier this week, which saved 340 jobs, was a pre-pack deal.Grant Thornton UK LLP in Manchester was appointed to the Warrington truck and van dealer, as well as subsidiary Premier ...
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ArticleYodel reveals plans for northern super hub amid "turbo-charged" demand
Yodel wants to build a northern ‘super hub’ in response to a dramatic increase in parcel volumes.It said the long-term strategic investment would involve a transition from its existing hub in Shaw over five years, but the parcel carrier also said it would protect all existing jobs, as well as ...
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ArticleFraikin signs three-year tyre deal with Prometeon
(Left-to-right): Peter Fairlie, Prometeon Tyre Group UK and Eric Baley of FraikinFraikin has appointed Prometeon as its tyre supplier for its fleet of 3,100 rigids, tractors and trailers.Under the three-year contract it will supply and manage Pirelli and Formula tyres, with servicing provided by Prometeon’s nationwide network.As part of the ...
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ArticleRoyal Mail admits "legacy in letters" has hampered transition to parcels
Royal MailRoyal Mail has admitted it expects to make a loss in this financial year and won’t return to profit unless the business is overhauled to reflect a decline in letter volumes and a boom in parcel deliveries.In its latest trading update covering the five months ending 30 August, it ...
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Campaign launched to find pandemic's "hidden heroes"
Teletrac Navman has launched a campaign to celebrate the “hidden heroes” of haulage and give a voice to commercial vehicle drivers who have kept Britain moving through Covid-19.‘Who is a Commercial Driver?’ sees 15 fleet drivers join forces and share their stories about the challenges they have faced, delivered through ...
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ArticleOnline shopping trend sees Amazon revenues surge
Amazon UK saw revenues rise by more than 26% to £13.73bn last year as increasing numbers of people shopped online.The firm, which recently said it would be boosting its UK workforce by a third to 40,000 in order to meet growing demand due to lockdown restrictions, also said it paid ...
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ArticleHunt's Foodservice takes delivery of 31 Carrier Transicold refrigeration vehicles
Hunt’s Foodservice has continued its relationship with Carrier Transicold by investing in 31 new vans and trucks all fitted with refrigeration equipment.They include 20 3.5-tonne MAN vans and three 7.5-tonne, two 12-tonne and six 18-tonne MAN rigids, fitted with Transicold’s Pulsor 400 MT multi-temperature units and Supra 550, 850 and ...
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ArticleSynetiq invests in IT resource
Salvage and vehicle recycling company Synetiq has increased its IT team as it commits to investment and innovation.Sean Maller joins the .Net team and will focus on software improvement, while Robert Ralston is the latest addition to its AWS development team.Read more Synetiq future-proofs its fleet with the addition ...
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ArticleWhistl joins list of parcel carriers enjoying e-commerce boom
Whistl said new customer wins amid an e-commerce boom were driving growth in its UK and international parcels business.They include Monster Books, Goldstone Books and secondhand book e-tailer Alex the Fat Dawg.Whistl added that long-term customers including Cotton Traders and Yorkshire Building Society have also renewed contracts for its downstream ...