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MT ArticleLogistics sector looks to GB Grid to unlock freight electrification
Logistics UK has welcomed Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s plans for a publicly backed electricity grid, saying the new model could help overcome one of the biggest barriers to decarbonising road freight and other parts of the logistics industry.
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MT ArticleCampeys opens major warehouse as food logistics drive gathers pace
Campeys of Selby has opened a new 190,000 sq ft warehouse at Sherburn 42, more than tripling its existing storage capacity, as it continues to expand into the food and retail logistics sector.
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MT ArticleOperators’ priorities take centre stage at Motor Transport Decarbonisation Summit
The policies and action needed to accelerate road freight decarbonisation will be under the spotlight at the Motor Transport Decarbonisation Summit in Birmingham next week.
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MT ArticleHull firm fined £230,000 after delivery driver seriously injured by falling crate
Smith & Nephew Medical has been fined £230,000 after being found guilty of safety breaches which resulted in a Nippon Express delivery driver sustaining life-changing injuries when the 1.2 tonne crate he had delivered to the firm’s Hull site fell from a forklift truck and landed on him.
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FCZ ArticleHydrogen truck policies could close TCO gap with diesel, says H2Accelerate
A combination of renewable hydrogen credits, road toll exemptions and funding for vehicles and refuelling infrastructure could narrow the total cost of ownership (TCO) gap between hydrogen and diesel trucks, according to a new policy paper from the H2Accelerate collaboration.
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MT ArticleWren Kitchens takes flight with 70 new Isuzus
Wren Kitchens and Bedrooms has ordered 70 Isuzu N75.190(E) 7.5-tonne rigids, with the first 20 now delivered, to meet the company’s growing UK operations.
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MT ArticleDX SameDay adds hyperlocal delivery capability
DX has added a hyperlocal capability to its DX SameDay service, aimed at customers with short-distance, high-volume and multi-site delivery requirements.
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MT FleetsMT Fleet Data rankings
Based on the weekly O-licence updates issued by the Office of the Traffic Commissioner, the MT Fleet Data rankings provide you with the definitive list of O-licences within the UK haulage sector.
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MT ArticleA L Campbell (Haulage) licence revoked after years of compliance failings
A Scottish haulier with a history of non-compliance has had its 17-vehicle licence revoked and its transport manager disqualified, after a Traffic Commissioner found serious shortcomings in its maintenance and defect-reporting systems.
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MT ArticleAmazon announces above-inflation pay rise for fulfilment and logistics staff
Amazon has announced a pay increase for frontline operations employees in the UK, which will see full-time annual salaries start at a minimum of £31,408, and in some locations up to £33,488.
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MT ArticleRoyal Mail takes on rivals as IDS buys Quadient UK locker network
Royal Mail’s parent company International Distribution Services (IDC) has succesfully bid to buy Quadient’s UK network of around 3,000 parcel lockers.
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MT ArticleAldi plans £900m retail and logistics expansion as sales hit record £19bn
Aldi is to invest a record £900m into opening 40 new stores and boosting its distribution network, as it continues its drive to expand its retail footprint to 1,500 stores in the UK.
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MT ArticleTrimble AI push aims to automate office work and find loads for smaller fleets
Trimble has launched a series of AI-powered tools designed to automate routine transport tasks, find loads for spare capacity and help smaller fleets make better use of their existing vehicles.
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MT ArticleVans a growing share of bridge strike incidents
Home delivery vehicles are making up a growing proportion of bridge strike incidents and a lack of training and drivers under pressure to complete drops are blamed for the increasing number.
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MT ArticleHovis drivers industrial action paused amid new offer
Strike action threatened by Hovis distribution drivers this week has been temporarily called off after the company made a new pay offer.
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MT ArticleGreenock to Rotterdam shipping service raises glass to whisky makers
A reinstated shipping service from Greenock in Scotland to Rotterdam will cut haulage costs and offers whisky distillers a faster route to global customers, according to Peel Ports.
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MT ArticleKammac cuts losses amid ‘soft’ customer demand
A major company-wide restructure and reorganisation of the management at Kammac stemmed its losses last year, new financial results showed.
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MT ArticleHutchinson poaches Chris McGirr as it targets national contracts
Specialist tanker operator Hutchinson Group has appointed Chris McGirr as commercial manager amid an ambitious plan by the Middlesbrough firm to win major national contracts in the chemicals, gases and bulk liquids markets.
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FCZ ArticleThe bigger risk may no longer be electrifying too early. It may be waiting too long
With more than eight in 10 fleet operators reporting shrinking margins and fuel prices up 35% since the outbreak of the US-Iran conflict, VEV CEO Mike Nakrani makes the case that electrification is no longer an environmental question — it is a question of commercial resilience, cost certainty and long-term ...
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MT ArticleYusen Logistics opens £200m automated distribution centre in Northampton
Yusen Logistics has opened a new £200m Sustainable Distribution Centre in Northampton, representing one of the company’s largest investments in its UK logistics operation.