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All Motor Transport articles in 2020
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ArticleNew XPO whitepaper confirms permanent shift to e-fulfilment
The accelerated pace of online shopping activity shows no signs of subsiding once the crisis is over, with supply chain operations and consumer preferences now permanently altered, according to a white paper from XPO Logistics.Based on two surveys conducted before the holiday shopping season, the white paper explained how every ...
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Article"Hauliers won't change to electric when the technology doesn't do the job!"
The government is ramping up its zero carbon agenda, but how keen are HGV operators to jump onboard when the technology is struggling to keep pace with the demands of running a fleet of vehicles?Last month (November) prime minister Boris Johnson set out a £12bn 'Ten Point Plan' to spearhead ...
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ArticleBevan Group teams up with eStar Truck & Van to win Leicester City Council tipper order
West Midlands-based manufacturer Bevan Group is working on a second consignment of tipping bodies for 14 FUSO Canter trucks to be operated by Leicester City Council.The authority, which recently embarked on a major fleet replacement programme, placed its latest order with prime contractor eStar Truck & Van following a comprehensive ...
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ArticleD Steven & Son marks centenary with Gray & Adams trailer kitted with Transicold Vector HE 19 MT refrigeration unit
The UK’s most northerly haulage company is celebrating its centenary with the delivery of a new Gray & Adams trailer mounted with Carrier Transicold's flagship Vector HE 19 MT refrigeration unit.Scrabster-based D Steven & Son, which also has depots in Aberdeen, Glasgow and Wick, took the delivery as part of ...
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ArticleGo with the Flow for quality assured online training for all logistics workers
Despite the high proportion of the 2 million people working in UK logistics that are mobile or remote workers, there has been a lack of a coherent and quality assured online training to help their career development. But that is now changing with the launch of Flow.According to research (see ...
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ArticleFormer management team returns to Big Green Parcel Machine
Three of Tuffnells' former directors have returned to the company, following its management buy-out from the Connect Group in May this year.Ian Bland, Chris Tresadern and Ian Brewer all held leadership positions in Tuffnells but had left the company either prior to or during the firm’s previous ownership by Connect ...
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ArticleDNA targets further growth amid 40% surge in volumes
Gatwick-based logistics specialist DNA is gearing up for further expansion in 2021 following a 40% increase in palletised freight consignments since the Covid pandemic.A member of leading express distribution network Palletforce, DNA has created eight new jobs since the summer and aims to further increase its 65-strong staff in the ...
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ArticleNew Sizewell nuclear plant could produce low carbon hydrogen for road transport
A planned new nuclear plant at Sizewell could also be a centre of hydrogen production for vehicle use, and the plant developer is seeking expressions of interest for partners to produce hydrogen and use it to run heavy vehicles at the site on the Suffolk coast.The initiative could be the ...
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ArticleAssociation of Fleet Professionals launches charter to fast-track adoption of electric vehicles in UK
A new electric vehicle (EV) charter and accompanying training course have been launched by the Association of Fleet Professionals (AFP).The charter commits the organisation to fast-tracking the adoption of EVs in the UK through: supporting members through electrification with a helpline and administrative assistance; providing best practice documents and education; ...
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ArticleRomac Logistics secures new distribution hub
Manchester-based Romac Logistics has expanded into a major new head office and distribution centre at Unit 66 Finlan Road, Stakehill Industrial Estate which is owned by the COIF Charities Property Fund.The company, which specialises in chilled and ambient logistics, offers warehousing and national distribution solutions for the UK’s food and ...
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ArticleTesco adds 30 Thermo King electric vans to home delivery fleet
Tesco has strengthened its zero-emission home delivery fleet with the addition of 30 new fully-electric refrigerated vans, equipped with E-200 units from Thermo King.The E-200 electric refrigeration units come with multi-temperature performance which is autonomous from the vehicle and intelligent power source optimization.The units, which feature patented power management, also ...
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ArticleDirect Vision a good step - but does not go far enough
The Direct Vision Standard (DVS) for commercial vehicles in London is a positive step towards better HGV road safety, but does not go far enough.All goods vehicles over 12 tonnes now require a permit to drive into Greater London, including vehicles from outside the UK.Enforced by TfL, the DVS legislation ...
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ArticleGreat Bear Distribution predicts further growth despite pandemic
Great Bear Distribution increased profits by 7.5% last year to £9.5m and it anticipated its “controlled organic growth” will continue.Turnover for the distribution and storage company in the year ending 31 December 2019 also increased, by 5.4% to £266m (£253m) and operating profit soared by 48% to £15.6m (£10.5m).Looking ahead, ...
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ArticleAlpha Recovery brings in Mercedes Atego breakdown truck
Cramlington-based Alpha Recovery has taken delivery of a Mercedes-Benz Atego breakdown truck.The Atego 1530 has an uprated gross weight of 16-tonnes and a ClassicSpace cab with optional third seat.It also has an SLA Super-Low Approach vehicle transporter bodywork by specialist manufacturer Roger Dyson of Droitwich.While one vehicle is carried on ...
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ArticleYodel worker targets fleet manager role after completing CPC course
A Yodel employee who started his career as a warehouse operative has risen through the ranks and has now completed his certificate of professional competence (CPC) licence.Martin Heathcote, transport team manager in Oldham, can now progress further after attaining the licence and aims to achieve his north east operators’ licence ...
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ArticlePallet-Track delivers special Christmas present to Staffordshire heritage site
Pallet-Track helped Christmas come early to Chatterley Whitfield Colliery, the UK’s biggest deep seam mine, near Stoke on Trent.The logistics business delivered a specially commissioned 40g sculpture of pit pony Prince by Ipswich-based artist Adam Godden, the grandson of Ken Walley, a blacksmith welder at the colliery in the 1950s.It ...
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ArticleChristmas tree rental firm uses Citroen e-Dispatch to cut carbon emissions
A company that ‘rents’ out Christmas trees before they are collected again to continue growing has used a 100% electric Citroen e-Dispatch van to undertake the distribution.London Christmas Tree Rental started after founder Jonathan Mearns realised that more than seven million Christmas trees end up as landfill each year.The new ...
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ArticleMaxus unveils second electric van of 2020
Maxus has launched a new electric commercial van - the Maxus eDELIVER 9.It is the second all-electric vehicle the company has unveiled this year following the launch of eDELIVER 3 this summer.It is available to order now for deliveries from January 2021 and is said to offer "outstanding performance, high ...
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ArticleZero-tariff Brexit deal welcome but prepare for the extra paperwork, Logistics UK reminds hauliers
Logistics UK has reacted with optimism to the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) reached today (24 December) between the UK and EU but has cautioned that there is still much to be done to protect the nation’s supply chains, and the economy as a whole.“A deal is great news for the ...
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ArticleCovid costs UK commercial vehicle manufacturing sector £825m
UK commercial vehicle (CV) manufacturing decreased by 1.9% in November, with 8,605 units rolling off production lines, according to figures published this week by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).While output for the domestic market rose 10.1%, with logistics and CV operators working flat out to meet growing ...