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Renault Trucks Range T High voted fleet tru...

Sep 23, 2019Comments off

Renault Trucks Range T High 520 6×2 TML has been voted Fleet Truck of the Year at the annual Export & Freight Transport & Logistics Awards, held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Belfast, 12th September 2019.

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Wincanton targets fuel savings with new Mic...

Sep 23, 2019Comments off

Michelin has won a five-year tyre management contract with Wincanton, the largest British logistics firm, in a deal believed to be one of the most significant commercial vehicle tyre contracts signed this year. The agreement was

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Fresh start for Palletways in Colchester

Sep 23, 2019Comments off

Palletways UK, Europe’s largest and fastest growing express palletised freight network, has strengthened its presence in East Anglia with the launch of a dedicated regional depot – Palletways Colchester. The business was created following Palletways’ acquisition

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8 firms signed up to freight procurement fr...

Sep 23, 2019Comments off

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has announced 8 firms have been successfully appointed to the freight procurement framework and will now be able to bid to bring vital medicines into the UK after Brexit on 31 October. The framework

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Government funding for scheme to tackle dri...

Sep 23, 2019Comments off

The government has pledged £1 million to support Road to Logistics – a not-for-profit scheme jointly founded by the Road Haulage Association and telematics company Microlise to help address the growing problem of driver shortages. The

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Electric vehicle charging pioneer wins firs...

Sep 23, 2019Comments off

Electric vehicle charge point pioneer Calvey Taylor-Haw was unfairly dismissed by BP Chargemaster, Watford Employment Tribunal has ruled. Watford Employment Tribunal also ruled that Taylor-Haw had been promised by Chargemaster that he would be able to

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Bureau Veritas welcomes upcoming 18th Editi...

Sep 23, 2019Comments off

As the IET plans an upcoming 18th Edition amendment on electric vehicle charging, Bureau Veritas has welcomed the news, adding the imminent changes will be critical to ensuring the faster roll-out of the UK’s charging network

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Predictions of panic buying and stockpiling...

Sep 23, 2019Comments off

Following weeks of chaos and controversy in Parliament, new research conducted on behalf of IMHX – the UK’s largest logistics event – has revealed that nearly two thirds (63 per cent) of logistics and supply chain

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TomTom Telematics launches Asset Tracking

Sep 20, 2019Comments off

TomTom Telematics has officially added a new feature to their WEBFLEET fleet management solution. Asset Tracking gives companies visibility over the position and usage of their powered assets, such as trailers, generators and other equipment. From

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5,000 delegates attended Cenex’s 12th ann...

Sep 20, 2019Comments off

With the rise of connected and automated vehicles, as well as the UK’s plans for a zero emissions future, the Cenex-LCV2019 and Cenex-Connected Automated Mobility (CAM2019) events welcomed a record number of just over 4,700 delegates