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Wren Kitchens reaches DVSA ‘best in class...

Jul 12, 2021Comments off

Wren Kitchens has been recognised by the DVSA with an Earned Recognition ‘best in class’ standard, after meeting all of the vehicle maintenance standards following

EDF takes delivery of 500th electric car on...

Jul 12, 2021Comments off

EDF’s Jas Sangha has become the 500th employee to take delivery of a brand-new electric car thanks to Tusker’s salary sacrifice car benefits scheme. Since

Fleet optimisation software to tackle drive...

Jul 12, 2021Comments off

Implementing fleet optimisation software should be a transport firm’s first step to addressing the driver shortage, according to tech firm The Algorithm People (TAP). It

£1bn plan to build the UK’s largest logi...

Jul 09, 2021Comments off

Joint venture developers Oxford Properties and Logistics Capital Partners have bought a 734-acre site near Birmingham with plans to develop the UK’s largest logistics hub with

Kent lorry parking decision will protect su...

Jul 09, 2021Comments off

The decision by ministers to withdraw powers from Kent County Council (KCC) to clamp HGVs parked in laybys across Kent beyond 30 June 2021 has been applauded by business group Logistics

Freight Portal relaunches to give greater s...

Jul 08, 2021Comments off

Energy Saving Trust, Zemo Partnership and the Department for Transport (DfT) have relaunched an updated Freight Portal, with the aim of providing better support to

BTMA launches tyre guide for van operators ...

Jul 08, 2021Comments off

The tyre industry and government have partnered together to produce a best practice guide for van operators and drivers to help improve roadworthiness and reduce

Manufacturers exaggerating EV range claims ...

Jul 07, 2021Comments off

Vehicle manufacturers are deliberately exaggerating the range of their latest electric models by up to 30%, leading to unnecessary range anxiety amongst drivers. That’s the

Vauxhall Vivaro-e wins Electric Van of The ...

Jul 07, 2021Comments off

Vauxhall’s all-electric Vivaro-e has been named ‘Electric Van of the Year’ by Auto Express at its New Car Awards 2021 ceremony. The award marks another

Industry all-rounder makes tyre problems hi...

Jul 06, 2021Comments off

PJ Thory Ltd, whose diverse operation spans mixed haulage, aggregate supplies, waste management and demolition, has installed a TyreWatch system to monitor and control the