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Chorley Group supplies specially adapted Interstars to local bakery

Chorley Group supplies specially adapted I...

Jan 09, 2025Comments off

Two Nissan Interstar Luton vans have been specially adapted for use by a bakery in Lancashire. The rear-wheel-drive vehicles were supplied by the corporate sales team at Chorley Group and are now in daily use by

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Two English Channel ferries in the Port of Dover

Reforming the Clandestine Entrant Civil Pen...

Jan 09, 2025Comments off

The Road Haulage Association (RHA) has raised significant concerns regarding the current enforcement of the Clandestine Entrant Civil Penalty Scheme. Hauliers and drivers, despite adhering to stringent security measures, are facing substantial fines when illegal immigrants

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Electric van being charged

Regulatory alignment will boost electric va...

Jan 08, 2025Comments off

Business group Logistics UK believes that the government’s Zero emission vans: regulatory flexibility consultation (which will run until 3 March 2025) will provide the opportunity to deliver regulatory alignment between 4.25 tonne electric vans and 3.5 tonne diesel

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Vantoura DX450 van tyre

Tyre management: What’s on the horizon fo...

Jan 08, 2025Comments off

Fleet management in 2025 is poised to undergo transformation driven by advancements in technology, evolving regulatory landscapes, and changing business needs. Looking at what this may mean from a tyre management perspective for fleets, with an

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Key regulatory shifts affecting fleet opera...

Jan 08, 2025Comments off

Several key policy areas are expected to shift as Donald Trump returns to office, potentially impacting everything from emissions regulations to fuel prices. Understanding these changes can help fleet managers in the U.S. and the U.K.

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Cardiff-based Llandaff Laminates has purchased its first Isuzu from local dealer Commercial Motors (Wales).

First Isuzu for Llandaff Laminates

Jan 07, 2025Comments off

Cardiff-based Llandaff Laminates has purchased its first Isuzu from local dealer Commercial Motors (Wales), citing the impressive three-tonne payload capacity of its new N75.190 as key, as the business looks to improve the efficiency of its

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Derry Bros office sign

Derry Bros network to support cross border ...

Jan 07, 2025Comments off

Freight customs specialist Derry Bros has expanded its presence within the UK and mainland Europe with the opening of two new offices in London and Poznan. The company has increased its office network to four to

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Electric car being charged up

2025: a landmark year for EV charging infra...

Jan 07, 2025Comments off

As we arrive at the halfway point of the 2020s, the EV charging infrastructure in 2025 looks very different from the start of the decade. We asked Mer’s Director of Public Charging, Elizabeth Warren, and Head

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New car market; EV salary sacrifice, Employee Car Ownership Scheme, ECOS,Optimism for 2026 tempered by deteriorating economy

Record EV market share but weak private dem...

Jan 07, 2025Comments off

The UK new car market recorded its second successive year of growth with 1,952,778 new cars reaching the road in 2024 – a rise of 2.6% on the previous year, according to the latest figures from

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Supplied on a five-year contract hire agreement, the new arrivals will be based at Heathrow Airport.

New SDC trailers for Worldwide Flight Servi...

Jan 06, 2025Comments off

Worldwide Flight Services (WFS), a SATS company, has taken delivery of 29 new SDC rollerbed trailers from Asset Alliance Group to bolster its freight handling operations. Supplied on a five-year contract hire agreement, the new arrivals