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Drink-driving

Festive crackdown on drink & drug driv...

Dec 04, 2023Comments off

A nationwide crackdown on drink and drug driving, which will see all 43 UK police forces step up efforts to catch motorists who disregard the law, is now underway.   The four-week long campaign is being

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ELB Partners

ELB Partners says expanded ULEZ is driving ...

Dec 01, 2023Comments off

A family-run Croydon haulier says the expansion of London’s Ultra-Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) is directly forcing businesses to leave the capital. ELB Partners managing director Peter Eason said four of his company’s customers have moved out

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Oxford Carriers Truck

Oxford Carriers maintain fingertip complian...

Dec 01, 2023Comments off

TruTac, part of the Microlise group, are increasingly supporting customers in digitising their fleet operations, improving compliance, and sharpening vehicle maintenance data thanks to the company’s suite of fleet management software products. TruFleet, the company’s intelligent

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MAN truck on the road

New EU regulations to enforce HGV safe driv...

Dec 01, 2023Comments off

As well as new UK road safety changes that are set to be introduced in October 2024 for UK fleet operators, the safety of vulnerable road users, including cyclists and pedestrians, is also becoming strictly regulated

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Mark Steward's new Schmitz Cargobull reefer

Mark Steward Transport adds a new Schmitz C...

Nov 30, 2023Comments off

Shropshire-based Mark Steward Transport has taken delivery of a Schmitz Cargobull S.KO COOL semi-trailer with S.CU V2.0 cooling unit to improve the efficiency of the business. The refrigerated transport specialist has paired the semi-trailer with a

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First Hydrogen event at MIRA.

21 major fleet operators test drive First H...

Nov 30, 2023Comments off

Zero emissions automotive developer, First Hydrogen hosted representatives from 21 UK fleet operators & industry specialists at the HORIBA MIRA proving ground near Coventry to test drive its first-of-their-kind hydrogen fuel cell-powered light commercial vehicles (LCV). Attendees

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Uni Wheel

Re-inventing the wheel

Nov 30, 2023Comments off

Kia Corporation and Hyundai Motor Company have unveiled the Universal Wheel Drive System — called ‘Uni Wheel’ — at ‘Uni Wheel Tech Day’ in Seoul, Korea. This paradigm-shifting vehicle drive system will revolutionise the design of

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Curries long service

Currie Solutions workers recognised for 2,0...

Nov 29, 2023Comments off

A transport firm headquartered in Dumfries has recognised more than 100 of its employees for a collective 2,000 years of dedicated service to the business. While sources suggest logistics workers spend just over seven years with

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Delivery driver checking his deliveries

Is there a disconnect between insight and a...

Nov 29, 2023Comments off

Picture the office of 1993, a mere 30 years ago. A logistics manager just sat down to their day at a desk with a landline phone, a carrier rolodex, a map and a list of loads

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PNS group shot

Pallet Network Solutions joins Palletways

Nov 29, 2023Comments off

Staffordshire based Pallet Network Solutions has become the latest logistics firm to join the Palletways UK network in response to the increasing demand for a trusted regional partner to handle direct haulage to customers and support