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First Hydrogen LCV

First Hydrogen begin parcel delivery trials

Aug 25, 2023Comments off

Leading zero emission automotive and green energy developer, First Hydrogen, will be opening up fleet trials for its hydrogen-fuel-cell-powered vehicle (FCEV) in response to growing interest from parcel delivery companies. Following successful initial fleet operator road

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Arial view of a container ship

UK exporters urged to act as new customs pl...

Aug 25, 2023Comments off

In just three months, the UK’s legacy customs platform, CHIEF (Cargo Handling of Import and Export Freight), will be replaced by the Customs Declaration Service (CDS). Rhenus UK is encouraging exporters to take prompt steps to transition to

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DSV's Volta Zero

DSV become latest delivery company to start...

Aug 24, 2023Comments off

Volta Trucks, the leading and disruptive all-electric commercial vehicle manufacturer and services provider, has announced an evaluation is underway as part of the brand’s Driving Experience Programme with global transport and logistics company, DSV. The all-electric

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ULEZ Boundary sign

ULEZ: An opportunity for businesses to embr...

Aug 24, 2023Comments off

Nicholas De Juniac, UK General Manager of Zoomo, seeks to educate businesses about the full potential of alternative vehicles, rather than the focus being on the punitive aspects of the emissions zones. Nicholas sympathises with the

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Truck on a highway

Digitally driven cold chains: how to upgrad...

Aug 24, 2023Comments off

In today’s intricate food and beverage supply chains, ensuring product quality from farm to fork is paramount. One of the most crucial factors determining the integrity of perishable products is temperature. As any supply chain professional knows, even

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Driver loading a van

UK businesses face £3.7bn injury bill

Aug 23, 2023Comments off

A third of UK van drivers have injured themselves at least once while loading their van in the past year, costing businesses up to £3.7 billion annually, according to research commissioned by Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles*. 48

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Krone's variable height trailers

Krone’s variable height trailers suit Eur...

Aug 23, 2023Comments off

A & A McNeill Transport has become a convert to Euroliner trailers after taking delivery of two Profi Liner curtainsiders from Krone Trailer UK. Based in Airdrie, Scotland, the firm specialises in general haulage and operates

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Noise Camera

The support for ‘noise’ cameras...

Aug 22, 2023Comments off

Drivers want to see cameras that can automatically detect vehicles with illegally loud exhausts or whose engines are revved unnecessarily rolled out across the UK, according to new RAC research. Six-in-10 drivers (58%) questioned by the

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UK road freight prices

Road transport price stability threatened b...

Aug 22, 2023Comments off

New data from the TEG Road Transport Price Index reveals that road transport prices fell 2.13% during July, with haulage prices dropping just under 4%. However, prices have been relatively stable so far this year, marching

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pothole

Wet July sees pothole breakdowns up a fifth...

Aug 22, 2023Comments off

A month of exceptional rainfall saw pothole related breakdowns rise by a fifth this July compared to July 2022, according to the AA Pothole Index*. Last month more than 50,000 drivers had their journeys brought to