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Self-driving vehicles

How safe are self-driving cars as a realist...

Oct 24, 2023Comments off

With the recent growth in AI tools and tech offering a bold glimpse into an automated future, Mark Trimbee, CEO of personalised number plate provider Regtransfers, explores what this may mean for modes of transportation and

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Warning signs of mental distress in drivers

Oct 24, 2023Comments off

Mental health and wellbeing have become pressing issues across all industries, but perhaps nowhere more so than in the transport sector. Drivers spend long hours on the road, often in isolation, facing stressors such as tight

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Norfolk transport firm officially opens new...

Oct 23, 2023Comments off

Leading Norfolk logistics firm, GE-BE Transport, a Palletways member, has officially opened its doors to the firm’s new 435,600 sq ft Swaffham headquarters, marking a significant milestone in the company’s history and paving the way for

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weather

New weather stations to help get England’...

Oct 23, 2023Comments off

With winter approaching, National Highways is investing £15.4m in a new state-of-the-art network of weather stations, including supporting infrastructure, that will provide real-time data of road conditions. As the clocks go back this weekend, the organisation

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Alltruck cuts carbon and cost with cool sol...

Oct 20, 2023Comments off

Alltruck, one of the UK’s leading commercial vehicle contract hire specialists, has joined forces with Hultsteins to provide a carbon-busting transport refrigeration solution for its customers. Following a series of successful trials with selected customers in

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eHGV

Government Invests £200 Million to Promote...

Oct 20, 2023Comments off

New funding to roll out up to 370 zero emission trucks across the country Investment will help deliver on our net zero commitments, create new jobs and grow the economy while also avoiding food price hikes caused

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Scania truck

Scania’s rejuvenated battery electric ra...

Oct 19, 2023Comments off

Scania has updated its urban battery electric truck range and added a new electric machine (combined electric motor and gearbox) to its lineup. The battery electric urban truck range, originally launched in 2021, has been given

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Truck transporting Ryze Hydrogen

XPO Logistics chosen as transport partner f...

Oct 19, 2023Comments off

XPO, a leading provider of innovative and sustainable end-to-end logistics solutions across Europe, has been selected by net zero pioneer Ryze Hydrogen to be Ryze’s sole transporter of clean hydrogen in the UK and Ireland. Experience

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Freight being loaded on an UPS plane

AI clears the way for faster customs cleara...

Oct 19, 2023Comments off

From October, UPS customers shipping to the European Union can start using an AI-powered, in-house tool to automatically generate customs codes, demystifying a critical piece of doing business with Europe. Based on the description of a

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MAN truck on the road

Biggest price rise in freight services sinc...

Oct 19, 2023Comments off

A perfect storm has been gathering over UK road transport prices for the past few months. The returning HGV levy, clean air charges, rising fuel prices and higher business costs have all contributed. Now, new data