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CitySprint recruiting 300 new couriers
CitySprint — the UK’s leading same day distribution company — has announced that it is looking for 300 additional couriers across the UK with the business focussing primarily on those with small and large vans as
Lookers to be bought by Canada’s Alph...
Altrincham car dealership group, Lookers is set to be bought by Canada’s Alpha Auto Group, via a UK entity called Global Auto Holdings, in a £465m deal. The deal by the privately owned Canadian retailer network
Maen Karne adds its first 8×4 tipper f...
The latest truck to join the fleet of Cornish operator Maen Karne is its first 8×4 tipper from Mercedes-Benz – but the truck was chosen for its proven reliability, supported by trustworthy back-up from Dealer City
GRIDSERVE speeds up EV charger activation
GRIDSERVE continues to innovate to deliver a charging network that enables electric vehicle travel across the UK, in the earliest timeframes possible. As testament to this, the latest Electric Super Hub site at Moto Ferrybridge has
Midlands hit hardest in economic ‘per...
New research by Aston University’s Centre for Business Prosperity has shed light on the realities faced by the Midlands region concerning international trade. The report, Midlands International Trade: State and Challenges, looked at the region’s trade
Trucksters closes €33 million Series B ro...
Trucksters, the Spanish road freight operator which has disrupted the long-haul sector with the use of AI and big data, has closed a Series B round of 33 million euros. The new capital injection, backed up
Pay-as-you-go truck electrification service...
An end-to-end truck electrification service that includes the deployment of multiple 350kW chargers at strategic transport and logistics hubs has been launched by PragmaCharge. The new firm, which is backed by prominent industry leaders and specialised
Clipper Automotive to showcase its strategy...
Clipper Automotive, the start-up electric vehicle company, will be showing visitors to MOVE 2023 how it can save up to 10,000 London TX4 taxis from the scrapheap with its fully electric conversion. As part of its
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles and Vestas j...
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles (VWCV) and Vestas Wind Systems, the global leader in sustainable energy solutions, are further strengthening their strategic cooperation. VWCV CEO, Carsten Intra, and Lars Krause, Member of the Executive Board for Sales and
Court cases for speeding reach record high
Almost a quarter of a million drivers (245,043) were sat in the dock accused of speeding last year, the highest since records began, following analysis of the 2022 Criminal Justice Statistics* carried out by the AA.
