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Complete Business Solutions converts fleet ...
Complete Business Solutions has fired the starting pistol in a race to convert its entire fleet of 177 multi-drop delivery vehicles from diesel to battery power, by commissioning its first Mercedes-Benz eSprinters. Smartly finished in special
Bericote’s distribution centre begins to ...
Construction company Glencar is to build an 80,000 sq ft of speculative industrial space across three new units at a site in Coventry for logistics commercial property developers Bericote Properties. The project, at Coventry Logistics Park
BIFA and Think Logistics to deliver young t...
The British International Freight Association (BIFA), the trade association for UK freight forwarding and logistics companies, has launched a new partnership with Think Logistics to inspire the next generation of talent to join the sector. Governed
Abbey Logistics extends Viridor plastics re...
Road tanker and logistics company Abbey Logistics has extended its partnership with recycling and waste management company Viridor. The two companies began working together last year through Abbey’s bag to bulk facility where Abbey provided reformatting
UK average petrol price hits new record hig...
The average price of petrol at UK filling stations has hit a new record high, according to the RAC. The motoring organisation said an average price of 142.94p per litre, recorded yesterday, exceeded the previous record
Hertz orders 100,000 Tesla’s, the single-...
Hertz Global Holdings Inc has placed an order for a whopping 100,000 Tesla’s in a huge first step toward electrifying its rental-car fleet and in the process mainstreaming EVs. Bloomberg reported the news a few minutes ahead of the press release, with
Report calls for radical industry action to...
The haulage industry is training sufficient HGV drivers but failing to retain them, a report by the Driver Require Think Tank has concluded. The Think Tank of leading logistics professionals, brought together by Kieran Smith, chief
Renault Trucks announces its presence at th...
Renault Trucks France will be taking part in the 16th Solutrans trade fair, to be held from 16 to 20 November 2021 at Lyon-Eurexpo. The French manufacturer will be presenting its transport solutions on a stand
National road-pricing scheme to replace fue...
A national road pricing scheme to replace an emissions-based tax regime must not penalise the road haulage industry, MPs have been warned. Giving evidence to the transport select committee earlier this week, the RHA said hauliers
New Renault Trucks Tridem drives profitabil...
Somerset-based MRA Rousell and Sons has added a Renault Trucks C460 8×4 tridem with PPG aluminium insulated tipper body to its 5-strong fleet. Supplied by Sparks Commercial Services, the C460 is the fleet’s first tridem and
