July 2022

Suffolk-based Bartrum Group has invested in a fleet of six new 15.65m longer-length semi-trailers (LSTs) from SDC. The family-owned freight operator provides non-hazardous and hazardous distribution services through the UK, as well as warehousing and a range of classroom-based training courses including funded driver training courses. The new longer curtainsiders were designed to help cut the company’s emissions and are fitted with a second deck to provide increased capacity and more efficient operations for the group’s Pallet Track services. The […]

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Bridgestone has forged a partnership with contract hire, rental and fleet management provider Hexagon Leasing to supply the company’s 3,000-strong fleet with its premium range tyres and a range of bespoke tyre maintenance services. The deal was sealed after months of negotiations and tyre trials with Bridgestone. Hexagon said it was “particularly impressed” with the Bridgestone team’s attention to detail and consultative approach to the business, developing a range of tailored solutions to meet the needs of their own customers. […]

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RHA has welcomed a High Court order requiring the government to explain how it will hit its net zero targets. The association praised the High Court’s decision and said this week that until the government clarifies its net zero strategy hauliers are at risk of ending up with stranded assets as they transition their fleets from diesel to clean energy. The government’s net zero strategy includes plans to ban new internal combustion engine (ICE) cars by 2030 and ICE heavy […]

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The Co-op has begun the roll out of robot deliveries in Bedford in partnership with Starship Technologies. The roll out, in collaboration with Bedford Borough Council, will enable up to 45,000 residents across 20,000 households in Bedford to receive store to door grocery deliveries from three local Co-op supermarkets, via a fleet of Starship’s autonomous robots. Customers will be able to choose from a range of grocery items, schedule their delivery, then drop a pin where they want their delivery […]

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A loophole in crime reporting that allows criminals to get away with cargo thefts from HGVs must be closed in order to save operators more than £700m a year, according to insurers. Broker McCarron Coates said a major problem in investigating thefts is that a specific category of ‘freight crime’ does not exist in Home Office reporting figures and falls under ‘theft from vehicle’ instead. And while it acknowledged that changing the reporting regime would be very difficult, there is […]

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Getlink, which operates the Eurotunnel cross-Channel service, said it had achieved “very encouraging results” for the first half of the year after reporting a €45m (£38.2m) pre-tax profit. It said the progressive lifting of Covid-19-related border restrictions for international travel had significantly improved the results and transformed the €127m (£107.8m) loss it made in the same period in 2021 into a profit. Revenue for the period was €577m (£489.8m), up €249m (£211.4m) compared to H1 2021. Read more Getlink reports […]

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