Vehicle salvage and recycling firm SYNETIQ has taken delivery of nine DAF LF 12-tonne double deck recovery trucks to improve its efficiency and carbon footprint. Equipped with tilt and slide bodies and spec lifts, the […]
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Newly graduated HGV technician, Joshua Barber (pictured) has scooped Motus Commercials’ Apprentice of the Year for a record third time. The accolade comes only four months after Motus Commercials won the 2022 Motor Transport ‘Apprenticeship […]
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Andover-based Draintech Tankers said it had been so impressed with the Mercedes-Benz Arocs it ordered from Marshall Truck & Van three three months ago that it has added another pair to its fleet. In the […]
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Petit Forestier UK is set to open a flagship depot and vehicle maintenance unit in Dartford, Kent. The refrigeration vehicle rental specialist, which hires vans, trucks, trailers, and cold storage containers, will open the 8,000sq […]
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Commercial vehicle rental and fleet management company Herd Group has become employee-owned after transferring into an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT). The Surrey-headquartered group, which provides and manages commercial vehicles within the rental and fleet management […]
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GXO Logistics has extended its partnership with French domestic appliance manufacturer Groupe SEB in a deal which will also see it offer additional warehouse space in the UK. Groupe SEB’s appliances and cookware are sold […]
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A charging corridor for medium and heavy-duty electric trucks has been launched in Europe by BP Pulse. Six public charging locations, which offer ultra-fast 300kw charge points for electric trucks, have been rolled out along […]
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Lincolnshire-based international haulage firm Brit-Pol has closed down with the loss of 80 jobs. Administrators at Begbies Traynor were appointed to the family-run company, which had been trading since 2011, on 11 January and it […]
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The collapse into administration of Britishvolt earlier this week means there are now no UK stand-alone factories making the batteries required to help the automotive industry transition to electric-powered vehicles, according to the Unite union. […]
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Electric truck maker Volta has appointed Claes Nilsson (pictured) to its board of directors following an extensive career at AB Volvo. Nilsson latterly held the position of president of Volvo Trucks and member of its […]
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