May 2023

Thirteen people suspected of entering the UK illegally have been found inside a lorry at a site on the Ransomes Industrial Estate in Ipswich. The thirteen individuals were found inside an HGV at about 10:40 BST on Thursday, Suffolk Police have revealed. Police were seen investigating the lorry, branded Romano, which was parked outside a […]

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Gritter builder Econ Engineering has launched a new zero-emission electric gritter truck that can be operated all year round thanks to a range of demountable body options allowing it to switch between fleet roles. Developed in-house, the E-QCB uses hydraulic rams to enable the vehicle to switch between demountable bodies in just 15 minutes. The […]

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Warehouse and haulage companies are increasingly offering more flexible working hours to staff in a bid to ensure they have enough employees to fill all their shifts, according to a new poll. Digital staffing platform Indeed Flex said historically, companies in the sector have been reluctant to offer flexible work patterns, but its research found […]

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Concerns over the “colossal” amounts of energy required to top up zero-emission fleets of trucks that could overpower the network and melt power cables have been brought to the attention of the transport minister. Conservative peer Lord Howell questioned where the enormous extra volume of electricity was going to come from in order to help […]

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JS Davidson has dipped its toe in the hummus market by providing plant-based brand Holy Moly with an end-to-end fulfilment operation and delivering its new range into major supermarkets. The Peterborough operator is dispatching three new cold pressed hummus dips to over 8,000 stockists across the UK, including Waitrose, Sainsburys and Asda, as well as […]

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The European Commission’s proposed Euro 7 regulation will increase the manufacturing costs of trucks to close to €12,000, the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) is warning. It points to a study by Frontier Economics, commissioned by ACEA, which has found that the Euro 7 regulation will add per vehicle costs of around €2,000 for cars […]

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The government’s decision to end licensing restrictions on running longer semi-trailers (LSTs) could add momentum to DfT’s plans to launch a trial of longer heavier vehicles (LHVs), according to industry experts. The end of licensing restrictions on LSTs of up to 18.55 metres – over two metres above the standard size – announced on 10 […]

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Amazon has named Evri an accredited Seller Fulfilled Prime carrier to deliver parcels on behalf of all merchants on the e-commerce giant’s website. Evri said the move would help it grow its business by several million parcels a year. The accreditation was gained following a rigorous six-week trial during which it consistently met or surpassed […]

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Welch’s Transport has opened the first Net Zero Urban Consolidation Centre (UCC) to be built in Cambridge. The new venture will support the city’s sustainability goals by delivering clean, emissions-free last-mile deliveries and is at the heart of the company’s new net-zero logistics fulfilment operation which also includes one of the first fully electric HGVs […]

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