June 2023

Wincanton has extended its contract with defence engineering firm Rheinmetall BAE Systems Lane (RBSL) that sees it supporting the manufacture of Boxer MIV fighting vehicles for three more years. The contract renewal and expansion means Wincanton will continue delivering warehouse operations at RBSL’s warehouse in Telford, which also involves the upgrade of Challenger 3 vehicles […]

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The rise in use of electric scooters is leading to increasing numbers of accidents involving HGVs, with riders largely unaware of the number of blind spots on a lorry – according to digital platform SNAP. It said truck drivers were facing new threats as the number of urban road users soars; two million e-scooters were […]

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MAN Truck & Bus UK has appointed Tracey Perry as sales director of its truck, bus and coach division. Perry, who takes up her new role on 1 July, succeeds Matt Squires, who has taken on the new position of operations director for MAN Truck & Bus in Hong Kong. In her new post, Perry, […]

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Parcel delivery company DX Group has invested another £3m to boost its fleet of electric vans for exclusive use in its delivery and logistics partnership with IKEA. The funding, which will see 53 new electric vans added to the fleet, is the group’s second major round of funding in electric vehicles for its IKEA contract. […]

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Dutch multinational Janssen Group is continuing its drive into the UK market with the acquisition of Maltacourt Global Logistics. This is Janssen’s second acquisition in the UK logistics sector this year, following its takeover of Norman Global Logistics in March. Announcing the deal today (27 June), Janssen Group described freight forwarding firm Maltacourt as a […]

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EV and business expense payment firm Allstar has inked a deal with European charging company Fastned to allow its customers to use Fastned’s network of high-power chargers across the UK. This latest deal enables commercial business drivers using the Allstar One Electric solution to find, charge and pay at Fastned’s EV charging network. It closely […]

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A joint administrator of Cross Transport is urging operators to seek professional guidance sooner rather than later, after the Birmingham-based haulier went under. David Kemp and Richard Hunt of nationwide insolvency practitioner, SFP, were recently appointed as joint administrators of Cross Transport Limited, which provided road haulage services across the UK and Ireland. Formed in 2010, […]

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