August 2023

JCB is hailing a second major breakthrough in its drive to convert to hydrogen-powered vehicles after installing one of its hydrogen engines into a Mercedes-Benz Sprinter van. This latest development follows the plant manufacturer’s installation of its hydrogen engine into a 7.5-tonne Mercedes truck in February this year. The Mercedes-Benz Sprinter van retrofit was completed […]

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Bullet Express has secured another 35 trucks and trailers from Asset Alliance Group as the business continues to expand. The Glasgow-based haulage and warehousing company has taken delivery of 14 Mercedes-Benz rigids, seven MAN 6×2 tractor units, six tri-axle Tiger Trailers and eight Lawrence David double deck trailers from the commercial vehicle specialist. These latest […]

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Palletways member Ge-Be Transport has invested more than £5m into new headquarters in Swaffham, Norfolk, as part of a strategy to diversify the firm’s services and meet the growing demand of the business. The new 435,600sq ft site will allow the family-run firm to offer warehousing and storage services for the first time, alongside the […]

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Somerset-based haulage company C&D South West has promoted Charles ‘Sam’ Hammond to operations director after seven years of working in the family business. C&D have been operating for over 35 years and are now under the third generation of leadership with siblings Lorna, Cayla and Sam all working for the family business. Now Sam Hammond […]

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Wilko’s administrator said it was likely there would be redundancies and store closures after it failed to find anyone to buy the entire group. PwC said it had held “extensive discussions” with interested parties and although discussions were continuing, “it’s clear that the nature of this interest is not focused on the whole group.” In […]

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A Burton-on-Trent international haulage and warehousing firm has entered administration. Steven Currie at insolvency practitioners Currie Young was appointed to Freight Management European (FME) in Drakelow on 8 August. The company, which traded as AMCO Logistics, held a standard international licence for 40 HGVs and 40 trailers running out of two operating centres in Drakelow […]

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The British deputy high commissioner to Ghana, Keith McMahon (third from right), visited Transaid’s professional driver training programme in Tema, Greater Accra, to see how the international development organisation is improving road safety in the country. During the visit he observed practical refresher training with a group of 11 HGV driver trainers, who have collectively […]

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A Devon tipper lorry driver died after he was electrocuted when the hydraulic arm of his vehicle came into contact with an overhead powerline. VB Farms LLP has now been fined £60,000 following the death of 43-year-old Patrick ‘Paddy’ Rice in May 2021. Rice, who was employed by Langford Plant Hire, was delivering stone that […]

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Fleet management experts Venson Automotive Solutions said HGV operators needed to review their safety and compliance measures to reduce the risk to road users ahead of new Direct Vision (DVS) rules next year. Drawing on government figures that showed lorries have the highest rate of other road user fatalities per passenger mile, Venson said hauliers […]

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The Unite union said it had reported Irn-Bru maker AG Barr, as well as contractors Eddie Stobart and Streamline, to the department for business and trade for what it alleged was “illegal activity”. In a move that will ratchet up the tension amid an ongoing dispute between the union, its member HGV drivers and the […]

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