Edinburgh-based fleet management company Gofor has appointed Iain Bennett (pictured) as its new MD with a brief to support the company’s next phase of growth. The move is part of a wider management restructuring which sees Gofor founder and MD Graham Lesslie take on the new role as chief executive officer, with responsibility for the […]
Logistics UK has written to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak ahead of his speech today (04 October) at the Conservative Conference, calling for government to meet its net zero agenda and invest in decarbonising the logistics sector. In the letter, chief executive David Wells expresses the industry’s disappointment at the extended deadline for the end of […]
O’Carroll Haulage & Crane Hire has taken delivery of a new Volvo FH 420 8×2 drawbarrigid, in a deal which sees the firm continue its commitment to the Swedish manufacturer. The County Limerick-based business runs an almost exclusively Volvo fleet and has returnedto the marque again for its latest addition. O’Carroll Haulage & Crane Hire […]
FORS Gold operator Kilnbridge Construction Services is introducing the Webfleet Video solution across its fleet of 140 HGVs and vans in a move aimed at reducing its fuel costs and CO2 emissions. The move will enable Kilnbridge to monitor its fleet’s journeys and help the company reduce fuel consumption, cut carbon emissions, improve driver behaviour […]
The average age of directors and founders in the warehousing and distribution sector is significantly lower than in transport and logistics, according to research by Approved Business Finance. The research used data from Companies House to analyse the average age of 2,000 founders, chief executives and MDs in the UK’s biggest businesses across 20 different […]
Transport and plant hire services specialist Explore Transport has acquired a majority share in Wellingborough-based Prigmore Haulage for an undisclosed sum. Family firm Prigmore Haulage, which was launched by Patricia Prigmore in 2000, has an operating licence for 16 trucks and 20 trailers, and has a fleet which ranges from 7.5-tonne vehicles up to 44-tonne […]
Parcels, mail and e-fulfilment specialist Whistl fell into the red in 2022 as a decline in post-Covid online shopping, the Ukraine War, supply chain issues and the cost of living crisis all took their toll. In its latest financial results, for the year to 31 December 2022, Whistl revealed pre-tax losses of £2.1m, compared to […]
Tevva has signed a deal to merge with US electric vehicle designer and assembler ElectraMeccanica, in a move which will enable the UK electric truck manufacturer to significantly scale its production and target the US market. Announcing the agreement the two companies said the merged enterprise would initially focus on the UK market, followed by […]
Almost a third (32%) of employees in the UK transport and logistics sector are working beyond their contracted hours and doing some form of unpaid overtime each week, according to new research. The study, by financial guidance specialists Claro Wellbeing, found that 15% of employees in the sector have experienced burnout – a state of […]
A four-week trial of First Hydrogen’s fuel cell electric van by fleet management firm Rivus has concluded that the vehicle has “unbeatable range” compared to other electric vehicles, covering over 300 miles per tank. However the trial also found that the fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) is 36% more expensive to run than its diesel […]