News
Tuffnells owner Connect Group completes disposal of care and education division
Tuffnells owner Connect Group has completed the sale of its care and education division to education resource provider RM.
Month: June 2017
Air quality
Making the switch to electric freight vehicles could save London £900m by 2021
Switching 10% of London’s current truck and van fleet from diesel to electric by 2021 could save the capital £900m in reduced health impact and abatement costs, researchers have calculated. Such a move would also shave 402 tonnes of NOx, 3.8 tonnes of particulate matter and 284,000 tonnes of greenhouse gas from the capital’s streets […]
Air quality
Real-world electric freight vehicle data presented at final Frevue conference
More than 200 city logistics stakeholders headed to London’s Guildhall last week (21 June) to attend the final Frevue conference. […]
News
Gist drivers suspend first of 12 threatened strikes pending talks
The first of a series of strikes by Gist drivers over a pay dispute has been suspended for talks to take place, though plans for a further 11 strikes remain.
Awards
Superstar interns up for auction at Motor Transport Awards
At the Motor Transport Awards we will be holding a very unusual auction in support of our industry charity Transaid. Instead of winning holidays or the latest gadgets, guests will be able to bid on three very well-known interns who will come and work for your company for a day. These are not your usual young […]
Industry News
Close Brothers Vehicle Hire opens 24/7 truck rental site
Close Brothers Vehicle Hire (CBVH) has opened a depot in Thurnscoe near Doncaster to provide 24/7 rentals of trucks and vans.
News
Reigate and Banstead Borough Council avoids strike action
Reigate and Banstead Borough Council has avoided strike action after it agreed to revert back to former staff contracts.
Alternative fuels
Innovate UK project to develop autonomous driving system for Charge electric trucks
Charge Automotive has won Innovate UK backing to help develop autonomous driving functionality for its new range of electric freight vehicles. […]
Air quality
DfT says electric and hydrogen trucks are the future
The DfT sees electric and hydrogen vehicles as the fuels of the future for the freight, and wants to work with industry to get it to “get this sector moving up to speed”. […]
News
Wincanton warns of “trading profit headwinds”
Wincanton has warned of “trading profit headwinds” that it experienced in April, May and June, but expects pre-tax profit to remain inline with expectations.