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Tevva joins decarbonisation alliance

September 26, 2019 Tim Wallace

Electric commercial vehicle technology expert, Tevva, has joined the Transport Decarbonisation Alliance (TDA), a collaboration of countries, cities and companies formed to accelerate the transport sector’s drive towards net-zero greenhouse gas emissions. The Chelmsford-based company was unveiled as the newest TDA member at the height of the UNSG Climate Action Summit at the United Nations […]

Eddie Stobart Logistics
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Former Stobart boss Andrew Tinkler ‘preparing bid’ for company

September 20, 2019 Tim Wallace

Eddie Stobart Logistics (ESL) has received a “highly preliminary expression of interest” from former boss Andrew Tinkler who ran the company for a decade until 2014. The move comes only days after ESL revealed it had received a separate takeover bid from one of its current shareholders, Dbay Advisors. Dbay bought 51% of the ESL […]

Department for Transport: all change, please
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Unite members to stage protest at Department for Transport over ‘profoundly dangerous’ threat to safety regulations

September 16, 2019 Tim Wallace

Lorry drivers who are members of Unite have announced a protest at the Department for Transport at 2pm tomorrow (September 17) over growing fears that the government will weaken or suspend the rules governing lorry driving hours in the event of a no-deal Brexit. The existing driving regulations limit drivers to 56 hours of driving […]