EV Cargo is replacing diesel with hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) in 25 of its trucks at client Budweiser Brewing Group’s Magor brewery in Wales. The move will deliver an immediate cut of 92% in CO2 emissions. The company also plans to double t…
DHL drivers in England and Scotland are celebrating after negotiating significant pay deals with their employer. More than 100 HGV drivers working for DHL Tradeteam in Burton-on-Trent voted in favour of an improved pay offer, worth up to £6,000 …
Wincanton’s group revenue is forecast to rise by 12% in Q4, helped by a slew of new retail and public sector contracts and the acquisition of e-commerce specialist Cygnia last year. In a trading update, Wincanton reported “excellent” growth in a…
XPO Logistics has been awarded a multi-year contract by Tesco to manage the retailer’s chilled distribution to stores in the North West. Under the new agreement XPO will be responsible for temperature-controlled transport and will use XPO’s flee…
DHL Tradeteam said it was disappointed that union members working on its Molson Coors beer contract in Burton-on-Trent are to start strike action in a dispute over “excessively long delivery routes”. Unite claimed the logistics firm had reneged …
FreshLinc increased turnover by 3% last year, despite fuel surcharge revenues falling following the Spring 2020 collapse in oil prices. For the year ending 30 January 2021, the Spalding-based temperature-controlled operator reported a £111m turn…
Isuzu Truck UK has supplied a further 50 13.5-tonne refrigerated trucks into the national distribution fleet at JJ Foodservice. The wholesaler now has 77 of the vehicles within its 144-strong refrigerated fleet. A further 20 Isuzu F135.240(E) fr…
Unite is warning of a UK beer drought as over 1,000 drivers and warehouse staff at XPO Logistics Drinks threaten strike action in response to a “paltry” pay offer of 1.4%. The workers involved in the dispute are based at 26 XPO depots across the…