UK businesses are set to adopt more than 163,000 electric vehicles (EVs) this year as part of a major £13.6bn investment in fleet electrification, according to a new study by Centrica Business Solutions. The increase this year will see over a th…
Technology firm Forward Solutions has added transport specialists Chris Wood and Scott Manning to its team. The freight software development company, which provides IT systems for multimodal players across air, sea, road and rail freight, has ta…
BP and BOC are joining forces to roll out a hydrogen refuelling network for HGVs across the UK, following a feasibility study, the joint venture announced today (5 July). The nine-month study looked at the various options for hydrogen distributi…
Michelin has appointed Lee Hutchings as director of services and solutions for the UK and Ireland. Hutchings will report directly to Andrew French, Michelin’s B2B sales director UK & Ireland, who he takes over from in his new role. As well a…
Political and business leaders met at the Transport for the North (TfN) board meeting last week to discuss how it will continue to act with “one voice” for the North. Priorities for the year ahead include taking forward work to update the north’…
Road Transport Expo burst onto the scene last week in spectacular style, as thousands of visitors headed to NAEC Stoneleigh to join in the action. A long time in the planning, this brand-new industry show with its “all about the truck” mantra, a…
Commercial real estate developer Trammell Crow Company (TCC) has begun work on its first European logistics site which will deliver three Grade A logistics buildings on a 19.4 acre site in Milton Keynes. The Milton Keynes site, located at Merton…
Tevva has become the first company to mass produce hydrogen electric trucks in the UK with the launch of its 7.5-tonne vehicle. The Tilbury-based firm unveiled its new zero-emission model, alongside its latest full-battery electric HGV, at last …
RHA is calling on hauliers not to join convoys of protestors taking part in go-slow demonstrations against high fuel prices which kicked off today (4 July) on motorways across the UK. The protestors are targeting three-lane motorways with the co…
A joint venture between Chancerygate, a fund managed by Credit Suisse Asset Management, and global real estate firm Hines, has forward sold a 172,000 sq ft urban logistics development in Dagenham to a fund managed by BlackRock, for an undisclose…
Motor Transport is delighted to announce the shortlist for the Motor Transport Awards 2022. Congratulations to all of our finalists and thank you to those who took the time to enter this year. Please note there is no shortlist for the Service to…
BIL Group – the UK’s leading manufacturer of castors and wheels – has undergone a management buy-out backed by PHD Industrial Holdings Limited.
Pictured from left are Tim Murrow, Managing Director; Chris Davies, Production and Sales Director; and Ro…
Two leading suppliers of industrial doors are merging their UK operations into a new entity as they target future growth.
Nassau Industrial Doors Ltd is becoming part of the ASSA ABLOY Group, bringing together two of the UK’s leaders in industrial a…
Discover the women keeping the country moving in times of change
The winners of the 2022 Amazon everywoman in Transport & Logistics Awards have been announced. Now in their 15th year, the awards celebrated 16 outstanding individuals workin…