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Sapphire partners with Pata Yamaha Prometeon WorldSBK race team

 
Sapphire Vehicle Services has become the official transport partner to the Pata Yamaha Prometeon WorldSBK race team. As well as joining the motorcycle race team’s list of sponsors, the partnership sees Sapphire looking after the team’s two Merce…

UK CV production surges 16% in best first half since 2011

 
UK van manufacturing grew 16% in the first six months of the year, as 58,675 units rolled off factory lines, according to the latest data from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). The research showed that the first six months o…

May sees record road freight prices, latest TEG Index reveals

 
Following a significant price decline at the start of the year, the average price-per-mile for haulage and courier vehicles has risen by 4.4 percentage points since February, increasing steadily every month, according to the latest TEG Road Tran…

Prologis welcomes Royal Mail Super Hub to DIRFT

 
Prologis has announced the arrival of Royal Mail’s new Midland Super Hub at Daventry International Rail Freight Terminal (DIRFT). Other new distribution centres at DIRFT include two sites for Warrens Group, which are now fully operational, with …