Transport and Logistics Network
Road Transport Expo (RTX) is officially an award-winning event, following a triumphant win at last week’s Association of Event Organisers (AEO) Excellence Awards. RTX was crowned Best UK Launch Event for its ‘all about the truck’ summer debut at…
A battery electric truck (BET), pay-as-you-go leasing model has been launched by PragmaCharge in an effort to resolve current cost barriers for fleet operators. The tech firm said there was neither the infrastructure nor the clear pathways to su…
Warrington-based haulier JPA Transport Services has entered administration, putting at risk around 24 jobs. The company, which held a standard international licence authorising up to 35 HGVs and nine trailers out of eight operating centres in th…
Tuffnells staff who worked at the parcel firm’s depot in Nuneaton have approached a law firm to find out if they can get compensation for the way their redundancy was handled. More than 2,000 jobs were lost at the Sheffield-based delivery firm w…
Volvo Trucks has introduced a new specification for its Volvo Action Service (VAS) van fleet, designed to maximise payload capacity and help support its evolving powertrain portfolio. Volvo Truck and Bus Centre South & East is the launch cus…
The Zemo Partnership held its 20th anniversary conference on Clean Air Day (June 15) at London City Hall. Zemo CEO Andy Eastlake (pictured) ran through some of the key achievements of the partnership – formed in 2003 as the Low Carbon Vehicle Pa…
SMUK is hosting an insightful session at this year’s Road Transport Exo (RTX) Knowledge Zone that brings together a host of road safety experts. The ‘Gearing up for Change’ forum will explore the role technology plays in keeping HGVs compliant w…
Heavy vehicle recovery operator Sparrow Recovery has added a 120-tonne Renault Trucks C520 8×4 to its 35-strong mixed fleet. Supplied by Thompson Commercials, it joins a Renault Trucks T520 tractor unit under a low loader and four Renault Trucks…
DX said it had secured planning permission for a £12m regional hub near Nottingham that will improve efficiency by reducing stem mileage. The proposals include a 4.5-acre redevelopment and a 25,000sq ft footprint on the New Stanton Park industri…
Packfleet said it had become the first logistics firm operating an all-electric fleet to become B Corp certified. The certification issued by B Lab is for businesses meeting high social and environmental standards and to achieve it Packfleet had…