Transport and Logistics Network
| Road Transport | XPO Logistics cuts number of offsets needed to maintain carbon neutral status at its Crick HQ
XPO,a leading provider of innovative and sustainable end-to-end logistics solution…
Royal Mail is cutting the number of domestic flights it operates in half as the company reduces its use of planes as part of its efforts to improve reliability for customers and minimise carbon emissions.
As well as saving c.30,000 tonnes of carbon di…
The modern driver’s journey begins with a cacophony of bongs. First, a bong from the central locking lets you know the car is open, then as you clamber in, a bong from the satnav reminds you to “stay focused on the road and obey traffic laws[1]”. …
Dawsongroup emc, a major supplier of self-drive vehicles on contract hire for the environmental, municipal and civil sectors, is investing heavily with more than 100 new Volvos joining its fleet this year, including seven electric trucks – helping cust…
Blaydon-based Old Haulage has praised MV Commercial for the company’s ability to quickly supply a fully refurbished Volvo FH, mounted with a Cormach Serie 75000 crane and fly jib, to help it secure a new business opportunity.
The family run firm, whic…
Automotive logistics specialist Groupe CAT is renewing its fleet with a significant investment of 60 Scania car transporters.
TruckEast Limited supplied the order of 57 420 P low-roof rigids and three 420 G 4×2 highline tractor units. Each truck is pow…
New data shows professional drivers are travelling fewer miles before a collision, in a worrying safety trend.
The total distance per collision driven by trucks, vans or taxis in the UK has decreased by almost a fifth (19.2 per cent) in the last year, …
Transport is Australia’s third-largest[1] and fastest-growing[2] source of emissions, accounting for 23% of the total. Without intervention, transport is expected[3] to be the leading source of emissions by 2030.
Transport emissions increased by 3.6%[4…
Dawsongroup emc, a major supplier of self-drive vehicles on contract hire for the environmental, municipal and civil sectors, is investing heavily with more than 100 new Volvos joining its fleet this year, including seven electric trucks – helping cust…
The Irish road transport operator is using technology from Camera Telematics in 85 of its HGVs running out of three depots in the Republic.
It said the solution replaced a previous video system that no longer met its needs in terms of reliability, func…