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WEBBattery electric nothing new for Bradshaw Electric Vehicles. 2024-07-17T15:50:00+01:00. Battery electric vehicles are sometimes regarded as new-fangled devices but they were first seen on the roads of Europe in the 1890s and in the 1960s the UK had the world’s largest fleet of BEVs in the days when electric milk floats were a common sight on every street.
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WEBRenault Trucks shows that electric trucks can do the job at only a 5% price premium. 2024-07-09T14:10:00+01:00. Renault Trucks has been on its battery electric vehicle (BEV) industrial manufacturing journey for four years now and recently held a series of open days at its electric demo centre based at its axle plant in …
Motor Transport Top 100
WEBWelcome to the Motor Transport Top 100: the definitive list of the largest third-party logistics operators in the United Kingdom. The Motor Transport Top 100 has been the barometer of the performance of the UK road transport industry for decades, ranking the ever-changing sector by turnover, growth in profit, growth in turnover, and return on sales.To be considered for inclusion in the Motor ...
Administration watch - Motor Transport
WEBSep 13, 2024 · Administration watch. A record 494 British haulage businesses entered insolvency in 2023, nearly double the number two years earlier, according to the latest data from the Department for Business and Trade. It is also estimated that 33% of businesses in the sector are deemed maximum risk, up from 22% 12 months ago.
MOTOR TRANSPORT TOP 100 2023
WEBNov 15, 2023 · Overall, smaller operators have proved to be remarkably resilient in the face of tough trading conditions. Of the 42 companies with turnovers of less than £50m, 22 have seen profits grow. That is a feat achieve by only six of the 15 companies with turnovers of more than £500m. And there is evidence that companies are continuing to invest.
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WEB19 September 2024. Tech giant Trimble has announced a major refesh of the user interface and trip planning functionalities of its in-cab commercial vehicle navigation tool. The move is aimed at advancing fleet efficiency by creating safer and more-predictable journeys for drivers. Featuring Trimble’s proprietary commercial mapping data ...
Motor Transport top 100
WEBThe success of online retailing is clearly underlined in this year’s Top 100 with parcel carriers such as Hermes, Yodel, DPD and UPS all increasing sales at double the industry average rate of 2.3%. And it this sector that again performs strongly when it comes to profits. DPD and UPS are well ahead of the other major players in terms of ...
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WEB6 days ago · Next warehouse logistics called into question following tribunal ruling. 19 September 2024. Retailer Next warned that the viability of its warehouse operations had been left in doubt following an employment tribunal ruling that found it should pay thousands of shop staff the same as its warehouse workers. Article.
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WEB4 days ago · H2Accelerate urges EU to ramp up support for roll out of hydrogen trucks and refuelling stations. 24 September 2024. Hydrogen power pressure group H2Accelerate is calling on the EU to help fund the roll out of hydrogen refuelling stations and hydrogen trucks to ensure the industry can meet the EU’s HGV CO2 targets by 2030. Article.
Motor Transport Decarbonisation Power Players 2024 revealed
WEB30 April 2024. Motor Transport has revealed its top 25 Decarbonisation Power Players in association with Optimize. Sam Clarke, chief vehicle officer at GRIDSERVE, pictured, was named the no 1 Power Player, with Chris Welch, director of Welch’s Transport, Bob Moran, deputy director, decarbonisation strategy at the DfT, Carlo Rodrigues, MD of ...