Recovery bodybuilder and rental firm Recovery World has ordered its first ever Isuzu 13.5-tonner, which will come fitted with an RW60 six-tonne steel Slidebed body. The recovery truck will be delivered to the Hertfordshire company before the end of the year and adds to the 20 new Isuzu 7.5-tonne vehicles joining its nationwide rental fleet […]
Vehicle asset funders will need manufacturers support for carbon zero vehicles, says Close Bros. Vehicle financing businesses will need the support of the vehicle manufacturers in developing new funding solutions to aid the journey to carbon zero, Close Brothers’ head of national accounts and ESG, Andrew New, told delegates at the recent Logistics UK ‘Delivering […]
Real estate developer Panattoni has acquired a site near Brighton for a 257,000sq ft speculative logistics development. Panattoni Park Brighton is on a 12-acre site within the boundary of Brighton City Airport and with access onto the A27. Speculative development of the park is due to start in the first quarter of 2023, with completion […]
Biffa said it was doing everything it could to prevent strike action among HGV drivers on an outsourced refuse contract in Merseyside. Around 200 workers employed by the company in Wirral are due to commence industrial action next week in a dispute over pay. The Unite union claimed HGV drivers were paid just £11.95 an […]
DHL Supply Chain has won a three-year contract with energy supplier SSE and gas distribution company SGN to provide logistics support and help deliver essential services. […]
Asset Alliance Group has inked a “significant” deal with Domino’s which sees it supply the pizza company with15 Mercedes-Benz trucks, eight Scania rigids and eight DAF tractors. The Mercedes-Benz Actros 2532L 26-tonne trucks, which are supplied on a five-year full-service contract hire agreement, come with Carrier Transicold Iceland engineless refrigeration units to help reduce carbon […]
Cox Automotive is reporting its best year yet for HGV sales at its subsidiary Manheim Auction Services. The company has seen over £25m of assets sold during 2022 with used truck values climbing to their highest ever point in the year, rising by £6,609. The third quarter was the most succesful quarter, with £7m worth […]
Parcel, freight and secure courier specialist DX Group is investing £3.6m into upgrading its existing depot network. The £3.6m programme is part of DX Group’s wider growth plans and is expected to be completed by early July 2023. In the DX Freight division, which specialises in the delivery of irregular dimension and weight items, upgrades […]
DP World has launched a new intermodal train service connecting its container terminals at London Gateway and Southampton. The port operator said the service will improve customers’ supply chain resilience and allow them to switch volumes quickly and easily between the two locations. The DP World-operated service ran for the first-time last weekend and is […]
As M&H Carriers took delivery of its latest electric van, managing director Fraser MacLean made an impassioned plea this week for other hauliers to start to electrify their fleets to help cut the sectors’ emissions. The Highlands-based firm has expanded the reach of its final mile electric van fleet in the Scottish Highlands with the […]