January 2023 Archives

DHL Inside Track inks three-year deal with Stellantis to operate its demo programme

January 31, 2023 Carol Millett

DHL Inside Track has signed a new three-year UK contract with automaker Stellantis, whose portfolio includes Jeep, Fiat, Peugeot, Vauxhall, Alfa Romeo, DS Automobiles, Abarth and Citroën. Inside Track will operate Stellantis’ demonstrator programme, managing the delivery and pick-up of test drive vehicles nationwide. The automotive specialist will handle the entire fleet and end-to-end consumer […]

MacIntyre Transport cuts 15 HGV driver jobs after seeing “significant” fall in container volumes

January 31, 2023 Carol Millett

MacIntyre Transport, which is part of the Turners (Soham) Group, has been forced to make 15 HGV drivers redundant at its Knowsley depot due to a fall in the volume of container work with client MSC Shipping. The company, which offers container haulage and logistics services from all UK ports and major railheads, has operating […]

McBurney Transport Group fits 146 trailers with solar panels following successful trial

January 31, 2023 Carol Millett

McBurney Transport Group is fitting 146 new refrigerated trailers with solar panels from Genie Insights, following a one-year trial which tested the panels in all weather conditions. The 50-watt panels have been fitted to the roof of each trailer with the aim of keeping their fridge batteries charged to prevent battery-related breakdowns and costs. McBurney […]

British electric van start-up Arrival to slash 800 jobs as it shifts its focus to the US

January 31, 2023 Carol Millett

Just weeks after Britishvolt, the electric vehicle battery maker collapsed into administration, the British electric vans start-up Arrival is cutting 800 jobs globally as it continues to shift its focus to the US market. Arrival, which operates factories in Banbury and Bicester, employs around 250 staff in the UK with the rest spread across the […]

DX appoints Paul Ibbetson as chief executive as revenue leaps 15%

January 31, 2023 Carol Millett

Parcel freight and logistics provider DX Group appears to be sailing into calmer waters this week with the appointment of industry veteran Paul Ibbetson as chief executive and a trading update that reveals a 15% revenue rise in the six months to 31 December 2022. Ibbetson brings decades of experience to his new role, having […]

Maxus offers major savings on electric vans under newly launched scrappage scheme

January 31, 2023 Carol Millett

Maxus has launched its 2023 scrappage programme, offering drivers up to £14,000 off the price of its electric vans. Under the scheme, registered vehicles can be traded in at any UK Maxus dealership for one of a range of new electric Maxus vehicles, including the E DELIVER 9, the eDELIVER 3 LCV vans, the Maxus […]

Luxury £15m HGV driver facility planned at DP World’s Southampton container terminal

January 31, 2023 Carol Millett

A £15m “state-of-the-art” HGV driver facility is in the pipeline at DP World’s Southampton container terminal. The project, which will be located on a 7,500sq m site next to the container terminal, will include a restaurant, showers, toilets and 24-hour security. It will also increase the size of the storage area used for containers moved […]

XPO: “We are one of very few organisations that pay females more than males…”

January 31, 2023 Carol Millett

XPO’s latest UK Gender Pay Gap Report for 2022 shows pay parity is almost equal between males and females in its transport solutions division, and “slightly higher” for females in its bulk transport division, whilst 42% of the company’s managerial roles are occupied by women. The report reveals that the percentage of females successfully hired […]

Police report on “alarmingly high levels” of cargo theft calls for secure lorry parks, greater policing and tougher sentences

January 31, 2023 Carol Millett

Hauliers in England and Wales are suffering an “alarmingly high level” of cargo thefts from lorries, according to a report published by the National Vehicle Crime Intelligence Service (NaVCIS). The report is calling for all UK lorry parking to be upgraded to a nationally recognised secure status, for greater policing resources and tougher sentences for […]

Iveco offers £1,000 discount on eDaily to businesses qualifying for the TfL scrappage scheme

January 30, 2023 Carol Millett

Iveco is offering a £1,000 discount for buyers purchasing its eDAILY electric van under Transport for London’s (TFL’s) new scrappage scheme, which gives £7,500 for scrapping 3.5-tonne diesel vans that are Euro-5 and below. Under the £110m City-Hall funded scheme, launched last week, charities, sole traders and business with 10 or fewer employees registered in […]