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New ops director manoeuvres into position at JS Davidson

October 26, 2023 Chris Tindall

Temperature-controlled distribution specialist JS Davidson has appointed David Davidson as its new operations director – a brand new role for the company. The son of MD John Davidson, the role will involve him overseeing the day-to-day operations, whilst also refining and enhancing the company’s processes. He previously spent 23 years in the military, serving tours […]

Industry News

Latest crop of HGV technicians welcomed into Mercedes-Benz’s fold

October 26, 2023 Chris Tindall

A new cohort of qualified truck technicians was welcomed to the Mercedes-Benz UK dealer network last month, with a rallying call from its MD that the candidates represented “the future” of the company. The 55 attendees of the truck maker’s graduation day celebration were told by Heiko Selzam how he had once been in their […]

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Tevva re-engages with investors after merger plans collapse

October 26, 2023 Chris Tindall

Electric lorry maker Tevva vowed to “emerge even stronger” following the collapse of a planned merger with ElectraMeccanica, after the US firm alleged incurable breaches. The deal, which would have enabled Tevva to scale up its production in the UK, European and US markets, fell through earlier this month when ElectraMeccanica announced it had terminated […]

Alternative fuels

Leading EU committee supports near phase-out of diesel trucks by 2035

October 25, 2023 Carol Millett

The EU Parliament’s environment committee has backed the European Commission’s plans to slash HGV emissions this week. The committee is also demanding an end to the exemption of garbage, construction and small urban trucks from EU emission targets and that trailer manufacturers deliver a 12.5% cut in trailer emission performance by 2030. While Britain is […]

Carbon emissions

XPO extends partnership with Samsung Climate Solutions

October 25, 2023 Carol Millett

XPO has forged an extended partnership agreement with Samsung Climate Solutions to provide an integrated supply chain solution using a new shared user warehouse in Leicester and its in-house pallet network for nationwide distribution. The move is in response to Samsung Climate Solution’s storage requirements which have increased by 150% in the last three years […]

Awards

Pall-Ex wins RoSPA Gold Award

October 25, 2023 Carol Millett

Pall-Ex has secured the Gold Award for Health and Safety Performance from the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) just one year after the network won the RoSPA Silver Award. Announcing its latest win, Pall-Ex said that ever since landing the RoSPA Silver Award it has had its eyes firmly set on gaining […]

Last-mile deliveries

Amazon launches AI-powered technology to inspect delivery vehicles

October 24, 2023 Carol Millett

Amazon has launched a new artificial intelligence (AI)–based technology that can spot even the smallest anomalies in delivery vans—from tyre deformities and undercarriage wear to bent or warped body pieces—before they become on-road problems. The retail giant is launching the new Automated Vehicle Inspection (AVI) in partnership with tech start-up UVeye in the the UK, […]

Industry News

UK and Ireland fleet operators greener than European counterparts, survey reveals

October 24, 2023 Carol Millett

Fleet operators in the UK and Ireland are ahead of their European counterparts in recognising the importance of adopting sustainable practices, according to Goodyear’s latest annual Sustainable Reality Survey. The research found that 83% of UK and Ireland fleets, compared to 68% of European fleets, rate sustainability as either ‘important’ or ‘very important’. In addition, […]