Staff from Dealer Mercedes-Benz Truck & Van (NI) has won recognition from the manufacturer, for their determination to go the extra mile to keep their customers vehicles on the road. Mercedes-Benz Trucks’ One Team award underscores its ‘Zero Tolerance on Downtime’ commitment. The Mercedes-Benz Truck & Van (NI) team of Ian Burrows, Caolan Doyle, Gordon Stewart, [&hellip
Read More »Logistics specialist Surefreight has made annual savings of £300,000 after using WEBFLEET from TomTom Telematics to transform driver performance. A six per cent improvement in MPG has seen the firm save £300,000 on fuel, while also reducing insurance claims across its 200-strong truck fleet. The firm, which makes more than 1,800 deliveries a day from [&hellip
Read More »With almost a one-third lower fuel consumption. Volvo Trucks’ new concept vehicle shows how it is possible to drastically boost productivity in long-haul operations. Among the secrets behind these remarkable fuel savings are aerodynamic design and lower kerb weight. With support from the Swedish Energy Agency, Volvo Trucks has developed a new concept vehicle – [&hellip
Read More »Britain’s leading independent supplier of cement, aggregates and concrete, Hope Construction Materials has awarded Wincanton a six-year contract renewal to remain their supplier of choice for the provision of bulk and bagged cement road logistics. Under the agreement, Wincanton will be responsible for delivering just short of a million tonnes per year with a national [&hellip
Read More »The Freight Transport Association (FTA) is helping drivers plan ahead with live updates on the fuel shortages in France thanks to the country’s English-speaking newspaper Connexion France. Up to half of France’s 10,000 filling stations have run dry or are short of fuel due to protests at refineries over new labour laws. FTA members have [&hellip
Read More »Fragilistics has adopted Paragon’s routing and scheduling software following the rapid expansion of the business since its launch in 2013. The UK’s only dedicated mirror delivery operation, Fragilistics has seen order volumes double in the past 12 months and now serves almost 250 online retailers. As a result, the company required advanced route planning software that would help fulfil [&hellip
Read More »Kent-based Osmonds Transport & Planing has taken delivery of two new step frame trailers with beavertails from Andover Trailers – continuing a working relationship between the two companies which has lasted almost three decades. The new 56 and 73 tonne step frames join four Andover Trailers’ products currently in operation with the road planing and [&hellip
Read More »Half of motorists oppose driverless cars as Britain takes pole position in the development of self-driving vehicles, according to a new survey. And 62% of drivers said they would feel less safe on the roads alongside other vehicles with no human behind the wheel. Almost three-quarters of those surveyed (72%) said there would be added [&hellip
Read More »The Road Haulage Association has today launched another exciting initiative, Road to Logistics. Road to Logistics is the result of a close collaboration between the RHA, telematic system providers Microlise and services charity Care After Combat. The new scheme was announced at the Microlise Transport Conference in the presence of HRH the Princess Royal. Road [&hellip
Read More »Freight Transport Association (FTA) Chief Executive David Wells has written to the new Mayor of London to request a meeting to discussthe impact of his plans on the freight and logistics sector. Sadiq Khan has already announced a package of proposals to improve air quality including an additional central London charge in 2017which is expected to impact vans and [&hellip
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