Archive for the ‘UK News’ Category

  • Bulk haulier equips fleet with Michelin telematics system

    on Feb 25, 19 • in UK, UK News • with Comments Off on Bulk haulier equips fleet with Michelin telematics system

    Following a successful eight-month trial, family-owned bulk haulage company Ronnie S Evans has equipped its entire fleet of trailers with Michelin’s Effitrailer telematics system

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  • Cartwright delivers bespoke trailer to new customer

    on Feb 25, 19 • in UK, UK News • with Comments Off on Cartwright delivers bespoke trailer to new customer

    When TAG Forklift Truck Services Ltd was seeking a special bespoke trailer for its future distribution requirements its first choice was the Cartwright Group, a major trailer and commercial vehicle body manufacturer

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  • Transdek to launch new trailer at CV Show

    on Feb 21, 19 • in UK, UK News • with Comments Off on Transdek to launch new trailer at CV Show

    Transdek UK is launching a new 52-pallet Curtainside Wedge double deck trailer at the CV Show, NEC Birmingham on 30 April to 2 May. The company will also be exhibiting a 10.6-metre Urban Wedge double decker and one of its latest V2G modular loading pods on stand

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  • ICS Distribution expands fleet with Krone 

    on Feb 21, 19 • in UK, UK News • with Comments Off on ICS Distribution expands fleet with Krone 

    Birmingham-based ICS Distribution, the garment processor specialists, have recently branched out into exhibition equipment transport and says the company, the combined success of both sides of the business has led to the addition of a further 10 Profi Liner curtainsiders from Krone

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  • Cartwright to promote innovation at CV Show

    on Feb 20, 19 • in UK, UK News • with Comments Off on Cartwright to promote innovation at CV Show

    Leading commercial body and trailer manufacturer, Cartwright Group, is promoting the theme of Innovation at this year’s Commercial Vehicle Show at the NEC (April 30 to May 2) showcasing a diverse range of new and innovative products

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  • Agreement on CO2 emissions cut on HGVs

    on Feb 19, 19 • in UK, UK News • with Comments Off on Agreement on CO2 emissions cut on HGVs

    The European Parliament and Council have agreed to limit the carbon emissions of HGVs

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  • How to make international ecommerce transparent

    on Feb 19, 19 • in UK, UK News • with Comments Off on How to make international ecommerce transparent

    Cross-border ecommerce provides organisations with, theoretically, a low-cost opportunity to break into new markets. Yet from the cost of air freight to the complexity of international returns plus consumer expectations for full disclosure of import tariffs at checkout, successful global ecommerce is significantly more complex than it might first appear. Johannes Panzer, Head of Industry Strategy for Ecommerce, Descartes, dives into the complexity behind making international ecommerce transparent, efficient and cost-effective

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  • First electric Volvo trucks delivered to customers

    on Feb 19, 19 • in UK, UK News • with Comments Off on First electric Volvo trucks delivered to customers

    Volvo Trucks has delivered its first all-electric vehicles – a refuse truck to the waste and recycling company Renova and a distribution truck to the logistics company DB Schenker and its partner haulier TGM, operating in Sweden

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  • FTA publishes new guide to road transport law

    on Feb 17, 19 • in UK, UK News • with Comments Off on FTA publishes new guide to road transport law

    The 2019 edition of the Freight Transport Association’s much respected Yearbook of Road Transport Law, an essential reference guide containing in-depth information on road transport legislation, has now been published.  Compiled by FTA’s team of transport legislation experts and fully updated for 2019, the Yearbook is easy to use and designed to keep transport operators fully compliant and up to date with legal changes

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  • Record year for VisionTrack

    on Feb 17, 19 • in UK, UK News • with Comments Off on Record year for VisionTrack

    The rapid adoption of vehicle CCTV and video telematics within the UK has resulted in record levels of growth for VisionTrack, with the number of fleet and road transport operations using its technology solutions tripling during 2018. In fact, the company experienced a rise of over 280% in installed connected cameras and mobile DVR systems as businesses sought better protection of vehicles, drivers and brand reputation

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