Kings Transport is pleased to announce its acquisition of Ningbo London from Palletline Logistics. Operating under the umbrella of Kings Transport Holdings Ltd, the business will trade as Ningbo Logistics. It is an exciting move for the North Weald based family run business and one which will extend… Read more »
The Department for Transport today (Wednesday 1 May) announced the release of £1.8m of funding to help small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) decarbonise freight in innovative ways. This fund is aimed at supporting SMEs to deploy AI technology and automation to improve the way commercial vehicles can carry parcels and… Read more »
XPO, a leading provider of innovative and sustainable end-to-end logistics solutions across Europe, has started to roll out 160 new rigid vehicles in its Shared User network in the United Kingdom (UK) over the next four months. The new vehicles are fitted with cutting-edge technology and innovations to assist drivers… Read more »
Commercial vehicle manufacturer MAN Truck & Bus will be the first European truck producer to launch a small series with a hydrogen combustion engine. The initially planned small series of around 200 units is to be delivered to customers in Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Iceland and selected non-European countries as… Read more »
The Red Lion won SNAP’s first Truck Stop of the Year award at the RSS Expo in Cheshire on the 21st of March, 2024. It was a hotly contested competition with almost 1,000 votes from the truck-driving community across Europe. Red Lion clinched the title as the trucking community’s favourite… Read more »
Business to Business and asset funding specialist Dawsongroup plc has taken delivery of 75 IVECO Eurocargo 16-tonne municipality vehicles (ML160E22K), complete with Bucher Municipal sweeper bodies to add to Europe’s largest short and long term sweeper rental fleet. Roadsweepers might not cover huge mileage, but they need to be… Read more »
Cheshire-based Arclid Transport has renewed its agreement with Prometeon Tyre Group for the supply and fitting of premium tyres across its fleet, continuing the successful partnership between the two organisations. The fixed pence per kilometre (PPK) contract covers the entire 95-strong Arclid fleet – consisting of 45 trucks and 60… Read more »
Scottish haulage and courier firm, Woody’s Express Parcels, has hailed Asset Alliance Group’s impressive service after taking delivery of eight new tractor units, rigid trucks and trailers that will help the business manage new contracts. Building on several orders with Asset Alliance Group over the past year, the latest three-year… Read more »
Continental has been at the core of Fuller Tyres’ provision ever since it won its first contract 14 years ago. Initially supplying Continental car tyres into rental fleets at London’s Heathrow and Gatwick airports, Fuller Tyres rapidly grew its operations. Today, the tyre supply and fitment business is arguably one… Read more »