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FCZ ArticleOperators willing to electrify but lack of charging holding them back says Logistics UK
Lamech Solomon has been Logistics UK’s head of decarbonisation policy since May 2025, and his CV includes almost two years at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS). He says: “I left university and went to join the civil service followed by several different roles. ...
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FCZ ArticleAegis Energy takes the long view of shared access eHGV charging
Vision of the future - how Aegis EV charging stations will shape up A casual visitor to the Road Transport Expo held at NAEC Stoneleigh in June might get the impression that most trucks sold today are electric, given the preponderance of new EV models on the ...
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MT ArticleCulina boss - ‘Stobart lacked focus, hence the change…’
Culina Group chief executive Liam McElroy expands on his plans to streamline the operation and simplify its structure
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MT ArticleDHL - ‘There’s a realistic possibility that the phase-out date for diesel trucks will be pushed back…’
Saul Resnick, chief executive of DHL Supply Chain UK and Ireland, insists that although the industry’s journey to net zero needs a clearer road map, he’s never felt more positive about his company’s future
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MT ArticleThe sad story of how Culina lost 230 years of management experience in a matter of months
Thomas van Mourik collecting the MT Service to Industry Award 2020 Motor Transport caught up with Glyn Davies recently and amongst other things the subject of Culina came up. Davies was quite clearly upset and disappointed by what had taken place last year. In his view there ...
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MT ArticleCertas Energy invests in renewable fuels with target to supply 1bn litres of HVO
Certas Energy is the UK’s largest independent distributor of fuel and lubricants in the UK, with a diverse customer base spanning rural residential customers, small, medium and large businesses and farms. It has specialist sector teams for marine, fuel retailing and lubricant customers and, in the road ...
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MT ArticleMTA Low Carbon winner JLP wants to take the high road to zero emissions
John Lewis Partnership (JLP) picked up the Motor Transport Low Carbon Award for the third time in the last seven years in 2024. Its winning entry stated: “As a responsible retailer we must reduce our consumption, find renewable alternatives, and look critically at our impact across our ...
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MT ArticleVaculug Sustainability Forum hears about truck and tyre manufacturers’ journey toward net zero
Tyre retread specialist Vaculug held its fourth Sustainability Forum at the British Motor Museum in October, bringing together operators, suppliers and leading experts to discuss the UK’s road to net zero emissions. Sponsored by Hankook and Hireco and supported by Volvo, the event was co-ordinated by Glenn ...
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MT ArticleGXO and RHA outline the roadmap for driver safety and welfare in free to watch webinar
Motor Transport in association with leading 3PL GXO held a webinar in October to discuss the vital issue of how the road transport industry should be handling the recent influx of new drivers to ensure they are properly prepared for life on the road. Following the much-publicised ...
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MT ArticleA New Era for renewable fuel supplies dawns in Essex
The use of renewable fuels such as hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) to cut carbon emissions from diesel trucks now rather than waiting for battery electric vehicles to develop into a more practical solution is becoming increasingly popular.
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MT Article‘SMEs are in a massive hole over electric but the approach is too blinkered’
Chris Clowes, executive director of global logistics consultancy, SCALA, considers the ways other countries are tackling HGV fleet decarbonisation, and the lessons operators can learn from a domestic market still claiming record numbers of casualties
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MT ArticleBattery electric nothing new for Bradshaw Electric Vehicles
Battery electric vehicles are sometimes regarded as new-fangled devices but they were first seen on the roads of Europe in the 1890s and in the 1960s the UK had the world’s largest fleet of BEVs in the days when electric milk floats were a common sight on every street. Today ...
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MT ArticleRenault Trucks shows that electric trucks can do the job at only a 5% price premium
Renault Trucks has been on its battery electric vehicle (BEV) industrial manufacturing journey for four years now and recently held a series of open days at its electric demo centre based at its axle plant in Saint-Priest near Lyon to give an update on progress.
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MT ArticleThe APC still flying the flag for independent couriers 30 years on
The APC was founded 30 years ago as The Alternative Parcels Company and still has an unusual ownership model in the parcels world, in that it is owned by its 103 independent, entrepreneurial delivery-and-collection couriers.
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MT Article‘There are ways round the cost of buying electric but hydrogen’s a non-starter…’
John Granby, director of e-Truck and e-Van at EO Charging, has worked in the automotive sector for over 25 years, including spells with Scania and MAN Truck & Bus. Prior to joining EO in 2021, he led the development of Tevva’s hydrogen electric trucks across the UK. Here he tells ...
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MT ArticleBattery electric vehicles need to focus on upstream as well as tailpipe emissions
Head of sustainability for most operators is a relatively new job description, and Dr Nicholas Head who covers that role for XPO UK & Ireland has indeed only been doing the job for just over two years.
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MT ArticleX2 (UK) pushes sustainable, efficient logistics practice to the forefront
Photos: Karen Massey Formed in 2003 as a 4PL transport network to handle full trailer loads, X2 (UK) now employs 20 people at its Hinckley HQ and has recently become a silver sponsor of Generation Logistics, the industry-led campaign to promote career opportunities in the transport and ...
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MT ArticleDiesel to electric: A MAN-sized challenge…
MAN Truck & Bus is set to launch its new eTruck in the UK at next month’s Road Transport Expo. UK MD Stefan Thyssen discusses the key questions and concerns operators still have over decarbonising their fleets
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MT ArticleDarcica MD starts out with Amazon but trucks remain his ‘passion’
Anthony Tattersall, MD of Bicester pallet and parcel carrier Darcica Logistics, is an outstanding example of what can be achieved in the transport industry with ambition and hard work. He drove a truck for a local Palletways member over 20 years ago before moving into the waste management industry and ...
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MT Article‘Covid allowed a lot of zombie companies to limp on - it needed a sort-out’
Graham Lackey, chief executive of Cheshire-based logistics firm Brit European, reflects on the alarming rise in administrations in the haulage sector, and why he’s still reluctant to switch his fleet to electric, despite recently investing in a carbon neutral site…