Though advancing systemic changes is nearly always the best course of action, the political calculation in a crisis requires that those changes are coupled with quick wins to help people immediately. Photo by PondShots/iStock
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Maxus UK has partnered with Stoner Motor Company and opened a full-service Maxus dealership in Rainham. Trading as Medway Maxus, it will offer sales, servicing and aftersales services to customers in the region and brings the number of Maxus dea…
DHL Supply Chain has extended its partnership with Henkel, which has seen the FMCG company move its retail operation to the new COMAH facility, Manton Wood, in North Nottinghamshire. Henkel, the business behind leading brands including Schwarzko…
DHL is bringing the 13th and 14th races of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship season to London. As founding logistics partner for the single-seater motorsport championship for electric cars, it will handle the logistics requirements of org…
DHL Supply Chain has teamed up with the The City of London Corporation and Ford Pro to conduct a sustainable delivery trial at London’s historic Billingsgate Market to explore ways to reduce traffic, improve air quality and offer a better custom…
Kitchen supplier Howdens said a vital ingredient for its sustainability strategy is hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO), which it is now using extensively across its logistics fleet. It is also piloting electric trucks and is introducing six bio-li…
Tevva hosted West Midlands mayor Andy Street last week, following the launch of its 7.5-tonne hydrogen electric truck. Street was given a tour of the OEM’s hub at the MIRA Technology park in Nuneaton and a ride in Tevva’s battery electric truck….
BP has opened its first ultra-fast-charging facilities aimed at medium and heavy-duty electric trucks. Operated by BP’s Aral brand, the retail site at Schwegenheim in Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany now has two state-of-the-art 300kw ultra-fast charger…
The Co-op has begun the roll out of robot deliveries in Bedford in partnership with Starship Technologies. The roll out, in collaboration with Bedford Borough Council, will enable up to 45,000 residents across 20,000 households in Bedford to rec…
Europcar is providing civil engineering firm Barhale with electric vans to help it meet its zero emission ambitions. Following the trial of a Citroen e-Berlingo and a Renault Kangoo ZE, Barhale has now added four London Electric Vehicle Company …
Chilled food supplier Reynolds has embarked upon its mission to run 24 all-electric trucks in its fleet by 2025 with the rollout of a zero carbon, 7.5-tonne temperature-controlled rigid. Featuring an Isuzu chassis adapted by electric drivetrain …
Wholesaler Bidfood has opted for the FUSO eCanter as its electric truck of choice as its presses ahead with future-proofing its business. The 7.5-tonne eCanter was delivered to the foodservice firm in 2020 but plans to put it to work were curtai…
Former transport minister for London Steven Norris (pictured) has told operators that green hydrogen is key to the industry’s drive towards zero-emission vehicles but that the government’s target for HGVs is “likely to be altered”. In a wide-ran…
Carlsberg Marston’s Brewing Company (CMBC) has added two electric HGV trucks to its logistics fleet as part of the company’s Together Towards Zero sustainability strategy. The two fully electric Renault Trucks, which will be on the road by the e…