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The European Commission adopted a new proposal on combined transport on 7 November. It updates the current Combined Transport Directive and completes the Greening Freight Package, the bulk of which was adopted in July 2023.
The new version of the directive – last revised in 1992 - refocuses support on operations that reduce ‘negative externalities’ by at least 40% compared to road-only operations. Digital platforms established under the electronic freight transport ...
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The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach will make $60 million in Clean Truck Fund Rate funding available for zero-emission Class 8 drayage trucks that operate through the twin US West Coast hubs.
The grants are available through the California Hybrid and Zero-Emission Truck and ...
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The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport has published a ten-point plan following the cancellation of the Birmingham-Manchester leg of the HS2 high-speed rail project a month ago. Along with calling for an independent inquiry into what went wrong with the scheme, it recommends that ...
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XPO has set up a Logistics Driver Excellence Academy to offer opportunities to people who want to qualify as HGV drivers.
The Academy is already running at four XPO sites in Kirkby Thore in Cumbria, Leeds in West Yorkshire, Ilkeston in Derbyshire, and Dordon in North ...
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Spanish relay-based freight operator Trucksters has signed an agreement with Volvo Trucks to acquire two FM Electric tractor units. It aims to establish the first 100% electric long-distance route across Europe while improving the lives of truck drivers by focusing on reducing sound and vibrations ...
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Increased demand for online deliveries and a lack of new drivers has created a ‘tipping point’ in the haulage industry, according to an analysis by the SNAP digital marketplace.
It said that 55% of drivers are aged between 50-64, and the UK average age is 53, ...
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Europa Road, the road freight division of Europa Worldwide Group says it is refining its training, promoting from within and boosting the engagement and skillset of its team in order to deal with the challenge of obtaining expert staff.
According to data analytics firm Raconteur, UK ...
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Logistics non-profit organisation Transaid has secured a Movement for Good Award from the Benefact Group. It will use it to fund more ‘training of trainers’ for its professional driver project in Ghana, where the demand for HGV drivers is increasing rapidly, and where some 7,000 ...
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DSV has launched a trial of a CNG-fuelled truck in Immingham. If successful, it will help the Danish-owned company to achieve the Science Based Targets set by the DSV Sustainability Board. The Bio-CNG comes from a waste feedstock and is verified and approved by the ...
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Multimodal operator CargoBeamer says that Girteka, the largest asset-based road freight company in Europe, has become the first company to reach the 20,000 trailer milestone on its rail services.
Lithuanian-based Girteka booked its first units on CargoBeamer’s trains in October 2017 and uses mainly the Kaldenkirchen ...
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