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WEBBattery electric nothing new for Bradshaw Electric Vehicles. 2024-07-17T15:50:00+01:00. 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.
Motor Transport Top 100
WEBWelcome to the Motor Transport Top 100: the definitive list of the largest third-party logistics operators in the United Kingdom. The Motor Transport Top 100 has been the barometer of the performance of the UK road transport industry for decades, ranking the ever-changing sector by turnover, growth in profit, growth in turnover, and return on sales.To be considered for inclusion in the Motor ...
MOTOR TRANSPORT TOP 100 2023
WEBNov 15, 2023 · Overall, smaller operators have proved to be remarkably resilient in the face of tough trading conditions. Of the 42 companies with turnovers of less than £50m, 22 have seen profits grow. That is a feat achieve by only six of the 15 companies with turnovers of more than £500m. And there is evidence that companies are continuing to invest.
News - Motor Transport
WEBMotor Transport is first with breaking news in the UK road transport, haulage and logistics industry. From automotive to waste; pallets to parcels; Brexit to O-licence law; from 3PL to own-account operators, we have the industry covered.
Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer BYD debuts the ETH8 electric ...
WEB1 day ago · Chinese EV manufacturer has launched its latest electric truck - the 19 tonne ETH8 - into the European market at IAA Transportation 2024. This latest offering signals the continued march of the Chinese manufacturer into the European market. Founded in 1995, BYD has grown to become one of the largest ...
Motor Transport top 100 road haulage and logistics operators
WEBThe Top 100 also highlights the ups and downs of the online shopping boom. Parcel carriers such as DPD and Hermes have continued their strong performance both in terms of sales growth and profit margins, on the back of the UK’s love affair with internet retailing. But another giant of this market, Yodel, is still struggling to turn heavy ...
Cost tables - Motor Transport
WEBThe Motor Transport operating cost tables have been regarded for many years as the definitive independent measure of the costs of running fleets of vans and trucks. They are used to benchmark operating costs by hauliers when negotiating rates increases and tell operators how much they need to be changing to make a profit.
Motor Transport top 100
WEBThe success of online retailing is clearly underlined in this year’s Top 100 with parcel carriers such as Hermes, Yodel, DPD and UPS all increasing sales at double the industry average rate of 2.3%. And it this sector that again performs strongly when it comes to profits. DPD and UPS are well ahead of the other major players in terms of ...
Latest Industry news - Motor Transport
WEB3 days ago · Article How the transport industry can retain as well as recruit new HGV drivers - free webinar. 2024-09-17T11:57:00Z. Motor Transport in association with leading 3PL GXO is holding a free to watch webinar on 17 October 2024 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 ...
Industry news - Motor Transport
WEBThe UK government has delayed implementing post-Brexit physical checks on “medium risk” fruit and vegetables imported from the European Union for a further six months, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) has announced. Scottish Transaid Dinner raises more than £ ...