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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.
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WEBRenault Trucks shows that electric trucks can do the job at only a 5% price premium. 2024-07-09T14:10:00+01:00. 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 …
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.
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 ...
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WEB6 days ago · Miniclipper Logistics sees pre-tax profit jump by a fifth despite “challenging” year. 30 September 2024. Family haulage firm Miniclipper Logistics defied a “challenging” year to deliver a 15% growth in turnover and a 21% rise in pre-tax profit in the 12 months to 31 May 2024. Article.
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 ...
Motor Transport top 100
WEBChange in Profit per Employee. -33.40%. Return on Sales. 2.20%. Every year the Motor Transport Top 100 throws up its fair share of surprises, and this year there seems to be more than others. On the surface, the fundamentals remain the same. Royal Mail top the list, followed by DHL. But after that there is some considerable change.
Motor Transport Decarbonisation Power Players 2024 revealed
WEB30 April 2024. Motor Transport has revealed its top 25 Decarbonisation Power Players in association with Optimize. Sam Clarke, chief vehicle officer at GRIDSERVE, pictured, was named the no 1 Power Player, with Chris Welch, director of Welch’s Transport, Bob Moran, deputy director, decarbonisation strategy at the DfT, Carlo Rodrigues, MD of ...