Les Blennerhassett sees Cummins’ much-discussed hydrogen-fuelled internal combustion engine currently under development as a strong contender, looking to the future, hydrogen ICE is in Blenners’ sights.
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Contrasting the Ancient and Modern
Two very different trucks to be seen sitting in Campeys of Selby’s yard in North Yorkshire serve as an illustration contrasting the ancient and modern UK trucking industry.
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Finding Talent
The Emerald Carrying Company business uses over 100 trucks and employs over 200 drivers, but the family-owned business struggles, like most transport businesses, when it comes to finding talent.
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Quest to Drive Down CO2 Emissions
Campeys of Selby in North Yorkshire wanted to go down the gas route in its quest to drive down CO2 emissions and the company’s young boss, Harry Campey told PowerTorque’s European Correspondent, Will Shiers the tale.
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Day In Day Out to Keep Commodities Moving
Trucking and logistics are the backbone of Australia, working day in day out to keep commodities moving so that Australians have access to goods and resources, and sole trader, Jack Singh runs his business, iTruck, as a subcontractor to Allied Express.
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Powering into the Future
For a fleet that hauls up to 300,000 cartons of bananas a week out of north Queensland and has a monthly fuel bill of $3.5 million, powering into the future is obviously high on the agenda of Blenners Transport.
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A Switched-on 20-Something-Year-Old
PowerTorque’s European Correspondent, Will Shiers, meets a switched-on 20-something-year-old British haulier, whose family firm has an amazing past, and an even brighter future.
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Is it a Triple Quad or a Quad Triple?
When you first see this combination of the road, the question is, is it a triple quad or a quad triple? In fact it’s a quad axle triple road train running for the Emerald Carrying Company and Tim Giles checks it out.
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Port-Centric Logistics Model
London Gateway, UK’s most automated port, has adopted a port-centric logistics model. This essentially means customers locate at or close to the port, so reducing road kilometres, and saving time and money.
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Expanded at a Phenomenal Rate
Since opening 10 years ago, the London Gateway port site has expanded at a phenomenal rate, and according to John Trenchard, Commercial and Supply Chain Director UK, has so far benefitted from $3.78bn of investment. This rate of growth looks set to continue too, he tells me, with a further $1.86bn expected to be invested in the site over the next decade.
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