Tim Wallace

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Head Of Content at Motor Transport UK

Freelance Writer at Commercial Motor

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Magnum Logistics pledges to reduce carbon footprint by 40%

2 weeks ago | motortransport.co.uk | Tim Wallace

Magnum Logistics said its new bespoke facility at DP World London Gateway in Essex has allowed it to vastly accelerate its sustainability drive. Commercial director Eddie Ryan said the new BREEAM and Planet Mark certified site is a perfect combination of high-level racking, bulk storage space, fulfilment areas, and dock-level and drive-through access.
RHA welcomes plans to build Universal-branded theme park and resort

2 weeks ago | motortransport.co.uk | Tim Wallace

The RHA said plans to build a Universal theme park and resort in Bedfordshire represented a significant opportunity for jobs, economic growth and infrastructure development in the region.
Yusen - ‘Cyberattack meant we couldn’t pay our staff...’

1 month ago | motortransport.co.uk | Tim Wallace

Two of the transport sector’s leading companies have revealed the full impact of recent cyberattacks on their businesses and urged other organisations to do more to protect themselves. Speaking during a panel discussion at the Microlise Transport Conference in Coventry, Daniel Brind, head of IT security at Yusen Logistics Europe said: “I can’t underestimate the impact that a major cyberattack has on the reputation of the organisation and the people who work for it.
Milence launches first UK truck charging hub with 39p/kWh tariff

1 month ago | motortransport.co.uk | Tim Wallace

Milence has opened its first UK HGV public charging hub in Immingham, North Lincolnshire, offering a default tariff of £0.399/kWh (excluding VAT). Speaking at a launch event attended by senior figures from the road transport sector, chief executive Anja van Niersen said the company had worked hard to match the flat fee it offers drivers in other parts of Europe and that the price was “very decent for the UK market because everything here is twice as expensive”.
Glencar unveils prime logistics units near Leeds

2 months ago | motortransport.co.uk | Tim Wallace

Glencar has completed construction of two prime industrial & logistics units of 76,231 and 145,454sq ft for Baytree, a pan-European developer of logistics buildings. Baytree Leeds lies close to Junction 7 of the M621 motorway, located immediately to the north-west which links into the M62 for destinations north and west, and to the M1 motorway heading south. Completed in 58 weeks, the units boast an enhanced specification and are built to BREEAM ‘Outstanding’, EPC A, and WELL Ready standards.
XPO launches Nature Network biodiversity project at UK headquarters

2 months ago | motortransport.co.uk | Tim Wallace

XPO Logistics is launching a project to enhance biodiversity around its sites in the UK and Ireland. The ‘Nature Network’ project is a key part of its ethos to improve sustainability by reducing CO2 emissions across the business and within the microclimates around each depot. The company’s headquarters at Crick in Northamptonshire will be the first site to implement changes through the project, with plans to roll it out across multiple sites in 2025.
Culina Group implements Jaama’s Key2 software to streamline fleet management

2 months ago | motortransport.co.uk | Tim Wallace

Culina Group has appointed Jaama as its new fleet and asset management software provider. Jaama’s Key2 system will be deployed across the group’s UK fleet of 4,000 trucks and 8,000 trailers and replace multiple legacy systems, consolidating all fleet data into a unified platform. Culina said this centralised approach will enhance operational visibility, streamline compliance, and improve safety management across 24 key areas of the fleet.
Clean Energy? Miliband Pouring Taxpayer Billions Into Wood-Burning Plants Despite Greenie Concerns

2 months ago | climatechangedispatch.com | Thomas Richard |Tim Wallace |Jonathan Leake

Ed Miliband [pictured above] is poised to announce billions in new subsidies for wood-burning power plants to prevent Britain from losing a critical source of electricity. [emphasis, links added]The Energy Secretary is understood to be set to offer support to Drax and other biomass operators, with a decision due as early as Monday. Environmentalists are likely to see continued support for biomass fuel as a betrayal of Labour’s promises to focus on clean energy.
Government defends budget tax hikes as hauliers fear worst year since Covid

Jan 23, 2025 | motortransport.co.uk | Tim Wallace

The government has defended accusations from leading hauliers that sweeping tax increases targeting businesses in last October’s budget will cripple growth and see yet more transport and logistics companies collapse into administration.
Government defends budget tax hikes as hauliers fear worst year since Covid

Jan 23, 2025 | eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com | Tim Wallace

The government has defended accusations from leading hauliers that sweeping tax increases targeting businesses in last October’s budget will cripple growth and see yet more transport and logistics companies collapse into administration.