Tim Wallace

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

The RHA has welcomed the government’s announcement today (16 June) of £590m for the Lower Thames Crossing. The project, which will link Tilbury in Essex and Gravesend in Kent, will cost an estimated £10bn. The go-ahead for the 14.5-mile (23km) route was rubber-stamped in March with construction expected to begin in 2026, ahead of an expected opening by 2032.

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

Dash Express, a division of The Dash Group and part of The APC delivery network, has announced its continued expansion in the South West with the strategic takeover of The APC’s Exeter depot. Located in Woodbury Business Park, the new 5,500sq ft depot represents a key milestone in The Dash Group’s regional growth strategy.

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

Culina Group chief executive Liam McElroy believes his forward strategy will streamline the business, drive out costs, improve efficiency and generate organic growth. The former DHL and Wincanton director is just three months into the role, but said he had already begun simplifying Culina’s value proposition amid a major transformation process aimed at remaining competitive. “The priority is driving integration and synergies, becoming more unified and unlocking cost to reinvest,” McElroy told MT.

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

DP World has joined the pioneering Joint Operators Logistics Trial (JOLT), deploying two fully electric HGVs from its Swindon base. A private self-funded consortium, Project Jolt brings together 14 fleets, three major OEMs - Volvo, Scania, and DAF, two leading universities - the University of Cambridge (Engineering) and Heriot-Watt University (Logistics) - as well as other specialists including software manufacturers, network charging operators and electric fleet service providers.

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

Culina Group has made two key additions to its senior leadership team. Thierry Held has been appointed to the role of chief finance officer for the group. He brings a wealth of experience having held senior roles across the finance, mining and logistics sectors, most recently as CFO Europe for Kuehne and Nagel. Stephen Taylor has also joined the group as chief executive for the company’s Stobart division.