Daimler Divest Yaxing Bus Biz

Two arsonists who targeted a string of haulage yards across the North-east, causing millions of pounds worth of damage have been jailed for a total of 15 years. Thomas Mackell was found guilty of targeting six compounds in a series of attacks between 2001 and 2002 and was jailed for 12 years. John Loxley was found guilty of being involved in the attack on one of the yards and was jailed for three years. The attacks spanned a period from 1999 to 2003 and had baffled police who estimate that t...

Wincanton wants customers to share distribution centres in a bid to cut congestion and emissions. The haulier has launched a project to encourage collaboration between retailers and manufacturers with shared depots that should minimise empty running. Wincanton's operations controller, David Hall, says: "Duplication by transport networks results in thousands of empty vehicle movements every day, when it is possible to reduce these journeys while simultaneously offering cost-saving benefits to ...

Good new here for Cummins.KamAZ has struck a deal with Italian manufacturer Landini to produce agricultural tractors. These will be powered by engines from the KamAZ-Cummins JV.A couple of thousand units per year - they all count.

There is some logic to be had in the notion of OEMs moving down the production scale and getting involved in transport. If, after all, a large slice of the costs accruing from the transport task involve the possession of the asset central to the same - to whit, the truck, then it makes a certain amount of sense for the manufacturer not just to manufacture the thing, but also to maintain, staff, fuel and ultimately dispose of it.