Zero-Tailpipe-Emission Trucks

Aiden Kelly, General Manager at North West London-based Kingscote Haulage yet to consider adding any zero-tailpipe-emission trucks to the fleet, but doesn’t rule out battery-electric in the future. Despite a UK-wide driver shortage, Kingscote Haulage hasn’t struggled to put bums on seats, and doesn’t employ any agency staff. While he doesn’t have ambitions to grow the fleet above 35 trucks, over the next decade he intends to turn Kingscote Haulage into a £30m (A$55m)-a-year business. He says landfill and recycling facilities are important strings to have in any muck-away operator’s bow, since they add stability, and keep trucks busy during quieter periods. “When you’re disposing of materials, and then recycling, you’re always loaded.”Over the years I’ve interviewed countless people who have built up successful haulage firms.