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All Motor Transport articles in 2021
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ArticleHow global freight shippers can cope with uncertainty in 2022
The year just gone was a difficult year in global logistics due to ongoing volatility. We worked alongside customers navigating the Suez Canal block, hurricanes and cyclones, port and terminal closures due to Covid-19 outbreaks, customs and trade changes, labour shortages and more.I’ve been in the industry since 1997 and ...
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ArticleTruckfile lands deal with Collard Group to provide workshop and fleet management system
Truckfile has seen off strong competition to win a contract with waste management specialist Collard Group to install its digital workshop and fleet management system.The Hampshire-based operator has taken on the system to ensure its fleet of 140 trucks and 110 vans are safe and compliant at its three in-house ...
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ArticleDfT invites industry to suggest ways Driver CPC can be improved
Road Skills Online has urged operators to fill in its new questionnaire, suggesting ways to improve the Driver CPC.The government announced a major review of the qualifcation last November after industry leaders claimed its bureaucratic nature was acting as a barrier to both new and returning drivers."I have been invited ...
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ArticleScania launches hybrid trucks with electric ranges of up to 60km
Scania is launching Hybrid Electric Vehicles (HEVs) and Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEVs) with GVWs of up to 36 tonnes.At the heart of both trucks is a newly developed GE281 Gearbox Electric machine, which incorporates a pair of electric motors and a 6-speed gearbox, and works in tandem with either ...
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ArticleRevealed: the industry jobs with the most vacancies and best salaries
New research has found there were 7,200 UK vacancies for HGV drivers and 4,831 openings for supply chain managers at the end of September 2021.Packaging retailer RAJA UK analysed the distribution and logistics roles that are most in demand, highlighting average salary, number of vacancies and job requirements.It found an ...
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ArticleThousands of business drivers suffering from Seasonally Affective Driver Disorder (SADD), report reveals
Analysis of more than 3,000 business drivers using RED Driver Risk Management’s Wellbeing Profiler has shown they suffer from more anxiety, stress, tiredness and mental health issues between November and February than at any other time of the year.RED said ‘Seasonally Affective Driver Disorder’ (SADD) affects all types of business ...
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Pressure of the job putting off logistics staff
Nearly one in five transport and logistics workers are considering quitting their jobs due to excessive stress, according to a mental health study.It showed half of all workers in the industry have suffered excessive stress in the last 12 months, 17% are considering leaving their jobs and 10% have already ...
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ArticleUK commercial vehicle production back on the slide
UK commercial vehicle production decreased to 7,940 units in November, according to the latest figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).The 7.8% decline is the weakest November performance since 2017 and reflects the challenges faced by the wider industry, with the global shortage of semiconductors - itself ...
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ArticleHow telematics can reduce accidents, overheads and protect your drivers
Recent data published by the DfT has found that vans, LGVs and HGVs were involved in more serious and fatal accidents per mile than any other form of transport. While 37% of these accidents affected car occupants, and 32% involved pedestrians, the psychological toll on a truck driver involved in ...
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ArticleOwens Group profits soar
Owens Group has reported a strong trading performance for the latest financial year, underpinned by acquisitions, new contracts and the diversified nature of the business.Pre-tax profit for the period ending 30 June 2021 surged by 132.6% to £6,153,724 while turnover was up 9.3% to £94,954,123.The Llanelli-based company restructured its senior ...
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ArticleM6toll chief executive steps down
M6toll operator Midland Expressway Ltd (MEL) has announced the departure of Andy Cliffe as chief executive.The news comes ahead of the addition of MEL to the European toll road and transportation infrastructure portfolio of Aleatica.The combining of European operations follows Aleatica’s successful investment in Italian toll road operator, Brebemi, in ...
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ArticleCH Robinson pledges to shape future of UK supply chain with "staggering" new investment
UK operators are set to benefit after logistics platform provider CH Robinson pledged to invest $1bn (£744.4m) in global technology to remove supply chain inefficiencies.The company is working with more than 1,000 international data specialists and said it aims to help shape the future of the UK logistics ecosystem.Its British ...
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ArticleLloyd Fraser “performing well in challenging market”
Lloyd Fraser Holdings said the company had shrugged off operational challenges created by the pandemic and was confident it would continue to operate profitably.Reporting results to 28 February 2021, the Rugby-based 3PL said turnover was down 31.8% at £12,610,579 compared with the previous year.Gross profit decreased by 50.2% to £1,438,008 ...
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ArticleMajor Mercedes Benz Trucks dealer denies claims it is set to terminate truck service agreement
Scottish Mercedes-Benz Trucks dealership Western Commercial has rejected industry claims that it has terminated its truck service agreement.The rumours have been circulating since it announced in June that it was to halt HGV sales at the end of the year.However, the company confirmed to MT this week that aftersales would ...
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ArticleArrowXL agrees home delivery deal with Land of Beds
ArrowXL has signed a contract with independent bed and mattress retailer Land of Beds to handle the delivery of 400 products per month to households across the UK.Land of Beds said it had been impressed by ArrowXL's warehouse management system and would take advantage of its 24-hour delivery service, allowing ...
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ArticleDFDS adds 25 Volvo electric trucks to European logistics fleet
Volvo Trucks has received an order for an additional 25 heavy electric trucks from DFDS.The move comes after after the Copenhagen-based company ordered a record 100 Volvo FM EVs in October.The trucks will be used in its European logistics system with delivery set for Q4 2022.The Volvo FM Electric has ...
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ArticleHauliers remain cool in face of mounting wave of Omicron infections
Operators played down fears that the tsunami of Omicron infections hitting the UK will combine with driver shortages to affect last-minute Christmas deliveries.With government modelling predicting up to 400,000 infections a day, rising to one million by the peak this winter, the UK economy is bracing for a wave of ...
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ArticleHermes remains defiant in face of undercover expose showing staff throwing parcels and cursing customers
Hermes has come out fighting after a video, secretly filmed by an undercover reporter in the run-up to Christmas, showed workers at its High Wycombe sorting centre throwing parcels and insulting customers.The Times reporter also claimed the company routinely failed to deliver next-day orders on time and that he was ...
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ArticleStrike action suspended at Tesco’s Booker Retail after management agrees pay review
The strike by Booker Retail delivery drivers, which threatened to hit deliveries to 1,500 convenience stores in London and the south east ahead of Christmas, has been called off at the eleventh hour.Unite the union said this week that the strike by the 45-strong workforce, due on Thursday (23 December) ...
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ArticleOmicron surge poses yet another challenge to “exhausted” warehouse workers, warns UKWA
The UK Warehouse Association (UKWA) warned this week that workers are struggling to meet peak season demand in the face of surging Covid infections.SAGE member Professor John Edmunds warned that, taking into account unreported cases, there could have been around 400,000 Omicron infections in the UK by last weekend, with ...