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All Motor Transport articles in 2021 – Page 13
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ArticleA more intelligent approach to freight movements could help ease driver shortage
The Covid-19 pandemic and Brexit’s “over-complications” are causing a severe HGV driver shortage with major consequences to supply chains into the UK. Supermarkets shelves appear empty, restaurants are struggling for supplies and people are starting to worry about Christmas.And even though we believe that the forces behind driver shortages might ...
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ArticleWaitrose trials charging technology on seven Vauxhall Vivaro-e vans
Seven of Waitrose’s fleet of Vauxhall Vivaro-e vans are to take part in a trial of cutting edge charging technology as part of wider plans to boost the supermarket’s electric van delivery service.The seven Vivaro-e vans, which will deliver groceries from Waitrose’s St Katherine’s Dock store, will be fitted with ...
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ArticleMAN Truck & Bus names new head of van
MAN Truck & Bus UK has announced the appointment of Tracey Perry as its new head of van.She succeeds Daniel Holbein who is leaving the company to take up a new position in MAN’s headquarters in Munich.Perry comes with a wealth of experience, having led teams in retail sales, SME ...
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ArticleApplications for financial support over Manchester CAZ to start in November
Applications for financial support for HGV operators affected by the forthcoming Greater Manchester Clean Air Zone (CAZ) will launch at the end of next month, according to the transport body delivering the plan.Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) said its CAZ is due to be rolled out on 30 May 2022, ...
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ArticleMark Lee Transport joins The Pallet Network
The Pallet Network (TPN) has welcomed new member Mark Lee Transport to its fold, after the Bradford operator sought out an additional service to complement its blue-chip haulage business.The company said it specifically approached TPN after industry contacts said the network was the “preferred option”.MD Mark Lee said: “We know ...
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ArticleXPO drivers on Wavin contract given 20% pay rise
XPO drivers have become the latest to strike a significant pay increase after their union negotiated a 20% salary boost for those working on the logistics firm’s Wavin contract.Unite said 39 drivers in Chippenham would be receiving the pay rise from this month in a one-year deal it agreed with ...
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ArticlePML names new business development manager for Europe
Logistics provider Perishable Movements (PML) has appointed Alessandra Tagliabue to the newly created role of business development manager for Europe.Fluent in French, Spanish, Italian and English and with direct experience of working with customers across Europe, PML said Tagliabue was well placed to help drive the growth and expansion of ...
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ArticleNew cabotage rules will force more drivers to park overnight in laybys, Logistics UK warns
Relaxing cabotage rules for foreign operators in the UK will force more drivers to park up overnight in lay-bys, according to Logistics UK.HMRC announced this week it was allowing until 30 April 2022 unlimited cabotage movements of HGVs for up to 14 days after arriving in the UK on a ...
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ArticleYodel conjures up Merlin2 parcel sorting system as volumes soar
Yodel’s engineering wizards have created a new sortation system called Merlin2, which it said will handle delicate and irregular shaped parcels in response to booming volumes.The system is located at Yodel’s Shaw sorting centre and is its second automated out of gauge facility following the original Merlin, introduced in Wednesbury ...
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ArticleDaimler Truck partners with BP to develop hydrogen infrastructure
Daimler Truck and BP have teamed up to deliver hydrogen-powered fuel-cell HGVs and deploy the infrastructure required for refuelling the vehicles in the UK by the end of the decade.Under their memorandum of understanding, Daimler said it expected to be able to offer hydrogen-powered trucks to UK customers by 2025 ...
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ArticleCommercial vehicle production edges higher
There was a modest increase in UK commercial vehicle production in September, figures showed.There were 7,799 CVs produced, a 1.8% increase on 2020, although output remained 8.1% below the five-year average for the month, according to the SMMT.The automotive association said production had declined by 35.1% in August and so ...
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ArticleGovernment plans road crash investigation branch amid fears over electric and automated vehicles
An investigation branch that probes road traffic collisions to establish their cause and make recommendations to improve road safety could be set up by the government.Working in a similar way to independent bodies operating in the air, maritime and rail industries, the Road Collision Investigation Branch (RCIB) would carry out ...
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ArticleDPD set to open £150m parcel hub in Leicestershire
DPD’s £150m parcel hub in Hinckley, Leicestershire will be fully operational ahead of the Black Friday and Christmas period, the parcel delivery group has confirmed.The depot is the company’s fifth in the UK and one of the largest fully-automated domestic parcel hubs in Europe.DPD said Hub 5, close to junction ...
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ArticleSmart motorway protesters to carry coffins to Parliament
A campaign group protesting about the government’s continued rollout of smart motorways will carry a long procession of burial coffins to the department for transport’s office building next week.Smart Motorways Kill said the protest involving 38 coffins across Westminster Bridge to Parliament Square and then on to the DfT building ...
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ArticleBudget an "olive branch" to calm sector's fears, says Parcelhero
Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Budget was an “olive branch” for logistics firms who have finally heard some good news from the government, according to parcel delivery service ParcelHero.It claimed that the measures outlined in the speech yesterday will reduce the strain on hauliers, as well as reducing the recent friction between ...
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ArticleRHA launches new attack on HMRC after "shameful" cabotage rules are given go-ahead
The government has effectively offshored UK haulage work to foreign operators after announcing it had slackened the rules on cabotage, according to the RHA.The business group said the move to allow continental hauliers to take on unlimited work in this country in two-week blocks seriously undermined efforts to recruit domestic ...
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ArticleForget cabotage and show us some respect....
So, the government has another genius solution to wreck the transport industry further through changes to the cabotage rules. All these 'solutions' will not fix the industry, they will harm it further.A quick fix to the driver shortage does not exist. The problem took many years to manifest itself, so ...
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ArticleHermes opens pop-up depot in Birmingham to handle peak season
Hermes UK has opened another pop-up distribution depot, this time at Meteor Park in Birmingham.The delivery firm said the move created 135 seasonal jobs at the 112,000 sq ft warehouse, which opened ahead of the peak Black Friday and Christmas periods.The depot can handle over 120,000 parcels each day and ...
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ArticleELB Partners adds Volvo FM Globetrotters to fleet
ELB Partners has spent more than £1m future-proofing its fleet after investing in nine new Volvo FM Globetrotters.The 6x2 units all have a three-star rating under London’s Direct Vision Standard (DVS) and are the first of this rating to leave Volvo’s factory and be pressed into service.Two of the tractor ...
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ArticleWincanton agrees deal with toy maker MGA Entertainment
Wincanton has won a five-year contract with children’s toys manufacturer MGA Entertainment, providing final mile deliveries to retailers and customers’ homes.Operating out of Wincanton’s automated warehouse in Middlewich, the contract involves the logistics company storing, picking and delivering around 250,000 products per week during peak periods.Read more Wincanton chief ...