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All Motor Transport articles in 2021 – Page 16
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ArticleCo-op delivery drivers win 5% pay rise
More than 1,000 HGV drivers employed by the Co-op on its delivery contract have secured a 5% pay increase.This is the latest of a series of HGV driver pay increases secured by Unite on behalf of its members, including wage rises for DHL workers on the Dartford Sainsbury’s contract, North ...
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ArticleOnLogistics wins deal to run UK sorting station for used vehicle parts
Solihull integrated logistics provider OnLogistics has signed a deal with Circular Economy Solutions (C-ECO) to provide and operate a UK sorting station for used automotive parts.C-ECO’s CoremanNet service collects over four million used automotive parts, known as cores, every year. It checks their technical and commercial condition and then provides ...
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Clipper Logistics offers flexible pay to 9,000 employees in bid to boost financial wellbeing
Clipper Logistics is offering all its staff the ability to access their pay ahead of pay day in what it claims is an industry first.The move to offer flexible pay and break out of the locked pay cycle is part of the company’s major push to improve the financial wellbeing ...
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Panther wins exclusive delivery deal with Sky to deliver Glass TV
Panther Logistics has sealed an exclusive partnership with Sky to deliver the broadcaster’s new Sky Glass TV.The Northampton-based transport company, which specialises in white glove, two-person deliveries, will be distributing Sky’s new streaming TV, dubbed Sky Glass to customers across the UK.Under the contract Panther Logistics will provide customers with ...
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Hauliers hit back at Europa chief’s attack on RHA
Hauliers are accusing Europa Worldwide chief executive Andrew Baxter of launching a politically motivated attack on the RHA following his open letter criticising the association’s handling of Brexit and the fuel crisis and his call for RHA chief executive Richard Burnett to resign.Baxter’s letter, published yesterday (18 October), accuses the ...
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ArticleSuttons Tankers appoints Chrisi Lloyd-Roberts as operations director
Suttons Tankers has promoted Chrisi Lloyd-Roberts to the role of operations director, leading a team of 700 drivers and 100 staff. She takes over the role from Steve Hassall, who was promoted to fleet director last month.Both promotions are part of a wider strategy to strengthen the company’s fleet ...
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ArticleEuropa chief attacks RHA over handling of Brexit and fuel crisis and calls for Richard Burnett’s resignation
Europa Worldwide Group chief executive Andrew Baxter (pictured) has launched a vociferous attack on the RHA this week, accusing it of leaking information from confidential government meetings, failing to prepare hauliers for Brexit and “substantially” causing the fuel crisis by “leaking information about fuel stocks”.Baxter is calling for RHA chief ...
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ArticleLogistics UK offers members fast track driver medicals under deal with D4Drivers
Logistics UK is promising members easier access to driver medicals after signing a partnership deal with D4Drivers.They will receive discounted access to D4Drivers’ Logistics UK Health and Wellbeing service enabling them to access medicals for all their drivers. Under the partnership individual driver members will also be able to use ...
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ArticleWren Kitchens joins forces with BP and Mercedes-Benz to trial in-truck fuel payments app
Wren Kitchens’ HGV drivers have been testing a new app which makes refuelling quick and easy and removes the need for fuel cards.The trial is part of a collaboration also involving BP and Mercedes-Benz Trucks UK to test digital in-truck fuel payment system bp In-Truck Pay.The app aims to speed ...
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ArticleHermes inks strategic partnership with e-commerce platform OnBuy
Parcel carrier Hermes has sealed a deal with e-commerce seller OnBuy to provide logistics solution to its 7,000 vendors as the online marketplace ramps up its global expansion plans.Under the contract, Hermes will provide logistics services both nationally and internationally to OnBuy customers. The e-commerce business has seen rapid growth ...
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ArticleShould the Driver CPC be suspended? Or is there a better short-term solution?
The current shortage of HGV drivers has been attributed to various causes including Brexit, training and administration delays due to Covid, as well as the poor working conditions experienced by drivers when they are out on the road. All of these have contributed to an issue that has been building ...
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ArticleGist rebounds from pension scheme woes to report £33m profit
Gist reported a £33m pre-tax profit in 2020, bouncing back from a loss the previous year caused by £28.5m in costs incurred due to the closure of its pension scheme to new members.The company, which provides supply chain services for retailers and manufacturers, also reported a broadly static turnover for ...
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ArticleScottish haulier invests in 10 used Renault tractor units
A&D Logistics in Scotland has purchased 10 Renault Range T ‘Selection Plus’ tractor units.Alan Bolsworth, business development manager at the container and general haulier, said: “We opted for Renault Trucks for our latest vehicles to build on the partnership we have developed since becoming a Renault Trucks service point in ...
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ArticleIveco truck maker to suspend production at plants hit by parts shortages
Iveco builder CNH Industrial has announced it is closing some of its European manufacturing plants this month in response to disruptions and shortages of core components, particularly semiconductors.In a statement it said: “CNH Industrial is constantly reviewing its production schedules in response to this highly dynamic environment and plans to ...
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ArticleDPD UK sees 83% leap in 2020 profits
DPD Group UK increased turnover and profits last year as it grew market share in line with strategic objectives.For the year ending 3 January 2021, the parcel company saw a 44.7% uplift in revenue to £1.5bn and pre-tax profit jumped by 83% to £248m.It said it had made plans to ...
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ArticleLNG trucks "no cleaner than diesel", new research finds
HGVs powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG) are no better for the climate than diesel trucks and pollute the air more than manufacturers claim, a report by a clean transport campaign group has concluded.Transport & Environment (T&E) said only zero-emissions HGVs such as battery electric vehicles should be supported by ...
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ArticleRHA "appalled" by plans to allow foreign drivers to make more UK deliveries
Foreign haulage operators could be allowed to make an unlimited number of trips in the UK within a two-week period before returning home, under plans to strengthen supply chains and save Christmas.The proposals to temporarily extend cabotage rights for foreign firms are set out in a week-long consultation that has ...
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ArticleHermes opens 'pop-up' warehouse to handle peak demand
Hermes UK has opened a ‘pop-up’ distribution depot in Eccles to handle the Black Friday and Christmas peaks.The delivery firm said over 65 temporary jobs had been created at the 80,000 sq ft warehouse and it will be able to handle more than 120,000 parcels each day.The temporary shed forms ...
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ArticleVMS backs electric with major new Maxus deal
Fleet management firm VMS has purchased 1,000 commercial vehicles from Maxus, 60% of which are EVs.Maxus said 500 of the vehicles are eDeliver 3s and 150 are eDeliver 9s and the total order represents one of the biggest deals struck by a commercial vehicle brand in the UK.Mark Barrett, Harris ...
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ArticleNHS leases mix of DAF trucks from Ryder
A range of DAFs have been supplied to Salisbury Linen Services (SLS) to deliver laundry and hospital scrubs to almost 70 different NHS and health care providers across the South East.Part of the Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust, SLS has taken delivery of a mix of 12-tonne and 18-tonne box rigid ...