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All Motor Transport articles in 2021 – Page 27
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ArticleMT Awards 2021 winner - Innovation Award in association with Goodyear Tyres
Charlotte Patch, Balfour Beatty commercial manager - fleet (holding trophy) collects the award from Kate Norton, sales general manager of commercial at Goodyear TyresEvery year more than 200,000 bags of litter have to be removed from motorways managed by Highways England. This equates, on average, to more than 7,500 tonnes ...
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ArticleMT Awards 2021 winner - Customer Care Award in association with Pall-Ex Group
Kevin Buchanan, CEO of Pall-Ex Group (second right), presents the award to a very happy DPD UK with host Alexander Armstrong (far left)DPD has won the Customer Care Award six times in the last seven years and one judge of this year’s award said: “This entry demonstrates breath-taking attention to ...
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ArticleMT Awards 2021 winner - Fleet Truck of the Year in association with Texaco Lubricants
MT editor Steve Hobson (far right) presents the trophy on behalf of Texaco Lubricants to Laurence Drake, MD of DAF Trucks with host Alexander ArmstrongWhile the familiar XF – a multiple winner of this award in previous years – has just been replaced, DAF made a series of improvements to ...
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ArticleMT Awards 2021 winner - Safety in Operation Award in association with Road Transport Expo
Host Alexander Armstrong (far left), Tim Pearson, national SHEQ manager (holding trophy), and David Cooper, national compliance and training manager (centre) at Wren Kitchens collect the trophy from Steve Cox, marketing manager at Road Transport Expo (second right)The pandemic disrupted Wren’s plans and tested its resilience. But the kitchen retailer’s ...
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ArticleFairfax breaks with tradition to add seven new Isuzus to its fleet
Yorkshire-based Fairfax Plant Hire has taken on seven brand new Isuzu rigids for the first time, adding three Isuzu Grafter 3.5-tonne trucks and four Isuzu 7.5-tonne trucks to its 40-strong fleet.The seven new Isuzus, which replace seven older trucks, are expected to cover around 40,000 miles a year over a ...
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ArticleCargo thieves turn to angle grinders to break into metal trailers, NaVCIS warns hauliers
The National Vehicle Crime Intelligence Service (NaVCIS) is urging hauliers to take action to prevent cargo theft after more than 900 notifications of freight crime were recorded in the first three months of 2021, with angle grinders used for the first time ever to break into metal sided trailers.PC Mike ...
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ArticleCurrie Solutions chooses Asset Alliance to supply 23 DAF XF 480 tractors
Logistics firm Currie Solutions has chosen Asset Alliance Group to supply 23 DAF XF 480 6x2 tractor units, after being impressed by the group’s sales and after sales support.The new 44-tonne trucks replace existing vehicles in the 150-strong fleet and have been provided on a five-year contract hire deal.Currie Solutions’ ...
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Freight in the City webinar explores importance of telematics to boost safety of urban fleets
Freight in the City, in partnership with AddSecure, recently hosted its latest free-to-watch webinar on the topic of Safer City Driving.Joshua Webb, AddSecure enterprise sales manager (pictured, right), highlighted how HGV drivers face far more hazards on urban streets. “Up to 1,800 road deaths happen every year in the UK, ...
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ArticleWincanton chief calls for fast track training as client Ikea reports delivery delays due to driver shortage
The driver shortage is continuing to impact on retailers with flat pack giant Ikea reporting difficulties delivering around 10% of its stock and Accolade, the UK’s largest wine firm warning that Christmas stocks of wine are under threat.Ikea has announced delivery problems affecting around 1,000 product lines, including mattresses at ...
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ArticleHanson drivers to vote on strike action after rejecting 2.5% pay offer
Over 200 Hanson lorry drivers and engineers are set to vote on strike action after rejecting a 2.5% pay offer from the company on the grounds that, with inflation running at 3.9%, the offer constitutes a pay cut.Hanson’s drivers and engineers say they are also “deeply unhappy” at what they ...
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ArticleShortage of new HGVs and lack of drivers putting strain on UK fleet, warns WMS Group
With a shortage of new HGVs, combined with an increasing labour crisis, hauliers have been told they need a robust warranty to ensure their fleet can continue to go the extra mile.The warning comes from warranty provider WMS Group which points to the latest figures from the Society of Motor ...
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ArticlePost-Brexit customs checks into NI delayed indefinitely, says UK government
Post-Brexit checks on goods including meats and parcels into Northern Ireland (NI) have been delayed once again and this time indefinitely, the government has confirmed.The move will bring relief to hauliers transporting goods to NI who have been bracing themselves for the introduction of the new customs checks, which were ...
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ArticleParcelhero warns of delivery chaos if customs checks imposed on parcels to NI
Parcel delivery service ParcelHero is calling for the continued suspension of the introduction of full customs declarations paperwork and extra customs procedures on parcels being sent from Great Britain to Northern Ireland (NI).The UK government imposed the suspension unilaterally in March this year, for six months, after new customs rules ...
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ArticleSalford Van Hire invests £16m in new DAF vehicles
Salford Van Hire has invested £16m in more than 200 new DAF commercial vehicles across its spot hire and contract hire fleets.The new DAF purchases include both rigid vehicles and tractor units. The rigids are a mix of 7.5 tonne, 12 tonne and 18 tonne boxes and curtain-siders with tuck-away ...
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ArticleAztek adds five new tractor units to fleet to meet growing demand
FORS Gold haulier Aztek Logistics has boosted its fleet after seeing a double-digit increase in demand over the past 18 months.The Letchworth-based company has increased its fleet to 40 trucks with the inclusion of two TGX MAN tractor units, one TGM 26-tonne MAN rigid and two DAF tractor units.The latest ...
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ArticleUPS opens mega hub at East Midlands Airport
UPS has officially opened its expanded East Midlands Airport (EMA) hub which has more than doubled the packages it can sort to 22,500 parcels an hour.The delivery company said the expansion of the hub is aimed at helping UK exporters scale up more easily during peak periods and is part ...
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ArticleEuropa Worldwide promotes Dionne Redpath to chief operating officer
Europa Worldwide Group has promoted sales director Dionne Redpath (pictured) to the newly created role of chief operating officer.Redpath began her career in the steel industry in Sheffield as a transport buyer and joined Europa in her early twenties where she rose through the ranks to become sales director in ...
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ArticleDelivery disruption to 1,500 convenience stores on cards as Booker drivers vote to strike
Forty drivers at wholesaler Booker Retail Partners have voted unanimously for strike action in a move which could see deliveries to 1,500 convenience stores in London and the south east face severe disruption.In what is the latest twist in a long running dispute, all 40 drivers at Booker’s Thamesmead depot ...
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ArticlePall-Ex appoints new head of network to drive growth in northern regions
Pall-Ex Group has hired Marc Batey (pictured) as its head of network for Scotland, the north of England and Ireland.Batey joins Pall-Ex from Menzies Distribution, where he held the role of operations manager. Previous posts include transport manager at Menzies Distribution and logistics team leader at Thales Logistics, a role ...
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Article‘Full Yorkshire’ Breakfast awaits at Northern Rewards
There are still a few 10-seat tables and a couple of category sponsorship opportunities available at the inaugural Transport News Scottish Rewards Presentation Breakfast to be held during Tip-ex Tank-ex, on the morning of Friday 1 October 2021 in the Royal Hall, Harrogate, adjacent to the Show.The gala event commences ...