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All Motor Transport articles in 2021 – Page 28
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Serco drivers set for 36% pay rise as contract changes hands
Drivers handling waste collections in south London will see their wages increase by more than 36% when the contract transfers from Serco to Countrystyle Recycling, according to union Unite.It claimed that some drivers previously on £22,000 a year under Serco’s contract with Bexley council would see that increase to more ...
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ArticleOperator fined £100,000 after delivery driver is trapped under reversing truck
A furniture manufacturer and restricted licence operator has been fined £100,000 after a delivery driver at its haulage yard was struck by a reversing HGV.The visiting contractor driver had parked at Belfield Furnishings’ yard in Ilkeston, Derbyshire and pulled open the trailer curtains for a company employee to load the ...
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ArticleMV Commercial buys Fruehauf out of administration in “multi-million” pound deal
Specialist truck provider MV Commercial is to buy tipping trailer and rigid body manufacturer Fruehauf out of administration in a “multi-million” pound deal which will see the transfer of all 120 workers at the business.The company is promising to scale up production immediately and be able to offer 80-90 trucks ...
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Profit hits £1m at Peter Green Haulage
Profit at Somerset’s Peter Green Haulage more than doubled to £1m last year, as the temperature-controlled haulier focused on fleet utilisation efficiency and reducing high fixed costs.Turnover fell slightly to £16.9m in the year ending 31 December 2020, compared to £17m the previous year.This was made up of almost £14m ...
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ArticleJGM Transport joins The Pallet Network
Family-run airfreight specialist JGM Transport has joined The Pallet Network (TPN). The Hounslow-based haulier was started by brothers Falpreet and Harjinder Brar five years ago and has grown substantially in that time.Director Falpreet Brar said: “We want a final-mile solution, as well as a less-than-half-load solution, both of which TPN ...
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ArticleGXO draymen celebrate enhanced pay deal
Photo: ShutterstockA row over pay involving 1,000 GXO draymen which had threatened to affect beer deliveries has been resolved, after they voted overwhelmingly to accept a 4% pay deal.Union Unite said the drivers delivered around 40% of the country’s beer to pubs and hospitality outlets across the UK from 26 ...
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ArticleDevelopment of urban driving apprenticeship given green light
An apprenticeship in urban driving which aims to resolve the HGV driver recruitment crisis in the long term has taken a major step forward after the overseeing body approved its development.The move follows the go-ahead for an HGV driver category C+E apprenticeship earlier this year and the hope is that ...
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ArticleCulina Group reveals new brand identity
Culina Group has rolled out a new brand identity following its recent purchase of Eddie Stobart.The company described its new brand as “a refined design that is confident yet simple”, adding that now was the right time to overhaul its visual identity following the takeover of GreenWhiteStar Acquisitions in July.Thomas ...
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ArticleVeolia to give new drivers a £1,500 bonus
Veolia has said it will pay HGV drivers joining its municipal collection operations a £1,500 bonus, in an effort to keep vital recycling and waste collections going.The company said the extra money was “part of a comprehensive strategy” that also included promoting the wider benefits on offer to challenge common ...
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ArticleGWR slams drivers over bridge strikes
“Huge” damage caused by a Tesco lorry when it crashed into a railway bridge earlier this week has prompted a train operator to criticise HGV drivers for not taking enough care on the roads.Great Western Railway’s (GWR) deputy MD said bridge strikes by lorries were regularly occurring despite being “entirely ...
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ArticleArcese UK's losses mount up
Pre-tax losses at Arcese UK mounted up last year, as the Tilbury and Daventry-based business saw an initial recovery towards the end of 2019 stall as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.Latest results for the European and domestic logistics firm showed that turnover fell 16% to £19.3m in the year ...
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ArticleMotor Transport Awards roars back to life as 1,000 guests once again gather in London's West End
Wren Kitchens was the big winner at the 2021 Motor Transport Awards last night walking off with no fewer than five trophies - a feat previously matched only by DPD.Expect Distribution took the blue riband Haulier of the Year award for the third time and the second year in a ...
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ArticleFORS Standard version 6 to be published in October
The new FORS Standard will be introduced to members via a series of live webinars this autumn.It is due to be published on 19 October with implementation from 1 July next year.The free-to-attend webinars are scheduled to take place this October and November and will update FORS members on the ...
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Article"Driver shortage needs short-term fix," Pallet-Track CEO tells government
Pallet-Track chief executive Caroline Green has urged the government to reverse its decision to block emergency work visas for EU labour, claiming a quick solution is needed to the driver shortage.Responding to business secretary Kwasi Kwarteng’s call for businesses to prioritise hiring UK-based workers rather than relying on labour from ...
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ArticleSuttons Tankers recruits fleet director to drive further growth
Bulk chemical logistics provider Suttons Tankers has appointed Steve Hassall as fleet director to further support the strategic growth plans of the business.The move follows a review of the business by a fleet management consultant and aims to futureproof the scalability of the Earned Recogntion Operator and support its ambitious ...
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ArticleIndustry needs to widen the recruitment net to solve skills crisis says XPO HR director
Logistics firms need to diversify their workforces by fishing in a wider range of talent pools if the industry is to solve its skills crisis, Lynn Brown (pictured), recently appointed HR director of XPO UK and Ireland, told the Motor Transport Future Transport workshop at the CV Show on September ...
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ArticleMenzies adds 16 longer semi-trailers to fleet
Menzies Distribution has placed orders for a further 16 longer semi-trailers (LSTs) to take its fleet of 15.65m trailers to 93 after the government announced on August 24 that, after reviewing the 31 responses to its consultation on its LST trial, ministers “have decided that LSTs should be allowed into ...
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ArticleKent Access Permit policy cost hauliers over £630,000 in fines, DfT reveals
Hauliers were fined over £630,000 for not having the right paperwork to enter Kent at the end of the Brexit transition period, DfT has revealed.The fines, amounting to a total of £638,000, were for failing to have a Kent Access Permit, which was mandatory for EU-bound HGVs entering Kent from ...
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ArticleNext CEO blames “insane” government immigration policy for HGV driver shortage
The government’s “insane” immigration policy is to blame for the lorry driver shortage, and not Brexit, the head of retail giant Next said this week.Next chief executive Lord Wolfson is calling on the government to think again and allow more HGV drivers to work in the UK to tackle the ...
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ArticleArla deliveries delayed as vegan climate campaigners blockade Aylesbury DC
Deliveries from Arla’s Aylesbury distribution centre are facing major delays after vegan climate activists blockaded all entrances and exits this morning (31 August).Around 50 activists from Animal Rebellion, which is affiliated to climate campaign group Extinction Rebellion, blocked the gates to Arla’s DC, at around 5am.The protesters locked on to ...