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All Motor Transport articles in 2021 – Page 3
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Average truck runs 88,000 miles between DVSA checks
The DVSA has defended its intelligence-led approach to roadside enforcement after statistics were released showing an average truck is inspected once every 88,000 miles.The figures were obtained in a freedom of information request by the Unite union, which has used them as evidence that on-the-spot checks are now “vanishingly rare”.The ...
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ArticleFalcon adds 15 Chereau reefers fitted with Vector HE fridges to fleet
Falcon Vehicle Solutions has taken delivery of 15 13.6m Chereau trailers fitted with Carrier Transicold Vector refrigeration units, in a move it said would deliver improved sustainability and reduced costs for its rental customers.This is the first time the commercial vehicle hire firm has specified Vector HE 19 units.Darren Moore, ...
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ArticleThree-quarters of operators plan to spend on fleet vehicles during 2022, MT reader research reveals
Operators answering the latest Motor Transport and Commercial Motor ‘Hot Topic: Sector Insight 2022' survey showed a renewed confidence for the year ahead, with 75% planning to invest in fleet vehicles.The figure is up 12 percentage points on last year’s survey, when operators were in the midst of Covid-19 lockdowns ...
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ArticleIndustry questions Richard Burnett's departure from RHA
Richard Burnett’s decision to resign as RHA chief executive has taken the industry by surprise and been greeted with dismay by many operators.Burnett’s departure, announced this week, follows a tumultuous year which has seen the RHA grapple with Brexit border issues in Northern Ireland, Covid-19 related supply chain problems and ...
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ArticlePD Ports unveils quayside warehouse on River Trent
PD Ports has unveiled its latest investment at Groveport on the River Trent - a £500,000 warehouse facility aimed at boosting trade efficiencies and reducing costs for port customers as part of a long-term plan to continue growing business on the Humber.The 10,000sq ft transit warehouse – an interim storage ...
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ArticleDP World launches technology products to simplify post-Brexit border process
DP World is introducing a range of technology products aimed at simplifying and solving some of the post-Brexit import and export challenges.The border requirements introduced in January 2021 led to confusion on what documentation was required for each journey and how to generate it, which resulted in incorrect paperwork being ...
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ArticleBoughey Distribution charity venture generates 1.5 million meals
A partnership forged between Boughey Distribution, its customers and food charity FareShare has generated 1.5 million meals for vulnerable people in just two years.Cheshire-based Boughey delivers ambient food products across the UK and is working with a growing number of customers who donate surplus products to FareShare. The company then ...
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Article“Drivers' hours bureaucracy is beyond ridiculous,” claims ArrowXL boss
Leading operators have hit out at current drivers’ hours rules, branding them overcomplicated and meaningless.The enforcement agency recently published non-compliance data naming more than 1,400 UK companies including Eddie Stobart and Saint Gobain Construction.The data showed offences detected at the roadside and did not include those it found during visits ...
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ArticleTPN recruits new commercial director from Palletways
The Pallet Network (TPN) has appointed Sue Nicholson (pictured) as commercial director in the latest of a string of key appointments aimed at driving further growth.Nicholson has over 30 years of experience in global supply chains and pallet network logistics. She began her career in the container shipping arena, where ...
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ArticleDVSA chief executive is first speaker named ahead of Microlise Transport Conference 2022
Loveday Ryder (pictured), chief executive of the DVSA, will address delegates at the Microlise Transport Conference on 18 May 2022, at the Coventry Building Society Arena (formerly the Ricoh Arena) in Coventry.Registration has opened for the free-to-attend event, which will showcase innovations and trends the organisers believe will disrupt the ...
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ArticleShears Bros opens transport hub and welcomes new general manager
Logistics company Shears Bros. (Transport) Ltd has opened a new transport facility and recruited a new general manager.The new transport hub is located on Bournemouth Airport’s Aviation Business Park, just a few hundred metres from the Shears’ existing premises.The 21,500sq ft warehouse, which has recently been fully refurbished, will become ...
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ArticleRHA chief executive Richard Burnett resigns
Richard Burnett (pictured), chief executive of the RHA, has tendered his resignation after seven years in the role.RHA national chairperson Moreton Cullimore said Burnett had transformed the organisation during his tenure and worked tirelessly for its membership and the wider industry."The RHA’s membership has grown significantly and our profile as ...
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ArticleHauliers who were fined for carrying stowaways may be repaid
A stowaway passenger climbs down from a lorry trailer helped by UK Border Control after being discovered hiding behind boxes in the back of the trailer at Calais Ferry Port in France.Hauliers that have been fined after stowaways were discovered in their trucks could be repaid after the court of ...
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ArticlePalletforce chief executive departs after four months in major restructure
Adam Leonard (pictured) has left Palletforce, just four months after taking over the role of chief executive from Michael Conroy.Leonard’s departure closely follows that of Conroy, who made a “personal decision” to leave parent company EV Cargo in September, less than two months after being appointed its UK boss.Leonard was ...
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ArticleOperators and agencies face prosecution for gaining unauthorised access to driver data, DVLA warns
The DVLA is launching a campaign to warn operators, employers and driver agencies that it is a criminal offence to gain unauthorised access to driver data via the View Driving Licence (VDL) service.The campaign follows concerns raised by an HGV driver that a driver agency had used his National Insurance ...
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Operator appetite growing for alternatives to diesel HGVs, latest Motor Transport research shows
One-in-five operators are now either using alternative fuels already (13%) or plan to do so within the next 12 months, according to the latest research carried out by Motor Transport and sister title Commercial Motor.This is more than twice as many that answered the same question one year ago, showing ...
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Boughey overcomes trading volatility to deliver solid first half results
Boughey Distribution rode the wave of “significant trading volatility” during the first half of its trading period ending in May to report a solid overall performance, with revenue up 13% to £54.9m.The Cheshire-based ambient goods haulier said it had endured an underperformance during H1 of the period ending 31 May ...
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Ofcom tells parcels firms to up their game on consumer complaints
Parcel firms will have to tighten up their complaints handling after the industry watchdog said almost two thirds of customers had experienced problems with deliveries in the last three months.Ofcom said people sending and receiving parcels should be treated fairly by delivery companies and that around a quarter find it ...
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ArticleBooker facing fresh threat of industrial action after pay deal falls through
Union Unite claimed Tesco-owned Booker Retail Partners had reneged on an agreement struck less than two months ago relating to delivery drivers’ pay and that pre-Christmas strikes are now back on the agenda.After the long-running dispute was thought to have been put to bed when drivers at the Thamesmead depot ...
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Hauliers again warned not to tamper with exhaust after treatment systems
Hauliers could end up before a traffic commissioner at a public inquiry if they’re found to have tampered with the exhaust emissions values on their manufacturer’s plate, the DVSA has warned.The agency said its vehicle standards assessors have picked up on small numbers of HGVs being presented for annual test ...