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All Motor Transport articles in 2021 – Page 53
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ArticleIsuzu Truck adds second RHCV dealership to its UK network
Truck manufacturer Isuzu Truck UK has added RH Commercial Vehicles' (RHCV) Newark facility to its truck dealer network, just eight months after appointing RHVC as its Northampton dealer.RHCV Newark, which is sited on a 3-acre site close to the A1, A17 and A46 road network in north-eastern Nottinghamshire, will be ...
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ArticleMenzies Distribution adds 115 MAN TGX trucks to fleet
Menzies Distribution has taken delivery of the first of 115 New Generation MAN TGX trucks and 65 new Don Bur and SDC trailers as part of a major fleet renewal programme.The 115 new MAN TGX trucks, which carry the company's new blue and yellow branding, are all powered by MAN’s ...
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ArticleDFDS and P&O cut freight waiting times on Dover to Calais route
Freight drivers will face fewer delays at Dover or Calais following an agreement between DFDS & P&O which will speed up the flow of freight traffic and cut waiting times.The shared capacity deal will allow freight drivers to board the next available sailing when they arrive at the Port of ...
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ArticleUK trade with EU falls by almost a quarter in first three months of 2021
The UK saw steep declines in imports and exports to the European Union (EU) as well as a slight decline in trade with non-EU nations, in the first quarter of 2021, according to the Office of National Statistics (ONS).The ONS report, The impacts of EU exit and the coronavirus on ...
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ArticleStefan Thyssen to take helm at MAN Truck & Bus UK
Stefan Thyssen is replacing Thomas Hemmerich as MD at MAN Truck & Bus UK.Thyssen is returning to the UK division after three years as MD of MAN Truck & Bus Denmark, Norway and Sweden, which he took on in March 2020, after three years as the UK financial director.In his ...
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ArticleTransicold network partners relocate to meet growing demand
Two of Carrier Transicold’s network service partners have relocated to new locations as part of wider plans to build their customer bases.Robson Refrigeration (pictured), which trades as Carrier Transicold East & North Yorkshire, has spent more than £1m on a new 12,000 sq. ft. workshop near Hull, which is four ...
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ArticleHermes appoints Nancy Hobhouse as ESG chief
Parcel delivery company Hermes has appointed Nancy Hobhouse to drive the business's environmental, social, governance (ESG) agenda.Hobhouse takes up the newly created role of head of ESG, with a brief to develop a strong ESG strategy at the company and spearhead a number of key ESG initiatives.Her remit covers every ...
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The Fuel Store boosts HGV refuelling sites by over 1,700 with addition of Esso Card
Fuel card provider The Fuel Store is adding The Esso Card National Card to its network which will see it boost its network of 782 refuelling sites by another 1,172 sites.The new partnership with Esso Card owner WEX Europe Services, sees The Fuel Store increase its reach by 50%, to ...
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Romanian trucker who tried to smuggle alleged child sex offender out of UK jailed for six years
A Romanian lorry driver who tried to smuggle a group of migrants, including a man suspected of child sex offences, out of the UK, has been jailed for six years.Canterbury Crown Court heard that Sebastian Gabriel Podar, 48, from Tuzrii in Romania, was arrested as part of a National Crime ...
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ArticleJJ Foodservice boosts fleet with 20 new Isuzu delivery trucks
Wholesaler JJ Foodservice has added 20 13.5 tonne Isuzu delivery vehicles to support its expansion plans as it continues its hunt for 20 new drivers.The Enfield-based company, which operates 140 delivery trucks across 11 UK branches, offers food, drink, packaging and cleaning products to businesses and the general public.The purchase ...
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ArticleBaytree to open two new facilities in Milton Keynes in December
Warehouse developer Baytree is set to open two new-build units, covering a combined 180,000 sq ft, in Milton Keynes in December this year.The company has announced building work is set to begin shortly following the award of the building contract to Glencar Construction this week.Baytree said the 10.4 acre site, ...
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ArticleEuropa Road ships 30,000 Europa Flow consignments in Q1
Europa Road has shipped 30,000 Europa Flow consignments in the four months since its launch in January, exporting goods worth an average of £60m each month in the period, according to parent company Europa Worldwide Group.Customs service Europa Flow aims to facilitate exports to the EU on Delivered Duty Paid ...
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ArticlePanattoni to deliver three new Basingstoke warehouses "at speed" to create over 200 jobs
Industrial developer Panattoni is fast-tracking plans to open three new carbon zero warehouses in Basingstoke by next summer, predicting the development could create 215 full-time jobs.Panattoni and Legal & General’s Industrial Property Investment Fund (IPIF) has bought an 11-acre site at V Park Basingstoke, which will accommodate three net carbon ...
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ArticleDHL Supply Chain appoints Marion Taylor-Ringsell as vice president asset management centre of excellence
Marion Taylor-Ringsell, former European transport director for retailer Gap, has taken on the role of vice president asset management centre of excellence DSC UKI.Taylor-Ringsell brings 26 years of experience in the logistics industry to her new post, covering domestic and international operations across a varied product range, including small ...
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ArticleCharles Morgan Transport joins Fortec as shareholder member
Yorkshire-based Charles Morgan Transport has joined pallet network Fortec as a shareholder member, as part of wider plans to grow its client base.The company, which has its headquarters in Full Sutton, near Malton in Yorkshire, was launched in 2016 by young entrepreneur Charles Morgan when he was 17 years old.The ...
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Haulage rates set to rise, Logistics UK warns
Hauliers have no choice but to hike rates this year in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic, Brexit, the climate crisis and other international pressures, Logistics UK is warning.Speaking today (24 May 2021) at the group’s launch of its annual Logistics Report 2021, Elizabeth de Jong, Logistics UK’s policy director ...
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ArticlePolice release footage of HGV driver veering into path of police videoing him
A lorry driver talking on his mobile phone while driving on the M40 in Warwickshire almost collided with police videoing him in an unmarked HGV.The footage captures one of 21,000 offences recorded by officers in HGV cabs since Highways England rolled out the national safety initiative, Operation Tramline.In another clip, ...
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ArticleDawsongroup chairman Peter Dawson to step back
Peter Dawson (pictured), group chairman of Dawsongroup, is to step back from the business.Now 82, Dawson has been running the company for 60 years but said the time was right for the baton of ownership to be passed to the third generation of the family.A 'Family Council' has been established, ...
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ArticleJJ Foodservice looks to recruit female drivers to fill gap left by EU workers
Wholesaler JJ Foodservice is aiming to solve its recruitment problems by encouraging more women to consider HGV driver jobs.It said it wanted to fill the significant gap caused by European workers returning home following the UK’s exit from the European Union by broadening its talent pool.The company also said research ...
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Trailerblazer Group celebrates as funding for C+E LGV Driver apprenticeship rises to £7,000
Ministers have agreed to increase funding for HGV apprenticeships to £7,000, after the road haulage Trailblazer Group (TBG) rejected the previously announced level of £6,000.The group, which helped develop the apprenticeship standard, welcomed the announcement by the education secretary and urged the sector to engage in the process to help ...