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All Motor Transport articles in 2021 – Page 55
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ArticlePanattoni to open M1 corridor site with plans to create over 900 jobs
Developer Panattoni has bought a 31-acre site at junction 28 of the M1 in response to “strong demand” for warehousing in the area.The site will house two new build warehouses, due to be completed by the end of 2022.Dubbed Panattoni Park J28 Central M1, this is the latest addition to ...
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ArticleSMMT gives cautious welcome to rise in truck registrations
New heavy goods vehicle (HGV) registrations increased by 9.5% in the first three months of 2021, signalling signs of recovery from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to figures released today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).The increase saw some 10,064 units registered in the first ...
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Lorry driver who hid £1m of cocaine in cab jailed for nine years
A Lithuanian lorry driver has been jailed for nine years after being found guilty of smuggling 24 kilos of cocaine worth £1m into the UK in his cab.Robertas Trimailovas, aged 46, of Alytus, Lithuania, was stopped at Dover’s Eastern Docks on 5 April this year.Border Force officers searched the cab ...
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ArticleTruck driver found guilty of dangerous driving after making “U-turn that went wrong”
A recovery truck driver whose vehicle became stuck after he tried to drive through a gap in the central reservation of the A9 near Dunblane, to get to the southbound carriageway has been found guilty of dangerous driving this week.Perth Sheriff Court heard that James Macfarlane had been driving on ...
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ArticleTW Bowler heavy haulage confirms team “safe and well” after 105-tonne concrete beam falls off trailer
TW Bowler Heavy Haulage said the "unforseeable failure of a hydraulic component" led to a 105-tonne concrete section of a flyover in Leeds falling off its trailer during demolition works over the weekend.The beam had been removed on Friday night (15 May) as part of Balfour Beatty’s £31m A64 flyover ...
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ArticleOperators prepare to test drive the Denby Eco Link B-Double truck at RHA demonstration day
Twenty four hauliers are being given the chance to test drive the Denby Eco Link B-Double truck next week at RHA’s latest Ride and Drive day.The invitation-only event, which will be held at Newark Showground on Tuesday 25 May, aims to not only demonstrate the 25.25m 60-tonne road train to ...
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ArticleMJ Church launches bespoke £500,000 all-electric waste collection truck
Wiltshire-based waste management, plant hire and civil engineering company MJ Church has partnered with Electra Commercial Vehicles to create a zero emission all-electric commercial waste collection truck, which it has launched this week.MJ Church engineers worked with the Blackburn manufacturer to create the bespoke truck, which cost £500,000 to design ...
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ArticleArrowXL hits the ground running in new deal with fitness equipment provider Johnson Health Tech UK
ArrowXL has won a delivery deal with training equipment supplier Johnson Health Tech UK.It will be responsible for the home delivery of around 2,500 Johnson Health Tech UK products a year - mainly treadmills and exercise bikes.The training equipment supplier said ArrowXL had won the contract on the basis of ...
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ArticleTransport sector could cost Treasury up to £1.2bn in Bounce Back Loan Scheme defaults, researchers warn
The transport industry could cost the Treasury £1.2bn in Covid-19 loan defaults, according to research by Business Rescue Expert.The research looked at the rate at which small businesses have used the government’s Bounce Back Loan Scheme (BBLS) since its launch in May 2020.As the first repayments under the BBLS scheme ...
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ArticlePall-Ex appoints Sian Morley as marketing manager
Pall-Ex Group has taken on Sian Morley as marketing manager.Morley, who joined the team in April, brings 18 years of experience in the marketing industry, which includes posts in digital marketing agencies - where she worked with major clients including Amex and Continental Tyres - and as a project manager ...
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ArticleOcado boosts fleet with 27 Thermo King Advancer trailers
Online retailer Ocado has ordered 27 Thermo King Advancer A400 trailers from Marshall Fleet Solutions as part of a fleet upgrade which will see it take delivery of 46 units from the manufacturer this year.Ocado currently runs a fleet of 264 trailers - 224 of them refrigerated and 40 ambient. ...
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ArticleYodel to offer “highly competitive” salary to 30 HGV driver apprentices
Parcel carrier Yodel is looking to take on 30 new LGV driver apprentices across the UK who will receive a “significant” starting salary on completion, which will be “considerably more” than the industry average.Applications for the apprenticeships will close this Friday (21 May) with successful candidates starting in July.The new ...
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ArticleLogistics UK restarts classroom training
With lockdown measures easing and face-to-face meetings back on the agenda, Logistics UK is once again promoting its classroom-based compliance training courses.It said the courses were being scheduled in line with government Covid guidelines and that spaces on popular courses such as Driver CPC and transport manager CPC were likely ...
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Article19,000 transport and logistics SMEs facing collapse as sector giants 'eat up' growth
There has been a jump of almost a quarter in the number of transport and logistics SMEs experiencing significant financial distress compared to the end of last year, according to a new analysis.RealBusinessRescue.co.uk, set up by Begbies Traynor to advise business leaders in financial distress, also said the number of ...
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ArticleForward Trucking Services adds 21 DVS-compliant Actros variants to fleet
Herts-based Forward Trucking Services has ordered 21 new Mercedes-Benz Actros 2546 variants, all achieving Direct Vision Standard’s (DVS) four stars.The company’s fleet replacements were supplied by S&B Commercials and are also significantly more fuel-efficient than its other trucks.In addition, a demonstrator Actros supplied to the firm was found to consume ...
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ArticleFormer Booker boss Charles Wilson joins Menzies board after share investment
Charles Wilson, the former chief executive of food wholesaler Booker, has acquired a significant minority shareholding in Menzies Distribution and joined the board as a non-executive director.Wilson’s investment represents approximately 10% of the company’s share capital.He said: “I am delighted to be joining Menzies Distribution as an investor and non-executive ...
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ArticlePolice release footage of A1 HGV crash involving driver who fell asleep after drinking whisky and Coke at wheel
An HGV driver who drank whisky and then fell asleep at the wheel before colliding with the central reservation, has lost his licence.Lauri Martel, 40, was arrested by police in a layby on the A1M northbound near Peterborough, after being breathalysed and found to be almost twice the legal drink ...
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ArticleGenie Insights develops solar panels to power fridges, tail lifts and ancillaries
Fleet technology supplier Genie Insights said it had taken advantage of new solar panel technology to develop a range of custom-designed panels for commercial vehicles.The solar products use Copper Indium Gallium Selenide (CIGS) technology instead of glass-based panels, meaning they are lightweight, flexible and robust without fracturing or cracking.It said ...
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ArticleTruck owned by EM Rogers Transport badly damaged in Calais attack
A “mob of immigrants” in Calais attacked a vehicle belonging to haulage and truck sales firm EM Rogers in the early hours of Friday (14 May), causing extensive damage.The family-owned Northampton company said it was now arranging for the Volvo truck to be shipped to Dover in order that it ...
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ArticleDX to repay £600,000 furlough payments as revenue soars
DX Group said significantly increased volumes would result in revenue growth £10m higher than previously anticipated and as a result it would repay government support provided during the pandemic.The logistics delivery service said trading performance since its interim results were reported in March had been stronger than expected, with increased ...