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All Motor Transport articles in 2021 – Page 56
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ArticleKenyon Road Haulage buys AET Transport
Kenyon Road Haulage is back on the acquisition trail with the purchase of AET Transport in Andover.The move provides the Blackburn company with a gateway for its plans to expand further into the south east.AET will trade as Kenyon Road Haulage Andover and will retain its 130 employees.Les Webb, Kenyon ...
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ArticleCNG Fuels begins work on world's biggest biomethane refueling station
The world’s largest biomethane refueling station will open in Bristol this year, allowing operators in the south west to run their vehicles on the renewable and sustainable gas, according to CNG Fuels.Construction on the station in Avonmouth, near to the M4/M5 junction, has begun and it will be capable of ...
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ArticleResidents win battle to stop night-time deliveries at major warehouse
A planning appeal by developers wanting to overhaul vehicle movements at a controversial warehouse in Milton Keynes so that lorries could operate 24/7 has been dismissed.Jersey-based GUPI 6 wanted to vary restrictions at the huge shed in Blakelands, so that HGVs could enter or exit the site outside of the ...
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ArticleMidlands haulier gets go-ahead to build lorry park
A haulage firm in the Midlands has been given the green light to build on disused land in Walsall and park up to 40 HGVs.PMT Haulage had to wait almost five months for a decision by the council on its application to convert almost 1.4 acres of wasteland in Darlaston ...
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ArticleYodel appoints new finance director amid record growth
Yodel has appointed a new finance director, Andrew Sturzaker (pictured), following a year of record business growth.Sturzaker has previously worked for Milliken & Co as finance director and Yodel said he was instrumental in helping its floor covering division drive growth and turn in a strong financial performance.Read more ...
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ArticleUnite union urges industry to tackle growing concerns over mental health
A “huge increase” in mental health concerns in haulage during the Covid-19 pandemic has prompted the Unite trade union to push for an industry standard to tackle the growing crisis.To coincide with Mental Health Awareness Week, a roundtable event involving senior figures from the haulage, warehousing and logistics sector is ...
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ArticleHGV driver given suspended sentence after fatal accident
A “totally avoidable” fatal collision between an artic and an 89-year-old pedestrian has resulted in a 12-month suspended prison sentence and disqualification for the driver.Stephen Bedder was also ordered to carry out 150 hours unpaid work when he appeared at Norwich Crown Court last week (7 May) after being found ...
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ArticleWeezy partners with grid location expert what3words to shrink delivery times
Online supermarket Weezy has become the latest business to partner with grid location experts what3words to help make deliveries to consumers quick and hassle-free.Street addresses and postcodes do not always guide couriers to the specific location or correct entrance and Weezy said its agreement with what3words removes the need for ...
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ArticleThermo King to use hydrotreated vegetable oil to power refrigeration units
Thermo King has approved the use of fossil-free hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) as a sustainable alternative to traditional diesel to power its refrigeration units.It said that following thorough tests, the HVO biodiesel showed no effect on its units’ performance, even in freezing temperatures.It added that HVO use leads to a ...
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RHA publishes industry guidance on pallet tail-lift deliveries
Long-awaited industry guidelines on pallet deliveries using tail-lifts have received a mixed reaction from hauliers, some of whom are disappointed that they do not include a weight limit on pallets destined for home addresses.The ‘Tail Lift and Pallet Truck Guidance Document’ has been published by the RHA after extensive consultations ...
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ArticleMAN Truck and Bus partners with Sono Motors on solar energy trials
MAN Truck & Bus and Sono Motors have signed a letter of intent to investigate the technical and economic feasibility of integrating Sono's solar technology into MAN's eTGE electric transporter.The companies said they would focus on three separate applications: the MAN eTGE panel van; the MAN eTGE combi, which has ...
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ArticleFormer Moody Logistics apprentice voted employee of the year
Former Moody Logistics and Storage apprentice Rhys Common (pictured) has been voted its employee of the year.The Cramlington-based company said he had stepped up in his new role as logistics coordinator to help the business overcome the challenges of the pandemic.The 20-year-old, from Blyth, had been searching for an apprenticeship ...
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ArticleFreight in the City webinar: explore the future of sustainable HGV fuels
Freight in the City has teamed up with Volvo Trucks to explore ‘The future of sustainable HGV fuels’ in an exciting new webinar event this month.Free to attend, the webinar is open to all fleet operators and will take place via Zoom at 2pm on Wednesday 26 May.We’ll be explaining ...
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ArticleWalker Logistics gets go-ahead for 125,000sq ft Berkshire warehouse
West Berkshire Council has granted outline planning permission on behalf of Walker Logistics for a 125,000sq ft warehouse on greefield land just south of Membury Service Station, between junctions 14 and 15 of the M4.Development company Pegasus secured approval for the new building and ancillary office floorspace, as well as ...
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ArticleTPN appoints senior auditor as finance director
The Pallet Network (TPN) has recruited former Grant Thornton senior audit manager Joanne Davis (pictured) as new finance director.The two companies have become very familiar with each other during many years of working side by side, TPN said.Davis has an honours degree in accounting and financial management and mathematics from ...
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ArticleMcGregor Logistics invests in Schmitz Cargobull reefers as volumes rise
Long-standing Schmitz Cargobull customer McGregor Logistics has taken delivery of 10 new S.KO COOL reefers to meet increasing work volumes.McGregor said the new trailers, manufactured in Vreden, Germany, will provide extra durabiltiy and payload, run on multi-drop fresh and frozen work across the UK and internationally and cover up to ...
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ArticlePML launches border control post and bonded warehouse in partnership with FreshLinc
PML's venture with FreshLinc to operate a remote HMRC / DEFRA approved Border Control Post (BCP) and ERT (bonded warehouse) facility has finally been given the green light after a delay of over three months caused by the pandemic.The global perishable cargo specialist will run the operation at FreshLinc’s Spalding ...
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ArticleCEVA Logistics extends omni-channel distribution deal with Under Armour
CEVA Logistics has completed a successful zero defects start-up for the full omni-channel distribution of Under Armour’s sports apparel products in the UK.The announcement follows CEVA’s implementation of the company's e-commerce business as part of an ongoing, multi-year contract.Up to 200 employees now operate from CEVA Logistics’ 75,000sq ft distribution ...
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ArticleLogistics giants reveal Brexit border strategies as Irish problem eases
A range of the logistics sector’s leading operators have told MT that although Brexit has presented them with major challenges, the situation is now starting to improve.Questioned in our latest panel debate, most said they were successfully tackling customs changes triggered by the UK’s departure from the EU, but that ...
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ArticleDAF goes live with new electric vehicle chargers
DAF Trucks is ramping up its assault on the electric truck market with the launch of a new range of electric vehicle chargers to power its LF Electric and CF Electric trucks.The power levels of the new fixed charging stations range from 20kW to 350kW. Mobile chargers with power from ...