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All Motor Transport articles in 2021 – Page 59
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ArticleAztek Logistics signs deal with The Source Bulk Foods
Herts-based Aztek Logistics has won a contract with zero-waste food and household products store The Source Bulk Foods.The business selected Aztek, part of the Pallet-Track network, for its expanding UK and Ireland business and also because of its own sustainable credentials.The logistics firm holds a British Retail Consortium AA Standard ...
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ArticleExposed - the firms illegally dodging VAT and customs duties at Irish border
Many companies are exploiting a hole in border security between Ireland and Northern Ireland and illegally shifting goods into the UK without paying taxes, according to a new report.In research illuminating the changing trade regulations on transport and logistics companies, freight outsourcing solutions firm DDC FPO said industry experts were ...
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ArticleFortec pledges a penny-a-pallet to baby hospice
Fortec has pledged to donate one penny from every pallet that is handled by both the network and Pall-Ex to a local baby hospice.The Northamptonshire firm hopes to raise more than £10,000 this year and split it between Zoe’s Place Baby Hospice and the fundraising efforts of Fortec shareholder members.It ...
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ArticleKetra Logistics partners with Ryder for DVS-compliant DAF rigids
Ketra Logistics has taken delivery of 14 DAF rigids all compliant with London’s Direct Vision Standard (DVS), in a bid to make the fleet as safe as possible.The new trucks were provided by Ryder and will not only work for the Thamesmead company but also for sister business IEFS Logistics ...
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ArticlePort of Sheerness fined £60,000 after worker loses leg in clamp truck accident
An employee of the Port of Sheerness (pictured) had to have his leg amputated after being struck by a five-tonne clamp truck in a paper reel shed.The unnamed staff worker at the port, one of the core terminals of Peel Ports London Medway, sustained an open leg fracture and was ...
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ArticleTrade creditors of collapsed parcels firm set for payout
Trade creditors owed money by Gloucester-based Lima Logistics, which collapsed into administration as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, are expected to receive a dividend.In a progress report from Quantuma Advisory, it said that unsecured claims had initially been thought to be £270,806 but it had now received 11 claims ...
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ArticleGreater London operators urged to make fleet plans now to avoid new ULEZ fines and charges
Firms operating in the South East are being urged to plan their vehicle provision now and avoid paying thousands of pounds in extra charges when the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) balloons in size.In October, the ULEZ will cover an area 18 times larger than it currently does, bounded by ...
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ArticleExpect Distribution resumes Volvo partnership with new order
MT award winner Expect Distribution has reignited its relationship with Volvo Trucks after a decade apart and added six new FH 6x2 tractor units to its fleet.The Bradford-based warehousing, contract logistics and palletised freight firm said it had been impressed with the fuel consumption of a demonstrator vehicle and so ...
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ArticleGovernment "stuck in bygone age" over climate change targets, new report claims
The Treasury has very little idea about how it will manage declining fuel duty revenues as people move away from fossil fuels to cleaner alternatives, according to a damning new report from MPs.The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) said there was a lack of “understanding, leadership and coordination” at both the ...
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ArticleHaulier urges operators to fit alcohol interlock devices to stop drink driving
North East England haulier Hawthorns Logistics is encouraging other operators to follow its lead and fit alcohol interlock devices to HGVs in an effort to curb concerns over drink driving.The Washington-based firm installed the interlock devices to its fleet of 28 trucks and is now working with medical tech company ...
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ArticleThree arrested after HGV driver claims he was dragged from cab in attempted assault
A lorry driver was allegedly dragged from his cab on the A19 last week by the occupants of a Mercedes car before an attempt was made to assault him.Police are now appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage of the incident, which occurred at around 6.25pm on the northbound A-road near ...
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ArticleJail for Hungarian trucker who left trailer on roundabout while buying beer
An HGV driver who abandoned his unhitched trailer on a roundabout to buy alcohol at a supermarket has been jailed.Robert Fego, 48, was arrested and charged with drink driving after blowing more than three times the legal drink drive limit at the roadside in Harwich, Essex.Police were called to Europa ...
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ArticleYodel revenues set to be £30m higher than forecast as 2021 volumes soar
Yodel saw volumes surge by 59% between January and March compared to the same period in 2020 and it now expects full-year revenues to be £30m higher than predicted just three months ago.In a trading update for Q3 the carrier said it would return to being “strongly profitable” in the ...
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ArticleMT Awards 2020: Taking action on collision rates delivers the Training Award for Fowler Welch
A renewed focus on training all of its drivers whatever their employment status has paid off in several important ways for Fowler Welch, as well as delivering the MT Training Award in 2020.Action was needed to address an increase in collision rates at Fowler Welch – and its thorough response ...
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ArticleEuropean Parliament backing of Brexit deal "great news for supply chain", says Logistics UK
Businesses on both sides of the channel have been given certainty by the overwhelming backing from the European Parliament to the Brexit trade and customs deal, despite the UK’s exit being described as a “historic mistake”.Logistics UK welcomed the agreement, which it said would keep goods and services flowing freely ...
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ArticleDawsongroup Sweepers adds 30 new Isuzu rigids to fleet
Dawsongroup Sweepers has taken delivery of 10 new Isuzu 7.5-tonne RCVs, with a further 20 tippers being swept up later this year.The company, part of Dawsongroup, is expanding its services and the 30 new rigids are expected to play an important role in the plans.Glen Carruthers, Dawsongroup Sweepers MD, said: ...
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ArticleBridge that was hit 25 times in a year involved in major new incident
Britain’s most bashed bridge lived up to its unenviable title this week after an HGV smashed into the structure and closed part of the A5.Watling Street Bridge near Hinckley in Leicestershire was named as the most-struck rail bridge in the country last year after Network Rail recorded 25 collisions in ...
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ArticleWhistl to open three new e-fulfilment sites creating 200 jobs
Whistl is accelerating its expansion into e-fulfillment with the opening of three new depots.The move will create 200 new jobs, the company also confirmed.The most significant development is on a 300,000sq ft site within Magna Park South, Lutterworth (pictured) - Whistl’s largest dedicated 3PL and distribution facility situated within the ...
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ArticleWatch on-demand a free Freight in the City electric refuse vehicle webinar
In partnership with RCV manufacturer Dennis Eagle, Freight in the City hosted a webinar on 22 April which took an in-depth view at the electrification of waste and recycling vehicles. MT looks at some of the key themes that emerged in the session.Chairing the webinar, Freight in the City events ...
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ArticleAct now over worsening driver shortage crisis to avoid supply chain meltdown, RHA tells government
The RHA has renewed its plea to the government for urgent action to ease what it calls a growing crisis in driver shortages - made worse by the introduction of IR35 tax changes.The association said pallet firms, in particular, are having to extend-next day deliveries by up to five days.The ...