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All Motor Transport articles in 2021 – Page 7
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ArticleLorry driver in critical condition after being 'struck by own vehicle' on M62
Police are appealing for witnesses after an HGV driver was struck by his own truck on the M62 in the early hours of yesterday morning (24 November).The driver was taken to hospital and is in a critical condition with life changing injuries, according to the police report.Police say they were ...
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ArticleAsset Alliance Group appoints Anthony Jones to lead new vendor finance team
Asset Alliance Group has appointed Anthony Jones (pictured) to head up a new vendor finance team which will focus on providing competitive contract hire and leasing funding rates to partners, manufacturers, franchise dealers and independent dealers to support their customers.Jones joins the business as head of vendor finance and key ...
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ArticleClipper Logistics launches joint venture with luxury brand platform Farfetch
Clipper Logistics and luxury brand platform Farfetch have launched a joint venture company to create an e-commerce fulfilment solution for luxury brands as global demand for high-end purchases rises.The deal sees Clipper combine forces with the company, which operates the global Farfetch Marketplace platform offering luxury items to customers from ...
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ArticleUK driver shortage no longer critical but “significant” churn will continue without better pay and conditions, report warns
The UK’s HGV driver shortage crisis is abating as new and returning drivers boost numbers, but without “urgent and sustained” action to improve driver pay, conditions and parking facilities the industry will continue to see significant churn, a new report from driver agency Driver Require warns this week.The report points ...
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ArticleLynn Brown joins XPO Logistics as vice president of human resources UK and Ireland
XPO Logistics has appointed Lynn Brown to lead the company's human resources team in the UK and Ireland.In her new role as vice president of human resources, UK and Ireland, Brown will report to Valerie Chaut, head of human resources in Europe and UK and Ireland managing director Dan Myers.Prior ...
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ArticleAssociated British Ports fleet takes on board Teletrac Navman technology
Telematics specialist Teletrac Navman has landed a contract with Associated British Ports’ (ABP) Port of Southampton, following a trial of the company’s fleet telematics, tracking platform and connected camera system.The deal sees ABP Southampton roll out the technology across its 80-strong fleet, including over 30 electric vehicles.Craig Barbour, ABP general ...
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ArticleShapps warned to take action over driver shortage or face Christmas wine and spirits "delivery chaos"
Unpredictable arrival times from hauliers shifting wine and spirits have led to warnings of shortages of our favourite tipples in the run-up to Christmas.The Wine and Spirit Trade Association (WSTA) said it had written to the transport secretary Grant Shapps demanding he take urgent action over HGV driver shortages and ...
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ArticleHorticulture firm enjoys surge in profits
Specialist horticultural plant haulier Bleach of Lavant said continued demand for its services helped increase revenues and profits last year.For the year ending 31 March 2021, the West Sussex-based operator reported a turnover of £11.6m, a 2.1% increase on the previous year.Pre-tax profit soared to £753,000 compared to £143,000 in ...
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ArticleCentral London tree care firm overcomes space restrictions with 7.5-tonne Isuzus
Arboreal specialists Connick Tree Care has added three Isuzu 7.5-tonne trucks to its London fleet in order to boost the number of jobs it can complete in areas of limited space.The N75.190 rigids have specialist arb bodies built by Southern Vehicle Bodies featuring cab mounted full-width toolboxes.The Isuzus will tow ...
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ArticleBusiness groups sound new warning to MPs over deluge of January customs changes
Operators handling goods entering the UK from the continent should not be complacent about the scale of the changes coming into force on 1 January, business groups have told MPs.Concerns are growing that firms may not be prepared for the biometric testing and a deluge of additional paperwork accompanying freight ...
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ArticleDHL Supply Chain UK & Ireland appoints Saul Resnick new chief executive
Saul Resnick (pictured), chief executive officer of DHL Supply Chain Australia & New Zealand is to replace José Nava as chief executive of DHL Supply Chain, UK & Ireland.In his former role, Resnick was responsible for what the company described as “impressive growth” of both revenue and profitability for the ...
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ArticleAO World issues profit warning as driver shortage and supply chain issues take their toll
AO World has issued its second profit warning in two months as it continues to be hit by the HGV driver crisis and supply chain shortages of electrical goods ahead of Christmas.Despite benefitting from the e-commerce boom fuelled by the Covid-19 pandemic lockdowns last year, the company has revealed it ...
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ArticleLorry driver fined £267 after concrete blocks fell from his truck and smashed a £50,000 Tesla
A lorry driver has been fined £267 and awarded three penalty points after concrete blocks strapped to the back of his lorry smashed into a £50,000 Tesla car as the truck rounded a corner.Norwich Magistrates' Court heard that David Terry was driving his lorry on the B1535 at Weston Longville ...
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ArticleEuropa Worldwide forecasts record profits for this year and next
UK logistics operator Europa Worldwide Group is predicting record turnover and profits this year and forecasts even greater success in 2022, despite the challenges of Brexit and the Covid-19 pandemic.The company said this week it is expecting to achieve a record turnover of £260m this year, against £210m in 2020, ...
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ArticleNew Brexit border checks set to create traffic chaos at Channel ports and beyond, MPs warn
New border checks due to launch next year could cause major “permanent” tailbacks on both sides of the Channel, the House of Lords Justice and Home Affairs Committee has warned in a letter to Home Secretary Priti Patel.The letter sent this week sets out a stark warning that the European ...
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ArticleEnterprise appoints Ryan Johnson as UK and Ireland MD
Enterprise Holdings has appointed Ryan Johnson (pictured) as MD UK & Ireland as the company ramps up its drive into the logistics sector.Johnson will take over the role from Khaled Shahbo who was recently appointed senior vice president of European operations.Johnson joined the business in 1998 as a management trainee ...
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ArticleMP gets behind wheel of new DAF LF Electric at Leyland Trucks
Leyland Trucks’ new DAF LF Electric truck was given the seal of approval from DfT minister Trudy Harrison (pictured right) this week.The company, which has been selected to support the DfT’s efforts to increase the use of battery-electric vehicles in commercial transport fleets across the UK, gave Harrison the opportunity ...
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ArticleRygor supplies GCL Group with its first Mercedes-Benz eVito vans
Concrete frame contractor CGL Group has commissioned its first zero-emission vehicles with an order of four Mercedes-Benz eVito vans and two nine-seater eVito Tourers from Rygor Commercials.The new vehicles are due for delivery before the end of the month and come under a Mercedes-Benz Finance contract hire agreement.They will join ...
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ArticleGovernment’s electric vehicle revolution must not forget logistics, industry warns
Logistics UK is calling for the government to consider the needs of the logistics industry as it launched its so-called electric vehicle revolution yesterday (22 November).The call comes after the government revealed plans to make it legally binding for electric vehicle charging points to be fitted in new build homes ...