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All Motor Transport articles in 2021 – Page 76
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ArticleHome delivery specialist makes Sunday Times list of companies with fastest growing sales
BJS Home Delivery has been ranked 22nd in the Sunday Times HSBC International Track 200, which lists mid-market private companies with the fastest growing international sales.The table showed that the two-man home delivery firm’s average international sales growth was 97.82% in the year ending July 2019.Harinder Singh, BJS MD said: ...
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ArticleResolve test backlog and driver shortage, Logistics UK urges government
A career in logistics, including becoming an HGV driver, is the solution to spiralling unemployment rates – but the DVSA needs to sort out the thousands of lost driving tests during lockdown, according to Logistics UK.The business group was responding to figures released from the office of national statistics, which ...
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ArticleGasrec to triple gas tanker fleet during next year as demand soars
Gasrec intends on increasing the size of its liquefied natural gas (Bio-LNG) tanker fleet by 300% over the next 12 months, to meet growing the demand for sustainable fuel.The company said it had recently taken delivery of its third cryogenic trailer and has two more in build.A further three tankers ...
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ArticleSCALA gives operators chance to track and measure their carbon footprint
Companies in transport and logistics can track their entire carbon footprint after consultants SCALA expanded its service.Following a tie-in with Compare your Footprint, SCALA is offering firms the opportunity to measure and benchmark their emissions profile across their entire supply chain network, including Scope 3 emissions – indirect emissions generated ...
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ArticleNew all lanes running motorway plan branded "arrogant and reckless"
The decision to remove the hard shoulder on 10 miles of the M6 and turn it into an extra lane reveals the government’s “reckless disregard” for the public’s safety, according to a road safety campaigner.Claire Mercer, whose husband was struck and killed by an HGV on a smart motorway, warned ...
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ArticleImmigration service detains 18 stowaways after new refrigerated truck incident
Police rescued 18 people from the back of a refrigerated lorry near Peterborough on Tuesday (23 February), less than a week after a similar incident on the A14.Officers in Cambridgeshire said they received a call from an HGV driver who had noticed the people on his vehicle and was concerned ...
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ArticleMT Awards 2020: Bibby Distribution's mission to cut accidents wins Safety in Operation Award sponsored by VisonTrack
Bibby Distribution chief executive Richard Morson candidly told MT in a recent interview that “the Covid-19 pandemic is the ultimate test of resilience for any business”. And nothing could prove this more than the performance of a company’s health and safety strategy during a time of global crisis.A comprehensive system ...
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ArticleMT Awards 2020: Evolution not revolution earns DAF XF yet another Fleet Truck of the Year sponsored by Texaco Lubricants
Trucks that consistently perform well in all respects are invariably the most popular. DAF has continuously achieved this in the UK truck market for the last 25 years, and as market leader for all of that time shows no sign of relinquishing its crown.Among its extensive product range, one of ...
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MT reader research: Are you making the most of your telematics and digital tachograph data?
The Covid-19 pandemic has brought the benefits of connected vehicles firmly into the spotlight. ‘Smart’ system technology has provided a safe, socially distanced way for operators to keep up with fleet compliance, driver performance and vehicle maintenance. And that’s just the tip of the iceberg for the benefits operators can ...
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ArticleDHL Freight and Volvo Trucks to trial heavy-duty electric HGV in Swedish regional operation
DHL Freight and Volvo Trucks are to test heavy-duty electric truck technology for medium-distance regional transportation in Sweden.The project will see the world’s first trial of a fully-electric Volvo FH with a gross combination weight up to 60 tonnes.Starting in March, the truck will operate between two DHL Freight logistics ...
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UK and EU must agree three key moves to ease NI shipping delays, Logistics UK demands
Logistics UK is calling for the government and the EU to agree three key changes to speed up the movement of goods between Northern Ireland and the UK.The call was made last week at a government roundtable attended by Logistics UK’s Northern Ireland policy manager Seamus Leheny and chaired by ...
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Shapps gives green light to longer semi-trailers on UK roads
Transport secretary Grant Shapps MP has given the go-ahead to the widespread use of longer semi-trailers (LSTs) on Britain’s roads.At a recent transport select committee hearing the transport secretary said he had signed off a trial of “heavier, or I think more wheelbases. I’ve signed off trials to make it ...
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ArticleCampeys of Selby adds 35 Lawrence David trailers to growing fleet
North Yorkshire haulier Campeys of Selby has added 35 new high capacity curtainside trailers to its expanding fleet after landing a number of new deals.The new Lawrence David trailers have a bespoke specification with 2.9m internal height to ensure maximum load volume and enhance operational efficiency.The pillarless trailers have flat ...
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ArticleMeachers Global Logistics lands deal to secure PPE supply to Southampton NHS Trust
Meachers Global Logistics has sealed a new partnership with Southampton City Council and Wessex Procurement to provide local NHS Covid hubs with urgent PPE supplies when needed.The partnership sees Meachers support the University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust with the storage and delivery of PPE.The new PPE supply arrangement is ...
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ArticleMajor construction contracts help Erith Haulage boosts profits
Erith Haulage Company saw turnover boosted last year by major contracts with sister company Erith Contractors but the haulier warned that the market will be “challenging” this year.The Kent-based haulage firm saw turnover rise 3.6% in the year to 30 September 2020 to £28m (2019: £27.04m), whilst pre-tax profit rose ...
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ArticleTPN pallet recycling scheme saves 300 tonnes of wood from landfill in six months
The Pallet Network’s pallet recycling scheme, which allows partners to take their expired pallets to TPN’s hub for use in carbon-neutral energy generation, has saved 300 tonnes of wood from landfill in its first six months.The scheme started in July 2020, and had recycled 144 tonnes of pallets by November, ...
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ArticleMaritime Transport celebrates a decade in distribution
Maritime Transport is celebrating its distribution division’s tenth anniversary.The container haulier diversified into the domestic distribution sector on 1 February 2011 with the purchase of 100 curtainsiders.Ten years later Maritime’s domestic distribution division operates a fleet of 400 vehicles delivering an average of 6,000 customer deliveries per week, around the ...
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ArticleBritish Gas accelerates fleet electrification with record order
British Gas ordered 2,000 new all-electric Vivaro-e vans from Vauxhall this week amid plans to never again buy another combustion engine vehicle.This latest order represents the largest electric vehicle (EV) order for a commercial fleet in the UK, and adds to 1,000 purchased by British Gas last summer.All 3,000 electric ...
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ArticleGray & Adams’ founder Jim Gray leaves lasting legacy
Gray & Adams’ founder Jim Gray died peacefully in his sleep on 10 February 2021, aged 86.Gray formed Gray’s Motor Body Works in 1957 after leaving national service, as a car and body repair facility in Fraserburgh, near Aberdeen.In 1960, Gray was joined by Jim Adams and the company became ...
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ArticleNigel Parkes to step down at Pallet-Track as CFO Caroline Green prepares to take the helm
New Pallet-Track chief executive Caroline Green with founder Nigel ParkesNigel Parkes is stepping down as MD of Pallet-Track and will be replaced by the network’s chief financial officer Caroline Green, who will take on the role of chief executive.Parkes, who founded Pallet-Track 19 years ago, will remain a significant ...