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All Motor Transport articles in 2021 – Page 81
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ArticleIsuzu Truck expands Grafter range
Isuzu Truck is expanding its 3.5-tonne Grafter range, with choices on gearbox and updates on steering and suspension features.For 2021, the Grafter N35.125 6D Temp chassis is available in both single and twin rear wheel models, featuring the 6-speed fully automatic gearbox with sequential shift.Isuzu Truck UK has also confirmed ...
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ArticleMidlands haulier set to create new jobs and build lorry park housing 40 HGVs
A Midlands haulage company wants to build on vacant land in Walsall and park up to 40 HGVs as part of an expansion plan that will create new jobs.PMT Haulage has applied to the council to convert almost 1.4 acres of land in Darlaston into a haulage yard, where vehicles ...
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ArticleHaulier hit by two arson attacks in three weeks
An arson attack on a Skelmersdale haulage firm left three HGVs worth £80,000 with substantial damage – just weeks after it was targeted in a previous fire attack.Police are now appealing for information after the latest incident was caught on CCTV at the premises of Messenger Express on West Pimbo ...
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ArticleXPO Logistics extends Getinge healthcare distribution deal
XPO Logistics has expanded its partnership with healthcare products provider Getinge, taking responsibility for its distribution from the Netherlands to the UK, Europe, Middle East and Africa.It was already providing end-to-end supply chain solutions for eight other Getinge business units from XPO’s distribution hub in Eindhoven and under the new ...
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ArticleMenzies Distribution Solutions extends SAICA paper deal
Menzies Distribution Solutions has extended its contract with SAICA Paper for another three years after its client cited “high standards of service”.It means Menzies will continue overseeing the transportation of the recycled paper producer’s goods into and out of its mill in Manchester until 2024.Additional volume has also been included ...
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ArticleGovernment refuses to scrap smart motorways but admits launch was too early
The transport secretary said it was “entirely wrong” that smart motorways were introduced without the right technology to make them safe, but he has ruled out scrapping them.Grant Shapps told MPs reversing the controversial traffic measure would mean acquiring land the equivalent of 700 Wembley stadium-sized football pitches and destroying ...
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ArticleLloyd Fraser shrugs off Covid challenge to increase profits
Lloyd Fraser Holdings said it had overcome significant operational challenges created by Covid-19, with demand for services in fashion transport particularly disrupted due to the lockdowns.In its most up-to-date set of accounts, for the year ending 29 February 2020, the Rugby-based 3PL said demand for its services in the milk ...
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ArticlePalletforce selfie technology giving "unrivalled visibility"
Palletforce has hailed the pallet selfie technology used on its fleet of forklift trucks for increasing the visibility of freight passing through its Burton upon Trent superhub.Launched in 2019, the technology weighs, scans and takes an image of every pallet of freight passing through the network.This improves load security and ...
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ArticlePolice acted lawfully in shooting man trying to steal HGV, investigation concludes
The shooting by armed officers of a man attempting to steal an HGV in Wiltshire last year was necessary and proportionate, an investigation by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) has found.Wiltshire Police were called to the Rivermead industrial estate in Westlea on 16 June 2020 shortly after 5pm ...
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ArticleRoyal Mail begins building parcel hub at Daventry International Rail Freight Exchange
Royal Mail has started construction of a new parcel hub in the Midlands as it capitalises on its profitable parcels business.Expected to open in 2023, the hub in Daventry will be the largest Royal Mail centre in the UK, having the capacity to process over one million mail items a ...
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ArticleELB Partners retains status as London's only holder of FORS gold accreditation
ELB Partners has maintained its position as London’s only holder of the Freight Operator Recognition Scheme (FORS) gold standard.The Wimbledon-based operator secured the accreditation for the seventh year running, alongside retaining FORS silver and bronze standards as part of its annual audit.ELB said it had invested heavily in its fleet ...
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ArticleTructyre hails new Covid-secure administration centre
Tructyre said its new ‘customer experience centre’ in Gateshead has created 100 jobs and provided a Covid-secure environment within which staff can work.Announced last year, the commercial tyre management company embarked on an expansion plan in the north east with the creation of a call handling and administration office.It said ...
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ArticleAddison Lee launches rapid two-hour delivery operation in London
Same-day courier firm Addison Lee has launched AL Now – a two-hour rapid delivery service in London.AL Now will enable London businesses to offer its customers a specific two-hour delivery window.Addison Lee said the service is designed to help independent businesses compete on a more level playing field with retail ...
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ArticleDHL Parcel to use 14 all-electric Renault ZE Masters in London operation
DHL Parcel has rolled out 14 new electric Renault ZE Master vans across London as part of a wider national fleet strategy for the operation.The vans will operate out of DHL’s Docklands depot, where they will be charged overnight using onsite facilities to serve central London.Renault’s ZE Masters have a ...
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ArticleAbbey Logistics wins major recycling contract with Viridor
Abbey Logistics has been awarded a recycled polymer and materials handling contract from Viridor, a leading UK recycling company.Abbey is handling recycled polymers from Viridor’s polymer reprocessing facility in Skelmersdale, Lancashire, which processes plastic bottles, segregating and processing the material further to produce deodorised HDPE compounds and Clear PET flakes.Abbey ...
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ArticleLivestock transfer faces disruption after Portsmouth border plan is scrapped
The National Farmers' Union (NFU) has warned imports and exports of live animals will be disrupted after 1 July following news that Portsmouth International Port has scrapped plans to build a live animal border control post (BCP).Owners Portsmouth City Council said the government had provided insufficient funding for the £7m ...
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ArticleLogistics UK partners with Avail to modernise driver hire experience
One of the UK’s biggest business groups, Logistics UK, has today (3rd February 2021) announced a partnership with Avail – a driver hire technology platform – to offer its members a transparent, low-fee alternative to traditional agencies. The new partnership aims to overcome the common frustrations experienced by commercial vehicle ...
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ArticleBrexit checks suspended at Belfast and Larne ports after customs staff threatened
Hauliers are bracing themselves for more delays at Northern Ireland’s ports after Brexit checks on animal and food products were suspended at both Belfast and Larne ports this week following threats to customs staff.Twelve staff have been removed from Larne Port “with immediate effect”, following “an upsurge in sinister and ...
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ArticleImpact of Covid-19 and Brexit uncertainty hit NWF interim profits
Fuel, food and feed distributor NWF saw performance fall in the latter half of last year as the impact of Covid-19 and Brexit uncertainty took its toll on the business.Reporting its first half-year results to 30 November the group revealed that group revenues had fallen by 11.3% to £309.4m (H1 ...
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ArticleUPS reverses decline in performance in first half of 2020, annual results reveal
UPS rallied last year after seeing a fall in both pre-tax profits and turnover in 2019, according to its latest annual results.In the 12 months to 31 December 2019, the UK arm of the US parcel delivery giant UPS Inc, saw its turnover fall to £1bn (2018: £1.1bn) in the ...