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All Motor Transport articles in 2021 – Page 85
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ArticleEddie Stobart drivers plan strike action over pay freeze
Eddie Stobart said its robust contingency plans would ensure the delivery of Walkers crisps to supermarkets were not disrupted, after HGV drivers geared up for strike action over a pay dispute.Workers at the company’s Warrington depot on the Walkers Pepsico contract have been following an overtime ban instigated by the ...
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ArticleGist takes delivery of 50 reefer trailers from TIP
Gist has taken delivery of 50 reefer trailers from its preferred supplier TIP Trailer Services.Based on a Schmitz trailer chassis, the 13.4m trailers are all single compartment with the Thermo King SLXi-200 refrigeration system fitted online at the Schmitz factory in Germany.The latest 50 trailer fleet additions mean that TIP ...
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ArticlePandemic sparks growing interest in apprenticeships among students
Apprenticeships could be the saviour of students facing cancelled examinations and dubious about higher education amid the Covid-19 pandemic, with one recruiter saying enquiries are on the increase.Beverley Ellis, director at TRS Training said: “We have noticed an increased number of enquiries since the government began to announce that examinations ...
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ArticleIsuzu Truck adds Swindon dealership to expanding network
Isuzu Truck UK has announced the appointment of Sparks Commercial Services as its full dealer in Swindon, covering new truck sales, service and parts.Continuing its UK dealer expansion programme, Isuzu said Sparks Commercial Services would handle the full franchise from its site close to the M4.Read more Isuzu Truck ...
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ArticlePallet freight distributor confirms trial of Volta Zero
UPN member F&G Transport said it would become the first pallet freight distribution operator to evaluate the all-electric Volta Zero.The purpose-built 16-tonne truck will also be the first to include the company’s new logo, FGT Logistics, which is part of a rebrand this year for the business.Announcing the trial, Emma ...
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ArticleHaulage boss given MBE in Queen's New Year Honours
Thomas Huw Owen, founder and MD of Llanelli-based Owens Group, has been awarded an MBE in the Queen’s New Year Honours for services to employment and to the community.Owen, who started the transport and warehousing company in 1972, said: “I am very humbled and proud to receive this honour.“It is ...
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TfL innovation trials and electric vehicles in spotlight at free Freight in the City webinar, 11 February
Urban freight innovation is the focus of the first of our brand-new, monthly Freight in the City webinars taking place at 1030am on 11 February.Free to attend, these informative online events will allow you to hear from industry’s leading figures on a range of topics related to safe and sustainable ...
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ArticleJWT Commercial ceases trading with loss of 82 jobs
Merseyside container specialist JWT Commercial has shut down with the loss of 82 jobs following “a very challenging year” caused by the coronavirus.The company, which traded out of Hornby dock in Bootle, appointed administrators on 6 January before the entire workforce was made redundant.A spokesman for administrator Duff & Phelps ...
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ArticleCoroner calls for urgent review of smart motorways after inquest into M1 deaths
Smart motorways present “an ongoing risk of future deaths” and a review into their safety should now be undertaken, a coroner has concluded.Following an inquest into the deaths of two men on a stretch of the M1 in South Yorkshire, Sheffield coroner David Urpeth said he would be writing to ...
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ArticleEnvironmental Waste Management takes delivery of Mercedes Arocs tankers from S&B Commercials
Environmental Waste Management has taken delivery of five new Mercedes-Benz Arocs 2633 tankers.The Essex-based liquid waste specialist has purchased the 26-tonne 6x4 vehicles from S&B Commercials.The move comes in the wake of new Direct Vision regulations governing the operation of trucks in Greater London which begin on 1 March.The trucks ...
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ArticleGlobal Cargo Solutions takes delivery of 20 high cube SDC curtainsiders
Armagh-based haulier Global Cargo Solutions (GCS) has taken delivery of 20 new high cube SDC curtainsiders supplied through rental and lease specialist Hireco N.I on a long-term contract.Built to EN 12642-XL standard, the trailers feature an easy access coupling box, hubometer, toolbox storage and document holders to assist GCS’s general ...
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ArticleWincanton Q3 revenue growth driven by digital and e-fulfilment
Wincanton has reported continued improvement in revenues and profitability since the initial impact of the pandemic and, following a period of recovery and stabilisation, said it had returned to growth in Q3 of the financial year.In an update today (20 January) on its trading performance in the period since its ...
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ArticleKinaxia creates three senior finance roles
Cheshire-based Kinaxia Logistics has created three senior roles in its finance team.Sharon Deakin (pictured) has joined as group financial controller. She previously held senior financial and commercial leadership roles at several logistics and warehousing companies, including senior vice-president finance at Ceva Logistics.She assumes responsibility for financial reporting across all business ...
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ArticleHoward Tenens profits hit by losses at subsidiary as volumes slump
Howard Tenens Logistics saw its profits hit as a result of losses made by its subsidiary, Howard Tenens (West London) after two major customers’ volumes dropped by up to 90%.Reporting its annual results to 30 September 2020, Howard Tenens Logistics said its diverse customer base and support from loyal clients ...
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ArticleXPO wins extension on Iceland deal
XPO Logistics has renewed its contract with frozen food retailer Iceland Foods for warehousing and distribution services.The five-year renewal extends XPO’s partnership with Iceland to more than a decade.Under the renewed deal XPO will continue to manage around 3,000 workers at Iceland distribution centres in Warrington, Deeside, Enfield, Livingston and ...
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ArticleNew TfL 'allow list' will help operators avoid Direct Vision Standard penalty charges
TfL has created an 'allow list' of vehicles for operators who have applied for its Direct Vision Standard safety permits before 1 March or are in the process of having the Safe System equipment fitted in order to qualify for a permit but have not yet received it.It has also ...
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ArticleTip-Ex/Tank-Ex 2021 to include brand new Transport Manager Conference
Tip-Ex/Tank-Ex will be bursting back onto the scene in the bustling market town of Harrogate this summer, following its postponement last year due to the pandemic.We’ve been working tirelessly behind the scenes to make sure this comeback event is our biggest, busiest event to date with a host of new ...
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ArticlePalletforce set for year of record volumes despite Brexit and pandemic, network chief predicts
Palletforce is set to continue to grow its UK and European volumes this year, despite the challenges of Brexit and the pandemic, chief executive Michael Conroy told motortransport.co.uk this week.He said Palletforce’s volumes bounced back to record levels by December last year, outstripping the previous year’s volumes by 20%, after ...
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ArticleHauliers decline to transport goods into UK at record rate, report reveals
Record numbers of hauliers declined to move goods from France into Britain in the second week of January whilst those that did raised their prices significantly.According to data from German software firm Transporeon, which monitors transportation prices and movement rates, prices to transport goods from France to the UK rose ...
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ArticleHermes to open northern depot in Bolton and create 100 jobs
(From left) James Whittaker from funder Barings Real Estate; Dan Burn - development director at Panattoni; Deborah Faithful - estates manager at Hermes; and Chris Irwin - TSL ProjectsDelivery company Hermes has announced plans to open a new, purpose-built depot in Bolton this autumn.The move is part of a wider ...