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All Motor Transport articles in 2021 – Page 89
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ArticleKuehne+Nagel seals deal with Moderna for Covid-19 vaccine distribution
Kuehne+Nagel is to provide worldwide distribution of the Covid-19 Moderna vaccine.The arrangement includes warehousing of the vaccine at Kuehne+Nagel’s pharma hub in Europe.The company will use its network of more than 230 operations worldwide to distribute the vaccine via road and air. In Europe the company will use its fleet ...
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ArticleMicrolise begins hunt for Britain's best truck driver
Microlise has launched its 2021 Driver of the Year awards.The initiative shortlists drivers by analysing a year’s worth of Microlise telematics performance data to identify the most talented short-, medium- and long-distance candidates.The process involves the Microlise data science team, who will initially analyse in excess of 250,000 drivers’ telematics ...
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Article"Prepare for January rollercoaster ride," home delivery firms warned
Home delivery networks have seen a surge in business following the introduction of a third national lockdown, according to parcel comparison site ParcelHero.The company also said strict new Brexit red tape had stretched delivery networks this week although there had not been dramatic delays to parcels and goods deliveries.Panic buying ...
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ArticleIt’s time to be grown-up about environmentalism
Amidst the coronavirus pandemic, we have been reminded time and again this year of the urgency of dealing with the climate crisis.In the last half of 2020 alone, we continued to witness the destruction of our natural world and an increased threat to life, as wildfires ravage California, heavy rains ...
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ArticleAztek Logistics retains FORS Gold and Bronze standards after range of investments
Aztek Logistics has retained the FORS Gold standard for the fifth consecutive year.The Hertfordshire-based Pallet-Track member has also retained the FORS Bronze award as part of its annual compliance audit.Aztek's ongoing fleet expansion has included nine new FORS Gold standard trucks including MAN tractor units, new MAN 18-tonne rigids and ...
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ArticleIsuzu expands dealer coverage in north Midlands
Isuzu Central has been appointed as a full sales, service and parts dealer for the Isuzu marque in the north Midlands.It will represent Isuzu Truck UK, with the company handling both truck product sales and after sales service from the Allports Group four-acre dealer site in Stoke-on-Trent.Richard Waterworth, head of ...
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ArticleNew Yodel legal director given retail remit after record Black Friday
Yodel has appointed a new legal director specialising in retail and logistics.Lyndsey Taylor (pictured) has been working for The Very Group’s legal team for the last 10 years and before that at outsourcing specialists Ventura, where she qualified as a solicitor.Mike Hancox, Yodel chief executive, commented: “It’s a pleasure to ...
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ArticleEuropa Road recruits customs team to handle Brexit changes
Europa Road has created a new team to support its customs product launched last year, Europa FLOW.The product is designed to minimise post-Brexit transit time delays and circumvents delays created by the need to contact importers prior to delivery, to agree terms and collect VAT and duty.It has now appointed ...
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ArticleUPS ramps up healthcare logistics resources to handle Covid vaccine programme
The scale of the worldwide Covid-19 vaccine programme has resulted in UPS hiring more than 100,000 seasonal workers to undertake the transport and distribution of healthcare products.The scaling up of its healthcare logistics is revealed in analysis of job postings by data company GlobalData, which found that UPS’ hiring in ...
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ArticleNew pay offer sees strike action suspended at DHL Supply Chain hub
A renewed pay offer by DHL Supply Chain to its Wagon Wheel workers in Liverpool has resulted in strike action being suspended - but Unite warned industrial action could ramp up again.Eight 24-hour strikes were originally slated for between 19 December and 5 January in a dispute over what the ...
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ArticleTransport lawyer slams police decision to treat HGV drivers found with stowaways as suspects
Automatically treating HGV drivers found with stowaways in their vehicles as suspects in a criminal investigation is “a troubling development” amounting to an assumption of guilt, according to a transport lawyer.Chris Powell, associate solicitor at Rotheras, said a policy change by the police following the deaths of 39 migrants hidden ...
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ArticleOnline shopping boom creates "tsunami of returns"
More than half of all parcels sent in the post and via couriers this week are unwanted Christmas gifts, creating a “tsunami of returns” according to ParcelHero.It said the 52% boom in online shopping had created a huge jump in the number of presents now being returned, with the first ...
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ArticleStobart Club and Shop to re-launch later in year
GreenWhiteStar Acquisitions has reassured members of the Eddie Stobart fan club and shop that it plans a re-launch later this year.The move comes after several members told motortransport.co.uk that they had received no communications or published material during 2020, despite paying an advance membership fee of £18.99 in December 2019.Established ...
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ArticleADD Express takes on Bryan Mottershead as business development manager
Pall-Ex member ADD Express has taken on former Palletways Manchester sales manager Bryan Mottershead as its business development manager as part of its expansion plans.Mottershead’s appointment is part of a wider recruitment drive as the West Yorkshire company drives for growth over the next year.The newly created role is one ...
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ArticleReed Boardall continues strong performance after doubling profits in 2019
Reed Boardall has seen “strong demand” for its services during the pandemic and is confident that demand will continue through 2021.Reporting its annual results to 31 March 2020, the temperature-controlled food storage and distribution company revealed a doubling of profits which laid strong foundations to help it weather the Covid-19 ...
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ArticleWork starts on major new multimodal Northampton hub
Infrastructure works have started this week on the Segro Logistics Park Northampton Gateway (SLPNG) - a 450-acre multimodal logistics hub located next to junction 15 of the M1.The project has been designated as a Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project (NSIP) which will provide five million sq ft of industrial facilities and ...
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ArticleTranscentral boosts fleet with three Actros and six Montracon trailers from Ryder
West Midlands-based warehousing and logistics firm Transcentral has bolstered its fleet with three Mercedes-Benz Actros 2545LS 6x2 tractor units, and six Montracon curtainsided Mega trailers.The new trucks and trailers, supplied by Ryder, come in Transcentral’s fleet colours and are also protected by a collision damage vehicle cover package.Elizabeth Wray, director ...
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ArticleCompetition authority gives green light to sale of K+N contract logistics portfolio to XPO
The sale of Kuehne+Nagel Group’s contract logistics portfolio to XPO Logistics has been sealed after being unconditionally approved by the British Competition and Markets Authority.The deal sees XPO acquire Kuehne+Nagel’s drinks logistics, food services and retail and technology businesses which generated a turnover of approximately £617m in 2019 and employed ...
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ArticleGet Covid-19 test or face being put in the slow lane in Kent, DfT warns HGV drivers heading for France
International hauliers are being “strongly encouraged” by the DfT to ensure their HGV drivers are tested for Covid-19 before travelling to France, warning that those drivers arriving in Kent without a test will face delays.The DfT is also offering to help hauliers set up their own testing facilities with lateral ...
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ArticleNew border controls set to be tested as freight volumes return to normal this week, RHA warns
The RHA has welcomed the smooth flow of traffic at Channel ports, following the UK’s exit from the EU on 1 January, but warned that the real test will come later this week as freight volumes return to normal, complicated by the need for truck drivers crossing into France to ...