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All Motor Transport articles in 2022 – Page 17
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Articler2c Online names new MD
Vehicle compliance and maintenance platform r2c Online has recruited a new MD to replace Tim Meadows, who has returned to sister firm epyx as COO.Debbie Fox (pictured) was previously commercial director at epyx and has worked in the automotive industry for 35 years.Fox said: “The transportation and logistics sector has ...
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ArticleStobart wins international award for sustainability
Stobart has won a Transporeon award for being the most sustainable carrier after demonstrating that it offered outstanding customer commitment and the lowest carbon footprint.Peter Daglish, Stobart IT applications manager, said: “We have a well-established team of key people who, with their expertise, skills and knowledge, have driven our various ...
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ArticleGXO Logistics reports surge in revenues as growth drive continues
GXO Logistics UK said strong organic growth and new business wins helped it to increase revenues by more than a quarter last year.Turnover in the year ending 31 December was £1.5bn, compared to £1.2bn in 2020.Pre-tax profit increased by 40.1% to £65.5m.The company said that despite the challenges brought about ...
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ArticleMini-budget U-turn: What it means for retailers and their logistics partners
New Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s almost wholesale dismantling of last month’s mini-Budget may protect UK businesses from a markets meltdown, but the handbrake-turn will still cause pain for firms and their delivery partners, warned ParcelHero.Former Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng’s growth plan announced last month prompted financial chaos, with the value of the ...
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ArticleArrowXL defends pay offer after drivers and warehouse workers agree series of walkouts
ArrowXL said it was “extremely disappointed” to be in dispute over pay with 350 of its drivers and warehouse workers after it increased salaries by an average of 8.25% and enhanced their benefits.The two-person home delivery specialist said it was aware of a threat of strike action later this month ...
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ArticleEvri launches Parcel Vision software to enhance customer service
Evri has developed software that lets couriers know if their ‘safe place photos’ have failed to show the parcel and where it has been left and requests they take a second shot.Parcel Vision was created in order to eliminate mistakes where a parcel may not be clearly visible, be too ...
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ArticleWincanton HGV drivers on Asda contract announce strike ballot over 'pay cut'
Wincanton has maintained that its pay offer to drivers on the Asda contract was fair and competitive, after the Unite union threatened it with strike action in the run-up to Christmas.Unite said the supermarket was facing the prospect of empty shelves at one of the busiest times of the year ...
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ArticleRidgway Rentals adds two Renault 70-tonners to fleet
Two new 70-tonne Renault trucks have been delivered to plant hire firm Ridgway Rentals for heavy duty work shifting excavators, bulldozers and dump trucks.The T520 6x2 tag axle tractors with sleeper cabs were added as replacements to Ridgway’s 10-strong, predominantly Renault fleet.“With an increased demand for our services, we are ...
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ArticleMBNI Truck & Van supplies TriAgg with first Mercedes eVito
TriAgg, an asphalt surfacing and groundwork construction firm, has chosen its first battery-powered eVito, joining a fleet of Mercedes model vans delivered by MBNI Truck & Van.Despite trading in High Wycombe, the company sources its vehicles from the Mercedes-Benz agent based in Northern Ireland.“I bought my first van from MBNI ...
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ArticleLockerbie Lorry Park to close
A strategically important truck stop in Scotland is to close at the end of this month, raising concerns about where HGV drivers can safely park up.The Lockerbie Lorry Park, adjacent to the A74 and between junctions 16 and 17, has space for 160 HGVs and a 24-hour café.In recent months ...
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ArticlePalletforce profits slide but business model remains robust
Revenues at Palletforce increased by £10m last year thanks to growth in UK pallet volumes, online commerce and working with its stablemates in the EV Cargo group.Accounts for the year ending 31 December 2021 showed that the UK and European distribution network reported a turnover of £147.1m, up 7.7% from ...
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ArticleVolta Trucks partners with Siemens to roll out new charging infrastructure
Volta Trucks and Siemens Smart Infrastructure have partnered up to deliver charging apparatus to customers and accelerate their transition to CV electrification.The technical infrastructure of the charging installations for Volta Trucks’ customers would be overseen by Siemens and includes the hardware and software required to operate the charging and power ...
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ArticleFirst Hydrogen gets go-ahead for UK fuel cell road tests
First Hydrogen said it had been given the green light to operate its fuel cell-powered vans on British roads.The automotive and energy developer said the vehicle certification authority (VCA) had certified its zero emission light CVs as legal and a two-year trial is now expected to commence in January.It said ...
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ArticleProfits plunge at Associated Cold Stores despite rise in revenues
Associated Cold Stores & Transport (ACS&T) saw revenues grow last year, but the driver shortage and its subsequent reliance on agency labour significantly hit its profits.The temperature controlled storage and distribution firm reported a 4% increase in turnover for the year ending 1 January 2022, to almost £22m.However, pre-tax profit ...
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ArticleRoyal Mail set to make 6,000 staff redundant as losses deepen
Royal Mail said it now expected operating losses to plunge to £350m and blamed the impact of ongoing strike action in part for up to 6,000 predicted redundancies.In a trading update the company said around £70m of losses during H1 2022/23 alone were as a result of three days of ...
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ArticleCoca-Cola switches distribution from road to rail to cut carbon emissions
Coca-Cola is working with Maritime Transport and GB Railfreight to distribute its soft drinks between manufacturing sites and third party warehouses across London and Yorkshire by train instead of road.It said that when running at full capacity, the change will see up to 2.5m cans and bottles of some of ...
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ArticleBox Logistics joins Palletforce
Palletforce has signed up family-run Box Logistics to its network.The company will cover BR postcodes around Orpington and some Tonbridge postcodes including Sevenoaks.Through its road freight division, Box Logistics specialises in UK and overseas worldwide freight services and express trailer shipments.Palletforce said the firm has experience in pallet networks but ...
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ArticleFelixstowe strikes had less impact than expected, port authorities claim
The recent strike action at Felixstowe port did not significantly disrupt supply chains because customers had managed to plan ahead, according to the port.Workers at the container terminal downed tools in two lots of industrial action this year after union members rejected an imposed pay offer.Negotiations have currently stalled, but ...
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ArticleDPD posts record profits and predicts further growth
DPD enjoyed its most successful operational period ever last year, with the parcel group delivering record revenues, volumes and profits thanks partly to the internet shopping boom.This year's three-time MT award winner said turnover had jumped by 5.7% to £1.6bn in the year ending 2 January 2022.Pre-tax profit increased by ...
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ArticleEuropa Road hails success of 1Hub groupage depot
Europa Road is celebrating seven years of operating out of its central transit facility in Kent, having delivered over three million consignments since 2015.Known as the 1Hub, the groupage depot close to the Dartford Crossing is the largest of its kind in the UK and Europa said it had experienced ...