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All Motor Transport articles in 2022 – Page 32
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ArticleDAF Trucks sees management reshuffle and launch of new EV sales and service division
DAF Trucks has undergone a major management reshuffle and launched an electric vehicle (EV) sales and service department to support its transition to low and zero emission vehicles.The management restructuring has seen business planning director Nigel Beckett, who joined DAF Trucks in 2005, appointed UK parts sales and marketing director, ...
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ArticleTraffic Commissioners to headline Logistics UK Transport Manager 2022
The Traffic Commissioners will be the star turn at this year’s Logistics UK’s Transport Manager 2022 autumn conference series where they will be delivering updates on their latest guidance.A Traffic Commissioner will be presenting at each of the ten event locations, with the exception of Belfast, where there will be ...
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ArticleHauliers want more government support to overcome barriers to net zero, report reveals
Less than a third of hauliers are optimistic the 2040 end-of-sale date for new diesel trucks can be met with almost two thirds wanting greater government support for the transition, according to a joint report from Bridgestone and Webfleet.The report - Keener to be Greener - published this week, surveyed ...
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ArticleTiger Trailers launches coachbuilding apprenticeship with Heritage Skills Academy
Commercial vehicle manufacturer Tiger Trailers is on the hunt for 12 apprentices for its new coachbuilding apprenticeship, launched in partnership with Heritage Skills Academy.The apprenticeship offers trainees the opportunity to gain skills working on classic cars, vans, motorcycles, trucks and other vehicles at Brooklands Museum and Bicester Heritage, both centres ...
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ArticlePandemic and Brexit key reasons for Saints Transport’s demise, say joint administrators
The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and Brexit were highlighted as two of “numerous reasons" why air freight specialist Saints Transport was forced to close its doors this month, according to the company’s joint administrators.The privately owned company, founded in 1968, was based at Heathrow and specialised in high value ...
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ArticleWhistl appoints Mark Lawrenson to new role as DSA operations chief
Parcel delivery specialist Whistl has recruited Mark Lawrenson (pictured) to the new role of head of operations for its downstream access (DSA) business.Whistl claims to be the largest DSA operator in the UK with over 50% of the market.The operation covers mail that has been collected and distributed by Whistl ...
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ArticleLoop Energy expands into UK in move targeting European hydrogen sector
Hydrogen fuel cell manufacturer Loop Energy is expanding into the UK this month as demand for hydrogen fuelled commercial vehicles grows.The company is opening a facility at Grays, Essex, close to the HQ of its client Tevva Motors, which manufacturers hydrogen and electric trucks, and is currently recruiting production support, ...
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ArticleSchmitz Cargobull doubles production to meet rising demand and tackle UK trailer shortage
Schmitz Cargobull is doubling production at its UK manufacturing plant to tackle increasing demand and ensure new trailers ordered within the next fortnight can be in operation before the year’s end.The Manchester-based trailer manufacturer is increasing production capacity so it can deliver standard versions of its S.BO Pace and S.CS ...
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ArticleObituary: Parcel delivery entrepreneur and former CityLink chief Bob Thomas dies
Bob Thomas, former CityLink MD, logistics pioneer and entrepreneur has died at the age of 83.Thomas began his career at United Carriers, which he joined as a 16-year-old school leaver.A year later in 1956, he joined Lep Transport, a firm of international freight forwarders, where he worked in their Scandinavian, ...
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ArticleMalcolm Logistics to host Scottish UKWA event in September
The UK Warehousing Association is to hold a regional event in Scotland on 20 September at Malcolm Logistics Heritage Centre in Glasgow.This is the latest in a series of events that UKWA has been rolling out across the UK in the run up to its UKWA National Conference in March ...
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ArticleWarburtons expands fleet with 26 DAF XF tractor units
UK bakery giant Warburtons has taken delivery of 26 new DAF XF 480 tractor units from Asset Alliance Group (AAG).The vehicles, which take Warburtons’ fleet to over 1,000 vehicles, have been supplied on a three-year full-service contract hire basis and are replacing previous rentals supplied by AAG.The new assets will ...
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ArticleMarshall Fleet Solutions opens supersite in Tamworth
Marshall Fleet Solutions is expanding its UK operations with the opening of a new flagship depot in Tamworth, West Midlands.The multi-million-pound facility, totalling 26,000 sq m, was declared officially open for business with a ribbon cutting ceremony on Thursday of last week (11 August) at Tamworth’s Birch Coppice Business Park.The ...
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ArticleDHL Supply Chain brews logistics deal with Nespresso
DHL Supply Chain is to provide Nestlé Nespresso with logistics and fulfilment services in the UK and Republic of Ireland for the first time.From the first quarter of 2023, DHL will handle all warehousing across Nespresso's e-commerce and its network of retail boutiques in the UK and Ireland.The UK operation ...
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ArticleMeachers Global Logistics takes over Millbrook Beds transport network
Meachers Global Logistics has sealed a deal with Millbrook Beds to operate the manufacturer’s entire transport network.Under the terms of the three-year partnership, Hampshire-based Meachers will take on all of Millbrook Beds’ drivers and a number of the company’s trucks.The deal sees Meachers, which has depots in Nursling and Fair ...
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ArticleTuffnells cuts waste under new partnership with Go Green
National IDW carrier Tuffnells has seen 99% of its waste diverted from landfill compared with 95%, year-on-year, in the first month of its new partnership with Go Green.The deal, which began in June, sees Go Green provide waste management services for all 35 Tufnell depots across the UK, which includes ...
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ArticleCarlton Forest 3PL bags five-year partnership with Tripp luggage firm
Carlton Forest 3PL has booked a five-year partnership with luggage brand Tripp, to deliver a full-service container, storage, order processing and logistics service.This latest win is part of the company’s drive into the B2C and e-commerce sectors which is targeting potential clients with the offer of a bespoke solution.The partnership ...
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ArticleLogik Logistics plots “exceptional” growth following £6m MBO
Midlands automotive transport specialist Logik Logistics International has undergone a £6m management buyout (MBO) aimed at driving “exceptional” growth over the next three years.Logik provides time-critical transport services to companies in the automotive, aerospace and retail industries, including Jaguar Land Rover, BMW, Aston Martin and Amazon.The MBO, which was led ...
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Logistics business failures leap 14% since arrival of pandemic, new study reveals
The number of transportation and storage businesses that have failed since Covid-19 hit the UK has risen by 14%, according to a study by the School of Marketing.The research analysed the latest ONS and government data on the number of businesses that were launched and the number that have failed ...
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ArticleAsset Alliance appoints new director to help grow fleet
Commercial vehicle specialist Asset Alliance Group has appointed Marc Mellon (pictured) into a new role as director of asset management to continue to grow the company’s fleet of more than 5,000 vehicles.The 45-year-old brings more than 20 years’ experience in commercial contract hire to the business including roles at VUE ...
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ArticleLeadership race masks “highway robbery” at the pump, claims FairFuelUK
British businesses and consumers are continuing to suffer at the hands of the big oil companies as the government focuses on the “self-absorbing, overlong” Tory party leadership election.The accusation was made this week by campaign group FairFuelUK which is demanding the government and the next Prime Minister cut fuel duty ...