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All Motor Transport articles in 2022 – Page 68
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ArticleTransport Scotland mulls Norwegian blueprint for tunnel plan
Transport Scotland has held discussions with the Norwegian government to learn about constructing tunnels, as part of plans to provide a solution to a stretch of road in the Highlands plagued by landslips.Last year, the government announced work was being progressed for a resilient route through Glen Croe to replace ...
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ArticleDiesel rationing an option as prices set to rise to £3 a litre, energy experts warn MPs
Diesel prices could go as high as £3 a litre and could even be rationed as a result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, according to energy experts.The warning was made at a Treasury Select Committee hearing this week into the impact of economic sanctions on Russia on energy prices and ...
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ArticleUrgent help needed to ship relief aid to Ukrainian refugees
A group of road transport figures led by former MAN CEO Des Evans OBE is appealing for support from the industry to ship humanitarian relief aid from a holding centre in Swindon to Ukrainian refugees in Poland."I have managed to obtain very generous support from Glyn Davies [Culina non-executive director], ...
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ArticleXPO invests £7m in low carbon trucks for long term customer British Gypsum
XPO Logistics has started to take delivery of 76 Volvo FM 6x2 tractor units valued at around £7m to be used on the firm's distribution contract with building materials supplier British Gypsum, part of Saint-Gobain.Twenty three of the 6x2 tractor units are FM LNG models which XPO will run on ...
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ArticleFagan & Whalley urges hauliers to check rules at industrial estates or face trespass charges
Logistics firm Fagan & Whalley is warning hauliers to check the rules when delivering to industrial parks after incurring around £7,500 of trespass charges accumulated by the company’s trucks stopping - in some cases for less than a minute – at Ransomes EuroPark in Ipswich, whilst delivering to clients.Fagan & ...
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ArticleMoody Logistics opens warehouse to Ukrainian aid donations
Moody Logistics and Storage opened up its warehouse facilities to Newcastle’s Polish Centre to help it cope with a torrent of donations of aid for Ukrainian refugees.After being alerted by Blyth MP Ian Levy last weekend, the family-run firm immediately offered use of its facilities after the Polish Centre ran ...
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ArticleGovernment extends plug-in van and truck grants for two years to 2025
The government’s plug-in van and truck grants will be extended for another two years to spring 2025 and changes to the existing plug-in vehicle grants will allow operators to apply for funding for larger trucks.From 1 April 2022, the threshold to claim the small truck grant of up to £16,000 ...
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ArticleHauliers using limited company drivers could face heavy fines, tax specialists warn
Tax specialists are warning hauliers and driver agencies to check they are compliant with IR35 tax rules on hiring limited company drivers, which were introduced in April last year.The warning comes as HMRC prepares to end the 12-month “soft landing” period next month and start investigating hauliers and agencies that ...
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ArticleCabotage decision goes to public consultation
A decision on whether or not to continue the current extension of cabotage rules has been put out to public consultation.In October 2021, the government said it was allowing until the end of April unlimited cabotage movements of HGVs for up to 14 days after arriving in the UK on ...
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ArticleEV Cargo to deliver wine for The Park using DAF electric HGV
EV Cargo has teamed up with wine packaging company The Park and DAF Trucks to deliver goods to retailers using DAF’s CF Electric HGV.Bristol-based The Park packages 25% of all wine sold in the UK and ships six million bottles per week to retailers including Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Asda and Aldi.By ...
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ArticleKBC Logistics boosts fleet with 51 Krone skeletal trailers
KBC Logistics has taken delivery of 51 Box Liner FS10 skeletal trailers from Krone UK to support rapid growth in its deep-sea business.The investment comes after KBC landed a number of significant new contracts and increased levels of business with existing clients, after opening a depot at DP World in ...
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ArticleMetro Supply Chain Holdings (UK) snaps up Century Logistics
Third party logistics provider Century Logistics has been acquired by Metro Supply Chain Holdings (UK), a division of Canadian-based Metro Supply Chain.The Suffolk-based 3PL specialises in providing consumer packed goods companies with warehousing, co-packing, e-commerce fulfillment, product repairs and product returns. It manages seven distribution sites across the UK.Metro Supply ...
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ArticleAPN demands freeze on fuel duty and VAT exemption
Pallet networks are demanding that the government pause VAT on diesel for hauliers in light of soaring prices and the knock-on effect on the cost of goods.The Association of Pallet Networks (APN) said fuel represented a third of total haulage costs and operators will be unable to sustain their work ...
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ArticlePanther triples warehouse footprint with new Seaham facility
Two-man delivery service specialist, Panther Logistics, has tripled its warehousing space after taking on a new facility at Foxcover Distribution Park in Seaham.The 133,000sq ft warehouse will serve two of Panther Logistics’ major clients – home gym specialists, Ifit, and suppliers of cooking appliances, extractors and plasma filters, Kitchen Ex.The ...
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ArticlePall-Ex delivers aid to Ukrainian refugees via its European network
Pall-Ex is coordinating the collection of aid in the UK at its central hub in Leicestershire where it will then be transported to the new Pall-Ex Poland hub in Łódź.This service is being donated by Pall-Ex Group’s UK to Poland linehaul partner PKS, based in Gdansk.From Gdansk the aid will ...
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ArticleWincanton loses Heinz transport deal to 3T Logistics
Wincanton’s 25 year distribution partnership with food manufacturer Heinz has ended after Leicester-based 3T Logistics won the tender to take over the operation.The deal will see transport management firm 3T Logistics replace Wincanton on the transport contract from 30 June.It is unclear which operator will handle the transport element of ...
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ArticleSuttons Tankers appoints head of fuels as part of growth strategy
Suttons Tankers has recruited Nigel Hughes as head of fuels to help the company’s continued drive into the fuels sector as part of its growth strategy.Hughes, who will be based at Ellesmere Port, has over 12 years’ experience in the sector and comes with expertise in creating and implementing growth ...
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ArticleIndustry rachets up pressure on government to take urgent action on fuel prices
Thousands of hauliers are being urged by the RHA to write to their MPs to ask for urgent action on fuel prices ahead of the March Budget.The call comes as the industry faces record high diesel prices with crude oil trading at its highest level for 14 years last week ...
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ArticleO'Donovan Waste takes delivery of Scania L-series skiploader
Waste management and recycling specialist O'Donovan Waste Disposal has added a Scania L-series chassis to its fleet.The vehicle, which has a Transport for London five star Direct Vision Standard (DVS) rating, is part of an order for four Scania skiploaders, supplied by Scania’s Purfleet depot.O'Donovan’s skiploader is based on an ...
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ArticleArrowXL recruits commercial director to help drive growth and product development
Two-person home delivery specialist ArrowXL has appointed Greg Whyman as commercial director.Whyman joins from The Very Group where he was head of two-person fulfilment and logistics and responsible for around one million home deliveries and 90,000 collections a year as well as around 2.8m returns and pre-retail parcels per annum.His ...