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All Motor Transport articles in 2022 – Page 72
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ArticleUkraine crisis: "Supply chain managers are preparing for the worst"
The world watched in horror as Russian troops invaded Ukraine, with many fearing for the safety of friends, family and colleagues. As we worry and mourn for the toll on people’s lives, we’re also left wondering how these events might shape our day-to-day – both in the near term and ...
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ArticleUnipart Logistics adds two years to Sky contract
Unipart has extended its contract with Sky for two years, supporting the media firm’s engineers and customers through logistics, recycling, call centre services and fleet management.The partnership began in 2004 as a set top box fulfilment operation and since then it has evolved in line with Sky’s growth, including the ...
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ArticleWebfleet Solutions partners with Oxford Direct Services on council electrification scheme
Infrastructure maintenance provider Oxford Direct Services (ODS) has teamed up with Webfleet Solutions to support a fleet electrification project for the local council.ODS, which manages a 300-strong fleet of vehicles to maintain Oxford city council’s housing stock, parks, highways, streets and waste disposal, is relying on the telematics data to ...
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ArticleTruck dealership rescues stranded Ukranian HGV drivers and helps get them home
Carlisle-based Border Trucks stepped in to help two stranded Ukrainian HGV drivers get home to their families and defend their country this week.As war raged across the country following Russia's invasion, the two drivers, Sergii (pictured above) and Sasha (below), were spotted by MD Stephen Whitehead parked up outside his ...
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ArticleClipper Logistics agrees £965m takeover by GXO and recommends deal to shareholders
Clipper Logistics is set to be acquired by GXO after both firms agreed the terms of a deal worth £965m.Clipper's directors said they intended to recommend unanimously that shareholders vote in favour of the deal.The acquisition values each Clipper share at 920p and was described as “a compelling strategic combination ...
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ArticleLymm Truckwash to mark 55th anniversary with Driver Day
Lymm Truckwash is celebrating 55 years in business by hosting a Driver Day event in April, with goodie bags, cakes and a charity raffle.Still family-owned, the vital truck wash facility first opened in 1967 and now washes more than 60,000 HGVs a year for customers.In 2014, the original owners’ daughter, ...
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ArticleFagan & Whalley buys Welsh logistics firm to streamline operations
Fagan & Whalley has acquired Welsh logistics business Alan R Jones & Sons, in a move the Lancashire firm described as a “valuable opportunity” for its expansion plans.It said the acquisition of the Newport company bolsters its fleet by adding 39 HGVs, as well as 40,000 sq ft of warehousing ...
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ArticleMore suppliers join Zemo's Renewable Fuels Assurance Scheme
Zemo Partnership said it now had 14 fuel suppliers signed up to its renewable fuels assurance scheme (RFAS) after its launch last year.The RFAS gives heavy-duty vehicle operators information about the greenhouse gas and sustainability performance of renewable fuels supplied in the UK.It is open to companies supplying sustainable low ...
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ArticleUK pallet volumes hit record 31.5m but groupage levels slide
UK pallet network volumes soared above 30 million for the first time in 2021, with networks delivering 13.2% growth over the previous year, according to new figures.In total, the eight UK pallet networks delivered 31.5m pallets.The Association of Pallet Networks (APN) said the growth was in contrast to groupage levels ...
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ArticlePML opens new Portsmouth depot
Perishable goods transport specialist PML has opened a satellite depot in Portsmouth, with five lorries and trailers hived off its fleet to service the port town and Southampton.Following closely behind the opening of its £6m transport hub in Hythe, Kent, the company said the latest move strengthened its offering with ...
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ArticleSoaring wage, fuel and energy costs crippling many operators, RHA tells Chancellor
Thousands of small hauliers are at breaking point and require emergency action to help keep them afloat, including a fuel duty freeze, an essential-user rebate and a 12-month delay to the red diesel rule changes, according to the RHA.In its submission to the Chancellor ahead of his Spring statement on ...
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ArticleBoughey Distribution hubs awarded top grades
Danny Earp and Sarah Hall of Boughey pictured with the company’s BRCGS certificatesBoughey Distribution has been awarded A+ and AA grades in the storage and distribution standard for its two facilities in Wardle and Crewe.The industry accreditation benchmarks logistics companies and their customers and recognises best practice, ensuring the safety ...
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ArticleAztek Logistics opens sixth warehouse as growth drive continues
Aztec Logistics has invested in its sixth warehouse, bringing its total storage capacity to 150,000sq ft and increasing overall shed space by more than 13%.The 20,00sq ft warehouse in Arlesey, next to its already-established 30,000sq ft storage facility, is situated close to its main site in Letchworth Garden City.Stuart Charter, ...
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ArticleCaledonian Logistics adds 35 new Actros to fleet
Caledonian Logistics in Kintore, Aberdeenshire, with two of their new Mercedes trucks.Aberdeenshire-based Caledonian Logistics has ordered 35 new Mercedes-Benz Actros trucks in both rigid and tractor unit forms.Supplied by local dealer BLS Truck & Van on contract hire, the vehicles are replacing trucks by two other manufacturers that have reached ...
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ArticleZenith takes delivery of 100 new Schmitz Cargobull trailers to support parcel clients
Fleet management firm Zenith has acquired 100 new Schmitz Cargobull S.KO Pace Smart semi-trailers to support its parcel customers in the UK.It cited their durability and shorter lead times after production was ramped up in Manchester as major factors in the trailer rental firm’s choice.Zenith Trailer Rentals MD Phil Rodman ...
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ArticleRetail sector upbeat on prospects of supply chain recovery
Confidence is high among retailers that 2022 will see supply chains return to pre-pandemic levels of normality, according to research by the Advanced Supply Chain Group (ASCG).It said 46% of 212 retailers surveyed in January believed widespread delays and disruption will come to an end, with the movement of goods ...
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ArticleBridgestone develops new e-books offering tyre maintenance tips
Bridgestone is offering fleet operators free e-books with insights and tips on tyre maintenance and best practice.The Keeping You on the Road e-guides cover topics including the core functions of tyres; tyre care and maintenance and tyre components and their markings.Bridgestone’s marketing executive Gresia Cabrera said that the guides had ...
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ArticlePall-Ex opens Polish hub
Pall-Ex Poland has opened a new central hub in the city of Lodz, which it said would increase the network’s efficiency and supports its ambition to ramp up pallet volumes.Around 140km from the country’s capital Warsaw, Pall-Ex said Lodz, which is seen as the traditional centre of the Polish textile ...
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ArticleHauliers warned 2G phase-out could shut down their fleet tracking systems
Operators relying on older fleet tracking systems should consider upgrading their technology to avoid “major blackouts” as the UK’s mobile networks begin to phase out 2G, warned one service provider.In December, the government announced 2G and 3G mobile networks would be phased out by 2033 as part of measures to ...
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ArticleIndustry backs move to reduce consumption of single-use pallets
Construction firms are signing up to a charter committed to finding ways to reduce the consumption of single-use pallets.The Pallet Loop aims to create a circular economy pallet scheme and switch the sector to a distribution model that works on the principles of recover, repair and reuse.It said it wanted ...