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All Motor Transport articles in 2022 – Page 79
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ArticleDVSA launches major clampdown on hauliers who conceal number plates
Operators who deliberately conceal their number plate will now be fined, issued with an S-mark prohibition and reported to the traffic commissioner, according to updated DVSA guidance.The agency said it had overhauled its enforcement sanctions policy after becoming aware of a “minority” of hauliers who were tampering with their vehicle ...
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ArticleParagon launches dealer finance proposition
Paragon SME Lending is creating a dedicated team specialising in providing a secondary funding option for commercial vehicle dealerships.Jamie Thompson (pictured) has joined the new team as dealer finance manager for the North, with a southern representative soon to be appointed.Thompson joins Paragon from Mistral Group, where he was regional ...
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ArticleScania loses appeal against price-fixing fine
Scania has lost its fight against a decision by the European Commission (EC) to fine it €880.52m (£733.5m) for its involvement in a truck cartel to fix prices.The European Union’s General Court upheld the EC’s decision in 2017 that Scania had, along with MAN, DAF, Daimler (Mercedes-Benz), Volvo/Renault and Iveco, ...
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ArticleManchester CAZ called into question after Johnson calls it "completely unworkable"
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has dealt a blow to Manchester’s Clean Air Zone plans, calling the scheme "completely unworkable".The attack came after he was asked by James Grundy, Conservative MP for Leigh whether he would intervene in the proposals.Speaking in the House of Commons, Grundy slammed the scheme as “a ...
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ArticleNeil Sullivan & Sons boosts fleet with two DAFs and a Scania from MV Commercial
Family firm Neil Sullivan & Sons has extended its fleet with an additional three vehicles from MV Commercial.The additions include a new DAF LF 290 Brick Grab, a DAF Sweeper and a used Scania P410 tipper, which will be used six days a week across the Essex-based company’s maintenance division ...
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ArticleLogistics and warehousing must play key role in government’s levelling up plans, sector warns
The logistics sector has given a muted response to the government’s levelling up strategy, published today (2 February).The Levelling Up White Paper outlines 12 missions to help revive deprived areas of the UK. These include increasing pay, employment and productivity, raising public investment in research and development outside the south-east ...
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ArticleAmazon expands apprenticeship programme
Amazon is on the hunt for 1,500 full-time apprentices including warehousing apprentices.The online giant is recruiting apprentices across more than 40 different schemes, from warehouse team leader apprenticeships to apprenticeships in engineering, broadcast production, creative digital design and health, safety and environment.Over 500 new apprenticeships will be offered to existing ...
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ArticleNWF Group optimistic despite £4.4m profit dive
Food, fuel and feed distributor NWF Group remained upbeat this week despite reporting a £4.4m interim pre-tax loss.Chief executive Richard Whiting praised the group for delivering a “very strong first-half performance”, in the face of “volatile” market demand and “significant” inflationary pressures.Announcing its half-year results for the period to 30 ...
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ArticlePanattoni develops spec logistics facility at Borehamwood
Industrial real estate developer Panattoni, is speculatively developing a 142,000 sq ft logistics facility at Panattoni Park in Borehamwood.The new development will complete the 17-acre Panattoni Park Borehamwood which is located inside the M25, less than a mile from the A1 and two miles from junction 23 of the M25.The ...
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ArticleBritish Land closes £157m deal for Wembley warehouses
British Land has acquired three warehouses at Hannah Close, in Wembley for £157m as part of a wider strategy to repurpose existing buildings to boost its final-mile urban logistics portfolio.The Wembley site, which is located close to the M25, just outside the North Circular, will become a multi-storey, urban logistics ...
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ArticleNationwide Platforms turns to Scania to boost fleet
Loxam Group subsidiary Nationwide Platforms, which provides powered access equipment, has taken delivery of 69 Scania vehicles, with an additional 48 Scania trucks set to arrive later this year.The first tranche of vehicles, supplied by West Bromwich-based Scania dealer Keltruck, are a mix of 19 rigids and 50 tractor units ...
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ArticleDX Group defies trading headwinds to deliver 11% revenue rise as shares remain suspended
Despite its shares remaining suspended, parcel delivery specialist DX Group reported today that trading in the six months to 1 January 2022 was “in line with the board’s expectations”.In a trading update the company said that it had weathered a “tight labour market and customers’ supply chain disruptions” to deliver ...
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ArticleRegister today for the brand-new Road Transport Expo 2022!
Registrations are now open for the Road Transport Expo 2022 (RTX) taking place from 30 June to 2 July at NAEC Stoneleigh.This exciting three-day event promises to make your summer sizzle with the latest trucks, trailers, tankers, tippers, bodies and everything you need for your fleet.Whether you work in an ...
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ArticleBreedon Group takes on 30 Urban Driver apprentices
Construction and haulage company Breedon Group has partnered with skills specialist Seetec Outsource to apprentice new drivers under the Urban Driver apprenticeship scheme.The company has recently taken on its third cohort for the scheme, which was launched in December last year.The successful candidates will gain a Class 2 licence for ...
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ArticleHauliers must “step up” and improve HGV driver conditions, says transport minister Baroness Vere
Transport minister Baroness Vere has slammed the haulage industry for failing to invest in its drivers and called on operators to “step up” their efforts to improve conditions in the industry.Giving evidence last week to the Transport Select Committee on the road freight supply chain, Baroness Vere said: “If you ...
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ArticleRents rise as logistics site vacancy rates remain ‘critically low’, warns real estate giant CBRE
Strong demand for rented logistics space saw ‘critically low’ logistics site vacancy rates in Q4, 2021 with rents rising by up to 20% in some areas last year, according to CBRE.Research by the company reveals that the M1 corridor is the most popular location for logistics in the UK, with ...
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ArticleYodel half-year results reveal "significant growth"
Parcel delivery company Yodel is continuing on the road to recovery after reporting triple-digit growth in demand for fresh food and flowers and a double digit volumes in all other categories in the run up to Christmas 2021, compared to the previous year.Reporting its half-yearly (H1 FY 2022) results this ...
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ArticleDP World reports soaring demand as London Gateway lands second major tenant
London City Bond has become the second major business in three months to sign a deal to locate to DP World’s logistics park London Gateway which is part of Thames Freeport.Tax warehousing company London City Bond, which specialises in storage for blue chip drinks companies, will take the 146,000 sq ...
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ArticleCarntyne Transport HGV drivers call off strike after Unite Scotland secures 19% pay rise
An inflation-busting pay rise of 19% for Carntyne Transport HGV drivers has been secured by trade union Unite Scotland.It means the dispute between the union and the Glasgow-based logistics firm, which is part of the Russell Group, is settled and ends threats of strike action after the haulier apparently refused ...
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ArticleDavies International marks golden anniversary by upgrading entire Scania fleet
Davies International Transport is celebrating 50 years in business by replacing its entire Scania fleet with 10 new 500 S 6x2/2 Highline tractor units.Scheduled for delivery over the coming months, the first of these vehicles has been liveried in the firm’s original red chassis and two-tone blue cab colours.Founded by ...