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All Motor Transport articles in 2023 – Page 3
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MT ArticleXPO and Lakeland collaborate to deliver record distribution, sustainability and efficiency results
XPO’s distribution partnership with retailer Lakeland has delivered record results in the first six months of 2022, following a review which saw the introduction of a hybrid distribution solution and shared capacity.Under the partnership the logistics giant distributes stock to more than 60 kitchenware and houseware store locations for the ...
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MT ArticleSSO Logistics on recruitment drive after seeing rapid growth as Pallet-Track member
Liverpool-based haulier SSO Logistics has created 16 new jobs since joining Pallet-Track in 2021 and is set to hire another 20 staff this year.The company said that its Pallet-Track membership has enabled it to land a number of new deals by standardising its nationwide corporate service and providing customers with ...
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MT ArticleMotus Commercials brings in EfficiencyIT to transform its communication platform
Commercial vehicle dealer group Motus Commercials has signed up tech specialist Efficiency IT to improve and modernise its communication platform.The project will see EfficiencyIT deploy 8x8 Inc’s Unified Communications platform to improve customer service and retention rates, and drive operational and cost efficiencies across both Motus Commercials and Motus Vehicle ...
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MT ArticleGovernment cut to Energy Bill Relief Scheme will hit hauliers hard, warns RHA
The RHA has slammed the government’s decision to cut support to businesses through the Energy Bill Relief Scheme (EBRS) which it says will hit hauliers hard.The criticism follows Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s announcement yesterday (9 January) that the government’s energy bills support for all businesses will be cut from March onward.The ...
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MT ArticleFlagship Partners teams up with Convey Technology
Training provider Flagship Partners and driver and vehicle compliance specialist Convey Technology have forged a new partnership which gives Flagship’s customers access to Convey’s driver and manager compliance platform.The partnership gives drivers and managers access to key reports and information via a single platform for all their compliance needs.They can ...
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MT ArticleGenesis 2014 (Ltd) UK boss and four employees locked up for 34 years for part in £30m money laundering scam
The co-owner of haulier Genesis 2014 (Ltd) UK and four of its employees have been locked up for a total of 34 years after being found to be part of a criminal enterprise run from the Tunstall-based firm, which saw large sums of illegal cash transported across the UK and ...
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MT Article"A kick in the teeth" - Amazon announces warehouse closures threatening 1,200 jobs
Online retail giant Amazon has announced plans to shut three warehouses at Hemel Hempstead, Doncaster and Gourock, in the west of Scotland, putting 1,200 jobs at risk.The company said it is planning to open two new centres creating 2,500 jobs over the next three years and that it will offer ...
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MT ArticleLogistics disruptor Trucksters sees revenue soar by 300% in 2022
(From left) Gabor Balogh (co-founder), Ramón Castro (CTO and co-founder) and Luis Bardají (chief executive and co-founder)Spanish road freight transport start-up Trucksters registered a record €30m (£26.5m) annual revenue in 2022, a 300% rise on 2021.The company, which expanded its service into the UK last year, uses a relay model ...
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MT ArticleTevva wins approval for mass production of 7.5-tonne battery electric truck
Tevva has secured European Community Whole Vehicle Type Approval (ECWVTA) for its 7.5 tonne battery electric truck.The new certification means it can now start producing and selling in volume across the UK and Europe.Tevva is the first British company to receive ECWVTA for a 7.5-tonne electric truck and mass produced ...
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MT ArticleGreenergy and Octopus Hydrogen ink strategic green hydrogen delivery partnership
Octopus Hydrogen and Greenergy Flexigrid have sealed a logistics partnership deal for the collection and delivery of green hydrogen to Octopus Hydrogen customers.Under the partnership mobile refuelling units will be transported by Greenergy to enable delivery, storage and dispensing of green hydrogen on customer sites.The first delivery was completed last ...
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MT ArticleJiffy Trucks celebrates 200th Isuzu Grafter Jiffy Banquet truck with latest order from Greenhalgh’s Craft Bakery
Catering vehicle manufacturer Jiffy Trucks has supplied its 2ooth Isuzu Banquet Truck, just four years after introducing the model to its product range.The 200th truck was part of an order for three Isuzu Grafter Jiffy Banquet trucks recently delivered to north-west bakery Greenhalgh’s Craft Bakery, which employs 500 staff and ...
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MT ArticleLincoln College partners with RHA on HGV driver training scheme
Dozens of Lincolnshire residents are being offered the opportunity to be trained up as HGV drivers after a local college secured funding.Lincoln College said it would create a “pipeline of job-ready” candidates to hauliers in the region and help combat a skills shortage.It has teamed up with the RHA and ...
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MT Article'Aldi not our customer,' claims ArrowXL as protesters target store
ArrowXL has questioned why the Unite union is planning to protest outside an Aldi store this week in an ongoing dispute over pay, when the retailer is not one of its customers.Over 350 union members have been taking strike action since October, with Unite claiming that the workers are poorly ...
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MT ArticleMerseyside operator enters administration
A Merseyside-based logistics operator that traded out of two operating centres entered administration after its floating charge holder grew concerned about recovering its outstanding liability.Optimum Logistics ceased trading in November 2022 despite its most recent financial results showing that it had returned to profit by the end of 2021.In a ...
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MT ArticleStobart back in black despite driver shortage challenge
Stobart has returned to pre-tax profitability, latest figures showed, despite the “significant challenge” of the driver shortage affecting the haulage giant’s results.For the 13-month period ending 31 December 2021, the company reported revenues of £591.2m and a pre-tax profit of £3.3m.This compared to a £559.1m turnover in the previous 12-months ...
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MT ArticleLogistics UK in talks with foreign secretary over Northern Ireland protocol
Logistics UK met with foreign secretary James Cleverly this week to discuss difficulties on the free movement of trade that have arisen as a result of the Northern Ireland protocol.Cleverly and the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Chris Heaton-Harris, met NI political leaders as well as business groups to ...
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MT ArticleChancerygate recruits European director as expansion drive continues
Chancerygate MD Richard Bains (right), with European director, Jason SharmanLogistics property developer Chancerygate has accelerated its expansion plans in Europe with the appointment of Jason Sharman as European director.Last year, Chancerygate entered the European market for the first time with the €4.5m acquisition of a five-acre site near Dublin airport.It ...
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MT ArticleT.W Plummer reports "huge fuel savings" from new Volvo FH
Burgess Hill-based haulier T.W Plummer has taken delivery of a new Volvo FH 500 6x2 tractor unit with I-Shift, having recorded “huge fuel savings” with an identical truck.The third-generation family-run company runs an exclusive Volvo fleet and it said it switched from a 540hp engine to the fuel-efficient FH with ...
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MT ArticleWinning entries revealed in council's 'name a bin lorry' contest
Greta GarbageEd Sheerbin, Gary Bineker and Binnie the Pooh are just three of the winning names for environmentally friendly bin lorries clearing up the waste in Suffolk following a competition among residents.The trucks are fuelled by used cooking oil, known as hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO), and they are now helping ...
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MT ArticleO'Donovan Waste to tackle wider range of hazardous materials
O’Donovan Waste has launched a hazardous waste management service for its customers, enabling it to handle a range of materials such as asbestos sheeting, paints and aerosols.The company said it could deal with hazardous materials from ‘cradle to grave’ including free site visits, completion of legal documentation, provision of instructions ...
