All Motor Transport articles in 2023 – Page 5
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MT ArticleXPO appoints David Picking as UK director of technology
XPO has recruited David Picking (pictured) to lead the company's technology organisation in the UK and Ireland.Picking, who took up his new role on 3 January, reports to Dan Myers, MD for the region, as well as Nigel Rouch, head of strategic projects and technology for Europe.Picking brings more than ...
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MT ArticleHaulage prices fall in 2022 while courier prices reach four-year high
Haulage prices declined year-on-year by almost 10% in December 2022, contrasting sharply with courier prices which rose by over 8% during the same period, according to the latest TEG Road Transport Price Index.The index charts the price-per-mile cost for UK haulage and courier vehicles each month.In its latest report it ...
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MT ArticleHauliers condemn government move to fine 'negligent' HGV drivers £10,000 per stowaway
The haulage industry has raised concerns at government plans to raise fines for lorry drivers, who inadvertently bring stowaways into Britain, from £2,000 to £10,000 per migrant.Announcing the move yesterday (16 January) immigration minister Robert Jenrick said the action was part of a drive to cut down on the number ...
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MT ArticleKier fined more than £4.4m following safety breaches at M6 works
Civil engineering firm Kier has been fined more than £4.4m after a digger used to load a truck hit overhead powerlines which landed on the M6 in the path of passing vehicles.An HSE investigation also found that in another incident a lorry was hit by an overhead cable brought down ...
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MT ArticleTVS builds on Wilcox and McPhee heritage to launch innovative electric construction vehicles
Total Vehicle Solutions Group has rebranded as TVS Interfleet, as the CV bodybuilder positions itself to offer greener products to the transport industry.It has also launched a bespoke bodywork division called Purpose Bodies, which will build lightweight ambient vehicle products.TVS has collaborated with OEMs to develop lightweight e-tippers and e-mixers, ...
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MT Article"We offer substantially greater benefits to hauliers than other accredited TfL schemes," argues FORS director
The Earned Recognition and Mission Zero accreditations for TfL contracts are not comparable to the Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme (FORS), despite TfL recently recognising them as equivalent, according to FORS concession director Ian Henderson.Henderson made the comparison this week in response to Transport for London’s (TfL) disclosure that it will ...
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MT Article"Come to Calais and see what my drivers face" - Haulier challenges minister planning to fine HGV drivers £10,000 per migrant stowaway
An international haulier is challenging immigration minister Robert Jenrick to travel with one of its truck drivers through Calais to see the challenges his drivers and the company face to prevent migrants stowing away in their trucks.Kevin Hopper, MD of West Yorkshire-based Brian Yeardley Continental, has thrown down the gauntlet ...
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MT ArticleRevealed - the top truckstops for female HGV drivers
(Left to right) Jan Smith, driver resource specialist at Encore, with Charlotte Redfern, Encore’s new female HGV Class I driver for Avara FoodsNew research has identified Kent and Northamptonshire as the regions leading the way for excellent rest facilities for women.Midlands recruitment agency Encore Personnel investigated 240 UK truckstops, marking ...
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MT ArticleArrowXL names new chief operating officer
Two-person delivery specialist ArrowXL has appointed Luke Barton as its new chief operating officer.Barton (pictured) has worked for ArrowXL since 2015 in a number of management roles including operations support, warehousing and HR.Most recently he was general manager for Worcester and then regional operations manager for the South, where he ...
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MT Article"The era of big new warehouses is over" - how 2023 e-commerce trends will impact on operators...
As retailers attempt to bounce back from the impact of Covid, Brexit and Putin’s war in Ukraine, which developments will fuel the fastest growth and which retail fads will fizzle? And what will be the knock-on effect for the transport and logistics sector?We've identified five strong growth areas and five ...
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MT ArticleJR Capital and Chancerygate launch £150m logistics fund and announce new acquisition
JR Capital has extended its partnership with logistics property developer Chancerygate by establishing a second £150m fund to invest in income producing multi-let UK urban logistics assets.The fund’s first close has raised £40m of equity from JR Capital’s Middle East-based private and institutional client base, giving Chancerygate an initial £80m ...
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MT ArticleRoyal Mail struggles with export logjam as fallout from cyber attack continues
Royal Mail said it had begun moving “limited volumes of export parcels” more than a week after its services were crippled by a cyber security attack.The company said it was trialling operational workarounds and its initial focus was to clear the backlog created when it became the latest victim of ...
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MT ArticleReed Boardall upbeat despite slump in profit
Reed Boardall endured one of the most difficult years in its 30 year history that saw it sink into the red amid Covid lockdowns, driver shortages, a criminal cyber attack and bad debt.However, the Yorkshire-based temperature-controlled transport business said it was confident better times now lay ahead and it had ...
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MT ArticleKRL recruits from within to expand leadership team
Freight forwarder KRL has promoted two of its longstanding colleagues to director level positions to support its development plans.David Flaherty (pictured left) becomes operations director UK and IE and Greig Allan (right) is now commercial director UK and IE.KRL MD Peter Phythian said: “We are thrilled to have David and ...
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MT ArticleStuart partners with bodo amid spike in volumes
Last mile delivery specialist Stuart said it could now provide a range of fast and convenient delivery options for partner brands after teaming up with logistics platform bodo.The collaboration means retailers can increase their delivery fulfilment levels and provide an efficient end-to-end process for their customers.Stuart said it had experienced ...
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MT ArticleFreight industry backs government over new smart charging strategy
A plan to remove barriers that prevent the development of an innovative and competitive smart charging market for electric vehicles has been welcomed by the freight transport industry.The government, along with watchdog Ofgem, said EV consumers will benefit from lower energy bills and cheaper motoring with its strategy to seize ...
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MT ArticleCash-strapped SMEs mull four-day working week as energy costs bite
Over half of UK transport and haulage SMEs are considering switching to a four-day working week in order to save on energy costs, according to research from Close Brothers.It found an average of 57% of companies surveyed would move to reduce working practices to save money, but this increased to ...
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MT ArticleArla Foods invests in seven Volvo bio-LNG tractor units
Arla Foods has splashed out on seven new liquefied natural gas (LNG) Volvo FM tractor units to help it in its mission to reduce CO2 emissions by 63% by the end of the decade.The UK’s biggest dairy cooperative has identified bio-LNG as the best option for its operation to improve ...
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MT Article'World's biggest commercial EV trial' finds fleets can overcome cost and charging challenges
A commercial electric vehicle trial to demonstrate how barriers such as cost and energy demand can be overcome found EV models can cover the typical range requirements for fleet owners.The Optimise Prime trials began in July 2021 and were led by Hitachi Europe and electricity distributor UK Power Networks.It involved ...
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MT ArticleNTEX launches Nottingham branch
Freight forwarder NTEX has opened its fifth branch office in the UK, this time in Nottingham.NTEX chief executive Thomas Ström said: “Nottingham is a strategically important location in the middle of the UK and with local representation we can now offer customers an even more efficient and broader range of ...