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All Motor Transport articles in 2023 – Page 8
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ArrowXL workers target NEC Furniture Show for latest 'Robin Hood' pay protest
ArrowXL workers took their ongoing dispute with their employer to the Furniture Show at the Birmingham NEC this week where parent company Logistics Group Holdings had a stand.Organised by the Unite union, the staff dressed as Robin Hood at the exhibition centre to highlight what it claimed was ArrowXL’s strategy ...
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MT ArticleTransport minister calls on "lorry drivers' voice" to help transform roadside facilities
The transport minister gave a keynote speech at an event this week to highlight the essential roadside facilities required by HGV drivers.Hollies truckstop in Cannock was the location for the event, which called for the "lorry driver’s voice" to be at the heart of improving rest stops.Roads minister Richard Holden ...
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MT ArticleAsda welcomes first military recruit after injecting £40,000 into veterans' charity
The first of 10 former military personnel to start a new job as an HGV driver has got behind the wheel of an Asda lorry, after the supermarket funded £40,000 into a veterans’ charity.Asda made the donation to Veterans into Logistics in November last year and the charity said former ...
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MT ArticleFreight management firm Zeus brings in head of sustainability
Digital freight management firm Zeus has recruited a sustainable expert boffin from the University of Cambridge to help it become a net zero business.Dr Christopher de Saxe (pictured) becomes Zeus’ first head of sustainability and he will oversee development of the company’s commercial pilot programs with electric HGVs and alternative ...
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MT ArticleDrinks firm fined over fatal forklift truck accident
A wine and drinks supplier has been fined £800,000 after an HGV driver was killed by a forklift truck at a depot in Salford.Kingsland Drinks in Irlam, Manchester, pleaded guilty to breaching sections of the Health and Safety at Work Act at a sentencing hearing at Manchester Magistrates’ Court this ...
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MT ArticleAmazon told striking staff it was an 'unauthorised absence', GMB union claims
The GMB union claimed retail giant Amazon had classed staff taking part in its first ever UK strike this week as 'a no show - effectively an unauthorised absence'.Hundreds of Amazon workers in Coventry have walked out in a pay dispute.The union said staff had been offered a pay rise ...
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MT ArticleIveco offers £1,000 discount on eDaily to businesses qualifying for the TfL scrappage scheme
Iveco is offering a £1,000 discount for buyers purchasing its eDAILY electric van under Transport for London’s (TFL’s) new scrappage scheme, which gives £7,500 for scrapping 3.5-tonne diesel vans that are Euro-5 and below. Under the £110m City-Hall funded scheme, launched last week, charities, sole traders and ...
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MT ArticleMenzies wins five-year distribution deal with Saint Gobain Weber
Menzies Distribution has won a five-year contract with Weber, the UK arm of building materials giant Saint-Gobain.Menzies began managing the company’s UK deliveries, including pallets and full loads, from its manufacturing sites to domestic customers at the beginning of this year.Ahead of commencing operations, four Menzies team members attended the ...
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MT ArticleFirst Hydrogen reveals glimpses of next-gen zero emission vans
First Hydrogen has given the first glimpse of its next generation zero emission vans.The Generation II images show partial shots of the van and its design which was produced in collaboration with engineering group EDAG, which develops concept vehicles and prototypes.They show the next generation’s front and rear detail, the ...
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MT ArticleJMS Plant Hire boosts fleet with new DAFs and Nooteboom trailers
JMS Plant Hire has added two new DAF XF 530 Super Space Cab 6x2 tractor units and three new Nooteboom 3-axle stepframe trailers to boost its growing commercial vehicle fleet.The North Lanarkshire company has taken delivery of the trucks, which were supplied by Asset Alliance Group, on a three-year contract ...
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MT ArticleChancerygate continues UK and European growth plans with four new appointments
(From left) Chancerygate's Alex Houghton, Randeep Sandhu, Oliver Johnson (top) and Helena Redding (bottom)Urban logistics property developer and asset manager Chancerygate has announced four new appointments to help drive its UK and European growth strategy.Helena Redding and Oliver Johnson join as asset manager and assistant development manager respectively.The company has ...
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MT ArticleWelch’s Transport to launch Cambridge’s first net zero delivery service with Renault electric truck
Cambridgeshire-based family firm Welch’s Transport is gearing up to provide local businesses with a net zero pallet delivery service as it awaits the arrival of its first fully electric Renault HGV.Welch’s new electric vehicle is expected next month and should be on the roads around Cambridge soon after. It will ...
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MT ArticleMaxus expands UK dealer network with Euro Commercials partnership
(From left) Mark Barrett, Harris Maxus, Lord Mayor of Liverpool Cllr, Roy Gladden and Denise HarrisMaxus has announced its latest partnership with Euro Commercials, as it continues to expand its dealer network in the UK.Euro Commercials is based in South Wales and operates at five different locations in Cardiff, Newport ...
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MT ArticleA Labour government must tackle EV shortages and invest in infrastructure to meet net zero targets, RHA warns shadow minister
A future Labour government must tackle the supply chain bottlenecks creating shortages of low and zero emission trucks and vans needed by hauliers to meet the demands of the UK’s Clean Air Zones.This was a key issue raised by RHA MD Richard Smith and Chris Ashley, RHA policy lead for ...
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MT ArticlePolice report on “alarmingly high levels” of cargo theft calls for secure lorry parks, greater policing and tougher sentences
Hauliers in England and Wales are suffering an “alarmingly high level” of cargo thefts from lorries, according to a report published by the National Vehicle Crime Intelligence Service (NaVCIS).The report is calling for all UK lorry parking to be upgraded to a nationally recognised secure status, for greater policing resources ...
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MT ArticleXPO: "We are one of very few organisations that pay females more than males..."
XPO’s latest UK Gender Pay Gap Report for 2022 shows pay parity is almost equal between males and females in its transport solutions division, and “slightly higher” for females in its bulk transport division, whilst 42% of the company’s managerial roles are occupied by women.The report reveals that the percentage ...
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MT ArticleLuxury £15m HGV driver facility planned at DP World’s Southampton container terminal
A £15m “state-of-the-art” HGV driver facility is in the pipeline at DP World’s Southampton container terminal.The project, which will be located on a 7,500sq m site next to the container terminal, will include a restaurant, showers, toilets and 24-hour security. It will also increase the size of the storage area ...
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MT ArticleMaxus offers major savings on electric vans under newly launched scrappage scheme
Maxus has launched its 2023 scrappage programme, offering drivers up to £14,000 off the price of its electric vans.Under the scheme, registered vehicles can be traded in at any UK Maxus dealership for one of a range of new electric Maxus vehicles, including the E DELIVER 9, the eDELIVER 3 ...
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MT ArticleDX appoints Paul Ibbetson as chief executive as revenue leaps 15%
Parcel freight and logistics provider DX Group appears to be sailing into calmer waters this week with the appointment of industry veteran Paul Ibbetson as chief executive and a trading update that reveals a 15% revenue rise in the six months to 31 December 2022.Ibbetson brings decades of experience to ...
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MT ArticleBritish electric van start-up Arrival to slash 800 jobs as it shifts its focus to the US
Just weeks after Britishvolt, the electric vehicle battery maker collapsed into administration, the British electric vans start-up Arrival is cutting 800 jobs globally as it continues to shift its focus to the US market.Arrival, which operates factories in Banbury and Bicester, employs around 250 staff in the UK with the ...