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    Hexagon moves used truck and rental leasing operations

    2023-04-03T14:53:00Z

    Hexagon Leasing’s used truck operations and its rental leasing team are operating from a new site in Alrewas, Burton-on-Trent from today (3 April), as part of the company’s growth plans.The new site, which includes a large, modern purpose-built office space, is centrally located between Birmingham and Derby and is accessible ...

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    Women staff at APC paid more than male colleagues, according to Gender Pay Gap report

    2023-04-03T13:57:00Z

    Women employed by the Alternative Parcels Company (APC) are earning 3p more per pound sterling than male colleagues.According to the company’s latest Gender Pay Gap Report, women at the company earn more on average than men based on the mean gender pay gap (-3.2%).In real terms, this means women earn ...

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    Government extends HGV Skills Boot Camps driver training scheme

    2023-04-03T11:19:00Z

    The government has extended its HGV Skills Boot Camps HGV driver training scheme with plans to train another 2,160 candidates over the next 12 months to create almost 2,000 new drivers in the logistics sector.Driver Academy Group (DAG), a consortium led by HGV training specialist HGVC and including Manpower and ...

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    Cheshire haulier NLH Logistics in administration

    2023-03-31T16:29:00Z

    A Crewe-based haulage company has entered administration, putting into doubt around 27 jobs.Insolvency practitioners at Dow Schofield Watts in Warrington were appointed to NLH Logistics on 17 March.The haulier holds a licence authorising 15 HGVs and five trailers running out of a Marshfield Bank operating centre.No-one from was available when ...

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    Evri welcomes CBI director general to superhub

    2023-03-31T13:33:00Z

    (From left) Ian Suttie (Evri), Gareth Shawcroft (Evri), Anthony Bakes (Evri), Matthew Fell (acting DG, CBI), Beckie Hart (CBI) and Matt O’Neill, executive director of Barnsley CouncilEvri played host to the CBI’s interim director general this week at its Barnsley ‘super hub’.Along with other members of his team, Matthew Fell ...

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    Ferytrans slashes Co2 emissions with Hulsteins' CostSaver fridge units

    2023-03-31T13:27:00Z

    Logistics operator Ferytrans said it had cut emissions and fuel consumption from its fridge units after installing a unique bolt-on hybrid system.The Southampton temperature-controlled transport firm also owns BigFoot Logistics and the two companies tasked their fridge unit service provider to find a way to reduce emissions from their chillers.As ...

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    ArrowXL and Howard Tenens win RoSPA Gold awards

    2023-03-31T13:05:00Z

    ArrowXL and Howard Tenens are both celebrating after they won RoSPA Gold Awards for their health and safety standards.The RoSPA accreditation recognises organisations that demonstrate exceptional health and safety practices.Each year nearly 2,000 entrants compete to achieve the accolade in what is the UK’s longest-running H&S industry awards.Read moreGold for ...

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    JLM Transport orders more DAF tractor units for Smyths Toys contract

    2023-03-31T11:54:00Z

    JLM Transport has taken delivery of six more New Generation DAF XF 480 6x2 tractor units to help meet the growing needs of its biggest client, Smyths Toys.The new trucks join a mix of 12 New Generation DAF XF 480 and XG 530 tractor units that the Stoke haulier sourced ...

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    'Why still no plan for HGVs?' - Logistics UK slams government over £400m cleaner fuels investment

    2023-03-31T11:39:00Z

    Plans to turbocharge the UK’s progress towards decarbonising transport unveiled this week still ignore how the logistics industry can viably transition to cleaner fuels, according to Logistics UK.The government said its “robust package of measures” supported the shift to electric vehicles and included almost £400m for the installation of thousands ...

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    Southampton port productivity record broken

    2023-03-30T15:31:00Z

    A record 9,315 freight containers were handled at Southampton Port last week, thanks a new operating strategy it has employed on vessels.DP World said it had broken its previous terminal record of 8,213 moves set two years ago after the Ocean Network Express ship ONE Trust docked at the port ...

  • Jarren Reid
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    Jail for Amazon van thief who left driver with brain injury

    2023-03-30T15:05:00Z

    An Amazon delivery driver was left with a traumatic brain injury after he tried to stop a thief stealing his van by clinging onto the bonnet, only to be hit by a lorry when he was thrown off.Jarren Reid, 33, has now been jailed for 13 and a half years ...

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    Gold for Palletforce in health and safety awards

    2023-03-30T13:28:00Z

    Palletforce has won a RoSPA Gold Award for health and safety in the workplace, for the 14th consecutive year.The company said that its unrivalled reputation for achieving the highest standards meant it was also awarded a fourth RoSPA President’s Award following its record-breaking streak.The RoSPA Health and Safety Awards is ...

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    DPD takes conservation project under its wing with charitable donation

    2023-03-30T12:51:00Z

    Aerial shot of wetland creation, RSPB Langford Lowfields Nature Reserve, Nottingham, OctoberDPD is helping to keep the RSPB’s conservation work in fine feather after it donated £90,000 to support work to restore a quarry on the banks of the River Trent.The parcel firm made the donation out of its Eco ...

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    Newell & Wright chases carbon cutting dream with Volvo FHs

    2023-03-30T11:47:00Z

    Newell & Wright Group have taken on two new Volvo FH 6x2 tractor units with I-Save after finding other manufacturers could not help the company hit its carbon reduction ambitionsStephen Newell, operations director at the Sheffield firm, said: “Reducing environmental impact is our top priority and we have now placed ...

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    McMurrays Haulage launches major recruitment drive

    2023-03-30T10:21:00Z

    McMurrays Haulage in Accrington has launched a recruitment drive for administration, customer care and office staff after joining the Palletways network.The family-owned firm is already a member of The Pallet Network and now with it continuing to grow and expand it is on the hunt for people looking for a ...

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    Lucky escape for driver as tree crushes HGV

    2023-03-30T09:44:00Z

    The driver of this HGV had a miraculous escape after the vehicle struck a tree and almost flattened his cab.Surrey police shared the image of the crumpled lorry following the incident in the village of West End last week.The driver was reported as having been checked at hospital, “but appeared ...

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    Growing demand for delivery services defies cost of living crisis

    2023-03-29T12:13:00Z

    Demand for ecommerce delivery services is set to grow this year, despite the cost of living crisis, but consumers are also expecting better service levels and more sustainable methods of transport.The findings come from a recent YouGov survey carried out in partnership with logistics technology firm Stuart, which polled over ...

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    Haulage prices tumble to lowest level in almost two years, TEG Index reveals

    2023-03-29T11:45:00Z

    Haulage prices are at their lowest level for almost two years, according to the latest Transport Exchange Group (TEG) Road Transport Price Index.Although courier prices dropped by more than haulage prices (4.5 points compared to 3.2 points), TEG's Road Transport Price Index for February 2023 found that the haulage ...

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    RHA pushes for safer HGV parking facilities as cargo thefts rocket

    2023-03-29T09:54:00Z

    The RHA is calling for greater security for trucks parked at overnight facilities as cargo theft continues to soar.Data shows that the cost of food cargo theft jumped to £700m in 2021 from £250m in 2011, whilst research by the National Vehicle Crime Intelligence Service found there were more than ...

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    DHL agrees to pay 600 logistics workers at JLR plant for loss of shift premiums

    2023-03-29T09:20:00Z

    Fears that the Jaguar Land Rover plant on Merseyside could grind to a halt this spring have been averted after DHL agreed to compensate 600 of its logistics and dispatch workers for the loss of their shift premiums.The dispute arose after the DHL workforce – who are employed on the ...