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ArticleHauliers warn of worse to come as new border rules trigger queues of trucks in Calais
Lorries bringing goods into Britain from Europe are being held up at the border following the introduction of new customs regulations this month, with hauliers warning the situation is set to get worse as trade picks up after the January lull.The new Brexit border regulations, which kicked in on 1 ...
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ArticleZero emissions trucks will be more expensive - but still affordable for operators
The irresistible societal forces calling for and demanding greater sustainability are driving change as never before. For all of us working within the commercial vehicle industry, exciting and challenging times lie ahead for sure. Every automotive manufacturer is now designing, developing and introducing their vehicles of the future, meaning the ...
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ArticleSigns driver shortage is waning, but fundamentals still need to be addressed, warns Pallet-Track chief
There are promising signs that the worst of the driver shortage crisis could be over as 2022 gets underway, according to Pallet-Track chief executive Caroline Green (pictured).However Green warned that underlying causes for the shortage such as the unpopularity of the Driver CPC among older drivers and poor facilities have ...
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ArticleFlights face delays as HGV drivers at airline catering firm DO & CO mull strike action
Around 100 HGV drivers at Heathrow-based aviation catering firm DO & CO are being balloted for strike action over pay and employment conditions.The dispute stems from the transfer (TUPE) of 1,800 workers from Gate Gourmet and DHL Supply Service Chain to DO & CO Event & Airline Catering in the ...
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ArticleLondon’s red route penalty hike penalises hauliers, warns Logistics UK
Logistics UK has condemned the 24% hike in penalty charges on London’s red routes - which comes into force today (17 January) - as a tax on hauliers.Transport for London (TfL) is increasing the fine from £130 to £160. The penalty charge will be reduced by 50% if paid within ...
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ArticleTiger Trailers promotes Ed Booth to MD
Tiger Trailers’ finance director Ed Booth (pictured) has been promoted to MD of the wider group, with immediate effect.Booth’s promotion sees Tiger Trailers’ founders, John and Steven Cartwright, move from their positions as joint MDs to sit as executive directors on the board alongside fellow founder David Williams.The Winsford-based company, ...
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ArticleWelsh council playing "Russian roulette" with safety amid pay row with gritter drivers
Crunch talks between road gritters in Carmarthenshire and the local authority will take place on Monday (17 January) in an attempt to end strike action over pay and conditions.Council gritters first downed tools on 5 January after the GMB union claimed the council had failed to adhere to a collective ...
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ArticleKrone extends trailer parts service
Krone said its parts supply service was continuing to expand amid peak sales levels of its trailers.Trailer parts for the UK and Ireland can be ordered using its online catalogue, either by part number or by scanning the QR code stamped on the trailer’s registration plate.Krone said all consignments from ...
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ArticleVolta Trucks partners with Clipper Logistics on scheme to cut emissions in central London
Volta Trucks has teamed up with Clipper Logistics and London property owner The Crown Estate to bring zero-carbon deliveries to Regent Street retailers.The fully-electric Volta Zero is a major part of The Crown Estate’s delivery consolidation scheme for its West End customers, as part of its commitment to reducing emissions.Launching ...
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ArticleWoodside carves out a profit
Profits at Northern Ireland-based Woodside Logistics Group increased by over 27% last year, despite operating in a challenging environment.The group, which includes Woodside Haulage, Woodside Distribution, Woodside Motorfreight, Woodside Warehousing and Woodside Global, is based in Ballynure, Co Antrim.For the year ending 31 March 2021, it reported revenues of £68.4m, ...
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ArticlePall-Ex hands staff reusable drinks bottles to reduce use of plastic
Pall-Ex has given its 500 staff personalised, reusable drinks bottles to boost their health and reduce plastic waste.The group said the vacuum flask bottles were particularly useful to its HGV drivers, who often relied on bottled drinks while on the road, as they enable them to take fresh tap water, ...
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ArticleWincanton staff at B&Q hub join GXO HGV drivers in strike action over "poverty pay"
Wincanton has repeated its insistence that the pay offer to staff at B&Q’s distribution warehouse in Worksop was fair and competitive, after workers said they were escalating previous industrial action to all-out strikes.The home improvement retailer was facing disruption on multiple fronts following an announcement by the Unite union that ...
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ArticleHigh Court verdict pending in Tesco 'fire and rehire' case
Trade union USDAW said it was still waiting for the High Court to rule on its case against Tesco after the supermarket giant attempted to “fire and rehire” staff at three distribution centres.Despite proceedings being issued by solicitors on behalf of the union in March 2021, a judgment on Tesco’s ...
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ArticleCouncil binmen given new Mercedes-Benz Econics
A pair of 26-tonne Mercedes-Benz Econics have been delivered to Nuneaton & Bedworth Borough Council as part of a rolling replacement programme.The 2630 L variants, fitted with FAUN Variopress compactor bodies and Zoeller Delta high-level automatic split binlifts, join a MB-dominated fleet of 16 refuse collection vehicles at the West ...
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ArticleKrone trailer sales on the rise
Sales of Krone trailers increased by 17.8% last year and its owner said he was optimistic revenues would rise again in 2022.Despite the pandemic, its commercial vehicles division reported sales of 1.37m euros in the year ending 31 July 2021, an increase from 1.17m euros the previous year.During the period, ...
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ArticleTraining firm offers virtual reality simulations to help HGV drivers pass tests more quickly
HGV driver candidates are now being offered virtual reality (VR) technology to help them pass their test and get behind the wheel quicker.Training firm Easy As HGV said it was improving driver training with the use of “fully immersive VR simulations” in order for prospective drivers to learn and practice ...
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ArticleKNP Logistics takes delivery of a further 22 MAN TGXs
KNP Logistics has added 22 MAN TGXs to its fleet, joining 148 of the marque already undertaking work for the haulage and distribution company.Paul Abbott, KNP Group director said the international truck of the year came spec’d with DVS cameras, ADR kits, Anderson leads and fridges.He said: “With safety at ...
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ArticleJames Hall & Co orders Carrier Transicold units to reduce carbon footprint
James Hall & Co has opted for Carrier Transicold’s Syberia multi-temperature engineless units, in a move designed to improve the sustainability of its vehicles working with SPAR.The Preston-based firm said the units are each mounted to 18-tonne Volvo Fes featuring Gray & Adams refrigerated bodies.The new vehicles will help deliver ...
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ArticleNew 21-acre Peterborough logistics park to be completed by end of year
Half a million square feet of logistics space across three units is being developed this year on an industrial estate in Peterborough, in what has been described as one of the UK’s fastest growing regions.The 21-acre site at the Peterborough South logistics park is expected to be completed by the ...
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ArticleDriver CPC best delivered through eLearning not classrooms, say hauliers
Bite-sized eLearning is seen by operators as a more valuable method of delivering Driver CPC than classroom-based courses, according to a survey of 1,000 haulage firms.Training provider Road Skills Online (RSO) said the results revealed an “unequivocal response” from the industry to the government that the current professional development regime ...