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ArticleShears Bros opens transport hub and welcomes new general manager
Logistics company Shears Bros. (Transport) Ltd has opened a new transport facility and recruited a new general manager.The new transport hub is located on Bournemouth Airport’s Aviation Business Park, just a few hundred metres from the Shears’ existing premises.The 21,500sq ft warehouse, which has recently been fully refurbished, will become ...
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ArticleRHA chief executive Richard Burnett resigns
Richard Burnett (pictured), chief executive of the RHA, has tendered his resignation after seven years in the role.RHA national chairperson Moreton Cullimore said Burnett had transformed the organisation during his tenure and worked tirelessly for its membership and the wider industry."The RHA’s membership has grown significantly and our profile as ...
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ArticleHauliers who were fined for carrying stowaways may be repaid
A stowaway passenger climbs down from a lorry trailer helped by UK Border Control after being discovered hiding behind boxes in the back of the trailer at Calais Ferry Port in France.Hauliers that have been fined after stowaways were discovered in their trucks could be repaid after the court of ...
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ArticlePalletforce chief executive departs after four months in major restructure
Adam Leonard (pictured) has left Palletforce, just four months after taking over the role of chief executive from Michael Conroy.Leonard’s departure closely follows that of Conroy, who made a “personal decision” to leave parent company EV Cargo in September, less than two months after being appointed its UK boss.Leonard was ...
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ArticleOperators and agencies face prosecution for gaining unauthorised access to driver data, DVLA warns
The DVLA is launching a campaign to warn operators, employers and driver agencies that it is a criminal offence to gain unauthorised access to driver data via the View Driving Licence (VDL) service.The campaign follows concerns raised by an HGV driver that a driver agency had used his National Insurance ...
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Operator appetite growing for alternatives to diesel HGVs, latest Motor Transport research shows
One-in-five operators are now either using alternative fuels already (13%) or plan to do so within the next 12 months, according to the latest research carried out by Motor Transport and sister title Commercial Motor.This is more than twice as many that answered the same question one year ago, showing ...
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Boughey overcomes trading volatility to deliver solid first half results
Boughey Distribution rode the wave of “significant trading volatility” during the first half of its trading period ending in May to report a solid overall performance, with revenue up 13% to £54.9m.The Cheshire-based ambient goods haulier said it had endured an underperformance during H1 of the period ending 31 May ...
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Ofcom tells parcels firms to up their game on consumer complaints
Parcel firms will have to tighten up their complaints handling after the industry watchdog said almost two thirds of customers had experienced problems with deliveries in the last three months.Ofcom said people sending and receiving parcels should be treated fairly by delivery companies and that around a quarter find it ...
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ArticleBooker facing fresh threat of industrial action after pay deal falls through
Union Unite claimed Tesco-owned Booker Retail Partners had reneged on an agreement struck less than two months ago relating to delivery drivers’ pay and that pre-Christmas strikes are now back on the agenda.After the long-running dispute was thought to have been put to bed when drivers at the Thamesmead depot ...
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Hauliers again warned not to tamper with exhaust after treatment systems
Hauliers could end up before a traffic commissioner at a public inquiry if they’re found to have tampered with the exhaust emissions values on their manufacturer’s plate, the DVSA has warned.The agency said its vehicle standards assessors have picked up on small numbers of HGVs being presented for annual test ...
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Substantial pay deal averts strike at Unipart
HGV drivers working for Unipart delivering equipment and supplies to NHS hospitals have secured a “substantial” pay deal from their employer, according to Unite.It means strike action has been called off after the union’s Unipart members voted in favour of the deal.Around 200 HGV and van drivers on the outsourced ...
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ArticleClipper Logistics takes two trophies at Logistics UK awards
Clipper Logistics was the big winner at the Logistics UK annual awards held in London last night (December 9), winning the Public Services Operator of the Year and Most Innovative Company of the Year categories.Stagefreight retained its title as the Road Freight Operator of the Year while Nicola Foley, assistant ...
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ArticleExtra £34m funding for Skills Bootcamps aimed to recruit 11,000 new or returning drivers
The government is to provide £34m to bring around 11,000 HGV drivers into the industry, both by attracting some of the 295,000 existing licence holders back into driving and funding training and testing of new entrants.The 200 16-week ‘Skills Bootcamps in HGV Driving’ will be funded by the Department for ...
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ArticleClipper Logistics revenues boosted by contract wins and growth of e-commerce
Clipper Logistics said its 33% increase in revenues in the six months ending 31 October was the result of high-profile customer contract wins and organic growth in its e-commerce business.The logistics company also attributed its £406.1m turnover to a “robust rebound” in its non e-fulfilment activities and it remained positive ...
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ArticleAsda distribution staff in strike threat after branding pay offer "a disgrace"
Asda has accused the GMB of going far above and beyond a pay deal agreed earlier this year after the union said the supermarket had failed to offer distribution staff a meaningful pay offer.Strike action after Christmas could now be on the cards after the union branded Asda’s latest pay ...
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ArticleDX Group set to appoint new non-executive director amid "tremendous growth opportunities"
DX (Group) has announced the proposed appointment of Liad Meidar, managing partner of one of its largest shareholders, as a non-executive director.Gatemore Capital Management (GCM) wrote to the logistics firm at the end of last month demanding Meidar became a board member after DX said there was a potential corporate ...
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ArticleHanson tipper drivers resign over transfer to Gerrards of Swinton
A row has erupted between tipper drivers in Wales and their former employer Hanson after the construction supplier agreed to transfer the work to Manchester operator Gerrards of Swinton.Seven HGV drivers working out of Criggion quarry near Shrewsbury, plus one based in Wigan, resigned from the company after Hanson said ...
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ArticleNew hubs will meet soaring demand from online retailers, says fulfilmentcrowd
e-Commerce logistics firm fulfilmentcrowd has met growing demand from SME retailers by opening three sites in the UK and Europe.It said capacity would increase by 48% over the next 12 months and 25 jobs would be created after it opened centres in Yorkshire, France and the Netherlands.The 28,000 sq ft ...
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Tesco HGV drivers suspend strikes after improved pay offer
Strike action by Tesco HGV drivers and warehouse workers has been suspended after the supermarket giant offered them a 5.5% pay increase.Earlier this week, the Unite union said its members at Tesco distribution centres in Antrim, Belfast, Didcot and Doncaster would stage a series of strikes before and after Christmas, ...
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ArticleVeolia awards Feldbinder a contract for new hazardous chemical tankers
Waste and recycling firm Veolia has awarded a new contract to Feldbinder for the supply of hazardous chemical tankers for its in-house fleet.The six-tanker order includes four 30,000-litre FFB stainless steel liquid semi-trailers, with special features including overfill cut-off probes and loading level indicators.It also includes a pair of 37,500-litre ...