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ArticleMicrolise reports rise in profits and revenue
Telematics firm Microlise saw revenue rise by 14% to £57m in the 12 months to 30 June 2021, as haulage firms strove for fleet efficiencies.The company, which listed on the London stock exchange’s AIM in July, also increased its pre-tax profit to £2.2m during the period, compared with £710,000 the ...
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ArticleForest Freight offers new container delivery service from DP World London Gateway
Rainham’s Forest Freight has spied a business opportunity caused by a mass build-up of containers at nearby DP World London Gateway and is offering a new service bringing them back to its depot.The premium container haulage service collects customers’ freight from the port before they are transported the 10 miles ...
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ArticleBuild distribution hubs near end user, new research concludes
Building consolidation centres close to where people live and work is key to the future of UK logistics, according to property developer Prologis UK, which is funding a report into the future of freight.It said there was a “damaging misconception” that distribution centres should be sited outside of cities in ...
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ArticleWalker Logistics names new head of operations
Walker Logistics has appointed Adrian Skirrow (pictured) as its new head of operations, overseeing all administrative and operational processes at its Berkshire site.With over 20 years’ leadership experience, Skirrow has held senior operational positions across manufacturing and logistics.William Walker, MD at Walker Logistics, said: “Adrian has expertise and strength in ...
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ArticleVolvo Trucks to host online event to speed transition to electric HGVs
Volvo Trucks is addressing the transformation to electric transport with a global online event on 12 October at 2pm.‘The Leap – How to Go Electric’ can be accessed here and aims to inspire transport firms to get started. It will answer common questions and highlight the business aspects of electromobility.In ...
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Article"Suspend Driver CPC to ease shortage," urges Pallet-Track boss
Pallet-Track is calling for the Driver CPC to be suspended in order to encourage HGV drivers back into the industry and back behind the wheel.The pallet network said the move would be a “safe and quick-fire route” and although it was now too late to save peak Christmas trading, the ...
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ArticlePlan to speed up HGV driving tests could see hike in insurance premiums
Insurers cannot rule out a rise in premiums for hauliers as a result of the government’s plan to speed up HGV driving tests to help resolve the skills shortage.The combining of the category C and category C+E tests is seen as a way of pushing through an extra 20,000 tests ...
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ArticleNew visa scheme luring "high number" of foreign drivers, lawyers reveal
There has been “a high number” of enquiries from international HGV drivers wanting to come to the UK and capitalise on the temporary visa scheme, according to a Harrogate law firm.Truth Legal, which also has offices in Leeds, has an immigration practice and solicitor Louis MacWilliam said it had already ...
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ArticleLorry driver who hit and killed elderly woman on New Milton crossing spared jail
A lorry driver who hit and killed an elderly pedestrian on a pedestrian crossing whilst the traffic lights were on red, has been spared jail.Southampton Crown Court heard how Gary Horbury, 58, of Ferndale Road, New Milton, had been travelling south and came to a stop at a pelican crossing ...
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ArticleStreamline Shipping Group to double driver numbers and fleet
Scottish logistics firm Streamline Shipping Group is celebrating its 40th year in business with a move to a multi-million-pound new depot at Aberdeen Harbour and plans to double its driver numbers and fleet.The new 7,800 sq m harbourside facility on Palmerston Quay will also see the group almost double its ...
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Eddie Stobart commissions new £75m DIRFT facility as part of expansion plans
Eddie Stobart has commissioned a new £75m two-unit campus at Daventry International Rail Freight Terminal (DIRFT) as it moves to expand its road and rail operations.The logistics company, which has operated a facility at DIRFT since 1997, will vacate its existing properties when the new unit is completed in Q3 ...
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Europa Showfreight lands three events partnership deals
Europa Showfreight, a division of Europa Worldwide Group, has signed three events partnership deals with exhibition agency Human Built, event organiser Prysm Group and aircraft supplier AV Buyer.The deal with Human Built will see Europa Showfreight deliver logistics for the agency's entire event portfolio, including shows such as EMEX 2021 ...
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ArticleTevva unveils the Tevva Truck at Freight in the City Expo 2021
UK manufacturer Tevva has revealed its latest vehicle - the all-electric 7.5 tonne Tevva Truck - at the Freight in the City Expo today (28 September) in London.The British-designed battery electric vehicle (BEV) is Tevva's third generation vehicle and is on show at Stand VO6 at the Freight in the ...
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Drunken lorry driver jailed after 20-mile police chase on M4
A drunken lorry driver, who celebrated getting his driving job by drinking a quarter bottle of whisky and then led police on a 20-mile chase down the M4, has been jailed for 14 months.Police pursued Andrew Jason Champion, 53, from Rhych Avenue, Porthcawl, for 20 miles along the M4 on ...
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Freeze fuel duty forever to help green transition, says Logistics UK
Logistics UK is calling on the government to freeze fuel duty forever to help the sector make the shift to alternatively fuelled vehicles.The association is warning that as the haulage sector struggles to overcome the impact of Covid-19 and headwinds such as inflation and driver shortages, any rise in fuel ...
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Whistl offers £1,000 sign-up bonus and aims to train 100 drivers in a year
Logistics company Whistl is planning to train 100 recruits in the first year of its newly launched Whistl Driver Academy and is offering a bonus of £1,000 to qualified HGV drivers who join the company.The academy has been structured to appeal to new people entering the industry, including long ...
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Diamond Logistics expands into Scotland with new partnership deal
Diamond Logistics has expanded its geographical reach by taking on Edinburgh-based Blaze Logistics as its first Scottish network partner.The move is part of wider expansion plans for the delivery and fulfilment company which signed up three new network members in February this year in mid-Wales, Manchester and Cardiff.Under this latest ...
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Army drivers put on standby as fuel pump crisis continues
The Army is on stand by with up to 150 military tanker drivers preparing to deliver fuel to forecourts around the country to help ease supply problems created by the UK's HGV driver shortage.The measure comes as panic buying at fuel stations across the country continues into a fourth day, ...
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ArticleTransport and manufacturing need to address skills shortages to thrive
I was honoured to be inducted into the Motor Transport Hall of Fame this month, and it was lovely to meet up with former colleagues from my time in transport journalism and the RHA at the MT Awards. The event also prompted me to compare the HGV driver shortage and ...
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ArticleRoyal Mail parcel volumes will stay “significantly higher” than before Covid-19, group predicts
Royal Mail parcel volumes will continue at a “significantly higher” level than in pre-Covid-19 times, according to its latest trading update.The group reported that in the five months to August 2021 its domestic parcel volumes had dipped by just 5% year on year, after leaping 34% in the same period ...