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ArticleAdditional HGV tests will not save Christmas, RHA warns
Government moves to increase HGV testing capacity are still not enough to deliver Christmas, the RHA has insisted.The warning follows moves by the government last week to make another 50,000 HGV driving tests a year available, on top of measures earlier this year to increase HGV testing by 50% compared ...
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ArticleWhistl on hunt for 140 seasonal staff in Devon
Logistics specialist Whistl has launched a recruitment campaign for its Devon-based operations ahead of the peak period.The company is looking to recruit over 140 staff for seasonal roles within its fulfilment and contact centre facilities in Wrangaton, Plymouth and Paignton.Whistl’s 300-strong Clientbase team manages inbound contact centre operations, warehousing, fulfilment ...
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ArticleGoldstar Transport urges operators to lobby government over "no-go" rest stops
Attracting new HGV drivers to the industry means fixing the country’s ailing parking provisions according to Goldstar Transport, which has now launched a new campaign.It said every driver had a story to tell about the poor quality of rest stops, the lack of security and insufficient facilities and despite the ...
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ArticleGovernment to create 50,000 extra lorry driver tests per year
Streamlining the testing process for lorry drivers will help make up to 50,000 more tests available, according to the government.Confirming its proposal to allow drivers to take one test to drive both an articulated and rigid lorry, the department for transport (DfT) said this alone would make around 20,000 more ...
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ArticleBVRLA calls for taskforce to help with phase-out of non-zero emission HGVs
The BVRLA wants the government to come up with a delivery plan that supports the phase-out of non-zero emission HGVs between 2035 and 2040.It said it wants to see a similar approach adopted for cars and vans.In a response to a consultation on a phase-out, the association recommended the setting ...
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ArticleWincanton drivers on Argos contract see pay leap to £35,100
Wincanton drivers on the Argos contract will see their annual earnings jump by nearly a third to £35,100, according to the Unite union after it secured a huge pay increase for them.Over 90 HGV drivers based at the company’s Heywood depot in Greater Manchester have had their basic rate of ...
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ArticleCollins Earthworks adds Volvo FMX tractors to fleet
Collins Earthworks has taken delivery of some of the first new model Volvo FMX tractors in the UK.The five Globetrotter 6x4 tractor units with ejector trailers come with a new cab design, distinctive V-shaped LED headlamps and headlamp protectors, new anti-slip footsteps and a digital dashboard display.Andy Jinks, garage manager ...
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ArticleHermes donates slice of apprenticeship levy funds to wider industry training
Hermes is gifting more than £200,000 of its apprenticeship levy funds to support SMEs in taking on new apprentices or upskill existing ones.Chief executive Martin de Lange said it was fortunate that it already had strong apprenticeship and training schemes in place, so it was pledging the funds so that ...
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Article"Driver shortage is about Covid not Brexit," claims Shapps as Morrisons warns of price rises
The UK needs to “stand on its own two feet” and solve the current HGV driver crisis without relying on foreign workers to plug the gap, the transport secretary repeated this week.Grant Shapps (pictured) also said the driver shortage was a global problem and it was “completely untrue” to put ...
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ArticleWalker Humphrey orders DAF trucks from Dawsongroup
Leeds wholesale bakery supplier Walker Humphrey has turned to Dawsongroup and a contract hire option for its latest fleet enhancements.The family-run firm has taken on a pair of DAF CF 18 tonners under the finance arrangement and is now looking at replacing all its 16-tonne vehicles through the contract hire ...
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ArticleCarlsberg Marston's Brewing Company takes logistics in-house
Joint venture Carlsberg Marston’s Brewing Company (CMBC) said it was consolidating its secondary logistics network into a single in-house solution for customers.It added that this would create the largest logistics network dedicated to the ‘on trade’ operated by a brewer in the UK.Before Carlsberg UK and Marston’s Plc teamed up ...
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ArticleLafarge fails in bid to annul crimes against humanity charges
One of France’s top courts has overturned a decision to dismiss charges against cement firm Lafarge for complicity in crimes against humanity in Syria.It is accused of paying millions of Euros to armed groups, including ISIS, during the country’s civil war in order to keep a cement plant in operation ...
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Article"Smart motorways are safest in the country," claims National Highways
An independent review into safety data and evidence concerning smart motorways has found no errors and concluded that all-lanes running (ALR) highways are some of the safest roads in the country.The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) said the data used in last year’s stocktake and action plan and a ...
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ArticleVolta in milestone production deal with Steyr Automotive
Volta Trucks has confirmed its Volta Zero will be manufactured in Austria by Steyr Automotive, following a competitive tender.Volta said Steyr was chosen based on its extensive experience of CV manufacturing, its existing infrastructure and the consequent speed to market.It means series production will commence in late 2022, following customer ...
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ArticleLocal resident prevented high speed rail crash after Tesco truck hit bridge
A high-speed train derailment was avoided last week after a Tesco HGV struck a bridge in Plymouth, thanks to a “quick-acting” member of the public calling the emergency services.In a House of Lords debate following the incident, Baroness Watkins said the outcome could have been much more serious when the ...
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ArticleSprintdeliver blames pandemic and driver shortage for collapse
Derbyshire operator Sprintdeliver has closed down, citing the Covid-19 pandemic and difficulties recruiting HGV drivers as reasons for its collapse.The company, which was incorporated in 1991, operated out of a base in Glossop and its operator licence authorised a total of 30 lorries and 30 trailers.Joint administrators at Interpath Advisory ...
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ArticleEFS Global buys Thomas Harwood & Son
Well established Bolton firm Thomas Harwood & Son has become the latest acquisition for EFS Global.EFS now has 18 depots and offices across the country, operating its own UK and European road freight fleet, as well as facilitating a range of worldwide import and export services.It said the latest deal ...
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ArticleMT Awards 2021 winner - Service to Industry in association with Aquarius IT
Donald Burton, founder of Don-Bur (holding trophy) collects the award from Guy Reynolds, commercial director of Aquarius IT (second right) with host Alexander Armstrong (far left)Donald Burton was born in Draycott, Stoke-on-Trent, on October 10 1933, a birthday he shares with the opera composer Giuseppe Verdi. He was academically bright ...
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ArticleMT Awards 2021 winner - Best Use of Technology Award in association with Bridgestone
Greg Ward, commercial business unit director of Bridgestone (third right), hands over the trophy to the RAC and Original ADS team with host Alexander Armstrong (far left)Charge Pod was designed and developed by Original ADS at the request of the RAC to provide flat or severely charge-depleted EVs with a ...
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ArticleMT Awards 2021 winner - Business Excellence Award in association with Hireco
Tim Gibson, sales director of Hireco (second right), presents the trophy to Lee Thompson-Halls, national fleet manager (third right) and the team at Wren Kitchens with host Alexander Armstrong (far left)Wren Kitchen’s strategic plans were impeded by the pandemic, but its business model enabled it to embrace the challenges, implement ...