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ArticleDate set for inquest into smart motorway deaths
An inquest into the deaths of two men who died after being struck by an HGV on a stretch of smart motorway on the M1 starts on Monday (18 January).Jason Mercer and Alexandru Murgeanu had pulled over to exchange details after being involved in a minor road traffic collision when ...
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ArticleExpect Distribution wins two major new contracts
Expect Distribution has begun 2021 as it ended last year, winning two new contracts with pharmaceutical and panelling clients.The five-year contracts with Beaphar and Norwegian wall panel firm Fibo also creates 11 jobs at the logistics and warehousing company.Expect, which was named Haulier of the Year at the 2020 MT ...
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ArticleEuropa appoints recruitment head amid further expansion plans
Europa Worldwide Group has employed a new head of recruitment as part of its continuing focus on growth and expansion.Vanita Dass-Puri joined the business in 2017 as internal recruitment and acquisition manager and during the first lockdown she was at the forefront of recruiting a new team of 120 to ...
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ArticleMars puts sustainability first in £350m warehousing deal with DHL
Mars has partnered up with DHL in a logistics operation involving the construction of two warehousing facilities and the aim of removing one million miles from the roads.The £350m investment in the new sites in the Midlands and East London were being designed with sustainability in mind and would reduce ...
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ArticleSimon Gibson Transport upbeat despite 2019 profit slide
Simon Gibson Transport saw its pre-tax profit fall by 38% in 2019, but it pointed to an impressive performance overall despite “ever increasing demands of the modern logistics environment”.The East Yorkshire-based bulk powder transport specialist reported a £19.6m turnover for the year ending 31 December 2019, a reduction of 4.8% ...
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Article"Crazy" extra paperwork will put us all out of business, claim shellfish hauliers
UK shellfish hauliers have warned they stand to go out of business due to spiralling costs and a deluge of paperwork now that the country has left the EU.Mark Moore, purchaser at the Dartmouth Crab Company, which runs 12 HGVs out of the West of England traffic area, said Brexit ...
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ArticleArrow XL signs storage and delivery deal with Gaia Baby
ArrowXL has secured a contract with Scandi-inspired nursery furniture provider Gaia Baby.The contract involves the two-person delivery firm providing storage at its Wigan head office, as well as delivering the furniture around the UK within a 48-hour delivery timeframe.Craig Kavanagh, ArrowXL sales director, said: “We are delighted to be working ...
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ArticleLogistics giants urged to collaborate over decarbonisation plans
A third of companies involved in European logistics are making headway with their carbon reduction strategies, with another fifth in the process of implementing measures, according to new research.However, a leading sustainability expert has urged firms to make more effort to share their zero-carbon assets.The survey also found that 15% ...
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ArticleElectric refuse truck leads Stroud council's zero-carbon initiative
A fully electric refuse truck has taken to the streets in Gloucestershire in a bid to make the entire district carbon neutral.Ubico, which handles waste on behalf of Stroud district council, trialled the e-One electric truck, converted from a diesel-powered vehicle to an electric drivetrain.It is one of the first ...
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ArticleTruck cartel compensation hearing to start in April
A hearing to decide whether or not a claim by hauliers for compensation over price-fixing by a cartel of truck makers can take place will start in April.The Competition Appeal Tribunal will hear the RHA’s application for a collective proceedings order between 19 and 26 April, with any subsequent trial ...
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ArticleMark Thompson Transport creates 20 warehouse jobs after move to new HQ
Mark Thompson of Mark Thompson Transport at the new Warrington warehousesMark Thompson Transport has marked its first foray into warehousing by taking on 110,000 sq ft of office and shed space on the site of a former Royal Naval air station.The Kinaxia-owned haulage firm also said it was creating 20 ...
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ArticleDrivers turned away from ports will be clamped for parking up, Kent council warns
Hauliers have been warned their vehicles will be clamped if they are found parked up waiting for permission to cross the Channel after being turned away from ports.Kent County Council (KCC) is even encouraging the public to download an app that lets them snoop on HGV drivers parked illegally and ...
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ArticleXPO Logistics wins contract to pack and deliver Covid-19 test kits
XPO Logistics has been awarded a contract by DnaNudge to pack and deliver rapid, lab-free Covid-19 tests to NHS distribution points, patient care homes and other healthcare facilities across the UK.XPO will perform the services from its Amber Park site in Derbyshire, which has the required quality control systems in ...
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ArticlePlanning permission granted for major logistics warehouse project across four sites
Development giant GLP is to build a million sq ft of warehouse space across seven units and four sites in Bedfordshire, Northamptonshire and Milton Keynes, following the grant of planning permission.It is understood to be the largest programme of speculative logistics real estate development currently underway in the UK.GLP said ...
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ArticleDPD extends suspension of European parcel deliveries as customs “challenges” persist
DPD has extended the suspension of its parcel deliveries to Europe as it struggles to cope with the fallout from new post-Brexit customs requirements.The company suspended its Classic European Road Service to Europe last week after being forced to manually process thousands of parcels that had been returned to sender ...
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ArticleRenault Trucks UK & Ireland commits to net zero status by 2030
Renault Trucks UK & Ireland and its dealer network have committed to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas status by 2030.Unveiling details of its Sustainability Initiative today (12 January) the manufacturer said the programme will be driven by a nationwide transformation programme across the firm's operations and dealer network.Carlos Rodrigues, MD at ...
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ArticleMalcolm Wilson to head up XPO spin-off logistics company
XPO Logistics’ plan to split its company into two separate entities moved one step closer this week with the unveiling of the executive board of the contracts logistics business.XPO is set to create two separate companies – a global contract logistics firm and a company providing less-than-truckload (LTL) and truck ...
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ArticleFreight levels to Northern Ireland will fall unless border friction is sorted, Logistics UK warns MPs
Hauliers will lose out on trade between Britain and Northern Ireland if the government does not move swiftly to ease border friction, Logistics UK director of policy Elizabeth de Jong told MPs this week.The warning comes after one in four lorries arriving at Holyhead last week were held up due ...
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ArticleCovid and electric vehicles huge opportunities for rejuvenated Fraikin
While Fraikin doesn’t replace its MDs quite as often as West Brom replaces its managers – seven in the last five years – Darren Hall is the third person to take charge of the French-owned contract hire firm since 2016.In the intervening four years Fraikin was subject to an unsuccessful ...
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ArticleYodel delivers record peak period as demand for food and wine soars
Yodel saw demand for alcohol and fresh food rocket in the peak period between 15 November and 2 January, with volumes up 89% on the same time last year and 3.2m parcels delivered. Fresh food parcels increased by 101%.Across all categories, Yodel delivered a record number of parcels over the ...