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Motor Transport Top 100 2020 Interactive Tables – Top 100 Sales per employee
These interactive tables enable you to explore Motor Transport's Top 100 2020.Click on the tabs at the top of the table to view the different data sets. You can also click on the column headers to sort the table data from highest to lowest (or click again to sort from ...
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Motor Transport Top 100 2020 Interactive Tables – Top 100 Return on sales
These interactive tables enable you to explore Motor Transport's Top 100 2020.Click on the tabs at the top of the table to view the different data sets. You can also click on the column headers to sort the table data from highest to lowest (or click again to sort from ...
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Motor Transport Top 100 2020 Interactive Tables – Top 100 Growth in Profit
These interactive tables enable you to explore Motor Transport's Top 100 2020.Click on the tabs at the top of the table to view the different data sets. You can also click on the column headers to sort the table data from highest to lowest (or click again to sort from ...
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Motor Transport Top 100 2020 Interactive Tables – Top 100 Growth in turnover
These interactive tables enable you to explore Motor Transport's Top 100 2020.Click on the tabs at the top of the table to view the different data sets. You can also click on the column headers to sort the table data from highest to lowest (or click again to sort from ...
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Motor Transport Top 100 2020 Interactive Tables – Top 100 Largest Companies
These interactive tables enable you to explore Motor Transport's Top 100 2020.Click on the tabs at the top of the table to view the different data sets. You can also click on the column headers to sort the table data from highest to lowest (or click again to sort from ...
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ArticleDHL Supply Chain calls in police over strike at Liverpool hub
DHL Supply Chain has urged striking delivery drivers and warehouse staff in Liverpool to observe social distancing measures after it was blamed for calling out the police “at least 10 times”.The company said its door remained open to the Unite union to resolve a dispute among 120 workers at its ...
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Motor Transport Top 100 2020
Welcome to the Motor Transport Top 100 2020.Good time for home work.MT examines the financial performance of the UK logistics industry ahead of challenge of Covid-19 and a new trading relationship with the rest of Europe.You can view the Motor Transport Top 100 2020 as an online PDF or as ...
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Manchester Dairy prosecuted by DVSA after illegally using vans instead of trucks
Manchester Dairy has been prosecuted by the DVSA for deliberately overloading its vans while delivering Freshways milk when only a truck was capable of safely and legally carrying the heavy cargo.The company admitted the offences at Coventry Magistrates Court on 9 December and was ordered to pay nearly £34,000.Manchester Dairy ...
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ArticleBibby Line Group agrees sale of Costcutter Supermarkets Group to Bestway Wholesale
Bibby Line Group has agreed the sale of Costcutter Supermarkets Group (CSG) to Bestway Wholesale – the UK's largest independent wholesaler.CSG has reported a significantly improved performance over the last two years, following investment in key areas of the business.During the 12 months to 31 December 2019, CSG’s sales rose ...
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ArticleAsset Alliance Group recruits high flyer as national account manager
Simon Bird has been appointed national account manager for Asset Alliance Group as the business expands its team and reinforces its commitment to nationwide fleets.Bird brings more than 30 years’ experience to the business, having worked at Ryder for 15 years, most recently as account director, as well as in ...
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ArticleChaos at Dover as French block UK freight
French transport minister Jean-Baptiste Djebbari has told Sky News a plan is being worked on to resume the movement of unaccompanied freight from the UK to France with cross-EU talks "to begin within hours".The move to "establish a solid health protocol" comes after the UK governement and industry groups warned ...
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ArticlePallet weight guidance to finally see the light after years of delays
Long-delayed industry guidance on pallet weights for tail lift deliveries could finally be published early next year, motortransport.co.uk has learnt.The industry working group, which put together the draft guidance, is meeting with HSE officials to prepare the document for publication in early January.According to industry sources, the meeting follows intense ...
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ArticleSuperior Seals the deal for new Mercedes-Benz eSprinter to join its expanding electric vehicle fleet
Dorset-based Superior Seals has received a second all-electric Mercedes-Benz van in the form of a 3.5-tonne eSprinter. One of the first eSprinter electric vans to hit UK roads, it will join the sealing technology specialist’s fully electric 3.2-tonne eVito, which joined the fleet in March. Both vehicles ...
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DVSA must act on LGV testing to address driver shortage
The DVSA must overturn its decision to stop all LGV driving tests during the pandemic to help address the shortage of professional drivers in the industry, according to Logistics UK.It said the industry needed 76,000 drivers and that the government must act now to secure the future of the industry.In ...
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ArticleFurlough scheme a 'lifeline' for Scottish haulier
The government’s furlough scheme has proven to be a lifeline for Scottish haulier John Mitchell (Grangemouth) during a “tough” trading year.MD Iain Mitchell told motortransport.co.uk that it had experienced a “major slowdown” after reporting a £2.1m profit for the year ending 31 March 2020.However, he remained confident it would recover ...
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ArticleCovid loan helps Route Logistics secure move to larger premises
A move to a new base to secure the long term future of Northants haulier Route Logistics has been funded with help from a government-backed coronavirus lending scheme.The haulage firm turned to Reach Commercial Finance to help facilitate the relocation to Rothwell when the Covid crisis presented a number of ...
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With just two weeks to go, most hauliers still in the dark over Brexit
A new study has revealed that the vast majority of hauliers – 96% - are not ready for the end of the Brexit transition period and require clarity on border legislation.Confusion around the transition is apparent in the results, which showed that 66% of respondents are not prepared to present ...
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ArticleMeet the 2020 MT Award winners - Fleet Truck of the Year sponsored by Texaco Lubricants
MT editor Steve Hobson, DAF Trucks’ business planning director Nigel Beckett and MD Laurence Drake, and James Welchman, manager marketing EMEA – Chevron at sponsor Texaco LubricantsIn a closely fought contest, the DAF XF narrowly beat off its challengers to take the Fleet Truck of the Year title for the ...
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Dramatic fall in HGV roadside prohibitions in last five years
Prohibitions issued by the police or DVSA during roadworthiness checks have fallen by 19% since 2013, according to figures obtained by Logistics UK.However, the business group also warned against drawing the wrong conclusions and that more work was required to understand why there was a significant drop in notices handed ...
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ArticleAztek delivers Covid secure equipment free of charge for NHS
Aztek Logistics has played its part in keeping shops safe and Covid secure by delivering ‘sneeze screens’ and sanitiser stations to more than 2,500 locations across the country.The Letchworth warehousing and distribution firm has delivered the equipment to brands including Currys PC World, Marks & Spencer, Morrisons and Tesco and ...