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ArticleBath clean air zone will heavily disrupt local supply chain, major haulage firm claims
A local haulier has warned Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES) council that its decison to launch a clean air zone (CAZ) in the city will significantly lengthen HGV journey times as drivers seek out alternative routes to avoid being charged.The scheme is due to launch next March and imposes ...
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ArticleFraikin launches three-year apprenticeship scheme for HGV technicians
Fraikin has launched a heavy vehicle apprenticeship programme to develop the next generation of HGV technicians.The three-year, Level 3 Heavy Vehicle Apprenticeship standard is designed to expand Fraikin’s engineering capabilities and it said it would recruit a new intake of apprentices every two years.The company said apprentices will join the ...
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ArticleDVLA accused of passing fleet data to parking enforcement firms
An Essex haulier that successfully faced down a parking firm’s threats of court action has written to the DVLA seeking clarification as to whether it is supplying private businesses with its fleet vehicle information.KBC Logistics said it had complained to the licensing agency for “misuse of keeper data” as it ...
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ArticleCEVA Logistics increases profits despite 10% slide in turnover
CEVA Logistics saw its turnover fall by 10% last year due to the non-renewal of existing contracts.However, figures published for the year ending 31 December 2019 showed that the logistics company increased pre-tax profits by £7.7m to almost £10m.Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) rose to £21.8m from ...
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Article"Work with us to improve HGV facilities," government urges industry
The government has encouraged the industry to respond to plans to overhaul the country’s outdated planning system and explain how “high quality” lorry parking facilities should be provided.In a response to a petition demanding that councils are forced to include “safe and secure HGV parking with refreshment and washing facilities ...
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ArticleArrowXL signs deal to deliver JTX Fitness equipment
ArrowXL has been chosen to handle deliveries of JTX Fitness gym equipment to households across the UK amid a boom in home fitness.The delivery firm, which specialises in two-person delivery, will receive in bound stock from Felixstowe and provide warehousing at its Enfield depot, before delivering equipment such as cross ...
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ArticlePandemic halts trials of autonomous HGV platoons
Trials on British roads involving platoons of autonomous HGVs have been put on hold due to the ongoing pandemic.The consortium behind the investigations into the use of the technology said off-road trials and “extensive safety testing and driver training” had been completed, but Covid-19 had affected the programme and on-road ...
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ArticleAsset Alliance Group opens Yorkshire depot
Asset Alliance Group has opened a two-acre depot near Leeds hosting a range of stock for leasing, contract hire and rental purposes.It said demand for vehicles continued to grow despite the current climate and the new location close to the M62 and M621 helped long-standing customers in Yorkshire and had ...
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Northern England braced for fuel disruption as Hoyer drivers announce strike action over job cuts
Hoyer drivers have put their employer on notice of 14 days of strike action after the company refused to back down on plans to make six drivers redundant at the Stanlow oil refinery.The Unite union said the strikes, on days spread across November, would cause considerable disruption to fuel supplies ...
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ArticleWren Kitchens opens Avonmouth transport hub
MT award winner Wren Kitchens has opened a transport hub in Avonmouth, which it said will provide a more efficient and greener transport service.The three-acre site is located near to the M5 and the retailer said the move had created over 30 local jobs including drivers, porters, supervisors and office ...
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ArticleWalker Logistics launches in-house track and trace system
Walker Logistics said it was aiming to keep its Berkshire site a “Coronavirus-free zone” after introducing its own in-house track and trace system.Temporary and permanent staff, as well as visitors to Walker’s premises, are now required to use their smart phones to scan a QR code which links to a ...
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ArticleNew figures reveal impact of lockdown on truck traffic
HGV traffic in Great Britain dropped to just 25% of its normal levels at the height of the lockdown in April, but had almost bounced back to pre-Covid levels by July, new figures reveal.Department for Transport statistics showed light and heavy commercial vehicle traffic returned to at least 100% of ...
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ArticleFirms switch to local providers to tackle Christmas e-commerce boom
Logistics companies and their customers are responding to seismic changes in online retail in an effort to tackle what is predicted to be an unprecedented peak in Christmas shopping.Following research by Barclay’s Corporate Banking that showed 15% of UK firms have created roles to cater for an increase in online ...
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ArticleNWH Group takes delivery of MAN skip loaders to handle surge in business
MV Commercial has supplied The NWH Group with three MAN TGM 4x2 skip loaders.NWH Group secured delivery of three new MAN skip loaders in less than a month thanks to MV Commercial, after rising demand for skip hire services prompted a fast turnaround.The new TGM 4x2 skip loaders, two with ...
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Article"Incompetent and inexcusable" - haulier slams O-licence delays after five-month wait
A Scottish transport firm has condemned as “inexcusable” delays by the traffic commissioner’s office in processing O-licence applications after it was left waiting since May to run HGVs.Eion Robertson said he had £50,000 sitting in his bank as evidence of financial standing and yet “nothing in my fridge” after he ...
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ArticlePalletforce recruits four new members
Palletforce has added four more hauliers to its network and attributed the increase in members to ongoing investment.Lambert Brothers (pictured), Farsley Transport, REL Storage & Logistics and Speed Welshpool are the latest recruits to the pallet network.Kinaxia Logistics group company Lambert Brothers will cover postcodes in Southampton and Salisbury and ...
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ArticleTradeteam set for further job cuts as pandemic continues to decimate hospitality sector
DHL Supply Chain subsidiary Tradeteam is bracing itself for further job cuts and losses of up to £7m as a result of the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the hospitality sector.Reporting its latest annual results, to the 31 December 2019, the company, which specialises in drinks distribution, warned that ...
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ArticleManchester CAZ £98m fleet upgrade fund a “sticking plaster on a misguided policy”, says RHA
Greater Manchester is asking for £98m of government funding to help local HGV, coach, van and minibus operators upgrade their fleets to Euro-6 standard ahead of the launch of its clean air zone (CAZ) in the spring of 2022.However the RHA dismissed the funding plans this week as a “very ...
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ArticleVan fleets will see "dramatic shift" to electric, new report predicts
High levels of interest from fleet operators for zero emission vehicles will drive a “dramatic shift” to electric vans, according to research from the Arval Mobility Observatory. Despite a plethora of obstacles that still need to be overcome – including a lack of models, limited range and ...
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ArticleLeeds to ditch CAZ plans
Leeds Clean Air Zone is no longer required, Leeds City Council announced today (13 October).The decision follows a joint government and city council review which found that air quality improvements, driven by businesses switching to cleaner vehicles faster than expected, had made the scheme redundant.Instead the council will look at ...