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DMC boosts fleet with 20 Schmitz Cargobull trailers
Contract hire and rental firm DMC Trailers has added 20 new Schmitz Cargobull trailers to its fleet.DMC, which is owned by Ballyvesey, chose the new units, which are fitted with Carrier Transicold fridges, to meet customer demand for robust, high quality trailers for their operations.The new trailers, which have been ...
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Transport software firm Mandata buys Returnloads.net
Northumberland-based transport management software provider Mandata has acquired Returnloads.net as part of the company’s diversification plans.Essex-based Returnloads.net is an online marketplace for hauliers and freight forwarders where members can promote subcontracting jobs and empty vehicle capacity.Chris Rigg, chief executive of Mandata, said: “Returnloads.net’s focus on using digital solutions to benefit ...
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Move to open pubs and restaurants raises London City Bond hopes that predicted losses can be averted
Warehousing and distribution firm London City Bond, which specialises in storing and distributing wine, beers and spirits, has seen trade pick up this month as its customers prepare for the easing of the pandemic lockdown.Reporting its annual results to 30 September 2019 this week the company revealed that last year’s ...
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Saints Transport confident it can weather Covid-19 storm despite further losses
Air freight haulier Saints Transport more than tripled its losses in the 18 months to 30 June last year.In its latest financial results the family firm, which is based at Heathrow, revealed that, despite increasing turnover to £34.8m (2017: £24.3m) in the period, its losses almost trebled to £1.5m (2017: ...
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UK automotive manufacturing sector needs further government intervention to ensure post-pandemic recovery, SMMT warns
The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on manufacturing is expected to cut annual light commercial vehicle production volumes by a third to just 920,000 units this year, according to a report by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).The SMMT second Annual Trade Report for 2020, launched today (23 ...
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Wincanton boosts business development team with former DHL and Yodel executives
Wincanton has taken on two senior executives from DHL Supply Chain and a senior manager from Yodel to strengthen its business development team as part of a wider strategy to drive growth.Martin Dougherty, former vice president of business development at DHL Supply Chain, takes the role of Wincanton’s business development ...
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CM Downton secures multiple contract extensions
EV Cargo’s CM Downton has secured four new contract extensions, sealing distribution agreements with paper, cardboard and sustainable packaging firms Saica Pack, Stora Enso and SCA and toy firm Mattel.The Saica Pack, Stora Enso and SCA deals see Downton continue to grow its share of the packaging sector, which now ...
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Michelle Naylor quits Palletways to become Pall-Ex UK commercial director
Pall-Ex has appointed former Palletways network development director Michelle Naylor as its new UK commercial director.This is Pall-Ex’s second major appointment of a former Palletways director to a major role in the company this year. In March Pall-Ex recruited Barry Byers, former Palletways network director, to the role of Pall-Ex ...
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New freight service launched from Port of Liverpool to Spain and Portugal
A new freight service has been launched from the Port of Liverpool which opens a direct link between the North West of England and Northern Spain and Portugal.Shipping company Containerships will offer a weekly loop service connecting Spain and Portugal to the UK and Ireland, largely for fresh foods, which ...
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Aztek Logistics steps in to provide vital PPE storage for NHS
Pallet-Track member Aztek Logistics has provided vital storage for essential PPE during the coronavirus pandemic.Aztek founder Stuart Charter and his team has been storing essential PPE at the company’s BRC-accredited 120,000sq ft premises in Letchworth, free of charge until needed by the local NHS East Ambulance storage facility.Charter said: “Storing ...
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The road to zero emissions will be travelled by many different types of low carbon vehicles
If one thing is certain as the UK heads to net zero carbon emissions by 2050 it is that no one low carbon technology has emerged to provide the answer to decarbonising heavy, long distance freight transport in the near term.Over the next 30 years there is likely to be ...
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Long list of actions needed to solve driver shortage but training companies face uncertain future
Road haulage and logistics is an essential but “forgotten” industry that government must do more to support if it is to address its skills shortages and help drive the post-Covid-19 economic recovery, according to Sir Mike Penning MP, chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on road freight and logistics. ...
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Give international and ADR operators priority on HGV testing, urges RHA
The RHA is calling for dangerous goods and international transport operators to be given priority when the DVSA restarts HGV testing on 4 July.The DVSA stood down its assessors on 23 March at the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic lockdown and suspended all HGV and trailer tests for three months.Last ...
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Exol manager given police commendation after canal rescue
A maintenance manager at Exol Lubricants who rescued a woman from a canal next to the company’s premises has been honoured for his heroics.Andy Hague was presented with a District Commander’s Commendation by South Yorkshire police’s chief superintendent, who praised him for showing “humanity at its best”.Hague raised the alarm ...
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Meet the MT Awards shortlists - Best Use of Technology Award sponsored by Bridgestone
DPDDPD’s morning delivery operation had become a victim of the company’s own success.With volumes rising 10% a year, by 2018, DPD’s 65 depots were stretched to their limits with deliveries increasingly delayed.Something had to change. DPD’s solution was to use handpicked staff, including experienced DPD drivers, to develop a new ...
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DVSA to restart HGV testing from 4 July
The DVSA will restart heavy vehicle testing from 4 July.The agency said it has issued three-month exemptions for vehicles due to be tested this month and will issue further exemptions for July tests.“This will help us manage demand as we resume testing,” it added.In a statement, the DVSA said: “In ...
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Campaigners highlight dangers of roadside recovery
A campaign to highlight the dangers recovery operators face at the roadside is stepping up a gear after receiving “an underwhelming level of response” from MPs.‘Slow Down Move Over’ (SDMO) was set up four years ago by recovery operator Paul Anstee in an effort to educate the public about what ...
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LowCVP Conference to focus on 'seizing the moment' for greener road transport - BOOK NOW!
The Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership (LowCVP) online annual conference will focus on how the UK can seize the opportunity for an investment-led green recovery in road transport as we emerge from the pandemic. The event will also provide a forum for policy ideas and proposals to help inform the government's ...
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Transport firms cut jobs but longer-term outlook "quite promising"
Almost one in 10 transport companies have already made staff redundant, according to the results of a poll by solicitors Backhouse Jones.Despite the furlough scheme being set up to avoid making large numbers of UK workers redundant, the snap poll revealed that 9% of respondents had already begun to reduce ...
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New deal helps grow database of safe parking places across Europe
A partnership between the Transported Asset Protection Association (TAPA) and online booking portal Bosch has helped contribute towards a 43% growth in its database of secure parking places across Europe.TAPA’s parking security requirement (PSR) launched last year and provides members with a list of secure parking places which meet their ...