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ArticleYodel to deliver one million ready meals to NHS staff as part of charity drive
Yodel has joined forces with Tesco, Absolute Taste and other businesses to form a charity which aims to feed thousands of critical NHS workers over the next three months.Launched this week, salutetheNHS.org, led by former McClaren Group owner Ron Dennis, will deliver free ready meals to ICU staff, anaesthetic teams ...
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ArticleFTA calls for raft of measures to protect logistics industry both during and after COVID-19 pandemic
The FTA is calling for an extension to the government’s furlough scheme, “sympathetic” repayment terms on government loans taken out during the pandemic and post-pandemic funding for the logistics industry to ensure the rapid recovery of the UK’s supply chain.Under the government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, businesses hit by the ...
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ArticleHaulier hit with parking fine despite COVID-19 lockdown
A haulage operator has condemned the actions of a parking control firm that targeted one of its trucks on an Enfield industrial estate while the country was in lockdown.KBC Logistics said Parking Control Management (PCM) should be “ashamed” of itself after sending the company a £100 parking control notice (PCN) ...
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ArticleCEVA Logistics delivers urgently needed NHS medical supplies in rapid time
CEVA Logistics is delivering a major shipment of medical supplies this week to NHS hospitals and surgeries across the country, as part of a government initiative to bring all UK healthcare distribution under one umbrella during the COVID-19 crisis.The cargo, sent from Shanghai to Heathrow on Friday night (3 April), ...
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ArticleHauliers need urgent government help as almost half of trucks parked up with no work
The RHA is calling on the government to support the haulage industry after 6,500 responses within 36 hours to a survey of hauliers showed that 46% of the UK truck fleet - around 240,000 vehicles - is now parked up with no work.Chief executive Richard Burnett said that the government ...
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ArticleDHL Supply Chain hits back at GMB over claims warehouse staff staged three mass walkouts over health and safety
DHL Supply Chain has expressed surprise at allegations by the GMB union that it was failing to provide sanitation at its Swindon distribution centre, and denied claims that staff had walked out.The union said “almost all warehouse staff” had downed tools on 2 April after DHL Supply Chain had failed ...
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Can chaos be avoided when MOTs resume?
With all HGV MOTs suspended for three months from 21 March, there looks like being a serious backlog to sort out later in the year. John Kendall reveals what the situation was like before the closure, and what we can expect once things get back to normal...Under normal conditions, the ...
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Article"Ease furlough rules so drivers can deliver PPE," RHA urges government
Furlough rules are needlessly preventing thousands of HGV drivers from delivering personal protective equipment (PPE) to millions of nurses and doctors, according to the RHA.The association was responding to claims made by health secretary Matt Hancock that a “mammoth logistical exercise” was to blame for delays in getting PPE to ...
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ArticleGeorge Allinson profits boosted by increased warehouse income
George Allinson (Transport) in Darlington increased revenues by 8.4% last year, thanks mainly to an increase in warehouse income.The haulier, which was established in 1955 and offers a range of logistics and warehousing services, reported sales of £14m for the year ending 31 August 2019 and also increased pre-tax profits ...
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ArticleIndustry bodies lock horns over fuel derogation
Industry associations remain divided over the support the logistics sector requires during the COVID-19 crisis, with the Association of Pallet Networks (APN) demanding a fuel duty derogation and the FTA preferring the Treasury concentrate on alleviating fixed costs.Last week the APN, which represents the UK’s eight pallet networks, issued a ...
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ArticleMV Commercial urges hauliers to keep up maintenance checks during MOT suspension
MV Commercial has urged hauliers to keep up regular truck maintenance checks following the DVSA’s decision to suspend commercial vehicle MOTs for three months.The CV sales and leasing company said its technician support network is doing all it can to support operators in their regular roadworthiness checks - maximising uptime ...
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ArticleFife council rubber stamps temporary HGV park for Amazon warehouse
Amazon has been given the green light to operate a temporary HGV park in Rosyth in order to service its nearby fulfilment centre.Fife Council gave the go-ahead to the lorry and trailer park following complaints that vehicles were parking on roads near its facility.The site will be used for 18 ...
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ArticleClipper Logistics seals deal with Unipart to deliver personal protective equipment (PPE) to NHS trusts
Clipper Logistics has been sub-contracted by NHS Supply Chain principal partner Unipart to run an entirely separate supply channel for the provision of personal protective equipment (PPE) to NHS Trusts and community healthcare partners.It is understood the Clipper Logistics operation is being run out of DIRFT and deliveries have now ...
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ArticleDPD ramps up food deliveries with Morrisons' essential grocery box deal
DPD has seen the volume of food deliveries boosted to 200,000 per week as it secures a partnership with supermarket Morrisons to meet consumer demand for online grocery deliveries during the COVID-19 pandemic.It is also seeing an increase in volumes for existing food and recipe box customers, alongside the transportation ...
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ArticleDVSA suspends dangerous goods vehicle (ADR) inspections
The DVSA has suspended dangerous goods vehicle (ADR) inspections in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.A vehicle is eligible for a waiver if it was registered in GB and either has a current ADR1C dangerous goods certificate which expires on or after 21 March 2020 or is a new vehicle that ...
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ArticleDfT extends validity of Driver CPC qualification cards
Rules surrounding Driver CPC training have been relaxed during the COVID-19 pandemic for drivers struggling to complete the training.The DfT said it had put in place temporary changes in professional driver qualification requirements, meaning drivers whose Driver CPC card expires in the period from 1 March 2020 to 30 September ...
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ArticleClipper Logistics responds to alleged breach of social distancing rules at Nottinghamshire warehouse
Clipper Logistics has revealed it has been inundated with requests from customers to provide supply chain support, while dealing with criticism by employees that it was failing to implement social distancing policies.The BBC reported that workers at its Ollerton, Nottinghamshire warehouse had complained that they were being “crammed into corridors” ...
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Article"We could be facing an Armageddon of liquidations," claims major logistics operator
A senior figure at one of the UK's biggest logistics operations has admitted the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic could see businesses face "an Armageddon of liquidations" and a future based on "the survival of the fittest".The source predicted many transport and warehousing companies with the right strategy would survive ...
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ArticleSP Training: "Our first online CPC course attracted unprecedented multinational demand"
Logistics training specialist SP Training has claimed its first online CPC course generated "unprecedented multinational demand".The course was developed after the DVSA announced the suspension of classroom training due to the COVID-19 outbreak, but as a temporary alternative would allow approved trainers authorisation to deliver accepted courses remotely via digital ...
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ArticleInternational Forwarding adapts business to deliver NHS supplies
A Coleshill-based pallet specialist has re-organised its business and warehousing sites to prioritise the delivery of vital NHS supplies to hospitals across the UK during the COVID-19 pandemic.Palletways member International Forwarding has been deploying its truck, trailer, warehousing and 60-strong workforce to transport urgent medical equipment seven days a week.Rob ...