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ArticleGo Freight Transport appoints insolvency practitioner
Ipswich-based Go Freight Transport has closed its doors and appointed an insolvency practitioner.The company, which had an operating licence for 42 trucks and 62 trailers with another under consideration, specialises in container haulage.Insolvency practitioner LB Insolvency has informed drivers that “the company is no longer in a position to make ...
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ArticleEntries now closed for 2020 Motor Transport Awards
The deadline to enter the 2020 Motor Transport Awards has now passed and the judges have started the process of reviewing the entries.This year, to reflect the increasing pace of adoption of electric and other alternative fuelled vans, the awards include two new categories: Clean Fleet Van of the Year ...
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CEMEX to slash carbon emissions by more than a third by 2030
CEMEX is ramping up its efforts to cut its carbon emissions under a new strategy launched this week.The company is aiming to slash net CO2 emissions by 35% by 2030 aided by greater use of alternative fuels and renewable energy.Fernando Gonzalez, chief executive of CEMEX, said: “Climate change has been ...
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Doctors on Wheels still offering D4 driver medicals
Doctors on Wheels is circumventing a DVLA ban on its D4 medicals by offering HGV drivers medicals with self-employed doctors, MT has learnt.DVLA stopped accepting all D4 medicals from Doctors on Wheels (DoW) from 20 June last year.The decision was triggered by an investigation into the company, which saw raids ...
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ArticleHauliers to get their say to government on impact of clean air zones
Sir Mike Penning MPA national survey of road freight operators on the impact of clean air zones (CAZs) has been launched by the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Road Freight and Logistics as part of its first inquiry of the new parliamentary session.The APPG is chaired by former transport minister Sir ...
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ArticleNew probe points to major flaw in apprenticeship levy
Hundreds of millions of pounds raised by employers and intended to pay for apprentices has not been used and has instead paid back to the government, according to figures released under the Freedom of Information act.The data obtained by the BBC showed that 55 of the largest employers in England ...
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ArticleFTA "appalled" by points-based immigration plan
Classifying HGV drivers as ‘low skilled’ and refusing potential applicants from getting visas could cause the industry to grind to a halt, business groups have warned.The government this week unveiled its plan to move away from the UK’s reliance on “cheap labour” from Europe and instead “encourage people with the ...
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ArticleHGV driver shortage will grow to "crisis point" unless pay and conditions improve
The shortage of LGV drivers in the UK is heading towards crisis point as a “perfect storm” of circumstances will see the current 50,000 gap in the workforce widen unless rates of pay and working conditions are rapidly improved, according to recruitment specialist Driver Require.Its latest report 'Investigating the UK’s ...
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ArticleMotor Transport needs your feedback on FreightShare
As you may be aware, over the past two years Motor Transport has been working on a freight collaboration project called FreightShare with a number of partners.This project is now coming to an end and we are keen to get your feedback on how you feel about collaborating with other ...
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ArticleDHL Supply Chain signs five-year distribution deal with Inspired Pet Nutrition
David Proctor, IPN group operations director (left) and Ian Clough, MD, Network Logistics and Transport at DHL Supply Chain (right) celebrate the new contract in ThirskDHL Supply Chain has been awarded a new five-year contract with pet food manufacturer Inspired Pet Nutrition (IPN), following a competitive tender.The contract will be ...
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ArticleGist sets up new driver training centre
Gist has set up a new driver training centre and it wants to use it to attract younger entrants into the industry.The training facility in Spalding, Lincolnshire features a real static vehicle and a driver drop-in centre where three dedicated trainers will support anyone retraining to become Class 1 drivers.Julian ...
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ArticleDrivers at Welsh agricultural haulier vote to strike over pay
HGV drivers at Wynnstay Agricultural Supplies in Mid-Wales have voted overwhelmingly in favour of strike action in a dispute over their pay structure.According to union Unite, the company, which manufactures and supplies agricultural products to farmers and the wider rural community across the UK, has imposed changes which will result ...
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ArticleMultimodal Logistics faces £1.1m pension liability bill after losing bid to appeal
Felixstowe-based Multimodal Logistics has been ordered to pay £1.1m to trustees of a workplace pension after losing a bid to appeal a High Court ruling.The haulier and China Shipping (U.K.) Agency was found liable by the High Court last year to pay £1.1m and £6.6m, respectively, to PS Independent Trustees, ...
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ArticleIR35 rollout could trigger mass exodus of foreign HGV drivers
The industry is sailing headlong into a “perfect storm” of conditions that will push the current shortage of HGV drivers to crisis levels, according to recruiter Driver Require.It said the culmination of Brexit, a drop in the exchange rate and impending IR35 legislation, which aims to close a limited company ...
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ArticleBiffa drivers mull strike action as pay talks break down
Strike action could be on the cards among Biffa drivers on the Wirral after negotiations over pay reached a stalemate.A postal ballot among 180 workers at Biffa Waste Services is now being prepared and union Unite said that if, as expected, workers vote for action then “a strike is inevitable”.Negotiations ...
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ArticleTrailer builder Cartwright promotes former trainee to head of engineering
The new head of engineering at Cartwright started out with the company 12 years ago as 19-year-old trainee.Robinson joined Cartwright's fabrications department at a time when it was growing fast to nearly 90 people years as the company expanded and and he was appointed engineering contracts manager.Robinson now works alongside ...
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ArticlePall-Ex makes first acquisition since its management buy-out
Pall-Ex has purchased the pallet distribution business of Surrey-based member Cranleigh Freight Services.This is first acquisition Pall-Ex has made since its management buy-out in November last year and its fourth acquisition of a network member. The other three are Shears Brothers (Transport), Intercounty Distribution and Pall-Ex London.This latest purchase has ...
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ArticleNew M20 barrier "ignores basic welfare needs of HGV drivers", Unite claims
The Unite union has strongly criticised plans to rely on a movable concrete barrier on the M20 to deal with cross channel disruption while ignoring the welfare needs of HGV drivers.It said the replacement of former traffic initiative Operation Brock with a new system was going ahead without consultation with ...
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ArticleFTA to rebrand and become Logistics UK
The FTA has announced that it will change its name to Logistics UK from the end of May.The move comes as the organisation looks to achieve more for its members and change the way it is perceived by people outside the industry."For people who don’t really know us, the ...
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Motor Transport Top 100 2019 Interactive Tables – Top 100 Return on sales
These interactive tables enable you to explore Motor Transport's Top 100 2019.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 ...