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ArticleMansel Davies and Son fined £380,000 for false maintenance records
Pembrokeshire haulier Mansel Davies and Son has been hit with a record £380,000 fine with £120,000 costs for forging lorry maintenance records.The company, based in Llanfrynach, received the fine, the heaviest ever secured by the DVSA, at Swansea Crown Court today (Tuesday 11 February) after pleading guilty to 19 offences ...
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ArticleC Butt Logistics delivers threefold increase in profits
C Butt Logistics has remained in profit for the second year running after turning its back on the retail logistics sector.Its latest annual results for the year to 27 April 2019 show that the Northampton–based haulier almost tripled pre-tax profit in the period to £81,701, up from £27,651 in 2018 ...
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ArticleAndover fire drives up Ocado losses
Online grocer Ocado is continuing to suffer from the fire which destroyed its Andover depot last year, reporting a pre-tax loss of £214.5m for 2019.The retailer’s latest annual results to 1 December 2019 reveal losses that are almost five times higher than the £44m loss the company made in the ...
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ArticleDelsol diversifies during year of growth
North Wales-based logistics company Delivery Solutions (Delsol) has reported a year of sustained growth.The company added 30 staff to its now 170-strong workforce during 2019 - its 20th anniversary - which coincided with a 20% increase in revenues.The company, which has depots in Sandycroft and Caernarfon, also completed the roll-out ...
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ArticleSuttons Tankers open to more acquisitions as it drives for growth
Widnes-based Suttons Tankers is on the look-out for further acquisitions as it gears up its growth plans, according to MD Michael Cundy.Speaking to motortransport.co.uk, Cundy said Suttons Tankers’ most recent acquisition of DHL Supply Chain’s bulk chemical business, which it bought for £3.8m in April last year, will play a ...
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ArticleRyder and Plastic Coatings mark 20-year anniversary with fleet upgrade
Ryder has sealed a contract hire deal with West Midlands-based Plastic Coatings for three new 18-tonne DAF CF230 rigid trucks.The deal comes ahead of the 20th anniversary of Ryder and Plastic Coatings’ working relationship this summer.Carl Allison, Plastic Coatings commercial manager, said: “Our delivery and collection service is a key ...
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ArticleKuehne + Nagel Drinks Logistics fined £825,000 after worker run over by forklift truck
Kuehne + Nagel Drinks Logistics (KNDL) has been fined £825,000 after a series of safety failures resulted in a warehouse worker being run over by a forklift truck and left scarred for life.Gary Odger suffered severe injuries and almost lost his legs when a forklift truck loaded with kegs reversed ...
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CEVA Logistics trials London electric truck and signs up to Tevva 'electrify' initiative
CEVA Logistics is using its Urban Distribution Hub at Dartford, Kent to undertake an electric vehicle trial for lorries delivering into central London.It has also become the first partner in Tevva’s 'electrify' initiative, which aims to support companies to research electric vehicle technology for the supply chain.Using real-world operational data, ...
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ArticleThe Pallet Network sees 'elite' membership grow 300% in a year
The Pallet Network (TPN) saw the number of member companies achieving elite performance levels grow by 300% during 2019.The number of members achieving KPI scores over 99% rose from eight to 24 in 2019, more than a fifth of TPN’s total membership.“To achieve 99% KPIs across the board for a ...
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ArticleNexus launches online rental platform for electric commercial vehicles
Nexus Vehicle Rental has launched a new dedicated electric vehicle (EV) online rental platform as part of its revamped IRIS V5 rental management system.The upgrade is for business use and is aimed at all commercial vehicles, including HGVs.The move comes after news last week that the ban on petrol and ...
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Article"FORS not fit for purpose," insists West of England traffic commissioner
Accreditation scheme FORS “isn’t fit for purpose”, with auditing processes that are no longer thorough enough, according to the traffic commissioner for the West of England, Kevin Rooney (pictured).Rooney’s comments at a recent compliance conference in Somerset appeared to reveal frustration among the traffic commissioners at FORS member companies attending ...
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ArticleRHA slams CAZ national charging plans as “anti-business” and “childish”
Government plans for a national Clean Air Zone (CAZ) charging system that will not allow operators of non-Euro-6 trucks to automatically pay entry charges have been slammed as “anti-business, childish and unacceptable” by the RHA.The CAZ charging system is the brain child of the Joint Air Quality Unit (JAQU), which ...
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ArticleFormer AM Widdowson owners HLD Group linked to acquisition of Clugston Distribution Services
The new owner of Clugston Distribution Services is linked to Malta-based HLD Group which bought AM Widdowson and Sons in 2015 and Crewe-based Davis Haulage in 2016.Clugston Distribution Services (CDS) was sold to holding company AJWG last week, following the collapse of parent company Clugston Group.AJWG managing director Demis Armen ...
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ArticleEV Cargo Logistics buys NFT assets in pre-pack sale
Creditors of NFT Distribution Operations have contacted Motor Transport, criticising the way its business and assets were sold and unhappy that it could take months before unpaid invoices are settled.PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has confirmed that it was appointed administrator of the company, which is headquartered in Alfreton, Derbyshire and had a ...
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ArticleProduction hub revealed for Nikola TRE heavy-duty electric trucks
The IVECO manufacturing facility in Ulm, Germany, is to be the production hub for the Nikola TRE battery electric and fuel-cell electric heavy-duty truck models.CNH Industrial brands IVECO and FPT took a $250m stake in Nikola last September.The announcement was followed in December with the unveiling of the Nikola TRE, ...
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ArticleProfits dip at Fagan & Whalley
Fagan & Whalley pocketed a £521,000 profit last year, but it was a significant reduction compared to the previous year’s £1.3m.According to its latest set of results, for the year ending 30 April 2019, the transport and warehousing company increased turnover by 1.2% to £26.3m.But pre-tax profits fell by more ...
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ArticleLondon Electric Vehicle Company begins building first electric van prototypes
The first prototypes of the new van from London Electric Vehicle Company (LEVC) have begun production at the company’s factory in Ansty, Coventry, ahead of its debut at this year’s CV show on 28 April. The prototypes will be deployed as test vehicles and undergo a strict ...
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ArticleRHA demands alternatively fueled vehicles have at least 12-year lifespan after petrol and diesel ban is brought forward
The government must provide reassurance that cleaner lorries running on alternative fuels will last for at least 12 years if the industry is to decarbonise within the next 20 years, according to the RHA.Following an announcement this week that the UK has pulled forwards its ban on petrol and diesel ...
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ArticleBoughey Distribution reports increased profits and revenues
Boughey Distribution bounced back into the black last year, converting a £754,000 pre-tax loss into a profit of £310,000.The Cheshire-based company, which recently announced it was opening a new 237,734 sq ft warehouse at Crewe Commercial Park, also increased revenues by 18% in the year ending 31 May 2019, to ...
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ArticleTransport industry failing on its green responsibilities, new report claims
A new customer survey has revealed that 75% of transport planning professionals have seen increasing pressure to reduce their environmental impact in the last 12 months, yet two thirds (66%) believe that much more needs to be done to keep pace with public pressure for action.The annual Paragon survey was ...