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ArticleDX Group profits from turnaround plan
A turnaround plan at DX (Group) is beginning to bear fruit after its latest financial results showed a 7.7% increase in revenue to £322.5m.The parcel delivery company reported a £1.7m pre-tax loss for the year ending 30 June 2019, but this was a substantial improvement on last year’s £19.9m loss.It ...
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ArticleBoughey Distribution owner reports solid Q1 trading
NWF Group - owner of grocery distribution specialist Boughey Distribution - has reported Q1 trading has been "marginally ahead of the same period last year with net debt reflecting the normal seasonal fluctuations".Speaking at the group's AGM, NWF chairman Philip Acton said fuels has traded ahead of the same period ...
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ArticleDHL Supply Chain receives first batch of Volvo Step D trucks
DHL Supply Chain has taken delivery of the first of 700 Volvo trucks, including 550 FH tractor units, which it said are the most efficient available on the market.The first tranche of the £90m investment in its UK fleet announced last month includes vehicles which meet the latest Euro-6 Step ...
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ArticleAdministrator reveals reasons for NT Whitfield's demise
Severe cashflow pressures coupled with tough trading conditions spelt disaster for Stockton-on-Tees-based NT Whitfield (Transport) according to its administrator.The company, which provided road haulage, warehousing, storage and logistics services, closed down on the day FRP Advisory LLP was appointed to the business - 9 September - and 35 employees were ...
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ArticleTevva joins decarbonisation alliance
Electric commercial vehicle technology expert, Tevva, has joined the Transport Decarbonisation Alliance (TDA), a collaboration of countries, cities and companies formed to accelerate the transport sector’s drive towards net-zero greenhouse gas emissions.The Chelmsford-based company was unveiled as the newest TDA member at the height of the UNSG Climate Action Summit ...
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ArticleDo not use Doctor on Wheels, warns DVLA, after banned company resumes offering driver medicals
The DVLA is warning that its ban on driver medicals from Doctors on Wheels is still in place, after it emerged this week that the blacklisted company is continuing to offer medicals to HGV drivers.DVLA put the ban in place from 20 June this year, after it was alerted to ...
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Hauliers offered free workshops to help prepare for a no-deal Brexit
Spaces are still available on a DfT-funded series of workshops aimed at helping hauliers prepare for a no-deal Brexit. Hosted by FTA, the free half-day workshops were launched this month and will continue through October in venues including Warrington, Leamington Spa, Stirling and Belfast.FTA international transport and trade procedures manager ...
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With just over a month until next Brexit deadline, UK transport remains in the dark, warns RHA
With just over a month to go until prime minister Boris Johnson insists the UK will leave the EU deal or no deal the chief executive of the RHA Richard Burnett has told motortransport.co.uk that the government has failed to help the transport industry prepare for Brexit.How the issue of ...
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ArticleReed Boardall nets two year extension with Whitby Seafoods
Reed Boardall has landed a two-year extension on its 10-year partnership with Whitby Seafoods.Under the deal the North Yorkshire logistics firm, which specialises in temperature-controlled food distribution, will continue to provide all primary UK cold storage and distribution needs for the seafood specialist across its frozen product. range.The contract includes ...
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'Government could blame us for no-deal disruption,' warns FTA
FTA chief executive David Wells fears the government may try to blame the haulage industry for “failing to plan” for a no-deal Brexit in the event of subsequent road transport disruption.He said that the organisation is doing all it can to avoid significant issues post Brexit and is stepping up ...
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ArticleNew cabless truck a nod to the future, says Scania
Scania has unveiled its latest cabless, self-driving concept truck featuring a combustion engine powered by renewable biofuel.The Scania AXL has been developed by a team of experts from different fields and looks to address the growing demand for industries to streamline transport assignments and make them more sustainable.A new intelligent ...
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Police to target dangerous drivers on M62 using unmarked HGV
Police are patrolling the M62 in an unmarked HGV in a bid to identify dangerous drivers and cut the number of collisions on the route.The month-long patrol, called Operation Pennine, will see police forces use a Highways England unmarked HGV to spot drivers committing mobile phone and other safety offences.DVSA ...
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Why urban driving standard cannot come soon enough
Drivers face new challenges in era of change by David Coombes MD, Skills for LogisticsWe’re now two years into the Large Goods Vehicle Driver apprenticeship, and while we are seeing increasing uptake month on month it is still only scratching the surface in addressing the continuing driver shortage.The UK is ...
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Whistl launches new carrier management system to refine parcel deliveries
Delivery company Whistl has launched a new parcel carrier management system (CMS), which it says will be the platform for "new and exciting" services.The new CMS, which was developed inhouse, allows Whistl's parcel customers to access fully-tracked and part-tracked domestic and international delivery services.The system acts as an interface between ...
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No-deal Brexit will bring "massive disruption" to automotive sector, EU manufacturers warn
A no-deal Brexit will have a "severe" impact on the automotive sector, raising prices for customers and disrupting the industry’s just-in-time operating model, EU automotive organisations warned this week.In an unprecedented joint statement, 23 automotive associations from across the EU warned of the "devastating" impact a no-deal Brexit will have ...
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Connect Group to sell six Tuffnells depots to Urban Logistics
Connect Group is set to complete a £9.9m deal with property firm Urban Logistics for the sale and leaseback of six of Tuffnells’ depots, in a move aimed to cut the company’s debt.The six depots are located in Andover, Coventry, Leighton Buzzard, Newport, Perth and Plymouth.Connect’s original aim to sell ...
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ArticleNolan Group eyes double deal
Irish haulier Nolan Group is set to buy a Birmingham-based haulier and a supply chain business as it moves to expand its UK footprint, according to director Oliver Nolan.Both acquisitions will be overseen by the management team of Nolan Group subsidiary John Raymond Transport. The Brigend-based haulier was bought by ...
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ArticleRoadside smart tacho checks 'too costly'
A move to cut thousands of hours of unnecessary HGV roadside spot checks could be delayed by years after the DVSA declined to invest in the technology needed to read smart tachograph data.Under new EU regulations, operators are mandated to ensure all new trucks are fitted with smart tachographs from ...
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ArticleContainer haulier NT Whitfield enters administration
Well-established Stockton-on-Tees container haulier NT Whitfield (Transport) has entered administration.The company held a licence for 35 HGVs and 80 trailers and operated out of a four-acre site on Portrack Lane in Stockton-on-Tees.It was formed in 1981 and had grown to provide a range of haulage, warehousing and logistics services, but ...
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ArticleHGV drivers flout bridge weight restriction
More HGV drivers have breached a weight restriction on a 13th Century bridge in Oxfordshire this year than for the whole of 2018, according to the council, which demands firms pay more attention to routeing and signage.Since an ANPR camera was installed at Newbridge in 2017, over 1,300 lorries have ...