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ArticleConsultation countdown underway for Sheffield Clean Air Zone
Hauliers have six weeks to make their views known to Sheffield City Council on its plans to introduce a charging clean air zone (CAZ), which will see non Euro-6 HGVs paying a £50 daily charge to enter the city centre but cars going free. The proposed CAZ, set to be ...
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Earned Recognition 'bolt on' will allow hauliers to demonstrate they meet specific client standards
Operators will be able to demonstrate that they are meeting Earned Recognition standards to specific customers after the DVSA said it was designing a “bolt-on module”.Currently the Earned Recognition scheme enables companies to share their performance data with the DVSA, proving they meet the enforcement agency’s standards.In return, they’re less ...
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ArticleVolvo Trucks MD brings bus experience to bear on greener trucks
The major truck importers seem to turn over MDs almost as fast as Premier League football clubs and the latest incumbent at Volvo Trucks Robert Grozdanovski recently took over following Arne Knaben’s five year stint.Grozdanovski comes to Warwick after eight years in Eastern Europe and says that within reason Volvo ...
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ArticleXPO graduate trainee programme develops the managers of the future
Transport MD Dan Myers started as graduate trainee in 1998XPO Logistics’ graduate and apprenticeship programmes have their origin in Europe and in the UK. The scheme was originally introduced 25 years ago in the UK, and it boasts a famous graduate – Carol Vorderman, the maths genius who progressed from ...
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ArticleProperty and Palletforce drives Elddis Transport onward
Elddis Transport increased its turnover and profit in 2018, despite the County Durham company getting a drubbing from the Beast from the East.Turnover rose to £27.4m from £26.9m in 2017 and pre-tax profit rose by 37.5% during the period to £658,338.The company said that despite the havoc caused by the ...
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ArticleHow to get your product in front of 1,000 urban logistics professionals
Do you want to meet 1,000 urban logistics professionals from across the industry?Taking place on 6 November 2019 in London’s Alexandra Palace, Freight in the City Expo will be full of key decision-makers looking for the latest technology and equipment to make urban freight movements safer, cleaner, quieter and more ...
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Prolog creditors will likely receive little back, warns administrator
Trade creditors of Nottinghamshire warehouse and logistics provider Prolog are set to receive just 4p in the pound, after administrators found there were insufficient funds to pay them in full.In its latest progress report, Mazars said that even the collapsed operator's secured creditor, Lloyds Bank, would suffer “a significant shortfall ...
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Fowler Welch sees turnover climb but profit stall
Fowler Welch saw turnover climb 6% to £178.7m in the year to 31 March, although annual profit was pegged back due to operational inefficiency at certain depots.Topline growth was driven by two “significant contracts” that commenced mid-way through the financial year, as well as organic growth.In its results statement, parent ...
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Palletforce completes the sale of final haulier member, returning to its network roots
Pallet network Palletforce, which is part of the EV Cargo group, has completed the divestment of its haulier members.In a statement it revealed the sale of UK Freight Masters (UKFM) to TTT Logistics Group, which owns TPN member Allegro Transport and the Logistifix and Fleetfix businesses.Palletforce said that after moving ...
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ArticleOcado's Andover warehouse fire cost the business more than £100m
Online grocer Ocado has revealed the cost of the fire in February that destroyed its Andover customer fulfilment centre (CFC) to be £110.3m.The figure was reported in Ocado’s half-year results for the 26 weeks ending 2 June, which saw the business post a pre-tax loss of £142.8m (2018: loss of ...
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Clock ticking for DfT to secure additional ferry capacity ahead of Brexit, MPs warn
The DfT is running out of time to put in place additional ferry capacity ahead of the Brexit deadline of 31 October and is ill prepared for the possibility of a no-deal Brexit, the Public Accounts Committee has warned.The warning comes in the committee's report Brexit and the UK Border: ...
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Eddie Stobart Logistics increases turnover but feels profit pinch
Eddie Stobart Logistics’ (ESL) turnover increased 25% year-on-year in the half year period the group said today (9 July), but it also warned that profit would be at the lower end of expectations.In a trading statement, ESL said group turnover increased due to organic growth and a full first-half contribution ...
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New Wincanton boss to take reins from September
Adrian Colman’s successor will start his role as Wincanton’s new CEO on 2 September.James Wroath, who will be appointed to the 3PL’s board on the same day, is currently chief operating officer, North America, for Lufthansa subsidiary LSG Sky Chefs.Colman will step down as CEO and from the board with ...
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Doctors on Wheels medicals may invalidate fleet insurance, ABI warns
Operators could be in breach of their fleet insurance policies if their drivers’ medicals were conducted by Doctors on Wheels, the Association of British Insurers (ABI) has warned.The association is advising affected operators to contact their insurers to check whether their fleet insurance is valid.The warning follows DVLA’s announcement that ...
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ArticleMorrisons staff back ballot to strike as talks over Wincanton transfer continue
Unite is heading into further talks with Morrisons and Wincanton this week emboldened by support among affected members for a vote for industrial action up to a strike.The union confirmed that 88% of union members among the nearly 400 drivers and mechanics at Morrisons – due to be transferred to ...
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Axis Fleet Management Leasing in liquidation
An associated company of Axis Fleet Management, which entered administration in May, has collapsed into liquidation.Axis Fleet Management Leasing was an equipment contract hire company servicing the supply chain management, logistics and shipping industries.According to liquidators at FRP Advisory, it was wholly reliant on Axis Fleet Management, which had struggled ...
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ArticleClugston Distribution Services launches global logistics division and strengthens senior team
L-R: Matt Hales, Tim Doggett and James Overfield.Clugston Distribution Services has created a new Global Logistics division as part of an “extensive review” of its £17m turnover business.The Scunthorpe-based operation, part of the Clugston Group, said the new division would provide a complete package of global supply chain options throughout ...
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David Nicholson, former director of failed Nicholson's Transport, makes a comeback with Burnside Distribution
The director behind failed Cleveland transport company Nicholson’s Transport has launched a new business, Burnside Distribution, specialising in warehousing and full loads.Nicholson’s Transport entered liquidation on 20 June and insolvency practitioners at Baldwins Restructuring in Chester le Street are now winding up the business.But a call to Nicholson’s registered premises ...
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Donnelly Transport staff will be paid what they are owed, promises haulier's administrator
All former staff who worked at collapsed Northern Ireland steel haulier Donnelly Transport should be paid in full, according to its administrator.Unsecured creditors are also anticipated to receive a dividend, although it may only be 0.5p in the pound.Insolvency practitioner RSM is currently attempting to realise assets and property that ...
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ArticleZero-emission operator Zedify expands with east London depot
Zero-emission urban fleet operator Zedify has expanded with a new depot in Hoxton, east London.Located just outside the London Ultra Low Emission Zone, the new micro consolidation centre will house up to 20 electric cargo trikes and be capable of handling more than 1,500 deliveries each day.Parcels arrive in the ...