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Brexit uncertainty and skills shortage help drive logistics sector confidence to new low
Optimism in the logistics sector is at its lowest level in 12 years, according to the latest Logistics Confidence Index, with companies citing uncertainty over Brexit and the ongoing driver shortage as key contributors to falling levels of confidence.The index, produced by Barclays and BDO, is based on a survey ...
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ArticleIVECO unveils flagship Stralis successor, the S-WAY
IVECO has revealed its S-WAY truck at an event in Madrid (2 July), heralding the introduction of a new series of heavy trucks.The new IVECO, which replaces the Stralis, features a new cab design, and improved aerodynamics that the manufacturer has claimed will improve fuel efficiency by up to 4% ...
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ArticleMotor Transport Awards 2019: The winners revealed!
DPD was once again a multiple winner at the 2019 Motor Transport Awards, picking up two more awards to add to the 27 it had already won. Read on to see who received the trophies from host Omid Djalili at the Grosvenor House Hotel last night.Haulier of the Year sponsored ...
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ArticleSimarco Worldwide to open new distribution centre at Stoke 108
Simarco Worldwide has taken a 10-year lease on a 108,000sq ft depot in Stoke, with plans to commence operations there from October.The Staffordshire site will be the group’s DC for the north of England, Manchester and the Midlands, as well as providing a home for its European logistics business.The operator ...
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Maxi Haulage hits record turnover in 2018, but warns of Brexit impact
Maxi Haulage achieved a record turnover of £66.3m in 2018, but warned the impact of pre-Brexit stockpiling on its Irish operation will hit its current year's trading.The Irvine-based haulier reported a 6.3% increase in turnover for the year ended September 2018 from £62.3m to £66.3m. Pre-tax profit leaped 41.8% from ...
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Rising costs temper growth at DSV Road
DSV Road saw both turnover and profit growth slow last year due to the rising costs of goods and services.Reporting its latest financial results for the year to 31 December 2018, the company which specialises in freight forwarding, haulage and supply chain services, revealed a 1.5% rise in turnover to ...
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ArticleEnterprise completes SHB Hire buy, creating major new player in CV rental market
Enterprise Rent-A-Car UK has completed its acquisition of SHB Hire, creating a commercial vehicle rental giant.Romsey-based SHB Hire has a fleet of more than 18,500 commercial vehicles. It has 16 locations nationwide and offers light commercial vehicles, HGVs, 4x4s, tippers and specialist lorries.The two businesses will now be integrated as ...
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ArticleFTA calls on hauliers to oppose Bristol clean air zone that would see HGVs charged but not cars
The FTA is calling on its members to urge Bristol City Council to drop proposals for a charging clean air zone (CAZ), which will see diesel cars allowed free access to most of the zone whilst non-compliant HGVs face charges of £100 a day.The call follows the publication of the ...
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Pentalver Transport owner Genesee & Wyoming to be purchased in $8.4bn deal
Pentalver Transport owner Genesee & Wyoming (G&W) is being acquired by Brookfield Infrastructure Partners in deal valued at $8.4bn (£6.6bn).G&W owns or leases 120 freight railroads and has approximately 8,000 employees in North America, Australia and Europe.In the UK it owns Freightliner and following a 2017 deal, Pentalver Transport. The ...
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Matthew Preston joins Europa Warehouse as general manager
Europa Warehouse, part of Europa Worldwide Group, has appointed Matthew Preston to head up its Rushden, Northamptonshire site.It comes after the acquisition of some of the trade and assets of Menzies Response earlier this year.Preston takes on the role of general manager at Europa’s facility in Express Park, which is ...
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Brexit: scramble to mitigate no-deal logistics impact steps up a gear
Mounting concerns that the country will leave the European Union (EU) without a deal in October has prompted major logistics provider Uniserve to contact its customers for details of their shipments up until the end of the year.With fewer than 100 business days left until the revised 31 October deadline ...
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ArticleArcese made a larger annual loss last year despite turnover growth
Arcese UK reported a £2.9m increase in turnover last year, but profit slid further into the red, with the firm making a £939,000 pre-tax loss “due to increasing business costs”.The Tilbury and Daventry-based logistics and freight forwarding company saw turnover rise to almost £25m for the year ending 31 December ...
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ArticleTransport Committee calls for long-term funding to cure plague of potholes
The Transport Committee has called on the DfT to commit to a five-year funding model to tackle the chronic issue of potholes across the local road network in England.Describing the current estimated £9bn backlog as a “plague of potholes” the select committee said today (1 July) that the current “make ...
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Scania and MAN owner Traton lists with capitalisation of £13.5bn
Volkswagen has completed an IPO for subsidiary Traton today (28 June), placing 57.5 million shares at a price of €27 (£24) each and raising £1.55bn.Volkswagen remains the majority shareholder in the business, which owns Scania and MAN, having sold 11.5% of the company. It is now listed on the Stockholm ...
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ArticleVisionTrack appoints technical specialists to boost product development and customer service
Mark RaymondTelematics and camera specialist VisionTrack has appointed Mark Raymond and Travis Kenny as head of product and senior technical operations manager respectively.Raymond was formerly chief technology officer at connected car company Tantalum Corporation, having previously spent almost nine years in engineering and product management roles. He will be responsible ...
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Taking the best of everything drives growth at XPO
Malcolm Wilson was appointed CEO of XPO Logistics Europe in September 2017 – well-deserved recognition for the work he did integrating the UK operation over the previous 12 years.Wilson, who has 25 years’ experience in the logistics industry, was MD of Christian Salvesen when it was acquired by French 3PL ...
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ArticleMore than 400 jobs saved after Mid-UK Recycling sold to Beauparc
Administrators have saved 420 staff jobs at a Lincolnshire waste haulage firm by selling it to a subsidiary of utilities group Beauparc.Mid-UK Recycling (Mid UK) went into administration on 12 June after “a difficult trading period” during which it suffered a major fire [last year] and was prosecuted for the ...
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ArticleNew generation steers Farrall's Group towards future growth
The third generation of family firm Farrall’s Group has stepped forward to take over the reins of the business.Siblings Kat and Matthew Farrall (pictured) have become joint MDs of the Chester-based haulage and warehousing firm with the aim of expanding the company’s customer base and boosting annual turnover from £9.4m ...
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Doctors on Wheels medicals no longer acceptable, warns DVLA
HGV drivers have been warned by the DVLA that it will no longer accept medical reports from Doctors on Wheels, raising concerns that thousands of HGV drivers could be behind the wheel but unfit to drive.The DVLA’s warning follows police raids on the firm’s offices in Swindon, Leicester and Huddersfield ...