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Salvatori Group opens dedicated Palletways hub in Sittingbourne
The Salvatori Group has opened a new £3m site in Sittingbourne for its Palletways work .The operator has recruited 45 new drivers and 18 warehouse staff for the new site, which will operate for 24 hours, six days a week.With the new site specifically for Palletways operations, Salvatori will move ...
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Maxi Haulage pre-tax profit hit by shipping cost hike
Maxi Haulage is on course to deliver “acceptable” profit levels this year after driver wage rises and a steep hike in shipping costs to Ireland saw the firm’s pre-tax profit take a 41% hit in 2017.Reporting its annual results to 30 September 2017, the Irvine-based Maxi Caledonian subsidiary revealed that ...
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ArticleThe City Link manager who started again, without the hub
Former City Link manager Sarah Squire has built a business carrying irregular parcels, and says that by cutting out the hub and keeping the business transparent, she will keep it from meeting her former employers' fate. On Christmas Day 2014, Sarah Squire turned on her TV and learnt she had ...
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Leeds City Council invites HGV operator feedback on final clean air zone plans
Leeds City Council has urged logistics operators to engage with team members as it looks to shape its final clean air zone (CAZ) business case for government.The council last week revealed full details of its CAZ plans, which saw it mitigate the impact of the zone on businesses by reducing ...
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ArticleDX Group settles with GMB in employment status case
DX Group has reached a settlement with GMB in an employment status case days after the union claimed victory in a tribunal against Hermes this week. GMB had brought the case against DX last April on behalf of six of its drivers who claimed to be being denied their rights ...
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ArticleHeathrow's new runway is good news for freight sector but obstacles for hauliers remain, say associations
Heathrow’s third runway is good news for the freight sector but will throw up a range of obstacles for hauliers, according to trade associations. Earlier this week MPs voted in favour of a new runway, which the DfT said could double the airport’s freight capacity.While it welcomed the investment in ...
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DPD opens two new sites after 40% volume increase
DPD has opened two new facilities after reporting its volumes had surged 40% year-on-year. The carrier has opened a site in Barking for the first time, with a new, purpose built 45,200ft² depot.DPD has also replaced its Nottingham depot with a new 60,000ft² DC in the area. The move improves ...
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FairFuelUK calls on operators to lobby their MPs to attend emissions inquiry
FairFuelUK is calling on operators to lobby their MPs to attend a parliamentary inquiry that will look at alternative ways of reducing emissions without the need for ultra-low emission zones (ULEZ) and fuel taxes.All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Fair Fuel for UK Motorist and UK Hauliers, which is chaired ...
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ArticleMenzies Distribution delivers “significant” newspaper deal from rival Ceva
Logistics firm Menzies Distribution has won a primary distribution deal with newspaper publisher Reach.The agreement sees Menzies Distribution replace Ceva Logistics as Reach’s logistics partner in England and Wales. The deal also sees Menzies Distribution extend its current contract with Reach, formerly known as Trinity Mirror, in Scotland.The six year ...
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ArticleContainerships to merge with shipping giant CMA CGM
Containerships has assured staff and customers that it is business as usual after the announcement it is to merge with French shipping giant CMA CGM.Under the deal, the French carrier will acquire Containership’s shipping, harbour and terminal holdings. It will also merge Containerships’ services with those of its short sea ...
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ArticleNestle and XPO build technology 'testbed' DC
Image: SwisslogXPO Logistics and Nestlé are jointly creating a highly-automated warehouse in Leicestershire that will act as a distribution centre for Nestlé and provide a technology testbed for XPO.The 638,000 ft² warehouse, being billed as ‘a digital warehouse of the future’, will be custom-built at Segro’s East Midlands Gateway Logistics ...
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ArticleBidvest Logistics rebrands as Best Food Logistics
The Bidvest Logistics name is to disappear from the roads after the operator re-branded itself as Best Food Logistics today (25 June).Business unit director Paul Whyte said: “The name Best Food Logistics is a natural evolution from our current brand name. It’s allowed us to be playful with the re-brand ...
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ArticleArrow XL brings in new customer experience manager
Arrow XL has hired a new customer experience manager to overhaul its strategy in the area. Fauzia Mulla joins the business from Three Mobile UK, where she was most recently head of support performance.The two-person delivery group has tasked Mulla with reshaping its customer experience strategy, and she will also ...
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ArticleAbbey Logistics buys 28 new Volvo FH units
Abbey Logistics has bought 28 Volvo FH units after an extended trial of the new model in 2017. The fleet additions will work across the UK and Europe and are fitted with four-way colour camera systems to enhance driver visibility.Mellor Flow Trans and Gardner Denver discharge compressors have been fitted ...
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ArticleHermes likely to fight employment status ruling after tribunal's decision
Hermes is likely to appeal an employment tribunal's decision that 15 of its self-employed couriers should be classed as employees, on the grounds that it goes against evidence and previous decisions. The carrier lost the case brought against it by union GMB, in which the tribunal ruled its couriers are ...
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ArticleMotor Transport Awards 2018: Livery of the Year shortlist
Always a Motor Transport Awards favourite, the Livery of the Year Award winner for 2018 will be revealed on 4 July at the Grosvenour House Hotel. Sponsored by Pirelli the award sees nominations for Caterite Food and Wineservice, Hermes UK, Howard Tenens, Palletline and Vision Express.Caterite Food and WineserviceThis Lake ...
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ArticleMotor Transport Awards 2018: Fleet Van Operator of the Year shortlist
The winner of Fleet Van Operator of the Year, sponsored by Renault Trucks, will be revealed at the 2018 Motor Transport Awards on 4 July and sees Gateshead Council, Gnewt Cargo, Royal Mail and Rexel UK go head-to-head.Gateshead CouncilGateshead Council has committed to improving all aspects of its fleet of ...
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ArticleWorld's first 26-tonne all-electric repowered bin lorry heads to Greenwich
A bin lorry at the end of its normal working life has been repowered with a zero-emission, all-electric motor for a trial taking place in Greenwich, London.The aim is to test if the technology can significantly extend the working life of a high-value vehicle, while reducing air and noise pollution ...
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The end is nigh for Euro-5 as clean air zones near fruition
Last week’s flurry of clean air zone (CAZ) announcements from major UK cities has left logistics operators in no doubt that the clock is ticking for Euro-5 lorries in urban areas.Birmingham and Southampton released their proposals for the first time and both require Euro-6 HGVs or a daily fee of ...