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ArticleZero-emission, last-mile service Zedify launches across the UK
Operators looking for a zero-emission, last-mile delivery service now have a new nationwide option to consider with the launch of Zedify.The national, last-mile operation has been created by the founders of two cargo bike firms, Cambridge-based Outspoken Delivery and Brighton-based Recharge Cargo, alongside tech company Skotkonung.Zedify has already set up ...
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ArticleMotor Transport Awards 2018: Temperature Controlled Operator of the Year shortlist
Three operators are shortlisted for Temperature Controlled Operator of the Year, sponsored by Enterprise Flex-E-Rent, at the Motor Transport Awards 2018: McBurney Transport Group, Moran Logistics and NFT Distribution. The winner will be revealed on 4 July.McBurney Transport GroupIn 1965 current MD Norman McBurney OBE set up McBurney Transport with ...
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ArticleFiducia introduces combined liability insurance product
Insurer Fiducia has launched a combined liability insurance product targeting “well managed” hauliers and warehouse operators.Leeds-based Fiducia said the new insurance scheme would complement its freight liability for goods in transit insurance product.“Our broker partners have been asking us for this as they want one point of contact for employers ...
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Gregory Distribution looks to the future with new MD and depot
Gregory Distribution is looking to the future with the appointment of a new MD, the expansion of its apprenticeship training programme and the opening of a new depot.This month Gregory Distribution’s deputy MD Angela Butler became MD, after the retirement of Andy Walker in May.The company, which is a member ...
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ArticlePall-Ex founder member Murray Hogg switches to Palletforce
Pall-Ex founder member Murray Hogg has left the network and joined Palletforce.The Newcastle-based haulier, which has a licence to operate 121 vehicles and 143 trailers, will handle the NE postcode for Palletforce.Murray Hogg director Alyson Summerhill said: “We have enjoyed 90 years of success in the haulage industry, but we ...
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ArticleMartin Hay to replace Claes Jacobsson as Scania GB boss
Martin Hay will succeed Claes Jacobsson as MD of Scania (Great Britain) from 1 September.Jacobsson will return to Sweden to take up a role within Scania AB in Södertälje.Hay has been with Scania for more than 28 years. During this time he has worked within the dealer network, at importer ...
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ArticleMotor Transport Awards 2018: Apprenticeship of the Year shortlist
The shortlist for Apprenticeship of the Year, sponsored by Giti Tyre, at the 2018 Motor Transport Awards contains four exceptional apprenticeship programmes from Ford & Slater, Royal Mail Fleet, Ryder and Palletforce. The winner will be revealed at the Grosvenor House Hotel on the night of 4 July. Ford & ...
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ArticleSwitch to unaccompanied freight model to avoid Brexit border delays at Channel Ports, says Peel Ports
Hauliers could avoid Brexit border delays at the Channel Ports by sending freight unaccompanied via other locations, according to Peel Ports.In a white paper dubbed Brexit Unlocked: A contingency option using uncongested ports, it argues that the best way to ensure cargo is not caught up in Brexit border delays ...
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Birmingham clean air zone to penalise older HGVs and vans
Birmingham City Council has published details of its preferred clean air zone (CAZ) plans, ahead of a board decision next week (26 June), which could see non-Euro-6 lorries facing up to £100 per day to enter.The council’s feasibility studies have shown that a category D CAZ would be the ...
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A hard Brexit will see road transport industry face fleet and labour shortages, CILT warns
A hard Brexit could result in a shortage of both trucks and labour in the freight industry, according to the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT).The warning comes in the CILT’s response to the Transport Select Committee’s Freight and Brexit inquiry, which considers the impact of a hard Brexit.The ...
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Leeds City Council proposes reducing the impact of its clean air zone for hauliers
Leeds City Council is to halve the daily fee for non-Euro-6 HGVs entering its clean air zone (CAZ), from £100 to £50. It is also scaling back the geographic boundary of its charging zone, which it said will lessen the economic impact on businesses while improving air quality across the ...
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Wincanton wins 10-year deal to support new Micheldever Tyre Services DC
Wincanton has won a 10-year contract to provide transport and warehousing services to Micheldever Tyre Services. The tyre specialist is working to double the size of its operation within the M25, and its new deal with the operator comes after more than 10 years of the businesses working together. Wincanton ...
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ArticleNorthern Ireland Affairs Committee demands more information on Brexit land border plans
The Northern Ireland Affairs Committee is demanding more detail from the government on its plans for post-Brexit border controls between Northern Ireland and Ireland.The demand follows the government’s response to the committee’s report, published in March, on the land border between the two countries.One of the report’s key recommendations was ...
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ArticleInsulated Render Systems mandates FORS silver throughout its supply chain
Airdrie-based housing contractor, Insulated Render Systems (IRS) has told its haulage suppliers that they will need to gain FORS Silver accreditation.The external wall insulation specialist wants all deliveries to its sites to be made by companies working to a minimum FORS Silver standard within an 18-month time-frame.The requirement will then ...
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Principle Pallet founders leave venture; former TPN and Nightfreight bosses Leonard and Burns in
The co-founders of the Principle Pallet Network, the fledging network seeking to become the UK’s ninth, have left the business.The shock departure comes after former The Pallet Network (TPN) boss Adam Leonard joined the venture in March, supported by ex-Nightfreight boss Robbie Burns .Former Fortec directors Marcus Fischer (main image, ...
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ArticleDHL Supply Chain builds on Morrisons operation with wholesale delivery deal
DHL Supply Chain is to manage wholesale logistics operations for Morrisons after winning a new contract with the supermarket. The contract will see DHL deliver Morrisons' Safeway-branded products to 1,650 McColl's Retail Group stores. Morrisons announced it would be reintroducing the Safeway brand at the end of 2016, more than ...
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ArticleTransport secretary says it's time for sector to be rid of outdated gender stereotypes
It’s time the transport sector eliminate the “outdated stereotypes” around gender and job roles, according to transport secretary Chris Grayling.Speaking at the 2018 FTA Everywoman in Transport and Logistics awards in London, Grayling said: “It’s more essential than ever that we celebrate the inspiring woman that provide leadership in ...
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ArticleKuehne + Nagel to open new Castle Donnington warehouse next year
Kuehne + Nagel is to open a 195,000 ft² warehouse near Castle Donington in the East Midlands.The company has signed a 15-year lease on the facility, which is being constructed on 17.6 acres at Segro Logistics Park East Midlands Gateway, and is due to open in March 2019.Three existing facilities, ...
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Winners announced at FTA Everywoman in Transport and Logistics Awards
Leaders from operators including TNT, DHL Supply Chain and DB Cargo UK were honoured at the FTA Everywoman in Transport and Logistics Awards last week. At a lavish ceremony in the London Marriott Hotel in Grosvenor Square, the dedicated freight awards were handed to DB Cargo UK's head of planning ...
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ArticleElectric truck-maker Tevva Motors gets £10m investment boost from Bharat Forge
Tevva Motors has received a £10m funding injection from India's Bharat Forge, which it said will boost its global expansion plans and create further jobs at its Chemlsford, Essex plant.The automotive firm, founded by CEO Asher Bennett, makes electric trucks in the 7.5-tonne to 14-tonne range, many of which feature ...