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ArticleNottinghamshire named UK's crime hotspot during first quarter, as cargo theft climbs nationally
Thefts from lorries increased by 6.3% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2018 with 454 reported incidents, according to a new crime report.The state of security in the UK is laid bare in figures from the National Vehicle Crime Intelligence Service (NAVCIS) and supply chain intelligence BSI Group covering January, ...
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Heads roll at Connect Group as Tuffnells gets stuck in reverse
Connect Group's CEO and CFO are to leave the business and its Pass my Parcel network will be closed, following a grim trading update that laid bare significant challenges at Tuffnells.The update said that the group's performance in the third quarter had been "extremely disappointing", and Connect had consequentially "materially ...
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ArticlePollock (Scotrans) sees pre-tax profit rocket as recovery continues
Pollock (Scotrans) saw its pre-tax profit rocket more than 300% in its last financial year, as the operator bounced back from a customer collapse that put it in the red two years ago.Pollock suffered a £123,354 pre-tax loss in 2014/15 after long-standing customer Tullis Russell went under.The operator was back ...
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Was the UK ready for the apprenticeship levy?
With apprenticeship take up down 40% a year after the launch of the apprenticeship levy, Skills for Logistics MD David Coombes asks whether the UK was actually ready for the change. Over a year since the first levy payments were taken and we still appear to be going backwards.The latest ...
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Fortec to give all Watford Gap hub workers in-house forklift training
Fortec is ramping up its warehouse operative development, with all existing and future staff at its newly expanded Watford Gap hub set to receive bespoke in-house forklift training. The pallet network is anticipating strong growth this year and next, and spent £6,000 gaining two of its staff Association of Industrial ...
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ArticleFormer TNT UK boss joins Whistl as it targets parcel market growth
Whistl has brought in former TNT MD Alistair Cochrane as it ramps up its presence in the parcel delivery sector. Cochrane spent three decades at TNT UK, serving as MD for four of these before leaving in 2014. He more recently spent two years at Parcelforce as its operations director.He ...
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ArticlePoundworld in administration with future of transport operation uncertain
Own account operator Poundworld Retail has appointed administrators after talks with a potential buyer collapsed.The retailer, which has a fleet of 75 vehicles and 140 trailers delivering to 355 stores, has been struggling against the falling value of sterling, weak consumer confidence and rising competition in the discount retail sector.Poundworld ...
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ArticleMotor Transport Awards 2018: Customer Care Award shortlist
DPD UK, Pladis UK and Pall-Ex are all shortlisted for the Customer Care Award at the 2018 Motor Transport Awards. Taking place on 4 July, the winners will be announced at a glittering evening at the Grosvenor House Hotel on Park Lane in London.Customer Care Award, sponsored by Isuzu Truck ...
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ArticlePD Ports director Jim French awarded MBE for services to young people in transport
PD Ports director Jim French has been awarded an MBE for services to young people in the transport industry in the Queen’s birthday honours.The semi-retired, former RHA chairman said receiving the honour “feels tremendous”, and added that he could not have achieved it without the support of people around him ...
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Review of financial standing for restricted licence holders gets underway
The Traffic Commissioners for Great Britain have launched a consultation to look at whether the financial resources test for restricted operator licence holders need to be increased.All operator licence holders must demonstrate a certain level of financial resources based on the type of licence they hold and the number of ...
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Details of Direct Vision Standard's Safety Permit scheme published
TfL has published guidance about its HGV Safety Permit scheme, promising there will be no charge for the permits themselves.The permit scheme, announced last year, is designed to recognise efforts made by hauliers in regards fitting camera and sensor systems, which were not included in the first draft of the ...
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ArticleMotor Transport Award 2018: Home Delivery Operator of the Year shortlist
Four businesses go head-to-head to be awarded Home Delivery Operator of the Year, sponsored by Cartwright Group: DPD; Hermes; John Lewis and Whirlpool. The winner will be announced at the Grosvenor House hotel in London on 4 July. DPDDPD won £81m-worth of new business in 2017, in a year ...
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Euro-6 will be required for entry into Greater London from October 2020
HGVs will need to be Euro-6 to enter the whole of Greater London from 26 October 2020 or face fines of up to £300 for the oldest models.In an announcement today (8 June) London mayor Sadiq Khan confirmed his proposals, put to consultation last year, to tighten the requirements of ...
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ArticleCM Downton buys 10 Cartwright trailers to support Saica Paper contract
CM Downton has bought 10 new Cartwright trailers to support growth on its long-running Saica Paper contract. The operator has been working with the Spanish paper manufacturer since 2012. The deal is worth an estimated £3m a year.The 10 new trailers have reinforced curtains with a wrap-around design, five of ...
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Will HGV retrofit options be available for clean air zone compliance?
If you’d like to find out more about retrofit technology under development for HGVs, then head along to the Motor Transport Leeds Clean Air Zone event on 3 July.You’ll be able to hear from the Energy Saving Trust about the Clean Vehicle Retrofit Accreditation Scheme.This is an official ...
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ArticleSpeedy Freight built momentum in the year Eddie Stobart Logistics snapped up half of the business
Speedy Freight’s performance accelerated in the year that Eddie Stobart Logistics bought 50% of the express courier, new accounts show.Puro Ventures, which trades as Speedy Freight, recorded turnover growth of more than 8% to £18.3m (£2016: £16.9m) in the year to 30 November 2017.The company is structured around a regional ...
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Westminster Council puts its foot down against Oxford Street pedestrianisation
London mayor Sadiq Khan’s election pledge to pedestrianise Oxford Street has been stamped out by Westminster Council.The London council, which owns the capital’s famous shopping street, said it has listened to the views of local residents and businesses and ruled out full-scale pedstrianisation as an option.However, it added that “doing ...
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ArticleEddie Stobart in talks to purchase 'complementary' business for £50m
Eddie Stobart Logistics is in talks with an unnamed company to acquire it in a deal valued at around £50mIn a statement to the London Stock Exchange today (7 June), Eddie Stobart said: “The company announces that it is in discussions regarding the potential acquisition of a logistics service provider ...
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ArticleMotor Transport Awards 2018: Fleet Van of the Year shortlist
The Iveco Daily, Fiat Ducato, Nissan NV200, Peugeot Partner and Vauxhall Vivaro are all in the running for Fleet Van of the Year, sponsored by Close Brothers Vehicle Hire, at the 2018 Motor Transport Awards. The winner will be announced on 4 July at the Grosvenor House Hotel in Lodnon ...
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Consultation exploring permanent solution to Operation Stack to open next week
Highways England’s consultation on options for a permanent Operation Stack solution will open to Kent residents and workers next week as plans for a site to replace the collapsed Stanford West project get under way. Plans for a relief truck park at Stanford West were abandoned late last year after ...