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HGV drivers vote for Inverness as the UK’s kindest town
Inverness has won a cash prize of £10,000 after hauliers and HGV drivers from across the country voted it the UK’s kindest town. The competition, which is a joint effort between the Road Haulage Association (RHA) and transport software provider Mandata, was launched in April and has gathered more than ...
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Thames Freeport reports local jobs boost since receiving tariff-free status
Thames Freeport said 1,000 jobs had been created in the region in the two years since it was afforded tariff-free status. The economic zone connects Ford’s Dagenham engine plant and the global ports at DP World’s London Gateway, Forth Ports’ Tilbury, as well as communities looking to level up. Private ...
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DS Smith puts plans in place to handle strike disruption
Packaging transport firm DS Smith Logistics said it had contingency plans in place to deal with any disruption caused by its HGV drivers striking in the run-up to Christmas.
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Motor Transport Hall of Fame
It has been over 30 years since the Motor Transport Awards began back in 1986 and throughout these three decades, we have marked the achievements of individuals who have made an outstanding contribution to the road transport industry. This recognition has taken many forms. During the late ...
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Kinaxia buys Nelson Distribution as parent company KNP Logistics files for administration
Kinaxia Logistics has acquired the trade and assets of KNP Logistics Group subsidiary Nelson Distribution after the group, which includes Knights of Old and Steve Porter transport, filed for administration late last week, after suffering the fall out from a major cyber attack. Nelson Distribution, which is based in Belper, ...
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Cyber attack pushes KNP Logistics into administration with loss of 730 jobs
A major ransomware attack on KNP Logistics was a key contributor to the group’s demise, administrators have revealed.
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APC profit leaps by a quarter despite fall in Covid-driven sales
The Alternative Parcels Company (APC) saw pre-tax profit jump by more than a quarter in the previous financial year, aided by a flourishing SME customer base
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Foulger becomes seventh Kinaxia firm to join Palletforce
Foulger Transport has quit Palletways to become the seventh Kinaxia subsidiary to join Palletforce
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CitySprint is on the hunt for 300 couriers
Same day distribution company CitySprint has launched a major recriutment drive for 300 couriers from across the UK.
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DX Group opens new depot in Deeside
Delivery firm DX has opened a new depot in Deeside, Clywd
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DX invests another £3m in EVs to support IKEA partnership
Parcel delivery company DX Group has invested another £3m to boost its fleet of electric vans for exclusive use in its delivery and logistics partnership with IKEA
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Why a young transport lawyer harbours an ambition to be a traffic commissioner
Charlotte Hunt was appointed transport and regulatory solicitor in the growing London office of law firm Weightmans in August 2021 after almost five years with Woodfines. Having completed her law degree at the University of Hull in 2014, Hunt harbours what many would regard as an unusual ambition for someone ...
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New Palletforce member "a force to be reckoned with"
A&R Haulage has joined the Palletforce network, taking on CB postcodes in Cambridge and Saffron Walden as well as CM postcodes around Stansted.The Risby-based firm works with trailer operators and freight forwarders in the UK and Europe and offers container unloading and fulfilment services at Felixstowe and Harwich, alongside full ...
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ATF investment: was it worth the hassle?
Fewer than 3% of ATF Operators Association (ATFOA) members feel opening their authorised testing facility (ATF) was a ‘very good’ investment, Motortransport.co.uk can reveal. A survey the association conducted in September, based on feedback from 70 ATF operators, asked respondents to choose which of six options best described their feelings ...
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Around the world in parcels
Ever wondered what's going on in the parcels market outside the world of FedEx acquisitions and DPD domination? Here's a few snippets of parcels news from around the globe.JapanJapanese online retailer Rekuten has introduced a new delivery service which could see orders fulfilled in as little as 20 minutes in ...
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APC boosts capacity with additional parcel sort
APC Overnight has unveiled its multi-million pound parcel sortation system at its Cannock, Staffordshire hub, which doubles the company’s overnight capacity ahead of the peak.Two independent sky sorters (pictured) have been installed above APC’s existing sorter. The new system will enable the firm to process an additional 15,000 to 20,000 ...
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Peter Green Haulage upbeat as turnover soars
Turnover at Peter Green Haulage increased by almost 30% last year.Latest financial figures for the Somerset transport firm showed that in the year ending 31 December 2022 its turnover rose to £25.8m, an increase from £19.9m in 2021.Gross profit also increased by 10.6% to £4.9m.However, its pre-tax profit fell by ...
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Generation Logistics builds on success with more DfT funding for year two
Generation Logistics secured a further £300,000 of DfT funding for its second year to continue raising the profile of logistics in schools and colleges, by supporting educators with resources and materials, as well as talking directly to young people and other potential recruits to the sector by continuing a heavyweight ...
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We don’t need government handouts, just confidence to invest, Logistics UK finance forum hears
While the logistics industry does not need more government handouts to fund the move to net zero carbon emissions