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Currie European becomes Currie Solutions
Currie European has rebranded as Currie Solutions with immediate effect.
Month: August 2017
News
Menzies Distribution charges up parcels business with Gnewt Cargo buy
Menzies Distribution has bought fully electric final-mile delivery firm Gnewt Cargo for an undisclosed sum.
News
Eddie Stobart grows but return to stock market puts temporary brake on profit
Eddie Stobart saw turnover and earnings grow in the first six months of its financial year, but the cost of refinancing, its stock market listing and the end of an Irish retail contract resulted in a pre-tax loss.
Industry News
Domestic freight set to grow despite ongoing driver shortage, says FTA
The HGV driver shortage is still rife, the FTA has warned, after its latest quarterly industry survey found almost a third of operators are facing long-term recruitment delays.
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Welch’s Transport sees profit fall due to staffing shortfall
Welch’s Transport saw profit fall in a year with an “uncomfortably high” turnover in operational staff, according to the firm’s latest annual results.
Industry News
DAF refreshes LF with new ‘urban friendly’ engine and safety options
DAF has refreshed its LF range with a new ‘city friendly’ engine, exterior design and optional lowered passenger window to enhance safety.
Industry News
Attempts by migrants to illegally enter the UK fell in 2016 but remained historically high
Attempts by migrants to enter the UK illegally from French ports fell by almost a third last year.
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John Raymond Transport ready to bounce back after restructuring
Bridgend-based John Raymond Transport has endured a tough period but parent company Nolan Transport believes the required changes have now been made to return the haulier to health.
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DHL Supply Chain to self-insure during platooning truck trial
DHL Supply Chain will insure itself while running autonomous trucks in the Transport Research Laboratory’s (TRL) £8.1m trial of platooning trucks in the UK.
Interviews
Border bother: what will Brexit mean for operators in Northern Ireland?
There is widespread agreement among UK and Irish parties that there should be no return to what has been labelled a ‘hard border’ separating Northern Ireland and Ireland after Brexit.