Contract Wins
Aztek Logistics signs deal with The Source Bulk Foods
Herts-based Aztek Logistics has won a contract with zero-waste food and household products store The Source Bulk Foods.
Month: April 2021
Industry News
Exposed – the firms illegally dodging VAT and customs duties at Irish border
Many companies are exploiting a hole in border security between Ireland and Northern Ireland and illegally shifting goods into the UK without paying taxes, according to a new report.
News
Fortec pledges a penny-a-pallet to baby hospice
Fortec has pledged to donate one penny from every pallet that is handled by both the network and Pall-Ex to a local baby hospice.
News
Ketra Logistics partners with Ryder for DVS-compliant DAF rigids
Ketra Logistics has taken delivery of 14 DAF rigids all compliant with London’s Direct Vision Standard (DVS), in a bid to make the fleet as safe as possible.
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Port of Sheerness fined £60,000 after worker loses leg in clamp truck accident
An employee of the Port of Sheerness (pictured) had to have his leg amputated after being struck by a five-tonne clamp truck in a paper reel shed.
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Trade creditors of collapsed parcels firm set for payout
Trade creditors owed money by Gloucester-based Lima Logistics, which collapsed into administration as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, are expected to receive a dividend.
Air quality
Greater London operators urged to make fleet plans now to avoid new ULEZ fines and charges
Firms operating in the South East are being urged to plan their vehicle provision now and avoid paying thousands of pounds in extra charges when the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) balloons in size.
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Expect Distribution resumes Volvo partnership with new order
MT award winner Expect Distribution has reignited its relationship with Volvo Trucks after a decade apart and added six new FH 6×2 tractor units to its fleet.
Air quality
Government “stuck in bygone age” over climate change targets, new report claims
The Treasury has very little idea about how it will manage declining fuel duty revenues as people move away from fossil fuels to cleaner alternatives, according to a damning new report from MPs.
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Haulier urges operators to fit alcohol interlock devices to stop drink driving
North East England haulier Hawthorns Logistics is encouraging other operators to follow its lead and fit alcohol interlock devices to HGVs in an effort to curb concerns over drink driving.