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Month: April 2021

Contract Wins

Aztek Logistics signs deal with The Source Bulk Foods

April 30, 2021 Chris Tindall

Herts-based Aztek Logistics has won a contract with zero-waste food and household products store The Source Bulk Foods.

Industry News

Exposed – the firms illegally dodging VAT and customs duties at Irish border

April 30, 2021 Chris Tindall

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

April 30, 2021 Chris Tindall

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

April 30, 2021 Chris Tindall

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.

News

Port of Sheerness fined £60,000 after worker loses leg in clamp truck accident

April 30, 2021 Chris Tindall

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.

News

Trade creditors of collapsed parcels firm set for payout

April 30, 2021 Chris Tindall

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

April 30, 2021 Chris Tindall

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.

News

Expect Distribution resumes Volvo partnership with new order

April 30, 2021 Chris Tindall

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

April 30, 2021 Chris Tindall

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.

News

Haulier urges operators to fit alcohol interlock devices to stop drink driving

April 30, 2021 Chris Tindall

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.

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Spotlight

Sale of T. Wilson & Sons transport division saves 42 jobs but farming business folds

by Chris Tindall in News

The sale of the haulage arm of a St Helens farming company saved 42 jobs, according to its administrator.
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