All articles by Carol Millett – Page 8
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ArticleC&D South West celebrates daughter following in father’s footsteps to become HGV driver
Holly Smith is following in her father Shane’s footsteps and joining Somerset-based C & D South West as an HGV driver.
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ArticleOxa unveils autonomous Ford E-Transit van
The first Ford E-Transit vans to be fitted with autonomous vehicle technology have hit UK roads.
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ArticleHalf of UK truck drivers switch off safety assistance systems, Allianz study reveals
A survey conducted across five countries, as part of this year’s 12th Allianz Motor Day has revealed that 54% of UK truck and van drivers, ‘often’ or ‘sometimes’ switch off the driver assistance systems in their vehicles.
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ArticleLeyland Trucks hits latest manufacturing milestone with 125,000th HGV
Leyland Trucks, the Lancashire-based producer of DAF commercial vehicles, has achieved its latest manufacturing milestone – producing its 125,000th HGV.
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Article M&H Carriers opens new 15,000 sq ft Perth Hub in expansion move
Scottish delivery firm M&H Carriers has opened a new hub in Perth as it looks to expand its business into the morth of Scotland.
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ArticleRefrigerated trucks and vans pump out much higher levels of CO2 and NOx, research reveals
Trucks and vans fitted with transport refrigeration units (TRUs) add around 11% more CO2 emissions compared with standard vehicles without TRUs on-board, which amounts to an estimated total of 5,600-plus kilotonnes of CO2 a year.
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ArticleStringent cost controls help Malcolm Group deliver profit rise despite turnover falling in 2023
Stringent cost controls saw The Malcolm Group increase its pre-tax profit in 2023, despite tough trading conditions driving down turnover during the year.
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ArticleSaint-Gobain celebrates it’s 10th annual Driver of the Year awards with logistics partner XPO
Over 100 colleagues, suppliers and stakeholders gathered in Castle Donnington to recognise and participate in the 2024 Saint-Gobain Driver of the Year awards which were once again held in partnership with XPO Logistics.
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ArticleVolvo Group and Daimler Truck create joint venture to develop software-defined vehicle platform
Volvo Group and Daimler Truck have signed a binding agreement to establish a new joint venture which aims to lead the field in software architecture and launch “a new era of self-optimizing trucks”.
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ArticleDHL eCommerce UK boosts management team with two key appointments
DHL eCommerce UK has made two new appointments to its management team, drawing on experience from the retail industry.
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ArticleKuehne + Nagel reveals turnover and profit plunge in 2023
Kuehne + Nagel saw both turnover and pre-tax profit plunge in 2023 following two years of “extraordinarily favourable” results, and against the backdrop of the Ukraine War, an economic slowdown, and rising interest rates and inflation, the company has revealed.
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ArticleFreight crimes could cost the industry £6.1bn by 2049, research reveals
An estimated £250m is lost annually to freight crimes in the UK, totalling a predicted £6.1bn by 2049, according to research by SNAP, the haulage industry digital marketplace.
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ArticleGXO unlocks growth for luxury retailer Beauty Pie
Contract logistics provider GXO is celebrating its first year providing order fulfillment services for Beauty Pie, a luxury cosmetics retailer, following its acquisition of e-commerce order fulfillment platform PFSweb (PFS).
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ArticleSchmitz Cargobull’s all-electric semi-trailer makes England debut at Marine & Cargo
Marine & Cargo has put the first all-electric Schmitz Cargobull S.KOe COOL semi-trailer into operation in England.
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ArticleSkills shortage and AI pose key challenges to logistics sector, survey reveals
A newly published survey of global logistics firms and goods manufacturers has identified internal skills shortages, complex customs regulations, the challenge of AI, and geopolitical disruption, as major market hurdles.
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ArticleWoodside Logistics helps Palletforce strengthen presence across Ireland
Woodside Logistics Group has joined Palletforce as its newest member and will handle the network’s operations in both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
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ArticleEnterprise Flex-E-Rent invests in 15 new recruits for its HGV apprentice programme
Enterprise Flex-E-Rent has recruited a new cohort of 15 apprentices in the UK and Ireland to join its two-year HGV mechanic or panel beater apprentice programme, as part of a long-term strategy to invest in more specialist apprentices against the backdrop of the skills shortage affecting the industry.
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ArticleTfL concedes ULEZ fines issued to Dutch hauliers in foreign currency are illegal
A group of Dutch hauliers says it has moved one step closer to getting its ULEZ fines quashed after TfL acknowledged that the fines were imposed unlawfully as they were issued in a currency other than British pounds, which is against the regulations.
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ArticleScunthorpe haulier files notice of intention to appoint administrator
Scunthorpe-based Intake Transport, which offers general haulage, heavy haulage and warehousing, has filed notice of its intention to appoint an administrator, in an attempt to save the business from liquidation.
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Article“Excellent service” sees Kinaxia land two year contract extension with Eurocell
Kinaxia Logistics has sealed a two-year extension to its multimillion-pound contract with uPVC manufacturer and distributor Eurocell, after delivering a high level of service.