All articles by Chris Tindall – Page 4
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MT ArticleJS Davidson hails forthcoming UK/EU SPS trade deal
Temperature-controlled firm JS Davidson said new sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) rules were a significant step towards restoring smoother trade in food and agri products between the UK and EU.
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MT ArticlePodfather praised for cutting Tarmac hauliers’ unladen mileage
Tarmac said its use of route planning and optimisation tools from Podfather was helping to increase third-party hauliers’ productivity and efficiency.
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MT ArticleMiddlesbrough haulage operator fined £250,000 for worker fatality
A haulage company in the North East has been fined £250,000 after one of its employees died while working in a shipping container.
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FCZ ArticleAmazon’s request for country-wide charging infrastructure on industry’s wishlist
Amazon’s call for a national infrastructure network to support the widespread rollout of electric lorries has been backed by the industry, which said collaboration was key to reaching net zero.
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FCZ ArticlePrime delivery for Amazon with UK’s largest e-truck order
The largest-ever order of electric HGVs in this country began joining Amazon’s distribution network today, crossing the Humber bridge in east Yorkshire to deliver packages to customers nationwide.
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MT ArticleGreater Manchester haulier buys specialist transport firm, forming environmental division
Rochdale’s Barnes Logistics has snapped up Ningbo Walking Floors, heralding its move into environmental haulage.
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MT ArticleIndustry demands electricity bill cut enjoyed by others
Logistics must be included as one of the sectors receiving a discount in electricity costs after the government announced hundreds of firms would get help slashing their bills, Logistics UK has urged.
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MT ArticleDelivery firm Gophr collaborates with tech business to boost speed and reliability
Same-day courier Gophr has partnered with software company Metafour to help boost its B2B operations in London.
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MT ArticleTest centres with highest and lowest pass rates revealed
An HGV test centre on the Isle of Wight has been ranked first for pass rates, according to data compiled over the last year for off-road exercises.
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MT ArticleGhostly goings on: UK’s most haunted roads
With Halloween just a spectral fingertip away and representing the thinning of the veil between the living and the dead, it makes sense to turn one’s thoughts away from the horrors of the M25 and consider instead the country’s most haunted highways.
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MT ArticleCountry’s biggest waste recycling wash plant opens
Heidelberg Materials can now recycle excavated waste at scale after investing £8m in the largest wash plant in the UK, at Bristol’s B&A Group site.
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MT ArticleTransaid pays tribute to supporters in transport and logistics
A new bursary for researchers aged 18-30 in sub-Saharan Africa to develop ideas for access to road safety projects was announced at a showcase event hosted by Transaid this week.
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MT ArticleLogistics losing billions due to managers’ wasted time
Middle managers’ wasted time is resulting in almost £2bn being lost in transport and logistics every year, according to YouGov research.
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MT ArticleThames tunnel consortium takes delivery of maintenance fleet
Blakedale is supplying a bespoke fleet of vehicles to the consortium maintaining the new tunnel under the River Thames in east London.
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FCZ ArticleHyundai JV signs up to hydrogen fuel group
Hyundai Hydrogen Mobility has become the newest member of a collaboration created to promote the scaled decarbonisation of Europe’s roads through hydrogen-powered heavy vehicles.
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MT ArticleAsda/Evri tie-in offers customers convenient delivery network
Evri and Asda have created a partnership that will see the rollout of ParcelShops in all of the supermarket giant’s stores.
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FCZ ArticleSteps taken to boost hydrogen use in construction equipment
A project to significantly increase the hydrogen substitution rate in heavy machinery used on construction sites has taken off.
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MT ArticleVirtual TM conference in November
A virtual version of Logistics UK’s transport manager conference is taking place next month for those unable to attend in person.