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All Editorial articles – Page 43
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DX opens Merseyside regional hub and new Shropshire depot
Parcel fright, secure courier and logistics specialist DX Group has launched a new regional hub in Merseyside and a new depot in Shropshire in a drive to expand its parcel deliveries.The two new units are part of the group’s ongoing investment in its delivery network, which aims to open six ...
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ArticleRobert Walker adds new Volvos to fleet
Robert Walker in Stockport said it had guaranteed its drivers maximum comfort on overnight shifts after investing in two new Volvo FH 540 tractor units, each equipped with Globetrotter XL cabs.Supplied by Thomas Hardie Commercials, the dual clutch FHs join a fleet of 43 HGVs and build on the company’s ...
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Wincanton adds five years to Waitrose deal
Wincanton has extended its relationship with Waitrose with a new five-year contract to continue managing its storage and distribution of wines and spirits from its Greenford bonded warehouse.The operation will see Wincanton serve Waitrose’s network of 329 shops and 27 Welcome Break locations and its online wine ordering site, Waitrose ...
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ArticlePeel Ports invests £10m in new Merseyside hub
Peel Ports is building a £10m ‘Green Automotive Hub’ on Merseyside to deliver a greener end-to-end maritime logistics service.The hub, which Peel said would be the first of its kind in the UK, sits on a 9.5-acre site on the river Mersey in Eastham, adjacent to the Manchester Ship Canal ...
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ArticleAnother FORS Bronze for C&D South West
C&D South West has been awarded FORS bronze accreditation for the ninth consecutive year.The Somerset-based firm was able to demonstrate it was contributing to creating and maintaining higher standards and that its business would continue to benefit from being safer and more fuel efficient in the short and long-term.Sam Hammond, ...
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ArticleEnfield Council adds Renault E-Tech to fleet
Enfield Council has taken delivery of its first fully electric refuse truck, a 26-tonne Renault E-Tech.The ultra-quiet D Wide Low Entry Cab equipped with a CP Davidson Titan refuse body is the first of four to be delivered and will service the London borough’s residents with the remaining three expected ...
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ArticleKenyon Road Haulage and Kenyon Warehousing collapse with the loss of 108 jobs
A 90-year-old haulage company in Blackburn has entered administration with the loss of 90 jobs.Kroll Advisory in Manchester was appointed to handle the affairs of Kenyon Road Haulage and Kenyon Warehousing on 20 March and the businesses are now being wound down.A spokesman for Kroll said: “Michael Lennon and Steven ...
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ArticleWB Power charges for Hexagon's DAFs
WB Power Services has taken on two new 44-tonne DAF XFs from Hexagon Leasing on contract hire.The company specialises in generator sales, hire and maintenance including diesel generators, hybrid generators and UPS systems and it provides critical power services from 13 locations across the UK.The 6x2 DAF 480 Super Space ...
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ArticleCargo bike firm Zedify attracts £5m investment for national rollout
Electric cargo bike provider Zedify has secured £5m in funds to roll out its low carbon service across more of the UK.The first and last mile delivery firm said this new round of funding would enable it to open new locations including in Manchester and Birmingham and make itself available ...
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ArticleWincanton woes mount as Morrisons switches £70m transport contract to Stobart
Morrisons has terminated its transport contract with Wincanton “with immediate effect” and handed the entire operation over to Stobart, a year earlier than its original agreed length.In a message from the supermarket’s leadership team to managers on 16 March and seen by motortransport.co.uk, Morrisons said the contract had ended and ...
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Article'A lack of charge points and a lack of direction' - DfT slammed over 'woeful' net-zero strategy
Logistics UK has repeated its call for HGVs not to be forgotten as the country pivots towards zero-carbon fuels for vehicles, following the publication of a report warning that catastrophic environmental impacts were becoming inevitable.The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) said there was now very little chance of keeping ...
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ArticleAMCO calls on Asset Alliance to fund new warehouse racking
Logistics provider AMCO has relied on Asset Alliance to finance a significant order of pallet racking for its new 14,000sq ft warehouse in Coventry.Mark Jones, AMCO’s operations director, said: “After filling more than half a million square foot of warehousing across our business, we needed the racking for our new ...
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ArticleWork pressures and soaring costs trigger widespread mental health issues among drivers and operators
A ‘cost of business’ crisis is having a significant effect on the mental health of fleet operators and their drivers, according to research by Bridgestone and Webfleet.Its study found 76% of operators believe work pressures are intensifying and that a similar number, 75%, think the cost of living crisis is ...
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ArticleCould your company be crowned MT Urban Operator of the Year?
Delivering goods into busy towns and cities has always been a complex job for logistics operators, exacerbated in recent years with the introduction of air quality and safety regulations.But industry has always risen to the challenge and we see shining examples every day of operators going above and beyond when ...
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ArticleIndustry struggling to recruit warehouse workers after post-pandemic "mass exodus"
Demand for warehouse workers in the UK has rocketed, with the number of online job adverts almost doubling in some areas of the country, according to research.The North East showed the biggest increase in adverts, with 1,050 placed in December 2022, compared to 530 in 2019: a 98.1% rise.Indeed Flex, ...
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ArticleWaste haulier transferred employees to construction group before liquidation
A West Sussex waste management firm that was served with a winding up petition by HM Revenue and Customs was able to transfer all 70 employees to another company before it entered liquidation.South Coast Skips had been trading for around 20 years and held a licence for 25 skip trucks, ...
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ArticleGet back to the negotiating table or face strike action and fuel shortages, Unite warns Hoyer
In the wake of securing an “inflation-busting” pay rise for JW Suckling tanker drivers last week, Unite is calling on Hoyer to resume pay talks and agree to give its tanker drivers a similar pay rise.Both JW Suckling and Hoyer Tanker drivers are employed on the same Phillips 66 contract ...
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ArticleMacfarlane Packaging boosts fleet with five new electric vehicles
Macfarlane Packaging has added five new electric vehicles (EVs) to its commercial delivery fleet as part of the group’s wider investment in its carbon reduction strategy.The move sees Fraikin supply one 16-tonne EV articulated truck and four 3.5-tonne EV Luton vans to Macfarlane Packaging, which is a subsidiary of MacFarlane ...
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ArticleS&S Distribution creates 2,000 pallet spaces to help tackle warehousing shortage
Transport and logistics provider S&S Distribution has freed up around 2,000 pallet spaces in response to rising demand for storage space as supply chain disruptions continue.The company, which is based in Tonbridge in Kent, is part of Palletline Logistics. It operates a 50,000sq ft fully racked warehousing space, split between ...
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ArticleMercedes Benz takes to the Arctic Circle to test its electric trucks
Mercedes-Benz Trucks has taken two electric eActros trucks to the home of Santa Claus in the Arctic Circle to test their performance in temperatures below 25 degrees Celsius.The manufacturer’s Winter Test team headed to Rovaniemi in Finland - known as the capital of Father Christmas – to winter test prototypes ...