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All Editorial articles – Page 6
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Yodel creates over 2,000 jobs ahead of peak season
Parcel carrier Yodel is creating over 2,000 seasonal roles across its 50 nationwide locations, as it prepares for the festive peak season.The company has also launched a brand-new recruitment website which makes applying for new driver roles easier for candidates.Announcing the recruitment drive for drivers and warehouse workers, Yodel said ...
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Wilko DCs to close next week with loss of nearly 300 jobs
Wilko’s two distribution centres at Worksop in Nottinghamshire and Newport in Wales are set to close by Friday next week (22 September), with the loss of more than 300 jobs, whilst the retailer's 408 stores will close by early October, according to administrators PwC.The announcement of the store closures follows ...
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Zemo Partnership creates taskforce to aid net zero transition
Zemo Partnership has announced the creation of a new Zero Emission Mobility Taskforce to add momentum to the road transport industry's transition to net zero.The taskforce will produce a series of Zemo Zero Emission Mobility Roadmaps focused on key areas, including the transport of goods, and fuel and vehicle supply.The ...
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Whistl execs appointed as sponsors for race, disability and women initiatives
Whistl has tasked senior leadership to drive internal equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) initiatives focused on race, disability and female representation within the company.Mark Lawrenson, head of operations, takes on the role of lead sponsor on race diversity within the company. Whistl is a long standing member of the Race ...
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Driver Academy Group bootcamps help train over 1,300 new HGV drivers
More than 1,300 HGV driving trainees on the government-funded HGV Skills Bootcamps scheme have passed their practical test since April this year, helping to tackle the UK's ongoing lorry driver shortage.According to new data from the Driver Academy Group consortium more than 800 of those Bootcamp trainees who passed their ...
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DX opens second of 15 former Tuffnells depots as North West hub
Parcel, freight and secure courier delivery specialist DX Group has opened a major new regional hub in Haydock, Merseyside, boosting its presence in the North West.The new hub will serve the group’s freight division, and in particular its irregular dimension and weight (IDW) delivery services. This is the second former ...
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Government launches £19m fund to upgrade truck stops
A £19m funding drive aimed at providing more secure parking and improved rest areas for lorry drivers has been announced today (11 September).A total of 39 roadside facility operators across England will each receive a share of £8m from the department and a further £11m from industry to significantly upgrade ...
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ArticleAnother great night as we reveal the winners of the 2023 Motor Transport Awards
A great night was had by all at the 37th Motor Transport Awards held on September 6 at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London’s West End. DPD UK were again the big winners on the night, picking up another three trophies – Home Delivery Operator of the Year, Urban Operator ...
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Uncertainty remains over proposed £50 charge to enter Cambridge in rush hour
Plans to charge operators £50 every time their HGVs enter Cambridge city centre look likely to be abandoned after concerns were raised by business groups and politicians about the impact of a proposed peak time congestion charge amid a cost of living crisis.The RHA said it welcomed the scrapping of ...
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Economic headwinds blew Cross Transport off course
Cross Transport failed due to the Covid pandemic and rising costs, according to documents recently released by its administrator.The Birmingham haulier, which provided road transport services across the UK and Ireland, brought in financial experts on 5 June after being hit by a series of economic headwinds. The company was ...
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Satnavs have changed our world - but could still do better
GPS is the most famous of the four global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) and one of the marvels of the modern world. A GNSS constellation consists of a number of satellites that circle the globe to provide worldwide position, time and velocity information. Since these are low power signals and ...
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Plans to widen A9 "just another dream" say campaigners
The Scottish government said it was pressing ahead with long delayed plans to dual more of the A9 trunk road between Perth and Inverness, with a £150m construction contract notice expected to be awarded next summer.The project to dual Scotland’s longest road can be traced back to 2008 when the ...
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Waste firm hit with £3m fine after two fatal accidents
Waste management firm Valencia has been fined £3m after two lorry drivers died in separate incidents.The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) investigated the deaths of Michael Atkin and Mark Wheatley and subsequently prosecuted Valencia, formerly known as Viridor Waste Management.Atkin, a 63-year-old HGV driver employed by RT Keedwell, died while ...
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Port One Logistics Park to be fully carbon neutral
Four new, pre-let warehousing units are approaching completion at East Anglia’s first carbon neutral logistics park, following a £20m commercial property loan from Secure Trust Bank (STB).Developer Curzon De Vere said the units at Port One Logistics Park in Great Blakenham, near Ipswich, were constructed with eco credentials in mind, ...
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Reinvestment strategy puts Palletline on track for “record profitability”
Palletline saw total turnover increase by almost 68% to £301.2m in the 18 months ending 31 December 2022.Revenues generated by its logistics subsidiaries rose by £40.1m to £70.1m during the period.The network said its extended accounting period followed a review of Palletline’s internal processes in 2022, when the board and ...
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Lloyd Fraser toasts fashion division’s contract renewals
Logistics provider Lloyd Fraser said it had enjoyed an “unprecedented” number of contract renewals in its fashion transport division this year.The company said taking into account the current economic climate, it was testament to the culture of the business and its employees that it had renewed a high number of ...
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Creditors of stricken firm confront boss at his home
A young entrepreneur who set up a haulage firm in Malton when he was just 17 had to contend with angry creditors at his home address when the firm hit financial problems.Charles Morgan Transport entered administration on 4 July, seven years after it was first launched, after increasing overheads and ...
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Freight Management European’s collapse prompted by range of factors
A Burton-on-Trent haulage firm that failed last month was crippled by a host of problems, including Brexit, Covid-19 and an expensive fraudulent incident involving a customer, according to its administrator.Freight Management European (FME) had traded since 1998 and held an international licence authorising 40 HGVs, but in a report to ...
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GXO slashed costs in first year of logistics partnership with BT Group
GXO has delivered "substantial" cost savings through increased efficiencies in the first year of its contract to manage telecommunications giant BT Group's logistics and transport operations.BT Group outsourced its logistics to GXO last year as part of its wider strategy to simplify and modernize its operations. The deal saw more ...