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All Editorial articles – Page 7
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Wishart Transport sees rocketing orders with pallet pooler IPP
Wishart Transport has seen the number of annual orders with wooden pallets pooler IPP increase by 4,600% in just six years, the company revealed this week.The County Armagh-based company collects and distributes wooden pallets on behalf of IPP from a range of customers, including manufacturers and retailers, and has ...
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Fleets need unplanned repair work every 10 weeks, r2c research shows
Commercial vehicles suffer on average around five defects each year - equivalent to approximately one every 10 weeks - which may need them to be taken off the road, illustrating the huge number of unscheduled repairs that affect fleet operations, research by r2c Online has shown.r2c, which provides connected software ...
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Unlock £3.9bn in economic growth by investing in logistics and tackling border delays, sector tells government
Greater government investment, an improved flow of goods across borders and a closer partnership between government and the logistics sector could boost Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by £3.9bn by 2030.The findings are revealed in a new report by Oxford Economics for Logistics UK, dubbed Logistics: Delivering a Solution to the ...
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New DVS criteria ignores industry concerns, industry warns
Transport for London’s newly updated Direct Vision Standard (DVS) has ignored industry concerns, leaving hauliers who need to upgrade their trucks to meet the new criteria facing short lead-in times, a lack of available kit and dire shortage of qualified fitters.The warning comes from the RHA and Logistics UK which ...
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Royal Mail net zero targets validated by SBTi
Royal Mail’s Net-Zero and near-term targets have been validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), the UN-backed global body that enables businesses to set emissions reductions targets that are in line with the latest climate science. The organisation has validated that Royal Mail's corporate greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets ...
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Welch's Transport launches net zero delivery with first Renault electric truck
Cambridgeshire-based family business Welch’s Transport has launched its net zero delivery service in Cambridge after taking delivery of a Renault Trucks E-Tech D Wide 4x2 curtainside rigid, the first fully electric HGV on its fleet.The new 19 tonne E-Tech D Wide was selected to provide the first net zero delivery ...
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Brit European installs Axtec weighbridge at Vita Nova Centre
Logistics firm Brit European has installed a weighbridge at its Vita Nova Centre in Middlewich to ensure its vehicles stay within legal weight limits.The new Axtec Series 5000 Dynamic Axle weighbridge is also allowing the company to configure a new vehicle transporter design, to optimise loading positions and maximise payload ...
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LCV market grows for eight month in August
The UK new light commercial vehicle (LCV) market grew for the eighth consecutive month in August, despite it tending to be a smaller volume month ahead of the September plate change, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has revealed.However, whilst the sale of electric vans grew during the ...
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New tech offers fleet drivers speedy workshop bookings
A joint venture between tech firm epyx and REALtime Communications has launched technology that allows truck and van drivers to book directly into workshop diaries online "in a matter of moments."The service has been created by integrating epyx’s 1link Service Network platform - which is used by fleets totalling more ...
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Hydrogen conglomerate UHL launches in UK with £250m spend
Global hydrogen business developer United H2 Limited (UHL), is planning to expand its presence in the UK and Europe, with a target spend of £250m over the next year and a focus on the hydrogen mobility sector.UHL is the world’s largest hydrogen conglomerate with a significant position in 37 hydrogen ...
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XPO partners with green energy provider Ares Power
XPO has joined forces with Ares Power to provide logistics services to the company as it expands its green energy operations across the UK and Ireland.Ares Power is part of Kingdom Energy, which is owned by Shanghai Electric. The company provides a range of energy-saving products for domestic use including ...
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School of Thought calls for firms to offer repair shop work experience in 2024
School of Thought, which promotes recruitment in the automotive repair industry, is calling on the logistics industry to commit to offering one week’s work experience in its repair workshops in 2024.The campaign, known as The Year of Automotive Work Experience, was launched earlier this month by The School of Thought ...
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What Crisis? Northants firm rebrands as Xtra Express Logistics
Northampton-based logistics firm Crisis Logistics has changed its name to Xtra Express Logistics following its acquisition of parcel and pallet company Action Express Northampton earlier this year.The newly named Xtra Express Logistics will continue to operate from both sites in Hannington and Brackmills Industrial Estate, offering a portfolio of services ...
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Yuill & Dodds keeps tight hold on clients despite “difficult” market in 2022
Scottish haulier Yuill & Dodds saw both turnover and pre-tax profit fall in 2022, thanks to “difficult market conditions”, the company revealed in its latest annual results.The Hamilton, Lanarkshire-based company operates a fleet of over 100 vehicles and specialises in haulage, material removal and supply, waste disposal, tipping facilities and ...
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Knowles Transport rebadges as Knowles Logistics
Third party logistics provider Knowles Transport has changed its name to Knowles Logistics to better reflect the range of services the company offers, including its warehousing division, which now accounts for almost 40% of the business.The Cambridgeshire-based company, which offers end-to-end supply chain logistics solutions across the UK, currently boasts over ...
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Rotom Europe acquires goplasticpallets.com and All Pallets
Rotom Europe has purchased goplasticpallets.com and its sister company All Pallets, in a move aimed at expanding the Dutch pallet giant's load carrier services in the UK.The purchase will see the operations of both companies gradually integrated with Rotom. Owners Jim Hardisty, Chris Adam and Denzil Davies will continue to ...
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New ONS data reveals another HGV driver shortage crisis looming
Revised data from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) has revealed that the threshold for triggering another driver shortage crisis is lower than its original data shows.The recently published revised statistics show the driver shortage crisis in 2021/22 was triggered by a 15% drop in driver numbers, rather than the ...
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Hundreds of Wilko warehouse jobs at risk as bid for failed retailer misses deadline
More than 1,300 workers at two Wilko distribution centres are in danger of losing their jobs after a bid by private equity firm M2 Capital to buy the entire company fell through this week.The two distribution centres, located in Worksop, Nottinghamshire and Magor in Newport, employ around 1,300 staff across ...
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DHL Express revamps its international same day service
DHL Express has upgraded its international same day service for UK customers with urgent delivery needs, or with items that can't be sent through the its Express network.Launched this month, DHL’s new customer portal offers regular customers a simplified booking process where they can easily access information on scheduled collections ...