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Industry news – Page 42
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ArticleSAGA advances into UK with takeover of Mercedes-Benz dealer Sparshatt Truck & Van
New venture: (From left) Ronan Chabot, president-director general of parent company RCM, and Philippe Canetti of SAGA Mercedes-Benz TrucksKent-based Sparshatt Truck & Van has been acquired by SAGA Mercedes-Benz in a move signalling the expansion of the French dealership group into the UK market.Sparshatt Truck & Van employs more than ...
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ArticleDP World reports 5% rise in UK volumes
DP World saw a 5% rise in the volume of trade handled by its two hubs in the UK last year, aided by an expanding supply chain.London Gateway alone reported a 14% rise in volumes to 2,053,000 TEU – the first time it has ever exceeded two million units in ...
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Upgrade your licence or lose it: RHA welcomes TC warning to skip and grab hire firms
The RHA has welcomed a warning from Traffic Commissioner Nick Denton (pictured) that skip and grab hire firms using restricted licences to transport waste must upgrade to a standard national licence or risk having their licences revoked.The clamp down follows a recent public inquiry in Cambridge, over the business activities ...
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ArticleFarmers' co-operative takes delivery of 36 Fruehauf tippers
Co-operative business Openfield is taking delivery of 36 sloper smoothsider tippers from Fruehauf as part of its fleet expansion plans.The organisation, which is owned by around 4,000 British farmers, sells approximately 17% of the UK marketed grain every year to some of the largest food and drink brands as ...
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Delays in new customs declaration system will add to uncertainty over imports and exports
HMRC has delayed the introduction of its new import/export system following consultation with the border industry, resulting in more uncertainty for freight companies.Hauliers importing and exporting goods were warned last year to switch from the government’s existing customs handling import and export (CHIEF) system to the customs declarations service (CDS) ...
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ArticleLeyland Trucks opens doors to future careers with 24 new apprenticeships
Leyland Trucks has opened its recruitment process for 24 apprentices to begin in assembly operator, automotive engineer and facilities and maintenance roles.The company is also on the lookout for two design engineer apprentices, who will work on new innovations for diesel and electric trucks.It added that following the success of ...
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ArticleSelf-driving vehicles being blocked by out-of-date regulations
The law is not keeping up with the rapid development of self-driving vehicles and regulation is needed to support sectors such as robot deliveries, an influential group of MPs has been told.Starship Technologies said the forthcoming Transport Bill presented “a great opportunity” to introduce appropriate regulation to reflect the growth ...
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ArticleHauliers demand solutions to Northern Ireland Protocol issues
Northern Ireland minister Steve Baker MP was pressed by hauliers on the NI Protocol and a negotiated outcome that aids logistics firms this week at Logistics UK’s freight council in Belfast.Baker discussed the key issues facing the sector, including the prospects for a negotiated outcome between the UK and the ...
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ArticleOptimize recruits Rachel Riley as brand ambassador
Routing and scheduling specialists Optimize has appointed 8 out of 10 Cats co-host and maths wiz Rachel Riley (pictured) to be its brand ambassador.Riley, also known for her role on Countdown, is an Oxford university graduate of applied mathematics and Optimize said she understood the crucial role algorithms play in ...
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ArticleMicrolise urges operators to vote for their driver of the year
Great Bear driver Marek Mackiewicz receives the 2022 Microlise Driver of the Year Award from HRH The Princess RoyalNominations for Microlise Group’s driver of the year (DOTY) competition have opened.Now in its ninth year, the telematics firm said its awards recognised and rewarded the most dedicated drivers working in the ...
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ArticleWaste firms face stricter rules on 'hire and reward'
Skip and grab hire firms operating under restricted authorisation and transporting waste are being warned by the traffic commissioners to upgrade their licences – or face revocation.TC Nick Denton said a more “robust and consistent manner” was being applied now to the definition of ‘hire and reward’ and applications for ...
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ArticleMicrolise defies economic headwinds to boost revenue and customer base
Transport management software provider Microlise Group grew revenue by 5% last year despite industry headwinds caused by microchip supply chain issues and delays in project deployment with non-OEM customers.According to its latest trading update the group - which is to publish its full year results in March - saw revenue ...
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ArticlePolice report on “alarmingly high levels” of cargo theft calls for secure lorry parks, greater policing and tougher sentences
Hauliers in England and Wales are suffering an “alarmingly high level” of cargo thefts from lorries, according to a report published by the National Vehicle Crime Intelligence Service (NaVCIS).The report is calling for all UK lorry parking to be upgraded to a nationally recognised secure status, for greater policing resources ...
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ArticleMaxus expands UK dealer network with Euro Commercials partnership
(From left) Mark Barrett, Harris Maxus, Lord Mayor of Liverpool Cllr, Roy Gladden and Denise HarrisMaxus has announced its latest partnership with Euro Commercials, as it continues to expand its dealer network in the UK.Euro Commercials is based in South Wales and operates at five different locations in Cardiff, Newport ...
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ArticleDrinks firm fined over fatal forklift truck accident
A wine and drinks supplier has been fined £800,000 after an HGV driver was killed by a forklift truck at a depot in Salford.Kingsland Drinks in Irlam, Manchester, pleaded guilty to breaching sections of the Health and Safety at Work Act at a sentencing hearing at Manchester Magistrates’ Court this ...
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ArticleAsda welcomes first military recruit after injecting £40,000 into veterans' charity
The first of 10 former military personnel to start a new job as an HGV driver has got behind the wheel of an Asda lorry, after the supermarket funded £40,000 into a veterans’ charity.Asda made the donation to Veterans into Logistics in November last year and the charity said former ...
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ArticleTransport minister calls on "lorry drivers' voice" to help transform roadside facilities
The transport minister gave a keynote speech at an event this week to highlight the essential roadside facilities required by HGV drivers.Hollies truckstop in Cannock was the location for the event, which called for the "lorry driver’s voice" to be at the heart of improving rest stops.Roads minister Richard Holden ...
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ArticleTransaid urges supporters to use 25th anniversay as fundraising hook
Transaid is celebrating a quarter of a century since it formed by asking its supporters to hold their own fundraising activities around the number 25.Over the course of its life so far, the international development organisation has delivered life-saving work with partners and governments in more than 20 countries across ...
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ArticleFirms hit with heavy fines after worker is killed by glass falling from truck
Two firms have been fined and an MD handed a suspended prison sentence after a worker died when 17 panes of glass fell from a lorry onto him.Tawanda Chamwandayita suffered fatal crush injuries when the units of glass tumbled from a shipping container that was being unloaded at the site ...
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ArticleApprentice of the Year hat trick for Motus Scunthorpe technician
Newly graduated HGV technician, Joshua Barber (pictured) has scooped Motus Commercials' Apprentice of the Year for a record third time.The accolade comes only four months after Motus Commercials won the 2022 Motor Transport ‘Apprenticeship of the Year’ Award.Barber began his career with the firm in 2019, when he enrolled on ...