All Industry News articles – Page 119
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MT ArticleFleetCheck signs truck recovery deal with AA
A new pay-as-you-go (PAYG) affinity partnership has been announced between the AA and fleet software specialist FleetCheck.The initiative is designed to offer FleetCheck’s more than 1,300 customers the opportunity to access the AA’s breakdown recovery services at preferential rates based on a range of menu pricing options.Andy Kirby, customer success ...
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MT ArticleBIFA helps members launch a logistics recruitment drive in schools
The British International Freight Association (BIFA) is launching a campaign to encourage its members to work with schools to promote careers in logistics, forwarding and the supply chain.During September, as schools begin the new academic year, BIFA members will be sent information packs with ideas on how to promote their ...
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MT ArticleMarketFinance launches new short-term loan scheme targeting SME hauliers
MarketFinance is offering small and medium sized hauliers the chance to apply for its newly launched Flex Loan Scheme.The scheme offers short-term funding up to £100,000 to small and medium sized business. It operates in a similar way to a credit card or overdraft, with qualifying businesses having a pre-agreed ...
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MT ArticleSupply chain platform FourKites launches Innovation Partner Programme for creative customers
Supply chain visibility platform FourKites has signed up more than 60 customers to its new Innovation Partner Program, chosen for playing a key role in driving innovation on the company’s platform.Innovation Partners includes Henkel, AB InBev, Cardinal Health, EcoLab, Kimberly-Clark, Meijer, Smithfield, Canadian Forest Products and Andersen Corporation.FourKites said the ...
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MT ArticleLogistics sector defies Brexit skills shortage to deliver strong growth, BDO M&A report reveals
Merger and acquisition deals in the UK logistics sector remain strong in the first half of 2021, despite the loss of 80,000 EU workers post-Brexit who were employed in the logistics sector.However, the challenge to the logistics market will be how well companies manage the peak season in the face ...
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MT ArticleSapphire Vehicle Services takes on another eight apprentices
Eight aspiring technicians are set to begin their apprenticeships at Sapphire Vehicle Services this month.The eight candidates make up the latest intake onto the Derbyshire-based company’s apprenticeship scheme which was launched two years ago.Sapphire Vehicle Services, which maintains a range of large commercial vehicle operator’s fleets, began training its own ...
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MT ArticleRange anxiety a drag factor on fleets switching to electric vehicles, BP survey reveals
Half of fleet managers (50%) and almost two thirds of fleet drivers (64%) feel “excited and proud” about switching to electric vehicles, stating it is the right thing to do for the environment, but only just over a quarter of fleet drivers (28%) and a third of fleet managers (35%) ...
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MT ArticleJail for death crash HGV driver who caused motorway pile-up after using mobile phone
An HGV driver distracted by his mobile phone and who killed a devoted husband and wife in a “devastating collision” has been jailed.Steven Bennett, 29, pleaded guilty to two counts of causing death by dangerous driving following the crash in September 2019, which also led to a seven-vehicle pile-up on ...
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MT ArticleHGV drivers who pass proposed new tests can work abroad
HGV drivers that pass the government’s new streamlined tests designed to boost the numbers of candidates entering the industry will still be able to undertake international work, it has been confirmed.There have been concerns that simplifying the testing process for lorry drivers might not be accepted in Europe, but the ...
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MT ArticleRenault Trucks unveils 18-tonne electric D Wide Z.E
Renault Trucks is now offering an 18-tonne electric D Wide Z.E, joining its 16 and 26-tonne model stablemates.It is also offering a wider range of wheelbases and special connectivity for reefer bodies, with 3,900mm to 6,800mm now available.Equipped with a two-axle chassis, Renault Trucks said the 18-tonne Z.E. is ideal ...
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MT ArticleMaxus expands network with Bowson's Gloucestershire dealership
Maxus Group has expanded its dealer network further with the Bowson Group’s newest dealership, Maxus Gloucestershire, in the Forest of Dean.The dealership provides a full sales and aftersales service with plans for a dedicated Maxus showroom.Mark Barrett, general manager of Harris Maxus, said: “Bowson Group already works with two impressive ...
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MT ArticleDevolved powers must demand return of EU workers, claims London mayor
London’s mayor wants devolved powers to set up a “covid recovery visa” and fill vacancies in sectors struggling with serious shortages, such as haulage.Sadiq Khan (pictured) said when it came to immigration, politicians were now too scared to argue for what they knew was needed to solve the problem and ...
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MT ArticleLorry driver who hid £4m stash of cocaine in his bed jailed
An HGV driver who attempted to smuggle £4m worth of cocaine into the country in his bed has been jailed for 14-and-a-half years.Karol Niewiadomski (pictured), 30, from Poland, claimed he did not know the drugs were in his vehicle when it was searched by Border Force officials at Dover port ...
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MT ArticleForward Solutions launches supply chain management tool
Software tech provider Forward Solutions is offering customers a new digital supply chain management product that oversees their entire supply chain, from purchase order to delivery.Forward Vision is a web-based portal that provides real time control and processing of transactions and also allows logistics operators’ customers to have “true visibility” ...
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MT ArticleWork on £300m fourth berth at London Gateway to begin in October, DP World confirms
Construction on a £300m fourth berth at the London Gateway logistics hub will commence next month, as owner DP World attempts to increase supply chain resilience and boost capacity.The investment will enable the port to handle the world’s largest vessels and comes after record throughput of 888,000 in the first ...
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Police in unmarked HGV catch lorry driver with mobile phone to each ear
Police have released footage of an HGV driver holding two mobile phones, one to each ear, as he drove along the M5.The footage was filmed by officers in an unmarked National Highways truck and has been released this week ahead of the latest operation to monitor lorry drivers on the ...
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HGV driver test changes a "knee jerk" reaction by government in panic, says ParcelHero
The new HGV driving test requirements are a "panicked" reaction to a driver shortage created by the government's policy on Brexit, warns parcel delivery service ParcelHero this week.The criticism follows a recent government announcement that the rigid and articulated HGV driving tests will be combined in an effort to speed ...
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Government changes to import border controls "heaps" more work on operators, Logistics UK warns
The government's decision to push back the introduction of health certification of imported products of animal origin, including many food and drink items, is creating uncertainty and instability for operators, Logistics UK said this week.The warning follows the government's decision to move the deadline for the introduction of the new ...
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Drunk driver pleads with court not to ban him as he will lose "significant" earnings due to driver shortage
A Lithuanian lorry driver, arrested for driving a lorry whilst drunk, pleaded with the court not to ban him as the driver shortage meant he could lose out on "significant" earnings whilst in Britain.Manchester Magistrates Court heard that Lithuanian Vitas Urbonas, 48, was seen driving a MAN tractor unit in ...
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MT ArticleSDC sees 10,000th trailer roll off new production line
SDC Trailers has passed a manufacturing milestone after its 10,000th trailer rolled off the company’s new production line in Toomebridge, three years after the facility became operational.This latest landmark event comes as the company continues to see a surge in demand, with one new SDC trailer going into production every ...