All Industry News articles – Page 133
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Romanian trucker who tried to smuggle alleged child sex offender out of UK jailed for six years
A Romanian lorry driver who tried to smuggle a group of migrants, including a man suspected of child sex offences, out of the UK, has been jailed for six years.Canterbury Crown Court heard that Sebastian Gabriel Podar, 48, from Tuzrii in Romania, was arrested as part of a National Crime ...
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MT ArticleBaytree to open two new facilities in Milton Keynes in December
Warehouse developer Baytree is set to open two new-build units, covering a combined 180,000 sq ft, in Milton Keynes in December this year.The company has announced building work is set to begin shortly following the award of the building contract to Glencar Construction this week.Baytree said the 10.4 acre site, ...
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MT ArticlePanattoni to deliver three new Basingstoke warehouses "at speed" to create over 200 jobs
Industrial developer Panattoni is fast-tracking plans to open three new carbon zero warehouses in Basingstoke by next summer, predicting the development could create 215 full-time jobs.Panattoni and Legal & General’s Industrial Property Investment Fund (IPIF) has bought an 11-acre site at V Park Basingstoke, which will accommodate three net carbon ...
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MT ArticlePolice release footage of HGV driver veering into path of police videoing him
A lorry driver talking on his mobile phone while driving on the M40 in Warwickshire almost collided with police videoing him in an unmarked HGV.The footage captures one of 21,000 offences recorded by officers in HGV cabs since Highways England rolled out the national safety initiative, Operation Tramline.In another clip, ...
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Trailerblazer Group celebrates as funding for C+E LGV Driver apprenticeship rises to £7,000
Ministers have agreed to increase funding for HGV apprenticeships to £7,000, after the road haulage Trailblazer Group (TBG) rejected the previously announced level of £6,000.The group, which helped develop the apprenticeship standard, welcomed the announcement by the education secretary and urged the sector to engage in the process to help ...
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MT ArticleTruck involved in fly tipping crushed after owners fail to reclaim it
An eight-wheel tipper truck has been crushed by the Environment Agency (EA) under new powers to combat fly tipping.The vehicle is believed to belong to an organised crime group operating in the South East and was discovered near Iwade, outside Sittingbourne in Kent, during a waste crime investigation.The truck was ...
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MT ArticleLogistics UK calls for delegated testing to clear LGV test backlog
The DVSA’s ability to resolve a huge backlog in vocational driver tests has been questioned by Logistics UK, which called for expanding delegated testing to fix the crisis.Since driver testing resumed, the DVSA said it had increased the number of tests available by extending operating hours, but it also acknowledged ...
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MT ArticleNew umbrella brand for Zenith CV operations after Cartwright deal
Zenith has brought all its CV operations together under the Zenith Commercial brand, following last year’s acquisition of various Cartwright businesses.Zenith Commercial comprises the existing legal entities Contract Vehicles and Contract Vehicles Fleet Services which will both now trade as Zenith Commercial Fleet Solutions, and Contract Vehicles Rentals which will ...
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MT ArticleTraining provider Total People receives £750,000 for HGV apprentice hub
(From left) Councillor Paula Appleby, Greater Manchester Transport Committee; Fifth Gear presenter Vicki Butler-Henderson; Philip Johnson, Chair of LTE Group Board; John Thornhill, LTE Group chief executive; Barry Lynch, Total People Chair; and Melanie Nicholson, Total People MDHGV engineering apprentices have been given a six-figure boost after North West training ...
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MT ArticleM5 police catch HGV driver watching F1 documentary at the wheel
A lorry driver was stopped by the police patrolling the M5 after he was observed watching a Formula 1 documentary on his mobile phone while behind the wheel.The outrageous stunt was highlighted by Gloucestershire police as one of the ‘fatal four’ causes of road deaths and injury – use of ...
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MT ArticlePanattoni to open M1 corridor site with plans to create over 900 jobs
Developer Panattoni has bought a 31-acre site at junction 28 of the M1 in response to “strong demand” for warehousing in the area.The site will house two new build warehouses, due to be completed by the end of 2022.Dubbed Panattoni Park J28 Central M1, this is the latest addition to ...
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MT ArticleSMMT gives cautious welcome to rise in truck registrations
New heavy goods vehicle (HGV) registrations increased by 9.5% in the first three months of 2021, signalling signs of recovery from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to figures released today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).The increase saw some 10,064 units registered in the first ...
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Lorry driver who hid £1m of cocaine in cab jailed for nine years
A Lithuanian lorry driver has been jailed for nine years after being found guilty of smuggling 24 kilos of cocaine worth £1m into the UK in his cab.Robertas Trimailovas, aged 46, of Alytus, Lithuania, was stopped at Dover’s Eastern Docks on 5 April this year.Border Force officers searched the cab ...
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MT ArticleTruck driver found guilty of dangerous driving after making “U-turn that went wrong”
A recovery truck driver whose vehicle became stuck after he tried to drive through a gap in the central reservation of the A9 near Dunblane, to get to the southbound carriageway has been found guilty of dangerous driving this week.Perth Sheriff Court heard that James Macfarlane had been driving on ...
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MT ArticleTransport sector could cost Treasury up to £1.2bn in Bounce Back Loan Scheme defaults, researchers warn
The transport industry could cost the Treasury £1.2bn in Covid-19 loan defaults, according to research by Business Rescue Expert.The research looked at the rate at which small businesses have used the government’s Bounce Back Loan Scheme (BBLS) since its launch in May 2020.As the first repayments under the BBLS scheme ...
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MT ArticleLogistics UK restarts classroom training
With lockdown measures easing and face-to-face meetings back on the agenda, Logistics UK is once again promoting its classroom-based compliance training courses.It said the courses were being scheduled in line with government Covid guidelines and that spaces on popular courses such as Driver CPC and transport manager CPC were likely ...
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MT Article19,000 transport and logistics SMEs facing collapse as sector giants 'eat up' growth
There has been a jump of almost a quarter in the number of transport and logistics SMEs experiencing significant financial distress compared to the end of last year, according to a new analysis.RealBusinessRescue.co.uk, set up by Begbies Traynor to advise business leaders in financial distress, also said the number of ...
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MT ArticlePolice release footage of A1 HGV crash involving driver who fell asleep after drinking whisky and Coke at wheel
An HGV driver who drank whisky and then fell asleep at the wheel before colliding with the central reservation, has lost his licence.Lauri Martel, 40, was arrested by police in a layby on the A1M northbound near Peterborough, after being breathalysed and found to be almost twice the legal drink ...
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MT ArticleGenie Insights develops solar panels to power fridges, tail lifts and ancillaries
Fleet technology supplier Genie Insights said it had taken advantage of new solar panel technology to develop a range of custom-designed panels for commercial vehicles.The solar products use Copper Indium Gallium Selenide (CIGS) technology instead of glass-based panels, meaning they are lightweight, flexible and robust without fracturing or cracking.It said ...
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MT ArticleResidents win battle to stop night-time deliveries at major warehouse
A planning appeal by developers wanting to overhaul vehicle movements at a controversial warehouse in Milton Keynes so that lorries could operate 24/7 has been dismissed.Jersey-based GUPI 6 wanted to vary restrictions at the huge shed in Blakelands, so that HGVs could enter or exit the site outside of the ...