All Industry News articles – Page 146
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Brexit uncertainty and skills shortage help drive logistics sector confidence to new low
Optimism in the logistics sector is at its lowest level in 12 years, according to the latest Logistics Confidence Index, with companies citing uncertainty over Brexit and the ongoing driver shortage as key contributors to falling levels of confidence.The index, produced by Barclays and BDO, is based on a survey ...
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ArticleIVECO unveils flagship Stralis successor, the S-WAY
IVECO has revealed its S-WAY truck at an event in Madrid (2 July), heralding the introduction of a new series of heavy trucks.The new IVECO, which replaces the Stralis, features a new cab design, and improved aerodynamics that the manufacturer has claimed will improve fuel efficiency by up to 4% ...
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ArticleSimarco Worldwide to open new distribution centre at Stoke 108
Simarco Worldwide has taken a 10-year lease on a 108,000sq ft depot in Stoke, with plans to commence operations there from October.The Staffordshire site will be the group’s DC for the north of England, Manchester and the Midlands, as well as providing a home for its European logistics business.The operator ...
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ArticleEnterprise completes SHB Hire buy, creating major new player in CV rental market
Enterprise Rent-A-Car UK has completed its acquisition of SHB Hire, creating a commercial vehicle rental giant.Romsey-based SHB Hire has a fleet of more than 18,500 commercial vehicles. It has 16 locations nationwide and offers light commercial vehicles, HGVs, 4x4s, tippers and specialist lorries.The two businesses will now be integrated as ...
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Brexit: scramble to mitigate no-deal logistics impact steps up a gear
Mounting concerns that the country will leave the European Union (EU) without a deal in October has prompted major logistics provider Uniserve to contact its customers for details of their shipments up until the end of the year.With fewer than 100 business days left until the revised 31 October deadline ...
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ArticleTransport Committee calls for long-term funding to cure plague of potholes
The Transport Committee has called on the DfT to commit to a five-year funding model to tackle the chronic issue of potholes across the local road network in England.Describing the current estimated £9bn backlog as a “plague of potholes” the select committee said today (1 July) that the current “make ...
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Scania and MAN owner Traton lists with capitalisation of £13.5bn
Volkswagen has completed an IPO for subsidiary Traton today (28 June), placing 57.5 million shares at a price of €27 (£24) each and raising £1.55bn.Volkswagen remains the majority shareholder in the business, which owns Scania and MAN, having sold 11.5% of the company. It is now listed on the Stockholm ...
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Doctors on Wheels medicals no longer acceptable, warns DVLA
HGV drivers have been warned by the DVLA that it will no longer accept medical reports from Doctors on Wheels, raising concerns that thousands of HGV drivers could be behind the wheel but unfit to drive.The DVLA’s warning follows police raids on the firm’s offices in Swindon, Leicester and Huddersfield ...
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13% of trucks entering London's Ultra Low Emission Zone had to pay access charge during the first month
In the first month of operation 13% of all trucks entering London's Ultra-Low Emission Zone each day weren't Euro-6, motortransport.co.uk has learnt.London's ULEZ was launched in April this year and operates within the same footprint as the London Congestion Charge Zone. However, unlike the congestion charge zone the ULEZ operates ...
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ArticleLockwood Haulage extends 2 Sisters Food Group relationship
Lockwood Haulage has won a five-year storage contract from 2 Sisters Food Group.Under the arrangement, which commenced this month, Lockwood Haulage is storing goods for the Foxes Biscuits, Matthew Walker and Gunstones Bakery businesses at its 110,000sq ft Denby warehouse.The haulier, which is a Palletforce member, has provided warehouse and ...
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Leeds and Birmingham "significantly postpone" clean air zone start dates
Leeds and Birmingham councils are to "significantly postpone" the January 2020 start dates of their clean air zones (CAZs) after a government delay to an essential online tool it is developing.In a joint statement issued today (18 June), the two councils said they had been on track to roll out ...
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ArticleWincanton launches VAST new warehousing initiative
Wincanton has gone live with its Virtual Access to Storage and Transport (VAST) service, a new initiative that sees the 3PL playing matchmaker for customers looking for warehouse space.Wincanton said the platform matches buyers with sellers, allowing companies seeking storage to find it quickly and landlords to advertise underutilised space ...
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Smart tachographs will not deliver massive efficiency savings, says FTA
The FTA has refuted the European Commission’s claim that logistics firms will save a total of €500m (£447m) through increased efficiencies due to the introduction of a new generation of smart tachographs.While the FTA agrees with the EC that the requirement to fit smart tachographs to all new HGVs ...
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Volkswagen offers 15% slice of Traton Group in IPO launch
Volkswagen has scaled back its IPO ambitions for its truck division Traton Group, which includes the brands MAN and Scania, and is now offering 15% of the company’s shares.Originally, Volkswagen had intended to offer 25% of Traton to investors.The manufacturer has now published a prospectus and launched its offer ...
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Pallet tail-lift delivery guidance faces further delay
The long-awaited publication of the HSE’s updated tail-lift delivery guidance is facing further delay, some five years after HSE launched a review.HSE confirmed this week that it has “comments” that it wants the RHA working group on to consider, after which the guidance will be put through “internal governance procedures” ...
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ArticleBullet Express to build £5m multi-temperature warehouse to meet surge in demand
Bullet Express has bought 180,000sq ft of land behind its Baillieston, Glasgow storage centre with plans to build a £5m multi-temperature warehouse to meet rocketing demand from customers.The company moved to the 21,000 pallet site at Baillieston in 2016 and MD David McCutcheon said it was now at client capacity, ...
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No-deal Brexit will cause 'paralysis at the border' in Northern Ireland with lengthy delays for HGVs seeking passage
A no-deal Brexit could result in one lorry every 30 seconds being subjected to checks at the border in Northern Ireland, according to the FTA.Seamus Leheny, FTA policy manager, predicted “paralysis at the border” if the UK crashes out of the EU later this year without a deal and therefore ...
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ArticleTNT and Royal Mail take Freight titles at 2019 everywoman in Transport & Logistics Awards
The 14 winners of this year’s everywoman in Transport & Logistics Awards have been announced today (13 June), with TNT and Royal Mail taking the top spots for the Freight Award.Now in its 12th year, the awards champion women in the transport and logistics sector, recognising industry role models.The Freight ...
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ArticleDFDS to be first operator to use autonomous vehicle Vera in port operation
DFDS will be the first operator to use autonomous vehicle, Vera, in a delivery operation on public roads, Volvo Trucks’ has said.The fully electric, connected vehicle will be used to transport containers from a DFDS distribution centre to a port terminal in Gothenburg, Sweden.Although the date Vera will enter full ...
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ArticleUK becomes first country to enshrine 2050 net zero greenhouse gas target in law
The government has committed to a target of net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.It today (12 June) updated the 2008 Climate Change Act, which previously aimed for an 80% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions based on 1990 levels.This new law makes the UK the first major country to propose ...