All Industry News articles – Page 61
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ArticlePolice arrest 34 as Animal Rebellion targets trucks delivering milk to dairies
Shutterstock/William BartonPolice have arrested 34 individuals following a protest at a Müller Dairy site in Worcestershire which saw animal rights activists glue themselves to lorries.The Animal Rebellion protest began early on Sunday morning (4 September) with activists targeting Arla’s Aylesbury site, before they switched targets and started protesting at depots ...
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ArticleBodybuilder Total Vehicle Solutions rebrands as TVS Interfleet
Total Vehicle Solutions Group has rebranded as TVS Interfleet, as the CV bodybuilder positions itself to offer greener products to the industry.It has also launched a bespoke bodywork division called Purpose Bodies, which will build lightweight WVTA products that deliver more efficiently.TVS Group has collaborated with OEMs to develop lightweight ...
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ArticleBe thankful for landslide solution to Scottish Highlands arterial road
Transport Scotland has announced its intention to appoint Atkins WSP Joint Ventures to a £25m contract that will secure a long term solution to a Highlands road plagued by landslides.The investment is an estimate of the overall contract value for the design, promotion, procurement and construction supervision of medium and ...
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ArticleNew transport secretary appointed in Truss reshuffle
Anne-Marie Trevelyan MP has been appointed as transport secretary under new PM Liz Truss’s reshuffled cabinet.Previously secretary of state for international trade, Trevelyan tweeted that she was “thrilled” about her new role and added: “Transport is crucial to our lives - bringing people together, creating jobs & connecting the UK ...
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ArticleAnother night to remember at the Motor Transport Awards
DPD UK once again led the charge at the 2022 MT Awards, picking up three trophies – Clean Fleet Van Operator of the Year, Urban Operator of the Year and, for the ninth time in the last 10 years, the Customer Care Award.DPD UK's total haul (including its forerunner Parceline) ...
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ArticleIt's a wrap for Panattoni Park Borehamwood
Panattoni has fully let its 335,430 sq ft logistics park in Borehamwood after signing lease agreements for the last three units with one of Europe’s largest television and film production companies.It has leased 300,000 sq ft at Panattoni Park Borehamwood in three units, two of which are already built and ...
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ArticleTritax Symmetry to deliver major logistics building in south Yorkshire
Logistics development firm Tritax Symmetry is to speculatively build a 132,750 sq ft logistics facility on the last remaining plot at Symmetry Park Doncaster.Symmetry Park, which is located at Junction 34 of the A1 (M), is a £70m industrial and distribution scheme being delivered by Tritax Symmetry.The developer has committed ...
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ArticleVolvo hooks up with Girl Torque to promote women in the haulage industry
Volvo Trucks is partnering with Girl Torque in a bid to encourage more women to join the haulage industry.Founded last year by HGV driver Karen Sutherland (pictured) of Aberdeenshire-based haulier Ian S Roger, Girl Torque aims to promote the role of women in the transport and logistics sector and raise ...
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ArticleNew warehouse for Belfast Harbour as Brexit red tape drives up trade
Belfast Harbour is set to build a new £9m warehouse at Westbank Road on the Harbour Estate to help meet growing demand from logistics operators as roro traffic at the port reaches an all-time high, following Brexit.Belfast Harbour authorities saw record trade volumes last year, with 25.6 million tonnes handled ...
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ArticleHauliers face “severe disruption” at Liverpool Port as workers vote to strike this month
Container hauliers will face “severe disruption” at Liverpool Port this month after more than 560 port operatives and maintenance engineers voted in favour of staging a two-week strike.The warning was made by union Unite as it revealed that its members at the port had voted to take strike action from ...
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"Monopolistic gatekeepers" are preventing warehouse rooftop solar panel roll out, says UKWA
Distribution Network Operators (DNO) are "extortionate and highly ineffective monopolist gatekeepers" who are preventing the warehousing sector from investing in energy generation and connecting to the energy grid.The accusation comes in a report published this week by the UK Warehousing Association (UKWA) which argues that the UK’s solar PV ...
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Operators given choice of fleet compliance schemes by TfL
Fleet operators have been given a choice of compliance schemes by Transport for London (TfL) following its decision to accredit fleet quality standard Mission Zero.The move makes Mission Zero equivalent to FORS Silver and compliant with TfL’s work-related road risk (WRRR) contract clauses.Mission Zero is also recognised by CLOCS (Construction ...
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SMMT calls on new PM to take urgent action as August van registrations plummet
As new van registrations plunged for the eight successive month in 2022, vehicle manufacturers called on the new Prime Minister Liz Truss to urgently tackle energy costs and inflation and speed up the charging infrastructure roll out.The call comes on the day Liz Truss was confirmed as the new Prime ...
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ArticleChancerygate and Bridges Fund Management plan new South Manchester industrial site
Chancerygate is continuing its acquisition drive with the purchase of a 7.85-acre site in Adlington, Cheshire, in a joint venture with investment firm Bridges Fund Management.The site will be speculatively developed to provide 165,000sq ft of Grade A industrial and warehousing space.This latest acquisition closely follows the announcement last month ...
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ArticlePort of Middlesborough expands transport fleet as it moves to diversify
AV Dawson, which owns and operates the Port of Middlesbrough, has expanded its transport fleet by 25% to support its diversification and expansion strategy.The family firm, which employs around 200 staff, said the ten new Scania R500 XT trucks - five of which are ADR compliant - are a multi-million-pound ...
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ArticleRoadchef pilots loyalty scheme for HGV drivers on the motorway
Motorway service area operator Roadchef is piloting a new HGV driver loyalty scheme which it claims is the first of its kind offered by any operator on the UK motorway network.Dubbed the Truckmasters Club, the scheme, which will initially run as a one-year pilot, has been developed by Roadchef after ...
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Article'Don't delay recruiting dangerous goods safety advisors,' Hazchem tells industry
The Hazchem Network has urged the industry to avoid a late scramble to recruit dangerous goods safety advisers (DGSA) when new rules come into force in January.Firms that transport, pack, fill, load or unload dangerous goods are required to appoint a DGSA, but the rules will change on 1 January ...
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ArticleGXO project officer seconded to Transaid's driver training project in Uganda
A GXO graduate management trainee has swapped Kent for Kampala while she undergoes a six-month secondment to train HGV drivers in Uganda.Tessa Wilson (pictured left) is working as a project officer for the second phase of Transaid’s professional driver training Uganda project, which is helping the country to respond to ...
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ArticleComplaints about agency drivers prompts RHA to produce official advice
Guidance for hauliers relying on agency drivers has been produced following complaints from firms about the quality and conduct of agency staff.The RHA said members had reported several issues after relying on temporary drivers and its best practice guidance covered the questions firms should ask driver agencies; the information agencies ...
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ArticleAquarius IT warns of 'serious glitch' in GEN2 tachographs
Software specialist Aquarius has warned of a “serious technical glitch” affecting operators relying on GEN2 tachographs.It said the issue occurs when a tachograph attempts to authenticate remotely with an expired company card that has been left in the hosting rack of a remote download service provider.Aquarius said that if the ...