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MT ArticleUnion Unite throws its weight behind #TruckedOff campaign
The Unite union has given its backing to HGV drivers’ grassroots campaign #TruckedOff, which aims to highlight the “dreadful employment conditions” being endured in the industry.As part of its support, the union is urging all professional drivers to park up at 11am on Monday 1 November and take their statutory ...
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Stan Robinson overcomes challenges of Covid to put in "exceptional" performance
Stan Robinson put in an “exceptional” financial performance for the year ending 31 May 2021, with profits rising by more than 200%.Its latest results showed that revenues also increased, by 10.3% to £25.9m, from £23.4m the year before.Pre-tax profit soared to £2.3m, compared with £748,000 in the previous period.The company, ...
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MT ArticleDPD takes a 360-degree view of van safety
DPD has partnered with AI tech firm Wayve and installed 360-degree cameras on its vans in London, as part of a pilot to increase the safety of its drivers and other road users.The two companies are working together to find out how innovations in computer vision and machine learning can ...
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MT ArticleCullimore gets involved with National Lorry Week
Primary school kids were taught about safety around HGVs and job opportunities in haulage when the official vehicle for National Lorry Week rolled into Gloucestershire last week.After visiting local haulier The Cullimore Group, the truck’s next drop was nearby Whitminster Endowed Church of England Primary School, where the pupils were ...
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MT ArticleRecovery operator CMG sticks with Teletrac Navman
Breakdown and recovery firm CMG has renewed its contract with Teletrac Navman to increase visibility of its fleet and comply with London’s Direct Vision Standard.The system enables CMG’s fleet managers to track 166 commercial vehicles and trailers and gain real-time data on vehicle location, driver performance and idling time.CMG has ...
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K+N 'back on track' after sale of UK contract logistics business
Kuehne+Nagel said it was back on track after results for the third quarter showed that the group increased net revenues by 47%.Its road logistics division saw net turnover increase by 16% during the period to CHF 922m (£727m) and gross profit rose by 14% to CHF 311m (£245m).The group said ...
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MT ArticleNew HGV drivers to be allowed to go straight to artic test from November
The DVSA has released more information about how the rules regarding learning to drive an HGV will change next month in order to help resolve the skills shortage.Subject to parliamentary approval, from 15 November the law will change so that candidates will begin learning to drive in an articulated lorry, ...
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MT ArticleIslington takes first electric repowered refuse truck from RVS
Refuse Vehicle Solutions (RVS) has delivered the first refurbished and repowered twin-pack refuse vehicle to Islington Council.Following a site expansion, RVS is now focusing on meeting the increasing demand for its conversion process with a solution that turns just about any existing vehicle into an environmentally-friendly, zero-emission machine.The former Dennis ...
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MT ArticleGovernment zero-carbon plan aims to 'transform' last mile deliveries
Grants to help companies shift freight from road to more sustainable alternatives are to be made available after the government announced its next big push towards a zero-carbon economy.As well as investing £350m to support the electrification of UK vehicles and their supply chain and another £620m in grants for ...
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MT ArticleHundreds of potential new HGV drivers attend Leicestershire recruitment event
A recruitment drive in Leicestershire this month attracted hundreds of potential HGV drivers, according to event organisers.Translink Express Logistics helped spearhead the Let’s Talk Logistics day at Fosse Park Shopping Centre on 12 October, along with the department for work and pensions, Leicestershire county council, Aggregates Industries and Samworth Brothers ...
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MT ArticleBrighton refuse collection strike resolved with improved pay offer
HGV drivers in charge of emptying bins and removing waste in Brighton have ended almost two weeks of strike action after agreeing an improved pay deal.The dispute, which led to piles of waste on the streets, was resolved after the GMB union and the council agreed unilateral round changes and ...
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MT Article'Prepare for big changes and big opportunities,' Multimodal panel tells operators
The future of the transport and logistics sector will hinge on data, technology and increased collaboration, according to industry experts speaking at this week’s Multimodal exhibition at Birmingham NEC.In a wide-ranging panel debate entitled ‘The state of logistics in a post Covid and Brexit world’, Logistics UK chief executive David ...
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MT ArticleOcado expands Bedeo electric van fleet
Electric vehicle supplier and manufacturer Bedeo has announced a new deal to provide refrigerated vans to Ocado.Building on an inital order of 15 in 2019, this latest deal will see the number of Bedeo EVs in Ocado's fleet rise to 32 by the end of 2021.Operating from the Park Royal ...
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MT ArticleGovernment plans for “unfettered cabotage” will punish UK hauliers, RHA tells MPs
Government plans for “unfettered cabotage” will be “shockingly damaging” to the UK haulage industry and undermine the progress being made to tackle the UK’s driver shortage, the RHA warned MPs this week.Speaking at a Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee hearing yesterday (19 October) on the impact of supply chain ...
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MT ArticleCo-op delivery drivers win 5% pay rise
More than 1,000 HGV drivers employed by the Co-op on its delivery contract have secured a 5% pay increase.This is the latest of a series of HGV driver pay increases secured by Unite on behalf of its members, including wage rises for DHL workers on the Dartford Sainsbury’s contract, North ...
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MT ArticleOnLogistics wins deal to run UK sorting station for used vehicle parts
Solihull integrated logistics provider OnLogistics has signed a deal with Circular Economy Solutions (C-ECO) to provide and operate a UK sorting station for used automotive parts.C-ECO’s CoremanNet service collects over four million used automotive parts, known as cores, every year. It checks their technical and commercial condition and then provides ...
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Clipper Logistics offers flexible pay to 9,000 employees in bid to boost financial wellbeing
Clipper Logistics is offering all its staff the ability to access their pay ahead of pay day in what it claims is an industry first.The move to offer flexible pay and break out of the locked pay cycle is part of the company’s major push to improve the financial wellbeing ...
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Panther wins exclusive delivery deal with Sky to deliver Glass TV
Panther Logistics has sealed an exclusive partnership with Sky to deliver the broadcaster’s new Sky Glass TV.The Northampton-based transport company, which specialises in white glove, two-person deliveries, will be distributing Sky’s new streaming TV, dubbed Sky Glass to customers across the UK.Under the contract Panther Logistics will provide customers with ...
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Hauliers hit back at Europa chief’s attack on RHA
Hauliers are accusing Europa Worldwide chief executive Andrew Baxter of launching a politically motivated attack on the RHA following his open letter criticising the association’s handling of Brexit and the fuel crisis and his call for RHA chief executive Richard Burnett to resign.Baxter’s letter, published yesterday (18 October), accuses the ...
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MT ArticleSuttons Tankers appoints Chrisi Lloyd-Roberts as operations director
Suttons Tankers has promoted Chrisi Lloyd-Roberts to the role of operations director, leading a team of 700 drivers and 100 staff. She takes over the role from Steve Hassall, who was promoted to fleet director last month.Both promotions are part of a wider strategy to strengthen the company’s fleet ...