Latest fleet news – Page 449
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MT ArticleHermes appoints Nancy Hobhouse as ESG chief
Parcel delivery company Hermes has appointed Nancy Hobhouse to drive the business's environmental, social, governance (ESG) agenda.Hobhouse takes up the newly created role of head of ESG, with a brief to develop a strong ESG strategy at the company and spearhead a number of key ESG initiatives.Her remit covers every ...
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The Fuel Store boosts HGV refuelling sites by over 1,700 with addition of Esso Card
Fuel card provider The Fuel Store is adding The Esso Card National Card to its network which will see it boost its network of 782 refuelling sites by another 1,172 sites.The new partnership with Esso Card owner WEX Europe Services, sees The Fuel Store increase its reach by 50%, to ...
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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 ArticleJJ Foodservice boosts fleet with 20 new Isuzu delivery trucks
Wholesaler JJ Foodservice has added 20 13.5 tonne Isuzu delivery vehicles to support its expansion plans as it continues its hunt for 20 new drivers.The Enfield-based company, which operates 140 delivery trucks across 11 UK branches, offers food, drink, packaging and cleaning products to businesses and the general public.The purchase ...
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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 ArticleEuropa Road ships 30,000 Europa Flow consignments in Q1
Europa Road has shipped 30,000 Europa Flow consignments in the four months since its launch in January, exporting goods worth an average of £60m each month in the period, according to parent company Europa Worldwide Group.Customs service Europa Flow aims to facilitate exports to the EU on Delivered Duty Paid ...
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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 ArticleDHL Supply Chain appoints Marion Taylor-Ringsell as vice president asset management centre of excellence
Marion Taylor-Ringsell, former European transport director for retailer Gap, has taken on the role of vice president asset management centre of excellence DSC UKI.Taylor-Ringsell brings 26 years of experience in the logistics industry to her new post, covering domestic and international operations across a varied product range, including small ...
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MT ArticleCharles Morgan Transport joins Fortec as shareholder member
Yorkshire-based Charles Morgan Transport has joined pallet network Fortec as a shareholder member, as part of wider plans to grow its client base.The company, which has its headquarters in Full Sutton, near Malton in Yorkshire, was launched in 2016 by young entrepreneur Charles Morgan when he was 17 years old.The ...
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Haulage rates set to rise, Logistics UK warns
Hauliers have no choice but to hike rates this year in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic, Brexit, the climate crisis and other international pressures, Logistics UK is warning.Speaking today (24 May 2021) at the group’s launch of its annual Logistics Report 2021, Elizabeth de Jong, Logistics UK’s policy director ...
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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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MT ArticleDawsongroup chairman Peter Dawson to step back
Peter Dawson (pictured), group chairman of Dawsongroup, is to step back from the business.Now 82, Dawson has been running the company for 60 years but said the time was right for the baton of ownership to be passed to the third generation of the family.A 'Family Council' has been established, ...
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MT ArticleJJ Foodservice looks to recruit female drivers to fill gap left by EU workers
Wholesaler JJ Foodservice is aiming to solve its recruitment problems by encouraging more women to consider HGV driver jobs.It said it wanted to fill the significant gap caused by European workers returning home following the UK’s exit from the European Union by broadening its talent pool.The company also said research ...
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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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Helmann Worldwide cuts turnover and losses in 2020 as volumes slide
Hellmann Worldwide Logistics saw revenue reduce by 5.3% last year as it battled the twin challenges of Brexit and the Covid-19 pandemic.Latest financial results for the year ending 31 December 2020 showed that turnover at the global freight forwarding and logistics service dropped to £80.1m from £84.5m in 2019.Air and ...
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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 ArticleKnowles Transport chills out with confectionery contract
Knowles Transport has marked its first move into temperature-controlled logistics by striking a deal to oversee Kinnerton Confectionery’s warehousing and distribution.The agreement means the Cambridge-based haulier will also be responsible for all of the chocolate manufacturer’s stock-keeping units (SKUs) when the contract goes live in September.Knowles MD, Alex Knowles, said: ...
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MT ArticleDaimler fuel cell trucks to hit the roads in 2021
Daimler Trucks said its hydrogen-powered fuel-cell HGV will be tested on public roads before the end of the year, with customer trials scheduled for 2023.The truck manufacturer has already begun tests of the first new enhanced prototype of its Mercedes-Benz GenH2 Truck unveiled last year, with an aim to achieve ...
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MT ArticleVeolia bin workers threaten strike action over pay freeze
Workers employed by Veolia on its commercial bin collection service are balloting for industrial action in a dispute over pay.As we went to press, both sides were accusing each other of disregarding the facts and misleading information after the Unite union claimed Veolia had imposed a pay freeze, which was ...