Latest fleet news – Page 485
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MT ArticleNew Yodel legal director given retail remit after record Black Friday
Yodel has appointed a new legal director specialising in retail and logistics.Lyndsey Taylor (pictured) has been working for The Very Group’s legal team for the last 10 years and before that at outsourcing specialists Ventura, where she qualified as a solicitor.Mike Hancox, Yodel chief executive, commented: “It’s a pleasure to ...
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MT ArticleEuropa Road recruits customs team to handle Brexit changes
Europa Road has created a new team to support its customs product launched last year, Europa FLOW.The product is designed to minimise post-Brexit transit time delays and circumvents delays created by the need to contact importers prior to delivery, to agree terms and collect VAT and duty.It has now appointed ...
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MT ArticleUPS ramps up healthcare logistics resources to handle Covid vaccine programme
The scale of the worldwide Covid-19 vaccine programme has resulted in UPS hiring more than 100,000 seasonal workers to undertake the transport and distribution of healthcare products.The scaling up of its healthcare logistics is revealed in analysis of job postings by data company GlobalData, which found that UPS’ hiring in ...
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MT ArticleNew pay offer sees strike action suspended at DHL Supply Chain hub
A renewed pay offer by DHL Supply Chain to its Wagon Wheel workers in Liverpool has resulted in strike action being suspended - but Unite warned industrial action could ramp up again.Eight 24-hour strikes were originally slated for between 19 December and 5 January in a dispute over what the ...
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MT ArticleTransport lawyer slams police decision to treat HGV drivers found with stowaways as suspects
Automatically treating HGV drivers found with stowaways in their vehicles as suspects in a criminal investigation is “a troubling development” amounting to an assumption of guilt, according to a transport lawyer.Chris Powell, associate solicitor at Rotheras, said a policy change by the police following the deaths of 39 migrants hidden ...
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MT ArticleOnline shopping boom creates "tsunami of returns"
More than half of all parcels sent in the post and via couriers this week are unwanted Christmas gifts, creating a “tsunami of returns” according to ParcelHero.It said the 52% boom in online shopping had created a huge jump in the number of presents now being returned, with the first ...
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MT ArticleStobart Club and Shop to re-launch later in year
GreenWhiteStar Acquisitions has reassured members of the Eddie Stobart fan club and shop that it plans a re-launch later this year.The move comes after several members told motortransport.co.uk that they had received no communications or published material during 2020, despite paying an advance membership fee of £18.99 in December 2019.Established ...
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MT ArticleADD Express takes on Bryan Mottershead as business development manager
Pall-Ex member ADD Express has taken on former Palletways Manchester sales manager Bryan Mottershead as its business development manager as part of its expansion plans.Mottershead’s appointment is part of a wider recruitment drive as the West Yorkshire company drives for growth over the next year.The newly created role is one ...
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MT ArticleReed Boardall continues strong performance after doubling profits in 2019
Reed Boardall has seen “strong demand” for its services during the pandemic and is confident that demand will continue through 2021.Reporting its annual results to 31 March 2020, the temperature-controlled food storage and distribution company revealed a doubling of profits which laid strong foundations to help it weather the Covid-19 ...
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MT ArticleWork starts on major new multimodal Northampton hub
Infrastructure works have started this week on the Segro Logistics Park Northampton Gateway (SLPNG) - a 450-acre multimodal logistics hub located next to junction 15 of the M1.The project has been designated as a Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project (NSIP) which will provide five million sq ft of industrial facilities and ...
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MT ArticleTranscentral boosts fleet with three Actros and six Montracon trailers from Ryder
West Midlands-based warehousing and logistics firm Transcentral has bolstered its fleet with three Mercedes-Benz Actros 2545LS 6x2 tractor units, and six Montracon curtainsided Mega trailers.The new trucks and trailers, supplied by Ryder, come in Transcentral’s fleet colours and are also protected by a collision damage vehicle cover package.Elizabeth Wray, director ...
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MT ArticleCompetition authority gives green light to sale of K+N contract logistics portfolio to XPO
The sale of Kuehne+Nagel Group’s contract logistics portfolio to XPO Logistics has been sealed after being unconditionally approved by the British Competition and Markets Authority.The deal sees XPO acquire Kuehne+Nagel’s drinks logistics, food services and retail and technology businesses which generated a turnover of approximately £617m in 2019 and employed ...
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MT ArticleGet Covid-19 test or face being put in the slow lane in Kent, DfT warns HGV drivers heading for France
International hauliers are being “strongly encouraged” by the DfT to ensure their HGV drivers are tested for Covid-19 before travelling to France, warning that those drivers arriving in Kent without a test will face delays.The DfT is also offering to help hauliers set up their own testing facilities with lateral ...
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MT ArticleNew border controls set to be tested as freight volumes return to normal this week, RHA warns
The RHA has welcomed the smooth flow of traffic at Channel ports, following the UK’s exit from the EU on 1 January, but warned that the real test will come later this week as freight volumes return to normal, complicated by the need for truck drivers crossing into France to ...
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MT ArticleYoungs Transport buys North West Cargo and eyes further acquisitions
Purfleet-based Youngs Transportation & Logistics has acquired North West Cargo (NWC) in Warrington, adding another 44 vehicles to its fleet and providing it with the presence in the North that its major clients have reportedly demanded.With depots in Southampton, Purfleet and now Warrington, Youngs said its influence in the LCL ...
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MT ArticleChepstow haulier Hicks Logistics to join Pallet-Track
Welsh haulier Hicks Logistics is joining Pallet-Track and will take over the Welsh border postcodes around Chepstow and Avonmouth early this month.The addition of Hicks comes as Pallet-Track moves to strengthen its presence in the Welsh border area.The company, which is based at Caldicot, near Chepstow and employs almost 80 ...
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MT ArticleNew XPO whitepaper confirms permanent shift to e-fulfilment
The accelerated pace of online shopping activity shows no signs of subsiding once the crisis is over, with supply chain operations and consumer preferences now permanently altered, according to a white paper from XPO Logistics.Based on two surveys conducted before the holiday shopping season, the white paper explained how every ...
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MT Article"Hauliers won't change to electric when the technology doesn't do the job!"
The government is ramping up its zero carbon agenda, but how keen are HGV operators to jump onboard when the technology is struggling to keep pace with the demands of running a fleet of vehicles?Last month (November) prime minister Boris Johnson set out a £12bn 'Ten Point Plan' to spearhead ...
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MT ArticleD Steven & Son marks centenary with Gray & Adams trailer kitted with Transicold Vector HE 19 MT refrigeration unit
The UK’s most northerly haulage company is celebrating its centenary with the delivery of a new Gray & Adams trailer mounted with Carrier Transicold's flagship Vector HE 19 MT refrigeration unit.Scrabster-based D Steven & Son, which also has depots in Aberdeen, Glasgow and Wick, took the delivery as part of ...
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MT ArticleBevan Group teams up with eStar Truck & Van to win Leicester City Council tipper order
West Midlands-based manufacturer Bevan Group is working on a second consignment of tipping bodies for 14 FUSO Canter trucks to be operated by Leicester City Council.The authority, which recently embarked on a major fleet replacement programme, placed its latest order with prime contractor eStar Truck & Van following a comprehensive ...