Latest fleet news – Page 525
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MT ArticleSpeedy Freight partners with ADAM Foundation to tackle Liverpool knife crime
Speedy Freight has announced a partnership with the ADAM Foundation, which aims to help educate young people across Liverpool on the dangers of knives and knife crime and bring justice to its victims.The national courier is donating £1 for every booking made by a Liverpool-based business from now until the ...
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MT ArticleMidlands broker launches vehicle management and leasing division
Financial services broker, Midlands Asset Finance (MAF), has announced the creation of a vehicle management and leasing division.Officially launching today (22 July), the team, known as MAF Leasing, will actively serve both consumers and businesses for the first time in the company’s history.The vehicle management arm of the division will ...
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MT ArticleEuropa turnover passes £200m but 2020 growth will be "limited"
Europa Worldwide Group has revealed its results for the year ending 31 December 2019, showing turnover increased from £176m to £205m and net profit before tax increased to £6m from £5.2m in 2018.The business, which has just opened a £60m logistics facility in Corby, Northamptonshire, has also reported an increase ...
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MT ArticlePML rides Covid-19 storm to win major fresh produce deal with Asda
Logistics specialist PML has won a major contract with IPL, Asda’s produce-buying arm, in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic.PML is a family-owned business based in Feltham, near Heathrow Airport, that provides import and export logistics for perishable and non-perishable goods by air, sea and road.The deal with IPL sees ...
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HGV testing regime set for shake up as government confirms major review
The government is to launch a major review of the DVSA’s HGV testing system which could clear the way for accredited private sector testers and break the DVSA’s grip on HGV tests by the end of the year.The review, exclusively revealed yesterday by motortransport.co.uk, was confirmed today in a letter ...
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Dutch haulier becomes first international FORS Gold member
Dutch specialist precast concrete haulier Driessen Speciaaltransport has become the first FORS member to attain FORS Gold outside of the UK.Based in Horst, Driessen Speciaaltransport, which became a FORS member in 2013, has a fleet consisting of a range of in-loaders, V-frame loaders, low-loaders, extendable flatbeds and diagonal loaders, ...
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MT ArticleDipesh Shah takes the reins at Highways England
Highways England has appointed a new chair with a brief to lead the delivery of the government’s second five year Road Investment Strategy.Dipesh Shah, who assumes the role on 1 September, will replace Colin Matthews, who has held the role for six years.Shah was selected after a competitive selection and ...
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HGV toll charges slashed for new customers using M6 toll road
Toll charges on the M6 toll road are to be halved for new haulage customers as part of a campaign to help the Midlands economy recover from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.The operating company, also known as M6Toll, said a 50% cut to charges for new hauliers will apply ...
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DfT pledges to increase HGV parking facilities
The government has pledged to improve overnight HGV parking facilities through “established and new” processes as part of its Covid-19 recovery plan.The move is revealed in a letter sent last week from Transport Secretary Grant Schapps and transport minister Baroness Vere to RHA chief executive Richard Burnett.The letter notes “the ...
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Demand for warehousing hits record levels
Take up for warehousing space in the UK reached record levels in the first half of 2020, with over a third of space taken up by Amazon and 11% involving deals where the lease is for less than 12 months due to the pandemic.A total of 22.4m sq ft of ...
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MT ArticleJohnston Logistics UK sees deliveries to Asda almost triple during pandemic
Johnston Logistics UK’s deliveries of anti-bacterial wipes on behalf of client Dynamic Wipes to Asda supermarkets have increased almost threefold during the Covid-19 pandemic.The Norfolk-based company is delivering around five containers a day from Felixstowe Port, via the company’s Snetterton depot in East Anglia, where the goods are decanted and ...
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Hermes plans mega hub in Barnsley
Parcel delivery firm Hermes is continuing its expansion strategy with plans to open a new mega hub in Barnsley with space for almost 600 HGVs.This latest news closely follows Hermes announcement last month that it is to open another ten depots, spend £100m expanding its warehousing capacity and recruit ...
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DVSA grip on HGV testing regime could be loosened as government mulls major review
A DfT review of the HGV testing system is on the cards in a move that could see the DVSA’s monopoly on HGV testing overturned and the door opened to accredited Authorised Testing Facility (ATF) operators.According to sources, the DfT is to launch a review "in the coming months" into ...
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Covid-19 driving major change in strategy for logistics firms, survey reveals
Almost two-thirds of logistics firms are having to overhaul their business strategies in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic, a new report reveals.According to a survey from online temporary staff agency redwigwam, 65% of companies said they were having to rethink the way they did business with one in five ...
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Less than a third of HGV drivers feel valued, Talent in Logistics survey shows
UK lorry drivers feel undervalued, have a low level of job satisfaction and feel disengaged, according to a recent survey by Talent in Logistics.The survey into HGV driver engagement, carried out in collaboration with Pertemps Driving Division ahead of the Covid-19 lockdown, revealed that just 30% of UK HGV drivers ...
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Wincanton opens fifth DC for Screwfix
Wincanton has met a tight deadline to launch its fifth distribution centre for tools trade customer Screwfix.Located at Prologis Park in Stafford, the 128,000sq ft DC will open on time next month.This latest facility is the second Screwfix hub that Wincanton has opened in Stafford. Other DCs operated by Wincanton ...
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MT ArticleFTA changes name to Logistics UK next week
The FTA is changing its name to Logistics UK on 27 July 2020.The name change, exclusively revealed by motortransport.co.uk in February this year, was originally set for May but was delayed due to the Covid-19 pandemic.The association which has 18,000-plus members hailing from the road, rail, sea and air freight ...
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MT ArticleMeet the MT Awards shortlists - Clean Fleet Van of the Year sponsored by Close Brothers
Astra Vehicle Technologies Hybrid Iveco Daily Astra Vehicle Technologies impressed our judges by pulling out the stops to produce the UK’s first plug-in hybrid Iveco Daily panel van. Drivers can select three hybrid modes via an integrated LCD display, seamlessly combining electric motor and diesel engine power, ...
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Covid-19 rules could jeopardise justice in public inquiries
New rules for operators appearing at public inquiries (PIs) in light of Covid-19 could jeopardise fair hearings and may result in a rise in the number of appeals, according to solicitors.The senior traffic commissioner (TC) has produced a guidance document explaining the rules around attendance and preparation for anyone appearing ...
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MT ArticleAbacus counts its blessings as it re-joins HazChem Network
Abacus Transport has re-joined The Hazchem Network just months after leaving.The Hemel Hempstead haulier will cover central and north west London, which the network said were a natural fit for its deliveries and collections.Abacus MD Martin Baxter said re-joining was a “a very easy decision”.“The team here at Abacus Transport ...