Latest fleet news – Page 561
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MT ArticleFTA "appalled" by points-based immigration plan
Classifying HGV drivers as ‘low skilled’ and refusing potential applicants from getting visas could cause the industry to grind to a halt, business groups have warned.The government this week unveiled its plan to move away from the UK’s reliance on “cheap labour” from Europe and instead “encourage people with the ...
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MT ArticleHGV driver shortage will grow to "crisis point" unless pay and conditions improve
The shortage of LGV drivers in the UK is heading towards crisis point as a “perfect storm” of circumstances will see the current 50,000 gap in the workforce widen unless rates of pay and working conditions are rapidly improved, according to recruitment specialist Driver Require.Its latest report 'Investigating the UK’s ...
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MT ArticleMotor Transport needs your feedback on FreightShare
As you may be aware, over the past two years Motor Transport has been working on a freight collaboration project called FreightShare with a number of partners.This project is now coming to an end and we are keen to get your feedback on how you feel about collaborating with other ...
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MT ArticleDHL Supply Chain signs five-year distribution deal with Inspired Pet Nutrition
David Proctor, IPN group operations director (left) and Ian Clough, MD, Network Logistics and Transport at DHL Supply Chain (right) celebrate the new contract in ThirskDHL Supply Chain has been awarded a new five-year contract with pet food manufacturer Inspired Pet Nutrition (IPN), following a competitive tender.The contract will be ...
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MT ArticleGist sets up new driver training centre
Gist has set up a new driver training centre and it wants to use it to attract younger entrants into the industry.The training facility in Spalding, Lincolnshire features a real static vehicle and a driver drop-in centre where three dedicated trainers will support anyone retraining to become Class 1 drivers.Julian ...
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MT ArticleDrivers at Welsh agricultural haulier vote to strike over pay
HGV drivers at Wynnstay Agricultural Supplies in Mid-Wales have voted overwhelmingly in favour of strike action in a dispute over their pay structure.According to union Unite, the company, which manufactures and supplies agricultural products to farmers and the wider rural community across the UK, has imposed changes which will result ...
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MT ArticleMultimodal Logistics faces £1.1m pension liability bill after losing bid to appeal
Felixstowe-based Multimodal Logistics has been ordered to pay £1.1m to trustees of a workplace pension after losing a bid to appeal a High Court ruling.The haulier and China Shipping (U.K.) Agency was found liable by the High Court last year to pay £1.1m and £6.6m, respectively, to PS Independent Trustees, ...
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MT ArticleIR35 rollout could trigger mass exodus of foreign HGV drivers
The industry is sailing headlong into a “perfect storm” of conditions that will push the current shortage of HGV drivers to crisis levels, according to recruiter Driver Require.It said the culmination of Brexit, a drop in the exchange rate and impending IR35 legislation, which aims to close a limited company ...
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MT ArticleBiffa drivers mull strike action as pay talks break down
Strike action could be on the cards among Biffa drivers on the Wirral after negotiations over pay reached a stalemate.A postal ballot among 180 workers at Biffa Waste Services is now being prepared and union Unite said that if, as expected, workers vote for action then “a strike is inevitable”.Negotiations ...
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MT ArticleTrailer builder Cartwright promotes former trainee to head of engineering
The new head of engineering at Cartwright started out with the company 12 years ago as 19-year-old trainee.Robinson joined Cartwright's fabrications department at a time when it was growing fast to nearly 90 people years as the company expanded and and he was appointed engineering contracts manager.Robinson now works alongside ...
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MT ArticlePall-Ex makes first acquisition since its management buy-out
Pall-Ex has purchased the pallet distribution business of Surrey-based member Cranleigh Freight Services.This is first acquisition Pall-Ex has made since its management buy-out in November last year and its fourth acquisition of a network member. The other three are Shears Brothers (Transport), Intercounty Distribution and Pall-Ex London.This latest purchase has ...
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MT ArticleNew M20 barrier "ignores basic welfare needs of HGV drivers", Unite claims
The Unite union has strongly criticised plans to rely on a movable concrete barrier on the M20 to deal with cross channel disruption while ignoring the welfare needs of HGV drivers.It said the replacement of former traffic initiative Operation Brock with a new system was going ahead without consultation with ...
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MT ArticleFTA to rebrand and become Logistics UK
The FTA has announced that it will change its name to Logistics UK from the end of May.The move comes as the organisation looks to achieve more for its members and change the way it is perceived by people outside the industry."For people who don’t really know us, the ...
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Motor Transport Top 100 2019 Interactive Tables – Top 100 Return on sales
These interactive tables enable you to explore Motor Transport's Top 100 2019.Click on the tabs at the top of the table to view the different data sets. You can also click on the column headers to sort the table data from highest to lowest (or click again to sort from ...
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MT ArticleAllison Kemp elected chair of FTA's Road Freight Council
AIM Commercial Services MD Allison Kemp has been elected chair of the FTA's Road Freight Council.She will help to determine the organisation’s approach to pressing issues such as air quality, road infrastructure and driver shortages by facilitating discussions with the FTA’s members at national council meetings.Commented Chris Yarsley, FTA policy ...
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MT ArticleNew M20 barrier will be marked improvement on Operation Brock, government insists
A movable concrete barrier on the M20 that can be set up "within hours" to keep Kent’s roads moving at times of cross-channel disruption will be on standby from later this year, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps announced today (Monday 17 February).Once a specialist vehicle is in place, Highways England will ...
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MT ArticleNetwork Rail chair and DVSA National Enforcement lead announced as first two speakers for Microlise Conference on 20 May
Essential, immersive and industry-focused – The Microlise Transport Conference continues to pack a punch...The event attracts the calibre of speaker that encourages laser-sharp industry debate and collaboration.Among the speakers that will take to the main stage on 20 May at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry will be Sir Peter Hendy, ...
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MT ArticleAlmost 700 jobs threatened as M&S prepares to close Long Eaton and Thorncliffe hubs
Marks and Spencer is to close two major distribution centres in Derbyshire and Sheffield, putting 662 jobs at risk.The hub in Long Eaton, Derbyshire is run by DHL while the DC in Thorncliffe, Sheffield is operated by XPO.The struggling retailer attributed the closures which are planned for 2021, to efforts ...
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MT ArticleYusen Logistics launches Northampton cross-dock facility
Yusen Logistics has commenced operations of its new cross-dock facility in Northampton, which is expected to bolster its expansion plans over the next five years.The distribution facility was built to handle the growth of its shared user delivery network and will provide a hub service for white goods customers and ...
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MT ArticleWest of England councils mull congestion charges as traffic from toll-free Severn Crossing spikes
Local councils near the Severn Crossing are considering congestion charges to cope with rising traffic levels triggered by the scrapping of tolls on the bridge.According to the latest local transport plan from the West of England Combined Authority (WECA), "charging measures and controls" may have to be introduced to tackle ...