Latest fleet news – Page 565
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MT ArticleFORS partners with mental health charity Mates in Mind
The Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme (FORS) has partnered with charity Mates in Mind to improve the mental health of its workforce and members.Mates in Mind was established to tackle the challenges of mental ill-health specifically within the construction sector, but the tie-up comes amid plans to expand the support and ...
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MT ArticleClugston Distribution Services sold to AJWG but remainder of group in administration
Administrators handling the affairs of Clugston Group said they had successfully agreed a sale of the share capital of its haulage arm, Clugston Distribution Services (CDS).CDS was not part of the insolvency process and continued to trade as normal following Clugston Group’s fall into administration last month.It has now been ...
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MT ArticlePost-Brexit salary threshold on immigration will lead to escalating skills shortage, government warned
The current industry skills shortage may not be resolved by proposals to reduce the salary threshold for immigration after Brexit – because HGV drivers are generally paid more than £30,000, according to Talent in Logistics.Skilled migrants from outside the EU currently need to have a job offer with a minimum ...
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MT ArticleNightline founder Dave Field partners with BWG Foods to launch 'drop2shop' e-commerce business
A new e-commerce logistics business set up by the co-founder of Ireland’s Nightline has teamed up with BWG Foods to provide a pick-up and return service for online purchases.Dave Field, who helped set up Ireland’s largest independent supply chain business before it was sold to UPS in 2017, said Coll-8’s ...
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MT ArticleDPD orders 300 new Nissan e-NV200 electric vans to be on UK roads by May
Parcel firm DPD will take delivery of 300 new Nissan e-NV200 vans by May, in what it believes to be the largest single UK commercial electric van order to date.It will boost the firm’s electric fleet to 450 vehicles, with a target to exceed 500 units by the end of ...
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MT ArticleUPS places bumper 10,000-strong order with UK start-up Arrival
UPS has placed an order for 10,000 electric delivery vehicles with UK start-up Arrival, to be deployed across its US and European fleets.It has also revealed its venture capital arm, UPS Ventures, has completed an undisclosed ‘minority investment’ in the tech firm.The global parcel giant will work with Arrival to ...
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MT ArticleYodel rejects claims it may be seeking buyer
Yodel has denied it may be up for sale, following reports that its owners the Barclay family were reviewing their entire stable of UK businesses.Press reports in October 2019 suggested that the owners of Shop Direct, The Telegraph, the Ritz hotel, as well as parcel delivery business Yodel, were considering ...
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MT ArticleIndustry bodies slam move to scrap HGV parking area on route of Lower Thames Crossing
Plans to build an HGV parking area along the route of the Lower Thames Crossing have been dropped, in a move that has drawn criticism from the RHA and FTA.A further consultation into the construction of Britain’s longest road tunnel connecting Kent, Essex and Thurrock has launched, but key changes ...
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MT ArticleSTVA UK profits hit by sluggish car sales and Brexit uncertainty
A reduction in car registrations and uncertainty over Brexit led to a pre-tax loss of £480,000 at bimodal car transporter STVA UK in 2018.The most recent set of available accounts for the company showed that in the year ending 31 December 2018, turnover also reduced by almost 20% to £21.7m.The ...
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MT ArticleEuropa announces ambitious growth plans
Europa Worldwide Group has revealed it aims to hit a turnover of £1bn by 2027.Speaking at the company's first all-staff conference at the QEII Centre in Westminster, MD Andrew Baxter said: “Since taking over the company six years ago, my strategy was to put every piece of profit back into ...
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MT ArticleSenior coroner calls for drivers to be warned against using tray tables on truck dashboards
A senior coroner is demanding DfT take action to warn HGV drivers, operators and truck manufacturers that tray tables placed on dashboards can lead to fatal accidents by creating dangerous blindspots.The call follows an inquest into the death of Dr. Suzanna Bull who died in 2017 when she was knocked ...
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MT ArticleLeasing deals on rise as operators delay fleet upgrades in face of economic uncertainty
Operator demand for rented and leased commercial vehicles is on the rise driven by a “perfect storm” of factors including Brexit uncertainty, air quality legislation and the decline in traditional retail.According to a major report, published by the British Vehicle Rental and Leasing Association (BVRLA) this week, these pressures are ...
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Motor Transport Awards introduce new Clean Fleet Van of the Year category
A new category for vans powered by clean alternative fuels - Clean Fleet Van of the Year - has been introduced by the Motor Transport Awards.While only 1% of the 311,000 vans under 3.5 tonnes sold last year were electric, there is a growing appetite among fleet operators for low ...
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MT ArticleBiofuels are quicker route to decarbonising road transport than battery electric
Decarbonising UK road transport at the rate required to achieve the government’s net-zero carbon emissions target by 2050 will require much greater emphasis on developing renewable bio and synthetic fuels for use in conventional internal combustion engines (ICE), according to the influential Institute of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE).In a new report, ...
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MT ArticleMajor contract win and acquisition spree help boost NWF Group profits
NWF Group saw its half-year pre-tax profit leap by 26% after landing a major new food distribution contract and buying another three fuel distribution operators.Reporting its first half-year results to 30 November 2019 the fuel, food and feed distributor, which owns Palletline member Boughey Distribution, unveiled a 5.6% rise in ...
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MT Article"Smart motorways need better refuge areas and clearer signage," insists RHA
RHA chief executive Richard Burnett has called for better refuge areas and clearer signage on Smart motorways amid growing industry calls for the idea to be scrapped.BBC’s Panorama (27 January) revealed that 38 people had been killed on smart motorways in the last five years and ‘near misses’ on a ...
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MT ArticleParagon Software Systems launches zoning tool to help operators navigate restricted areas
Paragon Software Systems has introduced a zoning tool in the latest version of its routing and scheduling software.Using 'Zone Editor', operators will now be able to automatically factor in geographic restrictions such as Low Emission Zones.The new functionality aims to allow geographic zones to be specified and stored within Paragon’s ...
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MT ArticleOwner of failed Nicholson's Transport receives suspended jail sentence for VAT fraud
David Nicholson, former owner of Nicholson’s Transport, which went under in June last year, has been found guilty of fraudulently evading payment of over £130,000 of VAT and given a 22-month suspended prison sentence.Durham Crown Court heard that a routine HMRC investigation in October 2018 found that company accountant James ...
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Government drift towards hard Brexit unnerves logistics industry
Ensure free movement of trucks between the EU and UK after Brexit or face "significant disruption" to the economy, the logistics industry warned this week, following a government shift towards a hard Brexit.The calls from both FTA and RHA follow signs that the government is hardening its approach to Brexit ...
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MT ArticleFleet Source invests in Virtual Reality technology to boost driver training programme
Driver training provider, Fleet Source, is expanding its Virtual Reality (VR) driver training programme after receiving positive feedback from customers.The expansion will see VR training included in the company's Safe UK Driving, Terrorism Risk and Incident Prevention and Safe Green and Efficient training courses.Fleet Source’s VR training courses use 360-degree ...