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MT ArticleProhire supplies 11 DAF tractors to Abbey Logistics for British Sugar contract
Abbey Logistics has taken on 11 bespoke DAF tractor units to support its critical contract with British Sugar.The Space Cabs have been supplied by Prohire on a 72-month contract term and will help distribute bulk liquid and powder products throughout the UK.Read more Abbey Logistics makes £3.6m loss after ...
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MT ArticleMobile phone laws affect both drivers and operators
The current rules for HGV drivers when it comes using a hand-held mobile phone are exactly the same as those for drivers of any other type of vehicle. However, enforcement is typically more stringent for commercial drivers, with increasingly creative strategies being developed by police to catch offenders - including ...
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MT ArticleNew partnership drives freight transport efficiency
Motor Transport is proud to announce a new collaboration which aims to improve the efficiency of transport planning.The UK’s leading news publisher for commercial fleet operators is bringing an innovative software solution to the sector.My Transport Planner is a unique, on-demand transport planning tool. It will enable organisations of all ...
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Operators invited to have their say on Scotland's low-emission zones
The Scottish Government is running a second consultation into its low-emission zone plans for Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh and Glasgow, which are due to be in place by the end of this year.This survey is seeking to find out views on regulating the zones, such as enforcement, penalties and exemptions to ...
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MT ArticleWincanton boasts improved Christmas delivery figures
Wincanton’s delivery figures in the run-up to Christmas outperformed the previous year, with fuel and container journeys up significantly.It said it delivered 110m litres of fuel to petrol forecourts across the country in the week leading up to Christmas Day, an increase of 47% compared to 2018.It also completed 4,207 ...
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MT ArticleFull details of FTA Future Logistics Conference at ITT Hub 2020 now online
Innovation & Technology in Transport Hub (ITT Hub) and the FTA have released full programme details for the FTA’s Future Logistics Conference that will be taking place on both days of the inaugural ITT Hub 2020 event in May this year.Organised in conjunction with strategic partner the Freight Transport Association ...
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MT ArticleDVSA to provide critical update on Earned Recognition Scheme at Microlise Transport Conference
Caroline Hicks, head of the National Enforcement Group at the DVSA will provide a critical update on the Earned Recognition Scheme at the Microlise Transport Conference on 20 May.She will also explain how it enables the DVSA to target major cases of serial non-compliance among operators.Earned Recognition was first introduced ...
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MT ArticleReed Boardall delivers profits rise in face of rising costs and "tough" competition
The Reed Boardall Group has defied rising costs and fierce competition in the transport sector to deliver a 13% rise in underlying pre-tax profit.Reporting its latest annual results to 31 March 2019, the Yorkshire-based cold storage and distribution business unveiled a 3.85% rise in underlying turnover to £62.8m from £61.6m.The ...
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MT ArticleFormer driver promoted to logistics planner after gaining supply chain qualification
A former HGV driver with Moody Logistics has been promoted to transport logistics planner having gained a Level 5 supply chain management qualification through the Institute of Supply Chain Management.Mark Fisher, who started with the Cramlington-based family firm as a multi-drop driver in 2013, was funded to complete the Open ...
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MT ArticlePall-Ex teams up with De Montfort university to market logistics careers to young people
Abby Langley and Lynsey Gaughan of Pall-Ex with Rachael Mabe of De Montfort UniversityPallet network Pall-Ex has teamed up with De Montfort University Leicester to come up with creative ideas to promote logistics career opportunities to young people aged 16 to 24.Pall-Ex provided a brief for an integrated marketing campaign, ...
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Clipper Logistics wins five-year deal with fashion retailer Joules
Clipper Logistics has landed a “significant” five-year contract with fashion retailer Joules, the logistics company announced today (13 January).The partnership, which sees Cliupper take over the operations of Joules' distribution centre in Corby, Northamptonshire, comes after the retailer issued a profits warning following online stock availability issues over the Christmas ...
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MT ArticleMenzies Distribution expands its national zero emissions fleet with three new electric vans
Menzies Distribution has launched the first three electric vehicles into its Scottish delivery fleet as part of wider plans to roll out an electric fleet across its national network. The move brings the total number of the logistics firm's electric fleet to 120. Menzies claims to have the UK’s largest ...
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MT ArticleDouble award for Palletline includes FORS Silver for London network
Palletline has been awarded two new industry accolades.Picked up during the last quarter of 2019, they include a FORS Silver for Palletline London, whose syllabus for drivers covers areas including bicycle awareness, enhanced e-learning and the installation of CCTV and sensors on vehicles.The second achievement was for ISO 5001:2018 Energy ...
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MT ArticleNext London mayor needs "freight commissioner", claims FTA
The next mayor of London must recruit a “freight commissioner” in order to support the growing logistical demands of the capital, according to the FTA.With just a few months before Londoners get a chance to vote for a mayor for the next four years, the trade association said it was ...
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MT ArticleElectric vans still only 1% of total UK light commercial sales in 2019
Sales of electric vans rose to 3,204 in 2019 according to the SMMT, but that is still just 1% of the total light van market last year.The top five electric vans were the Nissan NV200, Renault Kangoo and Kangoo Maxi, Peugeot Partner and LDV V80.The overall light van market under ...
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MT ArticleAstrata upgrades FleetVisor software to offer "complete fleet management"
Telematics provider Astrata has overhauled its commercial fleet software FleetVisor, giving users access to real time information.Astrata said its web-based solution now also gives customers “complete fleet management” and enables users the opportunity to immediately see where attention is required and to act quickly.Read more Discover the different approaches ...
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MT ArticleET Holdings reports further growth
Challenging conditions did not prevent Devon-based haulage and logistics group ET Holdings increasing turnover and profits last year, according to its most recent accounts.For the year ending 31 March 2019, the group, which includes Evans Transport in Bideford and Larkfield, and Kent-based John Seymour Transport, posted a pre-tax profit of ...
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MT ArticleHGV and van operators invited to free Sheffield Clean Air Roadshow on 17 March
ShutterstockIf your operation will be affected by Sheffield's Clean Air Zone (CAZ) plans, then make sure to put 17 March in your diary.Sheffield City Council’s CAZ is due to come into force in 2021. This will see a ‘category C’ charging zone applied to buses, taxis, vans and HGVs.It is ...
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MT ArticleOperators invited to free Edinburgh Clean Air Roadshow on 2 April
Need to find out more about Scottish low emission zones (LEZs)? Then put 2 April 2020 in your diary.The Scottish Government has committed to introducing LEZs across its four largest cities by the end of this year, while further air quality hotspots areas are expected to follow suit by 2023.Glasgow ...