Latest fleet news – Page 771
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MT ArticleDream deal with Bathstore to create 100 jobs at DHL
DHL Supply Chain is set to create over 100 transport and warehousing jobs after extending its contract with bathroom retailer Bathstore for another five years.DHL saw off rivals for the £37.5m deal by offering greater efficiencies and additional services including a two-man home delivery solution.The logistics firm will run a ...
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Camden Council introduces safety spot checks across contractors' HGVs
Camden Council has introduced spot checks on contractors’ vehicles working on its sites to ensure they meet strict safety standards and do not pose a risk to vulnerable road users.The checks mean that any contractor working for the council must meet a minimum level of work-related road risk standards (WRRR). ...
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Clipper Logistics cuts a dash with new fashion retailer contract
Clipper Logistics has strengthened its grip on the fashion retail sector, clinching a major four year deal with fashion retailer M&Co.This is the latest in a series of fashion retail wins for Clipper, including a five year extension with New Look, ten year extension deals with Harvey Nichols and John ...
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CM Downton celebrates trio of business wins
Logistics firm CM Downton is continuing its winning streak in the food industry sector clinching a series of contracts worth around £2m a year.The spate of wins follows CM Downton’s major investment over the past 12 months in its fleet and warehousing facilities.The company, which operates 600 tractor units and ...
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MT ArticleFish haulier scales up use of Carrier fridge units
Scottish haulier The Real McKay has taken delivery of six new tri-axle Gray & Adams trailers fitted with Carrier Transicold’s Vector 1350 fridge unit – the lightest refrigeration system in the Vector range. Weighing in at 645kg, the Vector 1350 is between 59kg and 266kg lighter than other Vector models, ...
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MT ArticleGMB protests outside M&S store over agency staff pay
The GMB union has held a protest outside a Marks and Spencer retail store over the rates of pay awarded to agency staff at the retailer’s Swindon DC, which was operated until January by Wincanton and is now run by DHL Supply Chain. Earlier this year, the union launched legal ...
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Insurance premium tax hike could be 'tip of iceberg' for commercial fleets
The 3.5% hike in insurance premium tax (IPT) that came into effect at the beginning of November could be just “the tip of the iceberg” in terms of increasing insurance costs for truck operators, a leading commercial vehicle insurer has warned. The rise, which was announced in the budget in ...
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FTA rejects London Assembly's proposal for rush-hour HGV ban
The FTA has rejected the London Assembly’s call for a rush-hour lorry ban in the capital, saying it is no “silver bullet” for improving safety.A motion was unanimously agreed at City Hall yesterday proposing a series of measures to prevent incidents between HGVs and cyclists, including a ban of lorry ...
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London Assembly calls for rush-hour HGV ban in capital
London Assembly members have unanimously agreed a motion to ban HGVs in the capital during rush hour.The call formed part of a package of measures the assembly would like to see implemented by the mayor, the government and the freight sector to reduce the number of HGV-related cyclist fatalities.During a ...
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Iveco launches New Daily Electric for urban operations
Iveco has launched the New Daily Electric in Italy this week, which features reduced energy use, higher payload and longer battery life. With an extended range of up to 280km, the manufacturer said its 100% electric, zero-emission van is particularly suited to urban distribution work. Compared with its predecessor, New ...
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Industry confident over business climate
Confidence levels remain strong in the logistics sector, with 73% of respondents to the recent UK Logistics Confidence Index survey suggesting the outlook for the sector would improve or stay the same and only a quarter suggesting conditions were more difficult now than six months ago.Commissioned by Barclays and Moore ...
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MT ArticleMET Police health and safety powers to be revoked
Extra enforcement powers lent to the Metropolitan Police by the HSE, which allowed the force to follow up roadside stops with visits to operator sites, are to be revoked.The limited extension of police powers, discovered by Motortransport.co.uk, was granted in 2007 when the HSE and the Metropolitan Police’s Commercial Vehicle ...
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MT ArticleTurners (Soham) predicts turnover growth in 2015 despite Greenergy loss
Turners (Soham) experienced a loss of a major contract in its tanker division that led to a slight decline in turnover and profit during its most recent financial year, MD Paul Day said.Following a move by customer Greenergy to take the delivery of fuel to supermarket group Sainsbury in house ...
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MT ArticleWe’re gonna need a bigger truck: Roy Bowles Transport delivers shark
Roy Bowles Transport made a snappy delivery of two sand tiger sharks, an example of which is pictured, to the National Marine Aquarium in Plymouth last week. The Heathrow-based operator proved that the task was not out of its depth by delivering the killer cargo from the airport to the ...
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DHL Banbury warehouse staff balloted over pay
Warehouse staff at DHL Supply Chain’s Cherwell Campus site in Banbury, Oxfordshire, are being balloted for industrial action by the GMB union after rejecting a 2.5% pay offer. GMB organiser David Day said the ballot had been called because management had failed to offer a pay increase that reflected the ...
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TRL launches road accident investigation course for fleet managers
The Transport Research Laboratory (TRL) has today launched a new CPD-accredited vehicle accident investigation course for fleet, operation and health and safety managers.It is designed to equip those responsible for fleet management with the skills to address issues arising from incidents involving company vehicles and staff.The two-day course will teach ...
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RHA: skills shortage is ‘unprecedented’
Association warns MPs of crisis during National Lorry WeekRHA chief executive Richard Burnett has described the sector’s skills crisis as “unprecedented” and called on the government to reverse its controversial decision not to back an HGV Trailblazer apprenticeship.Burnett was talking at a parliamentary reception held at the House of Commons ...
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Wincanton to 'focus on logistics' after records management sale
Wincanton is to sell its records management business (WRM) to market specialists Restore for £60m after signing a conditional agreement.WRM has provided document storage and shredding services across the UK and Ireland for over 14 years and currently employs 167 people. For the year ending 31 March WRM generated ...
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Can logistics sector deliver on Father Christmas's promises?
It’s official – Christmas can be a difficult time for the logistics sector.So tricky, in fact, that many logistics firms have been wondering since the summer whether they will be able to meet demand over the festive season this year, according to the latest UK Logistics Confidence Index prepared for ...
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Highways England wants feedback on key roads challenges facing logistics operators and customers
Highways England is keen to hear from transport planners, fleet operators and drivers about the best method to interact with them about the latest road network information.It also wants to find out exactly what facts and intelligence operators need, as well as gain a better understanding of the key roads ...