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Latest Industry news – Page 68
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ArticleThe Algorithm People (TAP) cures net-zero fuel headache for mixed fleet operators
Route optimisation experts The Algorithm People (TAP) said its Fleet as a Service (FaaS) platform would address the problem of operators managing mixed fleets as they decarbonise.It said FaaS, which includes its existing optimisation algorithms, as well as a geocoding service, telematics, predictive maintenance and vehicle charging technology, gives users ...
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ArticlePrologis to build West Midlands logistics hub
Property developer Prologis has been granted planning permission for a new logistics facility on its industrial estate in Minworth, West Midlands.The plans include the demolition of an obsolete unit on the Prologis Park Midpoint and the construction of a 163,000sq ft building rated BREEAM ‘excellent’ and net zero carbon in ...
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ArticleDelays to lorries headed to Dover continue as roads minister pledges to review traffic management into port
Lorries are continuing to queue on the M20 and A20 into Dover today (5 April) as disruption to traffic crossing the Channel enters its fifth day.Hauliers have faced severe delays getting in and out of Dover since last week, as a result of a lack of ferries at the port, ...
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ArticleCheshire Police stop 148 lorries in operation tackling organised immigration crime
A crackdown on organised immigration crime saw Cheshire Police check 148 lorries at service stations across the county over the past three months.The search resulted in one Iranian stowaway being found and £11,200 in outstanding civil penalty fines recovered from hauliers who had previously been found to have migrants hiding ...
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ArticleLogistics firms must prepare for return of manufacturing to UK as supply chain issues continue
Britain’s logistics and delivery companies will need to adapt to a growing UK manufacturing base, as Brexit, Covid-19 and the Ukrainian War stretch supply chains to breaking point.The warning comes from parcel delivery specialist ParcelHero which argues that manufacturers, retailers and their delivery and logistics partners need to plan for ...
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ArticleGovernment plans crackdown on drug drivers
In November 2020 an HGV driver high on cannabis struck a stationary police car, causing serious injuries to two officers. He was jailed for two years, disqualified for four years and ordered to retake another driving testTougher measures aimed at drug-drivers are proposed in a consultation document launched by DfT ...
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ArticleExtinction Rebellion warns it is “here to stay” as it blockades Esso West London terminal
The Esso West London oil facility near Heathrow Airport has been blockaded for the second time in four days by Extinction Rebellion environmental campaigners.The protestors launched the action at 4am this morning (4 April) and have blocked the entrance to the site with two bamboo tripods, from which protestors are ...
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ArticleNew global challenges set to reshape our supply chain, logistics sector warned
Supply chains may need to “reset” to a localised model in order to respond to new market forces and major challenges like global warming, decarbonisation and conflicts, according to a logistics expert.Professor Alan McKinnon said globalisation could be going into reverse and that logistics and global trade networks may need ...
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Article'Nightmare' new border checks will make import trade impossible for small businesses, Cold Chain Federation warns ministers
The government must not delay the introduction of post-Brexit border checks on imports due to be implemented from July, according to Logistics UK.However, its call to stick to the planned timetable came as the Cold Chain Federation (CCF) told MPs the additional checks would be “a nightmare” for small businesses ...
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ArticleTalk to Hexagon leasing at Road Transport Expo about your contract hire and fleet management needs
The team from Hexagon Leasing will be on hand to chat to visitors at this summer’s Road Transport Expo about their contract hire, vehicle sales and fleet management needs.Hexagon supplies and manages a number of high-profile transport and distribution fleets in the UK and provides ultra-high specification vehicles and ...
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ArticleNew spec warehouse development will be well connected to South Yorkshire
Industrial developer Panattoni has its eyes trained on a 417,000 sq ft logistics facility in South Yorkshire, which it aims to provide to occupiers from summer 2023.Panattoni Doncaster 420 is based at GatewayEast, Doncaster Sheffield Airport and is located within six minutes of rail facilities and around 50 miles from ...
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Smart motorways in question again after third death in two years
A second coroner has written to National Highways expressing concerns over the risk of deaths on smart motorways, a year after two fatalities prompted a coroner to demand action was taken.The latest report to prevent future deaths has been produced by Berkshire’s assistant coroner Ian Wade QC after motorcyclist Zoltan ...
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ArticleBrittany Ferries launches LNG-powered ferry from Portsmouth to Spain and France
Brittany Ferries has launched the UK’s first LNG-powered ferry which sailed from Portsmouth this week on its inaugural voyage to Spain.Brittany Ferries’ Salamanca (pictured) left the port on Sunday 27th with more than 600 passengers and freight vehicles destined for Bilbao.The ship will make two round trips to Bilbao each ...
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Ferries remain suspended as P&O given "one last opportunity" to do U-turn on sackings
As P&O Ferries boss Peter Hebblethwaite was given “one last opportunity” by the government today (28 March) to do a U-turn on the sacking of 800 crew, P&O sailings from Dover to Calais remain severely curtailed.There are no P&O ferries sailings from Dover to Calais until Thursday, with those between ...
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ArticleARI Fleet UK rebrands to Holman
Fleet management and leasing firm ARI Fleet UK has rebranded and is now known as Holman.The move sees the entire global organisation, including retail dealerships, vehicle up-fitters and fleet management come together under the new name.Nick Caller, Holman UK MD, said: “The automotive sector is going to experience more changes ...
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ArticleTruck manufacturers suspend trade with Russia as sanctions bite
The Russian invasion and war in Ukraine have brought some fairly swift economic retaliation from the UK, USA and EU. Russian banks and companies have been sanctioned, as has a long list of individuals.The list of companies includes the Russian truck maker Kamaz, which is now subject to a list ...
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ArticleRenault Trucks reports upturn in sales
Renault Trucks said it had seen “significant business growth” in 2021, with a 25% increase in vehicles invoiced, despite disruption to supplies.In its heavy and medium duty ranges there was a 27% increase in deliveries to 33,422 and there was an increase of more than a fifth among its light ...
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ArticleTransaid calls for entries to Hadrian's Cycleway autumn fundraiser
International transport charity Transaid is calling for cyclists to saddle up for a 157-mile fundraising ride across northern England in the autumn.The 40 riders will depart Whitehaven on 16 September and pedal to South Shields over two full days of cycling for Hadrian’s Cycleway.The money raised will be used to ...
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ArticlePolice in mobile phone clampdown ahead of new zero-tolerance law
Dozens of HGVs stopped on the M25 were for mobile phone offences ahead of changes to the law to make the use of handheld devices at the wheel as socially unacceptable as drink driving.A week-long operation by Surrey Police patrolling the orbital motorway involved pulling over 115 goods vehicles, 43 ...
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ArticleUK Power Networks unveils site planning tool to help businesses go electric
Transport businesses looking to electrify their depot-based vehicle fleet are being offered a new site planning tool developed by UK Power Networks.In what the company describes as a first for the industry, the tool aims to transform the process of going electric for businesses across the UK.Optimise Prime is an ...