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DSV nets logistics deal with Gymshark
DSV has signed a logistics and transport partnership deal with sportswear firm Gymshark to provide international multimodal transport solutions for the retailer's fitness wear, apparel and accessories. Under the partnership DSV will help Gymshark meet growing international sales and complex supply chain requirements, as well as play a key role ...
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MT ArticleOPX Logistics cuts emissions with new Thermo King refrigeration units
Swindon-based OPX Logistics has added ten refrigeration units to its fleet in a move aimed at cutting its emissions and helping it acheive its aim of eventually becoming net zero.The ten Thermo King SLXi refrigeration unit systems, which were supplied by Marshall Fleet Solutions, have been fitted to newly purchased ...
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MT ArticleDachser makes two key hires as it drives into the UK market
Dachser UK has announced two new appointments designed to strengthen its position in the UK and Irish markets. Mark Cosgrove (pictured) joins the company from DB Schenker UK and Ireland, where he was head of commercial land transport within the UK and Ireland. Previous to that he spent 25 years ...
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MT ArticleOperators face mandatory laden brake testing from next January, DVSA warns
The majority of trucks and trailers will have to be fully laden for their annual test from January 2023 onwards to ensure the vehicle's braking performance can be properly tested, the DVSA warned today (1 December).As part of the annual test, DVSA will be carrying out brake tests using ...
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Industry paying "far more" in apprenticeship levy than it gets back, Trailblazer Group tells government review
The logistics and transport industry has received just £250m in apprenticeship funding despite paying £860m into the apprenticeship levy since its launch in April 2017, according to research by the industry's apprenticeship Trailblazer Group.The disparity has prompted the Trailblazer Group - which liaises with government on the creation ...
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MT ArticleDesignwerk and Kässbohrer present first electric car transporter
Designwerk Technologies, in collaboration with Kässbohrer Transport Technik, has announced it will be bringing a new battery electric car transporter to international markets next year. The company claims it is the world’s first all-electric vehicle transporter, with a battery capacity of up to 1000kWh. The first deliveries will go to ...
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MT ArticleCreditors of collapsed events haulier to receive payout
The administrator of a Herts-based TV and film transport company said creditors would now receive some of their money back after it was able to sell off plant and machinery for more money than expected.Mentmore Investments entered administration in April this year and part of the business, Green Clover, provided ...
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MT ArticleRecord breaker - Moody Logistics apprentice fast tracks to Class 1 HGV licence
A driver apprentice at Moody Logistics in Cramlington has set a record by gaining his Class 1 HGV licence in just three months.Steven Cartwright (pictured) joined Moody Logistics in-house apprenticeship programme in August and progressed so well he passed his test at the first attempt.However, the 28-year-old was possibly able ...
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MT ArticleXPO reaches 2022 driver milestone with 1,000th recruit
XPO has hit its target of hiring 1,000 HGV drivers in 2022 as it seeks to reduce its reliance on subcontractors.The milestone was achieved earlier this month and since then, the logistics firm has continued to take on more new drivers in the UK and Ireland despite the industry-wide skills ...
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MT ArticleDon't miss the new Commercial Motor podcast
Commercial Motor has launched a new podcast series called Torquing Trucks.In each episode editor Will Shiers is joined in a truck cab with an industry expert.Seven episodes have already been published, with one a week going live between now and Christmas.If you want to find out more about the new ...
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MT ArticleUPS sees pre-tax profit dip despite £1.2bn spike in turnover
The continual move by the public towards online shopping during 2021 helped UPS increase its turnover to £1.2bn, latest results showed.However, the 7% increase in revenues for the parcel delivery firm was not mirrored in its pre-tax profit, which instead reduced by 22.7% to £91.2m for the year ending 31 ...
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MT ArticleBiffa drivers offered inflation-busting pay rise as strikes loom
Biffa has offered its drivers in Wirral an “above-inflation” pay offer as it seeks to avoid strike action among union members.Around 200 workers on an outsourced refuse contract on Merseyside were due to commence industrial action on 5 December in a row over pay.The Unite union claimed HGV drivers were ...
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MT ArticleREL Haulage wins appeal against "unfair" public inquiry
A Peterborough haulage company that was refused its application to operate 50 lorries and 50 trailers has won its appeal after the upper tribunal ruled that the traffic commissioner had acted unfairly.REL Haulage will now have its licence application heard at a new public inquiry after the upper tribunal said ...
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MT ArticleSurvey reveals main reason lorry drivers love their job…
It might rarely feel like it these days, but freedom of the open road was the reason many lorry drivers have given for liking their job the most, according to the results of a survey.Nearly half (43%) of respondents provided that response, with 22% saying it was the pride they ...
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MT ArticleNo excuse not to electrify fleet, M&H Carriers MD tells haulage industry
As M&H Carriers took delivery of its latest electric van, managing director Fraser MacLean made an impassioned plea this week for other hauliers to start to electrify their fleets to help cut the sectors’ emissions.
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MT ArticleRecycling operator fined £36,000 for eight waste offences
A Lincolnshire food recycling firm has been fined £36,000 for illegally spreading waste on three farmlands.Whites Recycling pleaded guilty to eight offences, including the breach of environmental permit conditions related to the spreading of waste near Doncaster and also on farmland in Lincolnshire.Doncaster Magistrates’ Court heard that the company, which ...
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MT ArticleScania launches new SEK 2 billion venture capital fund
Scania is launching a new investment vehicle, Scania Growth Capital II, following the success of its earlier venture capital fund, Scania Growth Capital I. The new fund will again be managed by East Hill Equity.
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MT ArticleArrival Founder and CEO, Denis Sverdlov, steps down
Following a strategy U-turn, Arrival Founder and CEO Denis Sverdlov steps down. Swapping roles with chairman of the board Peter Cuneo.
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MT ArticleRecovery World adds Isuzu 13.5 tonner to wider fleet expansion
Recovery bodybuilder and rental firm Recovery World has ordered its first ever Isuzu 13.5-tonner, which will come fitted with an RW60 six-tonne steel Slidebed body.The recovery truck will be delivered to the Hertfordshire company before the end of the year and adds to the 20 new Isuzu 7.5-tonne vehicles joining ...
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MT ArticlePractical advice on the decarbonisation journey from the Logistics UK Delivering Decarbonisation Conference
Delegates attending the Delivering Decarbonisation Conference organised by Logistics UK in November were treated to a packed programme of presentations covering a broad range of topics and practical advice and case studies.