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MT ArticleGovernment may allow car owners to drive 7.5-tonne trucks to tackle skills shortage
Car drivers could be given the right to get behind the wheel of large vans and lorries up to 7.5 tonnes as part of a range of government proposals aimed at tackling the skills shortages in the logistics industry.Other measured mooted in a DfT Call for Evidence paper published today ...
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MT ArticleAmazon warehouse workers stage sit down protest after rejecting pay offer
Around 1,000 warehouse staff at Amazon’s facility at Tilbury in Essex staged sit down protests on Wednesday and Thursday this week after rejecting a 35p an hour pay rise.The workers are demanding the online giant increase their pay by £2 an hour, to help them cope with the rapid rise ...
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MT ArticleSMEs divided on market outook as exporters pin hopes on enhanced US trade deal
More than a third of exporters have their eyes trained on the US as the market of most interest to them if the government secures a good trade deal, according to research by DHL Express.Nearly three quarters (72%) of SMEs who export or are planning to export said that Brexit ...
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MT ArticlePML names new finance director to support global expansion plans
Logistics and supply chain solutions provider PML has appointed Iain Bruce (pictured) as its new finance director.Bruce has held a number of senior financial positions within high profile companies including McLaren, Johnson & Johnson and PepsiCo.Not from a traditional logistics background, the former law graduate and chartered accountant has, however, ...
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MT ArticleLangridge Organic Products adds to refrigerated truck fleet with new Isuzu order
Fresh produce wholesaler Langridge Organic Products has put into service another seven Isuzu N75.190 refrigerated trucks after finding that they ticked the box for payload, footprint and reliability.The Feltham business has been steadily expanding its fleet over the last eight years and Isuzus now account for 60% of its vehicles.Two ...
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MT ArticleClipper Logistics inks deal with Segura to help ensure sustainable and ethical supply chain
Clipper Logistics has partnered with supply chain transparency specialist Segura in a bid to ensure its suppliers operate in a sustainable, transparent and ethical way.Under the deal Segura will deliver its supply chain mapping and visualisation system which provides transparency across the entire supply chain.Clipper will be able to actively ...
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MT ArticleWheely-Safe wheel loss detection system gains DVSA accreditation
The DVSA has accredited Wheely-Safe’s wheel loss detection system, which combines brake and hub temperature monitoring with an intelligent TPMS.The scheme enables non-statutory road safety products to be accredited by the agency – with the 'DVSA Recognised' label awarded to those products it deems well designed and able to improve ...
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MT ArticleNew Aztek deal a breath of fresh air
Aztek Logistics has won a contract with aircon wholesaler Principal Climate Technologies (PCT) to distribute Daikin products across the UK.Hitchin-based PCT needed a logistics partner to manage its Daikin inventory and customer demand for commercial building services contractors and installers who require heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems on ...
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MT ArticleVan sector slow to embrace switch to electric amid fears over lack of charging infrastructure
The van sector’s transition to electric variants is still two years behind cars, despite having the same 2030 end of sale date, according to the SMMT.Amid latest figures showing that the light CV market declined for the seventh month in July, down 20.7% to 18,722 new units registered, the automotive ...
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MT ArticleDP World launches new international reefer service for fruit suppliers
Bananas in refrigerated containers will arrive in Southampton this week as part of a new reefer service DP World is offering fruit suppliers across the globe.Ernst Schulze, UK chief executive of DP World, said: “Following on from last week’s news that we had moved a record volume of cargo at ...
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MT ArticlePall-Ex calls on Ryder for major fleet expansion funded by Metro Bank
Pall-Ex Group has purchased 66 trucks from lease supplier Ryder with rapid support from Metro Bank.The deal, one of the bank’s largest asset finance deals, involved securing terms for in excess of £4m of finance at near 100% loan to value on the trucks.Kevin Buchanan, Pall-Ex Group chief executive, said: ...
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MT ArticleAct now to comply with new customs rules, businesses warned
Thousands of operators risk losing the ability to import goods unless they move to the UK’s new customs system now, HMRC has warned.Businesses submitting import declarations must switch to the customs declaration service (CDS) from 1 October when the existing customs handling import and export freight (CHIEF) system closes.HMRC said ...
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MT ArticlePW Gates signs fleet expansion deal with Asset Alliance
PW Gates Distribution in Welwyn Garden City has added to its 49-strong fleet with two new generation DAF XG tractor units from Asset Alliance.MD Peter Gates said: “We’ve had DAFs on our fleet for a long time, but I’m delighted to be one of Asset Alliance Group’s first customers to ...
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MT ArticleDVSA trials new tech that monitors tachographs on the move
“Game changing” tachograph sensing technology that can identify if an HGV driver is flouting tacho laws without the vehicle being stopped is being trialled by the DVSA.The enforcement agency can use the equipment while travelling alongside a lorry or at the roadside and it is being deployed in an effort ...
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MT ArticleMaxus opens new Essex dealership offering full range of electric delivery vehicles
Maxus UK has partnered with Stoner Motor Company and opened a full-service Maxus dealership in Rainham.Trading as Medway Maxus, it will offer sales, servicing and aftersales services to customers in the region and brings the number of Maxus dealerships in the UK to 49.Read more Fleet and EV specialist ...
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MT ArticleForward Solutions in recruitment drive as growth surge continues
A 15% growth in new business this year has enabled freight software development firm Forward Solutions to recruit new staff across support and infrastructure and to create a new role of project coordinator.It said investment in IT by haulage operators had heightened since the pandemic, as businesses looked to new ...
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MT ArticleRT Keedwell reports rise in 2021 profits after cutting fleet size
RT Keedwell bounced back from the pandemic’s initial waves of disruption to report a 34% increase in revenues to £21.9m last year.In the year ending 31 October 2021, the Somerset haulier also increased pre-tax profit to £1.01m, from £416,000 in 2020.In a review of the business signed off by the ...
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MT ArticleAPC puts first female driver through warehouse to wheels scheme
The APC has announced its first female driver to successfully pass her HGV driving exam after taking advantage of the delivery firm’s warehouse to wheels scheme.Ann Male (pictured) joined the business in January 2020 as a warehouse operative and has now passed her Class 1 HGV test, meaning she can ...
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MT ArticleTruck Door Windows: enhanced direct vision for drivers is 'essential' to protect vulnerable road users
Enhanced direct vision for HGV drivers continues to be a top priority for operators seeking to improve fleet safety, said Keith Banks, business development manager at Truck Door Windows.His comments come following the recent publication of TfL’s latest safety data: in the first year of TfL’s Direct Vision Standard (DVS) ...
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MT ArticleCoventry council HGV drivers call off strike after accepting improved pay offer
Coventry City Council said it was “bitterly disappointed” that the bin lorry driver strike took so long to resolve after a deal was finally reached with the Unite union last week.The row, which started in January, ended with an agreement that HGV drivers would receive a pay rise worth up ...