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MT ArticleMoran Logistics adds 20 Renault Trucks to its fleet to meet growing demand
Castle Donington-based haulier Moran Logistics has added 20 Renault Trucks T6x2s to its 300-plus fleet, to meet the company’s continued growth.
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MT ArticleBrian Yeardley Continental looks to the future after successful management buyout
The board of Brian Yeardley Continental is celebrating a management buyout of the company which sees MD Kevin Hopper, along with marketing director Sarah Hopper, financial director Damien Sharpe and other members of the management team, acquire the remaining 50% shareholding of founder Brian Yeardley’s shares. Kevin and Sarah Hopper ...
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MT ArticleThe sad story of how Culina lost 230 years of management experience in a matter of months
Thomas van Mourik collecting the MT Service to Industry Award 2020 Motor Transport caught up with Glyn Davies recently and amongst other things the subject of Culina came up. Davies was quite clearly upset and disappointed by what had taken place last year. In his view there ...
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MT ArticleK&B Haulage loses licence after operating “dangerously”, Traffic Commissioner rules
Gloucestershire-based K&B Haulage is no longer fit to hold an operators licence, the Traffic Commissioner for the West of England has ruled, after a public inquiry uncovered “severe and persistent” compliance failings.
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MT ArticleNew fast track training course for returning truck drivers a “lifeline” for the sector, says RHA
RHA is hailing changes to the Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) Regulations, which make it easier for former HGV drivers to return to the industry, as a “lifeline” for the haulage sector.
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MT ArticleNorth West sees demand for smaller warehouses fall by almost a quarter in 2024, Savills report reveals
Take-up of industrial & logistics space in the North West decreased by 23% in 2024 due to reduced demand for smaller facilites in the region, according to Savills latest Big Shed Briefing.
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MT ArticleLinde Material Handling UK rolls out major green programme across 14 sites
Linde Material Handling UK has launched a major sustainability investment programme across 14 UK depots to reduce its carbon footprint and help support its customers’ net zero plans.
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MT ArticleWestmister eForum announces conference on future of UK drone industry
MPs are urging interested parties to attend an online conference on the future of the UK drone industry, which will look at policy, regulation, investment, growth and innovation in the drone sector.
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MT ArticleCustoms Support Group appoints new senior commercial manager
Customs Support Group (CSG) has recruited Jo Cloherty as its new senior commercial manager for the UK and Ireland.
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MT ArticleDerry Bros streamlines customs processes to slash hauliers’ GB Safety and Security costs
Customs clearance specialist Derry Bros is cutting the cost of processing declaration requirements in a move aimed at supporting hauliers’ transition to the GB Safety & Security (S&S) import controls.
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MT ArticleRate of new business failures in logistics sector still high but falling, new data reveals
New data from Kidderminster-based haulier Breakwells Transport delivers a glimmer of hope for the UK’s haulage industry, revealing that new business closure rates decreased between 2023 and 2024.
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MT ArticleDX launches £12m flagship regional hub and depot in Derbyshire
Parcel freight, secure courier, two-person and logistics specialist DX has opened a new multi-million-pound regional hub and depot in Stanton-by-Dale in Derbyshire.
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MT ArticleDoctors on Wheels D4 medical fraud trial delayed
The trial of six people accused of fraudulently carrying out D4 driver medicals has been put back by a year due to intense caseloads within the court system.
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MT ArticleBusiness group warns of societal unrest unless cold chain is bolstered
Rioting and looting is a looming threat if the cold chain is disrupted and the government has failed to take steps to protect temperature-controlled goods in times of crisis, according to the sector.
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MT ArticleHow not moving a battery electric truck can be lucrative – the GB battery boom
The saying “if the wheels ain’t turning, she ain’t earning” is the bedrock of the road freight transport industry. But if your fleet is electric, that may not be the whole picture in future. A new sector has been establishing itself in GB’s electricity system over the ...
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MT ArticleTravis Perkins fined £2m for HGV unsecured timber fatality
Travis Perkins has been fined £2m after timber fell off one of its lorries and onto a car in Sussex, killing the driver.
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MT ArticleBidfood Netherlands to double electric fleet with 25 Renault trucks
Food logistics company Bidfood Netherlands is to double its electric fleet by the end of the first quarter of 2025 with the addition of 25 Renault Trucks E-Tech vehicles. This expansion will bring the company’s total number of electric trucks to 50. Bidfood Netherlands began its transition ...
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MT ArticleGovernment defends budget tax hikes as hauliers fear worst year since Covid
The government has defended accusations from leading hauliers that sweeping tax increases targeting businesses in last October’s budget will cripple growth and see yet more transport and logistics companies collapse into administration.
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MT ArticlePolice chief acknowledges problems faced by abnormal loads operators
The Abnormal Loads Group (ALG) has welcomed engagement by police forces to tackle the inconsistent service being provided to hauliers across the country, after research found it was costing more than half a billion pounds a year.
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MT ArticleYodel announces dozens of Northern Ireland store openings
Yodel is to open 56 stores in Northern Ireland after identifying the region as a key market for its out of home (OOH) network.