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ArticleInternational hauliers vent their frustration as queues return to Dover
Lorries headed for Dover were trapped in 20-mile long queues again this weekend with further delays in the pipeline as another wave of holiday-makers prepare to head for the port this week, ahead of the Platinum Jubilee weekend.The queues began to build on Friday (27 May) with the Kent Resilience ...
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ArticleMercedes Benz eActros LongHaul truck to hit the road in 2022
Trials of the eActros LongHaul (pictured) on public roads are set to start this year, with the battery-powered truck scheduled to enter series production in 2024, Mercedes Benz Trucks has revealed.Prototypes of the 40 tonne vehicle, which has a range of around 500 km on one battery charge and superfast ...
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ArticlePall-Ex Group invests £430,000 at Fortec Distribution Network
Fortec Distribution Network has seen an investment of £430,000 in its Northamptonshire hub in a move to improve efficiency and capacity.The bulk of the investment has been spent on a new fleet of 36 forklift trucks from Still, with an additional £180,000 spent on upgrading the roof of its 210,000sq ...
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ArticlePanattoni plans major logistics development in Crawley as demand for warehousing grows
Industrial real estate developer Panattoni is fast tracking plans for a 199,672sq ft speculative, last-mile logistics development in Crawley, in response to strong and rising demand for warehousing.The detailed planning application for Panattoni Park Crawley, submitted to Crawley Borough Council, is for a semi-detached unit of 134,012sq ft and 65,660sq ...
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ArticlePall-Ex Poland celebrates major milestone
Pall-Ex Poland transported its millionth pallet this week as the network continues to grow.It said volumes in the central European country were healthy and with members from Gdynia to Zakopane and from Szczecin to Lublin collecting, consolidating and transporting palletised freight to the Łódź hub, the future was looking bright.Read ...
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ArticleRevised Euston HS2 plan would need 800 trucks a day to remove spoil
A decision to reduce the size of HS2’s London terminus station at Euston means spoil will no longer be removed by rail and may have to be achieved with thousands of HGVs instead.In a written statement by the parliamentary under-secretary for state, Baroness Vere, she said a smaller, 10 platform ...
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ArticleNew data reveals UK's drink driving capital
A study of five years’ worth of government data has found that the West Midlands is, by a significant margin, the UK’s drink driving hotspot.The analysis of the data found that the region recorded 89.48 drink driving incidents per 100,000 people, a full 32 accidents higher than the second place ...
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ArticleLogistics UK demands review of Northern Ireland protocol in meeting with government
Logistics UK has told the government it must make the Northern Ireland protocol work effectively to protect the country’s supply chain.The business group met with foreign secretary Liz Truss this week and its NI policy manager Seamus Leheny said it had urged the UK and EU to agree mitigations on ...
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ArticleScottish haulier uses investment package to buy new vehicles
Holt Transport in Lockerbie has secured five-figure funding to expand its fleet and resume growth following the pandemic.The business has acquired a DAF tractor unit, taking its fleet to seven trucks and this will be used for contract work on routes across Scotland and England.Founder Kevin Holt said: “The addition ...
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ArticleThe Pallet Network boasts new green credentials
The Pallet Network has gained the efficient energy management accreditation ISO 50001, laying the groundwork for cutting carbon across its operations.The company HSEQ manager Steve Underwood said it had reviewed all its operations in terms of carbon impact and had recently boosted its health and safety team with the additions ...
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ArticleTransport firms slam England's major roads and facilities in new survey
Less than half of logistics and coach firms rate England’s major roads positively, with rest facilities and clearing up after accidents attracting the lowest satisfaction ratings, according to a survey.Independent watchdog Transport Focus said just 46% of those polled were satisfied with England’s motorways and ‘A’ roads; 25% were dissatisfied ...
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ArticleFedex blames pandemic for 2021 profit slump
Fedex UK saw its profits slide last year as it battled against the Covid-19 pandemic.Its latest financial results for the year ending 31 May 2021 showed that operating profit fell by 59% to £5.3m.Pre-tax profit also reduced by 52% to £7.2m.However, the parcel delivery service saw turnover increase by 14.5% ...
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ArticleMichelin packs entire technical data book into new smartphone app
Michelin has made a new free-to-use app available to tyre dealers and fleets, helping them access the latest technical information about its products.MyTechXpert is available for iOS and Android devices and Michelin described it as an evolution of its technical data book.Steve Chadwick, brand manager at Michelin Tyre said: “We ...
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ArticlePanattoni set to build major South Yorkshire logistics hub
Real estate developer Panattoni has submitted plans for one of the largest speculative logistics facilities in South Yorkshire.The application is for a 417570 sq ft facility next to Doncaster Sheffield Airport.It said it had acquired the 18.4-acre site from Peel L&P in March.Read more Panattoni to develop major logistics ...
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ArticleRed Driver Risk Management awarded Birmingham Commonwealth Games contract
Training firm Red Driver Risk Management (RDRM) has won a contract to provide driver training and licence checking services for volunteers at the Commonwealth Games this summer.In addition, it will be providing bespoke fleet manager training to the games’ organisers, covering duty of care and other legal responsibilities.RDRM chief executive ...
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ArticleHankook signs tyre deal with Vaculug
(Left to right) Sanghoon Lee, president of Hankook Tire Europe; Haarjeev Kandhari, executive chairman, Vaculug; Guy Heywood, vice president marketing bus & truck tyres Hankook Tire Europe; Jorge Crespo, MD Vaculug, Michael Evans, operations director VaculugTyre company Hankook has signed a five-year deal with Vaculug to have its Alphatread brand ...
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ArticleWoodland Group opens second distribution hub
Woodland Group has opened its second distribution facility at iPort in Doncaster, in response to significant growth.The 130,458 sq ft location was secured on a 10-year lease and is now fully operational with six clients under contract.The move follows the opening of a 195,000 sq ft fulfilment and distribution warehouse ...
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ArticleGXO calls off strikes after improved pay offer
Strikes involving GXO drivers on the outsourced Co-op contract have been suspended after the company put forward an improved pay offer.More than 330 lorry drivers and transport clerks based at GXO’s distribution centre in St Helens were due to hold an initial 48 hour strike beginning on Tuesday 31 May.But ...
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ArticleHydrogen the best bet for heavy trucks, claims Tesco transport director
Hydrogen technology is currently the best way to decarbonise heavy trucks, according to Tesco transport director Matt Rhind (pictured).Speaking in a panel debate at last week’s Microlise Transport Conference in Coventry, he said: “I talk to a lot of manufacturers and hydrogen is a thing. At the moment it’s feeling ...
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ArticleGovernment accused of 'sneaking in' strict new tachograph rules
Road transport solicitors have criticised the government for ‘sneaking in’ tough new tachograph rules at the height of the pandemic and not publicising the changes.Backhouse Jones described the new EU requirements as the most onerous on drivers “since the tachograph was first invented” and that nothing at all had been ...