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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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ArticleExpect Distribution takes delivery of 36 SDC curtainsiders from TIP
Expect Distribution is upgrading its trailer fleet with the delivery of 36 new SDC curtainsiders from TIP Trailer Services.All are being supplied on a long-term arrangement with full repair and maintenance and will be working primarily out of Expect’s main two depots in Bradford.The latest additions include trailers supplied with ...
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ArticleMazars probes accounts of collapsed events haulier
A Bucks-based events haulier collapsed into administration after seeing its work dry up during the Covid-19 pandemic.However, administrators at Mazars LLP also said it had concerns regarding Energy Haulage’s underlying accounting records and the financing of assets, prompting what it described as a full forensic accounting investigation to establish the ...
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ArticleAlliance Transport Technologies given funding for new R&D centre
Remanufactured electronics firm Alliance Transport Technologies has attracted a multi-million pound investment for a new R&D centre that aims to help fleet managers transition to EV and hydrogen.Alliance has focused its expertise on hybrid electric battery technology in the last few years, enabling CV operators to expand the life of ...
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ArticleKerry Logistics Network launches import and export service between UK and Turkey
Kerry Logistics Network (KLN) has created a new imports and exports service between the UK and Turkey in response to strong demand.It said the One Stop Solution (1S²) had been developed to cater to growing multimodal demands and offers and that Turkey was a growth market, particularly for textiles, fashion, ...
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ArticleEaster beer deliveries under threat as DHL Tradeteam drivers announce strike action
DHL Tradeteam said it was disappointed that union members working on its Molson Coors beer contract in Burton-on-Trent are to start strike action in a dispute over “excessively long delivery routes”.Unite claimed the logistics firm had reneged on a deal struck last year, backtracking on a commitment to recruit 25 ...
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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 ...
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ArticleCut in fuel duty welcome but misses an opportunity, RHA claims
The RHA has welcomed the Chancellor’s announcement of a 5 pence per litre cut in fuel duty in his Spring Statement, which equates to a £2,000 per year saving on running a typical HGV.However, it said that while it will ease pressure on businesses facing soaring costs, the government could ...
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ArticleUK road repair bill hits £12bn
Local roads in England and Wales are resurfaced on average once every 70 years and the repair backlog has now topped £12bn, according to a survey highlighting the scale of the problem faced by highways engineers.The Asphalt Industry Alliance’s (AIA) annual local authority road maintenance (ALARM) survey found councils would ...
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ArticleMetro mayors restrict funding for EV charging points despite spike in demand
The UK’s nine metro mayors are failing to adequately support the UK’s transition to electric vehicles, according to new research from Novuna Vehicle Solutions.A review of the budgets of the nine directly-elected leaders of the major city regions, including Andy Burnham (Greater Manchester) found very little evidence of relevant expenditure ...
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Fuel thefts on the rise as prices spike, police warn
Hauliers are being warned to be on their guard against increasing incidences of fuel theft around the UK, as fuel prices rise.Police forces across the country are raising the alarm on a spate of fuel thefts, including one recently reported by Derbyshire Police in which a teenager and a man ...
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Wincanton on hunt for "wild card" robotics as it launches W2 Labs 2022
Wincanton has launched the fourth edition of its annual brainstorming programme W2 Labs.This year the programme aims to seek out innovative start-ups that can work with Wincanton on developing digital fulfilment, ESG, and technology and robotics.W2Lab, which is run in collaboration with corporate innovation partner L Marks, has been an ...
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ArticleDHL adds 270 electric vans to final mile fleet
DHL Express is rolling out 270 new electric vans, which will take to the roads as part of the parcel delivery giant’s last-mile fleet.The move, which follows last year’s introduction of 50 electric vans in DHL sites across the UK, is the latest phase in DHL plans to transition to ...
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Operation Brock deployed to avert freight delays as P&O ferry crisis continues
Operation Brock has been re-introduced today (22 March) after moveable barriers were deployed on the M20 in Kent last night, according to National Highways.The traffic control strategy saw the M20 closed between Juntion 8 and 9 last night to allow for 14,000 concrete blocks and 8,000 cones to be put ...
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ArticleSPAR store owner AF Blakemore test drives Electra e-Cargo HGV
Food and drink retail and wholesale distribution business, A.F. Blakemore & Son, has been trialling an electric truck at its Willenhall distribution centre.The week-long trial, which began on 15 March, saw the 19-tonne Electra e-Cargo refrigerated rigid vehicle delivering to the company’s SPAR retail stores within a 100-mile round trip ...
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ArticleDover Straits crossing cannot be left to the whims of overseas boardrooms, warns RHA
P&O’s decision to sack 800 workers and suspend services across the Dover Straits without warning has highlighted how vulnerable the UK's major supply route across the Channel is to being cut off by “boardrooms on the other side of the world”, RHA warned this week.The call comes as P&O revealed ...
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ArticleSt Modwen Logistics in warehousing deal with Genpower
Industrial developer St Modwen Logistics has helped Welsh business Genpower scale up into a 100,000 sq ft warehouse, which it said would boost economic growth in the region.The ‘big-box’ warehouse at St Modwen Park Newport will enable Genpower – an entrant in the Wales Fast Growth 50 list last year ...
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ArticleDFDS relaunches daily cross-channel freight service
DFDS has relaunched its unaccompanied freight service between Sheerness and Calais with its vessel, the M/V Botnia Seaways.With a carrying capacity of 11,530 gross tonnage, the M/V Botnia Seaways will be the new dedicated vessel for the route, with a daily service via the English Channel.It can carry up to ...
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ArticlePalletforce signs up Chiltern Transport
Palletforce has recruited Chiltern Transport to its fold, covering the LU postcodes around Luton, Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard.The Pitstone, Bucks-based haulage firm was founded in 1989 by Keith Croker and started out as a freight forwarder.It began operating its own fleet and warehouse in 2005 and joined a pallet network ...
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ArticleFord on the charge with new EVs
Ford is set to launch a new generation of all-electric vans by 2024.The iconic Transit range will include four new electric models – the all-new Transit Custom 1-tonne van and Tourneo Custom multi-purpose vehicle in 2023, and the smaller, next generation Transit Courier van and Tourneo Courier multi-purpose vehicle in ...