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Latest news – Page 198
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ArticleTraining firm offers virtual reality simulations to help HGV drivers pass tests more quickly
HGV driver candidates are now being offered virtual reality (VR) technology to help them pass their test and get behind the wheel quicker.Training firm Easy As HGV said it was improving driver training with the use of “fully immersive VR simulations” in order for prospective drivers to learn and practice ...
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ArticleKNP Logistics takes delivery of a further 22 MAN TGXs
KNP Logistics has added 22 MAN TGXs to its fleet, joining 148 of the marque already undertaking work for the haulage and distribution company.Paul Abbott, KNP Group director said the international truck of the year came spec’d with DVS cameras, ADR kits, Anderson leads and fridges.He said: “With safety at ...
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ArticleJames Hall & Co orders Carrier Transicold units to reduce carbon footprint
James Hall & Co has opted for Carrier Transicold’s Syberia multi-temperature engineless units, in a move designed to improve the sustainability of its vehicles working with SPAR.The Preston-based firm said the units are each mounted to 18-tonne Volvo Fes featuring Gray & Adams refrigerated bodies.The new vehicles will help deliver ...
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ArticleNew 21-acre Peterborough logistics park to be completed by end of year
Half a million square feet of logistics space across three units is being developed this year on an industrial estate in Peterborough, in what has been described as one of the UK’s fastest growing regions.The 21-acre site at the Peterborough South logistics park is expected to be completed by the ...
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ArticleDriver CPC best delivered through eLearning not classrooms, say hauliers
Bite-sized eLearning is seen by operators as a more valuable method of delivering Driver CPC than classroom-based courses, according to a survey of 1,000 haulage firms.Training provider Road Skills Online (RSO) said the results revealed an “unequivocal response” from the industry to the government that the current professional development regime ...
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Article'Unbelievable' response from public as HGV driving bootcamps get off to a flying start
The HGV driver training ‘bootcamps’ launched last year with £34m of government funding have got off to a flying start, according to Mark Currie, CEO of the National Logistics Academy (NLA) and Manchester training firm Mantra Learning.The target for the 200 16-week bootcamps is to bring around 11,000 HGV drivers ...
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ArticleShop fitter Sigma still flat out despite upheaval of Covid-19
Sigma has been working in the retail sector for over 20 years and provides some of the high street’s biggest retailers with services including store construction and consolidation, fixture procurement and M&E installation.Sigma’s supply chain director Stuart Thomas, pictured, has over 20 years’ experience in logistics with companies including CEVA ...
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ArticleRHA welcomes pause to smart motorway rollout
The RHA has welcomed an announcement from the DfT that the rollout of new all-lane smart motorways is to be suspended.New schemes will be paused until there is a full five years of safety data on current projects.The news came alongside a £900m government pledge for additional safety measures for ...
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ArticleHGV driver jailed for eight years after causing fatal crash while trawling dating sites
A lorry driver who was looking at dating websites on his phone whilst driving at 58mph has been jailed for eight years and ten months for causing a crash that killed three people.HGV driver Ion Nicu Onut was driving a 3.5 tonne Scania LGV, carrying fertilizer, when he "ploughed" into ...
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ArticleThe Co-op leases new depot near M8 to boost its logistics operations
Supermarket retailer The Co-op is strengthening its core logistics operation in North Lanarkshire with the pre-let of a new facility at Link Park in Newhouse, on the M8 east of Glasgow.The Co-op has taken 47,565 sq ft distribution facility with an additional service yard and HGV parking on an 18-year ...
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ArticleDPD UK gets green light to acquire CitySprint
DPD UK has acquired CitySprint after getting the go-ahead from the Competition and Markets Authority.The purchase, first announced in August last year, marks DPD’s expansion into same-day delivery services and allows CitySprint to offer its customers access to DPD UK’s domestic next-day and international solutions.Announcing the completion of the acquisition, ...
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ArticleFlogas Britain takes on 28 new Isuzu N55 trucks to help cut carbon footprint
LPG supplier Flogas Britain has added 28 new Isuzu N55.150(N) 5.5-tonne narrow bodied trucks to its Cylinder fleet of vehicles as part of plans to drive down its emissions.The new additions are fitted with specialist narrow aluminium cylinder bodies manufactured by Massey Truck Engineering.Flogas Britain, which is part of DCC, ...
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ArticleMicrolise Driver of the Year 2022 opens for nominations
Microlise is calling for nominations as it launches its search for this year’s best truck driver.The Microlise driver of the Year event, now in its eighth year, shortlists drivers by analysing a year’s worth of Microlise telematics performance data to reveal the most talented short, medium, and long-distance drivers.The process ...
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ArticleCovid-19 pandemic pushes Fred Sherwood & Sons into profit fall
Fred Sherwood & Sons (Transport) saw revenues and profit fall last year as it continued to battle the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on its business.The Leicestershire family firm’s latest annual accounts, for the year ending 31 March 2021, saw revenue dip 2.3% to £33.8m, whilst pre-tax profits fell by ...
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ArticleRoad freight prices soar as impact of inflation and Brexit kicks in, new research reveals
Inflation and Brexit sent December road freight prices soaring, new research from Transport Exchange Group (TEG) shows.The hike in road freight prices comes as operators brace for further supply chain disruption in 2022 as Covid-19 continues to cause economic strain and new EU custom checks kick in on imports.The latest ...
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ArticleDP World accelerates warehouse scheme at London Gateway Logistics Park after seeing “unprecedented” demand
DP World will fast-track the delivery of a speculative 119,000 sq ft green warehouse at London Gateway’s Logistics Park to meet “unprecedented” demand for space at the freeport site, the company said this week.This is DP World’s second speculative warehouse facility in less than a year to be developed at ...
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ArticleTeletrac Navman seals deal with ASCO to provide fleet with vehicle tracking software
Telematics specialist Teletrac Navman has secured a contract with logistics company ASCO, to supply its mobile asset and fleet management technology across its 350-strong fleet of vehicles in the UK.The deal sees Aberdeen-based Asco, which specialises in the new energy, decommissioning and oil and gas sectors, take on Teletrac Navman’s ...
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ArticleMaritime Transport offers new intermodal service between Birmingham and Felixstowe Port
Maritime Transport has launched a new intermodal service from Birmingham to the Port of Felixstowe to provide additional capacity in response to the UK’s HGV driver shortage.The service, hauled by GB Railfreight, connects Maritime’s Birmingham Intermodal Freight Terminal (BIFT) with the Port of Felixstowe.Maritime, which operates a fleet over 2,000 ...
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ArticleFred Sherwood seals three-year tyre deal with Michelin
Fred Sherwood Group has awarded Michelin a new three-year contract to supply, fit and manage the tyres across its entire HGV fleet of more than 650 trucks and trailers.The deal includes Fred Sherwood Transport, Bulk Freight, KJ Transport and George Varney Bulk Services, marking the return to its entire fleet ...
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ArticleGovernment playing ‘Russian roulette’ with road user safety, warns Unite
The government is failing to monitor how many foreign lorries are entering and leaving the UK under revised cabotage rules introduced in October last year, Unite has discovered.The union warned this week that failure to monitor foreign lorries under the revised rules, which were introduced to help tackle the UK’s ...