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ArticleWork on £300m fourth berth at London Gateway to begin in October, DP World confirms
Construction on a £300m fourth berth at the London Gateway logistics hub will commence next month, as owner DP World attempts to increase supply chain resilience and boost capacity.The investment will enable the port to handle the world’s largest vessels and comes after record throughput of 888,000 in the first ...
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ArticleGoing straight to C+E HGV tests is not without risk
Whilst recognising the current driver shortage crisis, the government plans to change how drivers obtain an HGV licence comes with increased risk. The combining of category C and category C+E tests is likely to mean that prospective drivers have less time to develop their hazard perception skills and research has ...
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ArticleFreight in the City Expo: if.Vehicles to launch final-mile electric vehicle that doubles as a trolley
Vehicle manufacturer if.Vehicles is marking this year’s Freight In The City Expo by launching what it believes is the world’s only transformable and dismountable micro electric vehicle for the final mile.The company’s if.Micro, which can be driven on the road, can also swiftly transform into a power-assisted trolley for porter ...
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Malcolm Group chief questions safety of driver test changes
Andrew Malcolm, chief executive of the Malcolm Group, is questioning the safety of government plans to streamline HGV driver tests to tackle the driver shortage crisis.The proposed changes to the testing regime were announced last week by Transport Secretary Grant Shapps. They will see the removal of the need for ...
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Police in unmarked HGV catch lorry driver with mobile phone to each ear
Police have released footage of an HGV driver holding two mobile phones, one to each ear, as he drove along the M5.The footage was filmed by officers in an unmarked National Highways truck and has been released this week ahead of the latest operation to monitor lorry drivers on the ...
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ArticleWincanton chief warns of "calm before the storm" as driver shortage continues into peak season
Wincanton has seen revenue rise by more than 25% compared to last year, the company reported this week, but chief executive James Wroath warned that the logistics industry is heading for choppy waters as the driver shortage looks set to continue into the peak season.In a trading update issued this ...
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HGV driver test changes a "knee jerk" reaction by government in panic, says ParcelHero
The new HGV driving test requirements are a "panicked" reaction to a driver shortage created by the government's policy on Brexit, warns parcel delivery service ParcelHero this week.The criticism follows a recent government announcement that the rigid and articulated HGV driving tests will be combined in an effort to speed ...
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Government changes to import border controls "heaps" more work on operators, Logistics UK warns
The government's decision to push back the introduction of health certification of imported products of animal origin, including many food and drink items, is creating uncertainty and instability for operators, Logistics UK said this week.The warning follows the government's decision to move the deadline for the introduction of the new ...
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Pallet-Track sees profits leap by more than half in 2020
Despite volumes being hit by the first Covid-19 pandemic lockdown last year, the boom in e-commerce has seenPallet-Track rally to deliver a 57% leap in pre-tax profit.Reporting its annual results to 31 January 2021, the pallet network, which has over 70 shareholder members, revealed that hub revenue jumped by 9.5% ...
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Drunk driver pleads with court not to ban him as he will lose "significant" earnings due to driver shortage
A Lithuanian lorry driver, arrested for driving a lorry whilst drunk, pleaded with the court not to ban him as the driver shortage meant he could lose out on "significant" earnings whilst in Britain.Manchester Magistrates Court heard that Lithuanian Vitas Urbonas, 48, was seen driving a MAN tractor unit in ...
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ArticleHGV fleets parked up over phasing out diesel, BVRLA report warns
Dangerous gaps have appeared in the fleet market’s road to zero, with some sectors accelerating towards the petrol and diesel phase-out and others stuck at a red signal, the BVRLA is warning.The latest BVRLA Road to Zero Report Card, compiled by sustainability consultants Ricardo, assesses the decarbonisation trajectories of the ...
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ArticleSDC sees 10,000th trailer roll off new production line
SDC Trailers has passed a manufacturing milestone after its 10,000th trailer rolled off the company’s new production line in Toomebridge, three years after the facility became operational.This latest landmark event comes as the company continues to see a surge in demand, with one new SDC trailer going into production every ...
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ArticlePML offers free HGV driver training to eight candidates
Perishable Movements Limited (PML) is offering to pay for the training of eight HGV drivers, in a bid to tackle the wider national labour shortage.The successful candidates will be based both at the company’s London Heathrow headquarters and its new facility at Lympne in Kent, set to open in November.Mike ...
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ArticleDHL warehousing and delivery deal with Loop set to expand under Tesco pilot
DHL’s deal to provide warehousing, fulfilment and distribution to Loop is set to grow after the reusable packaging company expanded its partnership with supermarket giant Tesco this week.Loop provides a circular model which allows Tesco customers to buy well-known brands in reusable, returnable packaging. Until this week the goods were ...
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ArticleAmazon Logistics seeks hundreds of delivery drivers for new final-mile depot in Crawley
Amazon Logistics is set to open a new final-mile delivery station in Crawley which will create more than 100 driver jobs, the online giant has announced today.The 9,000 sq m facility is expected to be fully operational later this year, and will serve customers based in the Crawley area.Located at ...
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ArticleWincanton buys e-commerce specialist Cygnia Logistics and recruits Carl Moore from Clipper
Wincanton has agreed to buy e-commerce and fulfilment specialist Cygnia Logistics Limited, from Crescent Capital.The logistics giant has also appointed Carl Moore (pictured), former Clipper Logistics chief commercial officer, as MD of Wincanton’s digital and e-fulfilment division.Cygnia, which boasts a range of blue chip clients including BrewDog, Moonpig, Molton Brown ...
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ArticleTrailer Freight International joins Pallet-Track as it targets growth in UK
Walsall-based Trailer Freight International (TFI) has joined the Pallet-Track network as part of wider plans to accelerate its growth in the UK market.TFI, which was sold to Northern Ireland-based logistics firm Express Distribution Services in 2015, has 20,000 sq ft of warehouse space and an international freight forwarding division. It’s ...
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ArticleWhistl on hunt for 140 seasonal staff in Devon
Logistics specialist Whistl has launched a recruitment campaign for its Devon-based operations ahead of the peak period.The company is looking to recruit over 140 staff for seasonal roles within its fulfilment and contact centre facilities in Wrangaton, Plymouth and Paignton.Whistl’s 300-strong Clientbase team manages inbound contact centre operations, warehousing, fulfilment ...
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ArticleGoldstar Transport urges operators to lobby government over "no-go" rest stops
Attracting new HGV drivers to the industry means fixing the country’s ailing parking provisions according to Goldstar Transport, which has now launched a new campaign.It said every driver had a story to tell about the poor quality of rest stops, the lack of security and insufficient facilities and despite the ...
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ArticleBVRLA calls for taskforce to help with phase-out of non-zero emission HGVs
The BVRLA wants the government to come up with a delivery plan that supports the phase-out of non-zero emission HGVs between 2035 and 2040.It said it wants to see a similar approach adopted for cars and vans.In a response to a consultation on a phase-out, the association recommended the setting ...