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ArticleWincanton drivers on Argos contract see pay leap to £35,100
Wincanton drivers on the Argos contract will see their annual earnings jump by nearly a third to £35,100, according to the Unite union after it secured a huge pay increase for them.Over 90 HGV drivers based at the company’s Heywood depot in Greater Manchester have had their basic rate of ...
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ArticleCollins Earthworks adds Volvo FMX tractors to fleet
Collins Earthworks has taken delivery of some of the first new model Volvo FMX tractors in the UK.The five Globetrotter 6x4 tractor units with ejector trailers come with a new cab design, distinctive V-shaped LED headlamps and headlamp protectors, new anti-slip footsteps and a digital dashboard display.Andy Jinks, garage manager ...
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ArticleHermes donates slice of apprenticeship levy funds to wider industry training
Hermes is gifting more than £200,000 of its apprenticeship levy funds to support SMEs in taking on new apprentices or upskill existing ones.Chief executive Martin de Lange said it was fortunate that it already had strong apprenticeship and training schemes in place, so it was pledging the funds so that ...
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Article"Driver shortage is about Covid not Brexit," claims Shapps as Morrisons warns of price rises
The UK needs to “stand on its own two feet” and solve the current HGV driver crisis without relying on foreign workers to plug the gap, the transport secretary repeated this week.Grant Shapps (pictured) also said the driver shortage was a global problem and it was “completely untrue” to put ...
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ArticleWalker Humphrey orders DAF trucks from Dawsongroup
Leeds wholesale bakery supplier Walker Humphrey has turned to Dawsongroup and a contract hire option for its latest fleet enhancements.The family-run firm has taken on a pair of DAF CF 18 tonners under the finance arrangement and is now looking at replacing all its 16-tonne vehicles through the contract hire ...
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ArticleCarlsberg Marston's Brewing Company takes logistics in-house
Joint venture Carlsberg Marston’s Brewing Company (CMBC) said it was consolidating its secondary logistics network into a single in-house solution for customers.It added that this would create the largest logistics network dedicated to the ‘on trade’ operated by a brewer in the UK.Before Carlsberg UK and Marston’s Plc teamed up ...
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ArticleLafarge fails in bid to annul crimes against humanity charges
One of France’s top courts has overturned a decision to dismiss charges against cement firm Lafarge for complicity in crimes against humanity in Syria.It is accused of paying millions of Euros to armed groups, including ISIS, during the country’s civil war in order to keep a cement plant in operation ...
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Article"Smart motorways are safest in the country," claims National Highways
An independent review into safety data and evidence concerning smart motorways has found no errors and concluded that all-lanes running (ALR) highways are some of the safest roads in the country.The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) said the data used in last year’s stocktake and action plan and a ...
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ArticleVolta in milestone production deal with Steyr Automotive
Volta Trucks has confirmed its Volta Zero will be manufactured in Austria by Steyr Automotive, following a competitive tender.Volta said Steyr was chosen based on its extensive experience of CV manufacturing, its existing infrastructure and the consequent speed to market.It means series production will commence in late 2022, following customer ...
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ArticleLocal resident prevented high speed rail crash after Tesco truck hit bridge
A high-speed train derailment was avoided last week after a Tesco HGV struck a bridge in Plymouth, thanks to a “quick-acting” member of the public calling the emergency services.In a House of Lords debate following the incident, Baroness Watkins said the outcome could have been much more serious when the ...
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ArticleEFS Global buys Thomas Harwood & Son
Well established Bolton firm Thomas Harwood & Son has become the latest acquisition for EFS Global.EFS now has 18 depots and offices across the country, operating its own UK and European road freight fleet, as well as facilitating a range of worldwide import and export services.It said the latest deal ...
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ArticleMT Awards 2021 winner - Service to Industry in association with Aquarius IT
Donald Burton, founder of Don-Bur (holding trophy) collects the award from Guy Reynolds, commercial director of Aquarius IT (second right) with host Alexander Armstrong (far left)Donald Burton was born in Draycott, Stoke-on-Trent, on October 10 1933, a birthday he shares with the opera composer Giuseppe Verdi. He was academically bright ...
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ArticleMT Awards 2021 winner - Best Use of Technology Award in association with Bridgestone
Greg Ward, commercial business unit director of Bridgestone (third right), hands over the trophy to the RAC and Original ADS team with host Alexander Armstrong (far left)Charge Pod was designed and developed by Original ADS at the request of the RAC to provide flat or severely charge-depleted EVs with a ...
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ArticleMT Awards 2021 winner - Business Excellence Award in association with Hireco
Tim Gibson, sales director of Hireco (second right), presents the trophy to Lee Thompson-Halls, national fleet manager (third right) and the team at Wren Kitchens with host Alexander Armstrong (far left)Wren Kitchen’s strategic plans were impeded by the pandemic, but its business model enabled it to embrace the challenges, implement ...
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ArticleMT Awards 2021 winner - Livery of the Year in association with Commercial Motor
Will Shiers, editor of Commercial Motor (second right) presents the trophy to David McWilliams, sales director (second left) and Amarat Gill, operations director of Construct IT with host Alexander Armstrong (far left)Construct IT has built the company from the ground up to provide a safe pair of hands and the ...
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ArticleMT Awards 2021 winner - Partnership Award in association with Partners&
John Marks, client partner at Partners& (second right) presents the trophy to Paul Nunn, marketing manager at Maple Fleet Services (centre) and partners with host Alexander Armstrong (far left)In a closely fought contest Maple Fleet Services came out top in the Partnership Award partly because of the uniqueness of its ...
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ArticleMT Awards 2021 winner - Technical Excellence Award in association with Hankook
Paul Emery, sales director of Hankook (second right) presents the trophy to Carlos Rodrigues, MD of Renault Trucks UK and Ireland (holding trophy) and team with host Alexander Armstrong (far left)The submission looked to highlight all the benefits that Renault’s ZE range offers to customers, but it is also an ...
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ArticleMT Awards 2021 winner - Clean Fleet Van of the Year in association with Transport News
Emma Rowland, sales director of Transport News publisher Road Transport Media, hands over the award to Simon Bunn, UK aftersales manager (holding trophy) and Mike Haran, Maxus fleet account manager (second left) at Harris Automotive Group, with host Alexander Armstrong (far left)It was an exciting year in 2020 for MAXUS ...
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ArticleMT Awards 2021 winner - Operational Excellence Award in association with EV Cargo Solutions
Steve Clarke, operations implementation manager (second left) and Lee Halls, fleet manager (holding trophy) at Wren Kitchens collect the award from Andy Humpherson, CEO of EV Cargo Solutions (second right) with host Alexander Armstrong (far left)Keeping every aspect of the business in-house gives Wren Kitchens maximum control, optimises consistency and ...
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ArticleMichael Conroy leaves EV Cargo two months after promotion to UK CEO
EV Cargo UK chief executive Michael Conroy (pictured) is to leave the business just two months after being promoted to the newly formed role from his former position as Palletforce chief executive, which he held for 13 years.The group said that, in the interim, EV Cargo chief executive Heath Zarin ...