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ArticleOxfordshire council set to ban HGVs from using towns as rat runs
Weight restrictions to prevent HGVs from using towns in Oxfordshire as a rat run could be introduced if funding is secured from local businesses.A vote for the introduction of environmental weight restrictions by councillors at Oxfordshire County Council (OCC) was agreed earlier this week, but it was also acknowledged that ...
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ArticleDFDS to open Sheerness-Calais unaccompanied freight service on 1 June
DFDS is launching a new unaccompanied freight service between Sheerness and Calais on 1 June.The freight-only service will offer one sailing per day in each direction and carry up to 165 units on each trip.The new route expands DFDS’ existing network of services between the UK and Europe and comes ...
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ArticleCulina takes delivery of 127 Schmitz Cargobull trailers
Culina Group has added 127 new Schmitz Cargobull trailers to its UK fleet for use across three of its major brands.The trailers for Fowler Welch, Morgan McLernon and Warrens Group join a 2,500-strong fleet and include box body semi-trailers and S.KO COOL mono-temperature reefers.All the S.KO COOL trailers have been ...
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ArticleHighways England pledges £285m to begin upgrade of concrete roads and motorways
Construction and engineering companies are gearing up to upgrade 400 miles of concrete roads and motorways in the biggest renewal programme ever embarked upon in England.Originally built in the 1960s and 1970s when traffic volumes were half of what they are today, concrete roads have endured decades of use and ...
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ArticleCEVA Logistics launches healthcare sub-brand FORPATIENTS
CEVA Logistics has launched a new sub-brand, FORPATIENTS, which centralises its global healthcare and temperature-sensitive offering.CEVA FORPATIENTS also encompasses pharma, biopharma, medical devices, consumer health, hospital and home care, as well as diagnostic and laboratory services and the company said having all of these under one umbrella provided greater visibility ...
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ArticleVan den Bosch buys dry bulk specialist Tankspeed Logistics
Bulk logistics service provider Van den Bosch has acquired Tankspeed Logistics in Newport, bolstering its work in the intermodal transport of dry bulk products.Barry Gruijters, Van den Bosch operations director, said: “With the acquisition of Tankspeed Logistics, we are strengthening our position as the market leader in transport with pressurised ...
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ArticleJackknifed truck left hanging off motorway bridge over A2
Picture: Highways EnglandKent police said road closures on the A2 and M25 had been reopened after an HGV collided with a roadside barrier on the M25 and was left hanging precariously off a bridge.The M25 was closed anti-clockwise at junction 2 south of Dartford for more than 12 hours and ...
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ArticleDHL Supply Chain to partner with BP Retail for four more years
DHL Supply Chain has extended its contract with BP Retail and will manage its transport and warehousing for a further four years.It said it would continue to operate tri-temperature product storage as well as pick, pack and distribution, servicing all 324 of BP’s company owned and operated stores across the ...
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ArticleQuarry extension may be blocked amid row over increased HGV traffic
Plans to extend a quarry in South Yorkshire have attracted dozens of objections, despite the number of predicted HGVs remaining the same and a “markedly low” road traffic incident rate.Breedon Southern submitted the proposals to extend the Holme Hall Quarry near Stainton to around 31.6ha and included a number of ...
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ArticleDriver Hire offers "HGV licence acquisition service"
Driver Hire is enabling existing HGV drivers to advance their career by helping them requalify up to a C+E licence.The new service provides face-to-face training as well as a platform for professional drivers to gain the skills they need quickly and easily, so that they can boost their earnings potential.Driver ...
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ArticleStobart Energy partners with Bridgestone
Stobart Energy and Bridgestone have teamed up for the first time, with the biomass fuel supplier opting to run its fleet exclusively on Duravis 002 tyres.Stobart Energy logistics director Simon Cartwright (pictured left with Bridgestone UK fleet sales manager Ian Davis) said: “We were well aware of the quality and ...
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ArticleXPO appoints chief financial officer for GXO Logistics spin-off
XPO Logistics has named Baris Oran (pictured) as the chief financial officer for its intended spin-off, GXO Logistics.The new business had been created to capitalise on the growth in e-commerce and omnichannel retail and a shift toward outsourcing supply chain services.Oran, who was mostly recently CFO at Turkish Sabanci Group ...
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ArticleDfT and Highways England threatened with "formal legal action" over smart motorways
The risk of being involved in a breakdown on a stretch of all-lanes running (ALR) smart motorway is 216% higher than on a standard motorway because there is no hard shoulder for drivers to move to, according to a damning new report.The study, commissioned by Irwin Mitchell solicitors and prepared ...
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ArticleIR35 rules kick in with onus on operators to check driver status
Operators must check their drivers comply with the new IR35 tax regulations which kicked in this week or risk being fined by HMRC, the RHA is warning.From 6 April large and medium-sized haulage companies – with net turnover of above £10m or employing 50 or more staff – will no ...
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ArticleEPIC consortium awarded £31.9m to develop long range electric HGV
A consortium led by HGV drivetrain systems developer Meritor has been awarded £31.9m of government funding to develop a “game changing” heavy duty electric truck.The consortium - which also includes engineering firm Danfoss Editron and Electra Commercial Vehicles, a UK integrator of battery electric commercial vehicles - is known as ...
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ArticleLeicester CAZ scrapped as air quality improves
Leicester City Council has scrapped plans for a Clean Air Zone (CAZ) that would have seen non-Euro-6 trucks and buses charged £50 a day to enter the area.The council said this week that the Air Quality Action Plan it produced in 2015 has led to such “huge” improvements in the ...
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ArticleXPO to run Waitrose Leyland DC as John Lewis Partnership undertakes major restructuring
XPO Logistics is to operate the Waitrose distribution centre in Leyland on behalf of the John Lewis Partnership.The move is part of a major restructuring by the retailer as it struggles with falling sales, exacerbated by the pandemic, which has seen it recently announce the closure of eight more shops ...
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ArticleUK testing regime for incoming HGV drivers launches
Lorry drivers who arrive in the UK from today (6 April) must take a Covid-19 test within 48 hours of their arrival or face a £2,000 fine, the DfT is warning.The new rules are part of government measures to try to halt the spread of new Covid-19 variants in the ...
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ArticleHenry Colbeck boosts fleet with three new Supra 750 units
Fish and chip shop supplier Henry Colbeck has taken delivery of three new 26-tonne MAN rigid trucks, each mounted with a Carrier Transicold Supra 750 unit.The new MAN TGS vehicles join Henry Colbeck’s 33-strong refrigerated fleet, which is split between the company’s Coatbridge site and its main base in Gateshead.The ...
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ArticlePolice in new alert over cargo and fuel thefts after further major incidents
Police are calling on HGV drivers to report anything suspicious when parked up at motorway service areas (MSAs) after a slew of thefts last month.Thieves are targeting MSAs across the UK’s road network, resulting in thousands of pounds of goods and fuel being stolen, according to the latest findings from ...