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ArticleTIP strengthens Tuffnells tie-up with de-fleet programme and new trailers
Tuffnells relationship with TIP continues to blossom, with the rental and leasing firm supplying a batch of new trailers as well as handling a major de-fleet programme for the parcels firm.The latest tandem axle box van trailers and curtainsiders are all based on an SDC chassis, with fleet additions late ...
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Article"Fantastic news" - Solent freeport could attract £2bn investment and create 52,000 jobs
Meachers Global Logistics has hailed the creation of freeports at eight sites around England, saying Solent’s new status will create a much better environment for international trade.The Chancellor announced plans for ports to become low tax zones in his Budget speech, saying they would create special economic sites, which would ...
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ArticleStaff and preferred creditors of collapsed Midlands haulier to be paid out in full
A Redditch-based transport firm that entered administration a year ago, putting 39 employees out of work, has enough funds to pay them all the money they are owed.In addition, administrators handling the affairs of S Walker Transport said unsecured trade creditors should also receive a dividend after it closed down ...
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ArticleContract wins boost Circle Express after pre-tax loss of nearly £2m
Circle Express said it was in a strong position to trade profitably after business slowed down last year due to the country’s lockdowns.The express delivery company said new contracts in its distribution and warehousing divisions meant that its results would be “greatly enhanced” in 2022.The company responded following publication of ...
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ArticleSOE fellow John Parry dies
John Parry (pictured), Society of Operations Engineers (SOE) fellow and former IRTE director, has died at the age of 76.Most recently chair of the IRTEC steering group and SOE board member, Parry was a major influence on the SOE’s industry standard irtec initiative by instigating its relaunch in 2011.It gave ...
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ArticlePF Whitehead Transport Services swiftly back on track after Covid hits profits
Croydon-based PF Whitehead Transport Services said volumes had recovered after it took a hit during the coronavirus pandemic in 2020.MD Peter Whitehead said the haulage contractor was now looking forward to the future after its latest financial results, for the year ending 31 July 2020, showed that turnover fell more ...
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ArticleLondon Electric Vehicle Company appoints head of UK sales
LEVC (London Electric Vehicle Company) has appointed Terry Rayner into a new role as head of UK sales, to support its growth plans in the domestic market.With the introduction of the company’s second product line, the VN5 electric van, LEVC said Rayner would be responsible for overseeing sales of VN5 ...
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ArticleKuehne+Nagel stages 2020 recovery to end year with record results
Kuehne+Nagel said 2020 was a year of two halves, with a weak first semester followed by a strong second resulting in a group net turnover of CHF 20.4bn (£15.8bn).The “remarkably good” results came in a year the logistics giant described as being marked by crisis, with the CHF 712m (£551m) ...
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ArticleHoyer Petrolog extends Puma Energy UK deal
Hoyer Petrolog UK has agreed a five-year extension to its contract with Puma Energy UK.The agreement, which involves deliveries of bitumen on behalf of the energy firm’s subsidiary Puma Bitumen from the Stolthaven Dagenham terminal and ABP South Wales’s Newport South Dock, will also see Hoyer developing its operations with ...
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ArticleWhistl names new MD international
Whistl has promoted Michael Boulton to MD international.It said Boulton had been with the delivery management and parcels firm for six years in various sales and development roles.Over the last few years he has been part of the team responsible for driving Whistl’s international growth.Read more Whistl to recruit ...
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ArticleWidow of man killed in HGV crash on smart motorway slams proposed changes to Highway Code
Proposed changes to the Highway Code, which include guidance on how smart motorways operate, have been criticised by the widow of a man killed by an HGV on the M1.A consultation into the changes by Highways England was launched following the publication of an 18-point action plan last year to ...
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ArticleEFS Global buys freight forwarder AFI UK
Burnley-based EFS Global is back on the acquisition trail, snapping up freight forwarder AFI UK for an undisclosed sum.Mark Jones, EFS Global MD, said: “Our acquisition of AFI UK is another step forward in our expansion plans.“The business is a perfect fit and is a great addition to our group ...
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ArticlePolicemen left with 'lifelong serious injuries' after jailed HGV driver did U-turn in fog
An HGV driver who attempted a U-turn on a “dark and foggy” road, resulting in a collision with a police car, has been jailed for three-and-a-half years.Andrei Stan (pictured) was found guilty at Reading Crown Court of causing serious injury by dangerous driving after the incident on an unlit stretch ...
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ArticleTransport industry divided over Spring Budget
The transport industry has given a mixed reaction to today's (3 March) Spring Budget.Logistics UK welcomed chancellor Rishi Sunak's moves to support the recovery of the economy, including a freeze in fuel duty and extension to the furlough scheme, but said the industry needed to see greater investment in training ...
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ArticleDrivers’ Professional Development Plan celebrates accreditation from the CPD Standards Office
Road Skills Online has announced that, following recent assessment by the CPD Standards Office, its drivers' Professional Development Plan (PDP) is now formally recognised as four hours of CPD training for each year of eLearning completed.Road Skills Online said professional development in the freight transport sector is being increasingly recognised ...
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ArticleFuel duty freeze a victory over ill-informed green lobby, insists FairFuelUK
FairFuelUK has welcomed an announcement by chancellor Rishi Sunak in today's (3 March) spring Budget that the goverment is to again freeze fuel duty.Commented Howard Cox, founder of FairFuelUK, secretary for the APPG for Fair Fuel: “It would be churlish not to thank the chancellor and the prime minister for ...
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ArticleBrexit UK-EU logistics 'teething problems' could take years to resolve
Frank Zapper once commented that the world might not end in fire or ice, but in paperwork. For much of the international logistics sector, January felt exactly like slow death by paperwork, with customs clearances piling up in their software systems, and the freight piling up in the warehouses.As freight ...
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ArticleBrexit 'abyss' looms for GB-Northern Ireland trade
Photo: ShutterstockWhile prime minister Boris Johnson dismisses custom delays between Britain and Ireland as “teething problems”, hauliers are telling a very different story.At a recent session of the Northern Ireland Infrastructure Committee, operators spelt out the reality of the new trading rules in stark detail. Ballymena haulier McBurney Transport employs ...
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ArticleJ&B Recycling future-proofs fleet with Mercedes-Benz Econics
(From left) J&B Recycling transport manager Peter Dunn and driver Chris Lumley with one of the company's new Mercedes-Benz EconicsNorth-East independent waste management company J&B Recycling has commissioned three of the UK’s first low-entry Econics to be equipped with Mercedes-Benz Trucks’ latest accident prevention technology.The Hartlepool-based operator will also take ...
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ArticleNewly-launched Ancora Logistics hits the road with two Iveco S-WAY trucks
Bristol-based Ancora Logistics has taken delivery of two Iveco S-WAY trucks just weeks after the company was launched to fill a gap in the market.Founded in November 2020 by father and son Ian and Brad Hope, the firm, which is close to junction 18 of the M5, was created to ...