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Latest news – Page 287
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ArticleFurlough change sees FleetCheck extend free Back to Work App offer until March 2021
FleetCheck is extending its offer of a free driver risk management app following the government’s decision to extend its furlough scheme to March 2021.FleetCheck’s Back to Work App, based on the company’s Vehicle Inspection App, has been adopted by more than 150 fleets since it was launched in June this ...
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ArticleFears grow over two-tier Brexit customs system favouring biggest importers
UK international hauliers and their customers could face a two-tier UK customs system, post-Brexit, which will prioritise larger importers, leaving smaller importers and their logistics partners facing slower customs clearance and higher prices.The warning comes from Sam Tyagi, founder and chief executive of customs clearance platform KlearNow.It follows a survey ...
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ArticleMiniclipper strengthens partnership with Heidelberg UK and expands Dunstable facilities after winning major new customers
Miniclipper Logistics is to manage Heidelberg UK’s warehousing operation at its facility in Leighton Buzzard.The company is also set to seek permission to expand its warehousing footprint in Dunstable after landing deals with major new clients.The new deal with Heidelberg sees Palletline and Hazchem member Miniclipper expand its 20-year logistics ...
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ArticleMeet the 2020 MT Award winners - Training Award sponsored by Palletforce
MT editor Steve Hobson, John Kerrigan, CEO of Fowler Welch, and David Breeze, commercial and international director of sponsor PalletforceAction was needed to address an increase in collision rates at Fowler Welch and improve the fleet’s fuel consumption. In response, the company turned its focus towards its people, its fleet ...
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ArticleBorder checks may force major retailers to cut back deliveries to Ireland, RHA warns
Hauliers are warning that large retailers could cut back on shipping to Ireland if checks created by Brexit cause delays.Martin Reid, the RHA's director for Scotland and Northern Ireland, slammed the government this week for failing to clarify the nature of post-Brexit customs checks.Reid said the situation at the port ...
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ArticleSeven major European truck manufacturers pledge to end sales of diesel trucks by 2040
The heads of Europe’s largest truckmakers are set to announce plans to halt the sale of diesel vehicles by 2040, a decade earlier than originally planned.Daimler, Scania, MAN, Volvo, DAF, Iveco and Ford have formed an alliance and signed a pledge to phase out traditional combustion engines and focus on ...
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ArticleRhys Davies saw revenue halve and monthly losses triple as Covid-19 pandemic hit
Transport@truck 4Cardiff haulier Rhys Davies suffered a 50% fall in revenue with losses mounting to £3.5m in the year after it was bought by Cathay Investments, motortransport.co.uk has learnt.The haulier went into administration earlier this month just one year after its acquisition by Cathay Investments, after accruing “significant and unsustainable” ...
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ArticleMeet the 2020 MT Award winners - Team of the Year sponsored by Hiab UK
MT editor Steve Hobson, Matthew Parsons, general manager British Sugar contract, Abbey Logistics Group, Stewart Dickson, head of logistics, British Sugar, and Ian Mitchell, MD of sponsor Hiab UKIn 2016, Abbey Logistics took over the British Sugar transport contract, an operation that sees 400,000 tonnes of bulk sugar delivered every ...
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ArticleSchmitz Cargobull recruits used trailer sales manager
Schmitz Cargobull has appointed Glenn Bagnall as its new used trailer sales manager for the UK and Ireland.Bagnall, who has more than 15 years’ experience in truck and trailer sales, will be the contact for operators looking to expand or renew their trailer fleets.He said: “The used trailer market is ...
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ArticleDefra mulls clampdown on live animal transport
Defra has launched a consultation on live exports, proposing to ban livestock movements if the temperature falls outside of the range 5–30 degrees, unless vehicles have a thermo-regulation system.The proposals also include stricter conditions for poultry, with a temperature range of between 5 and 25 degrees.In its plans, the government ...
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ArticleYodel reports Black Friday food, wine and drink deliveries up 86% on 2019
Yodel is forecasting volumes to be 40% up on a ‘normal’ year as it rises to the challenge of what it claimed was a permanent change in consumer shopping habits.The delivery company said fresh food, wine and drinks deliveries soared by 86% on Black Friday compared to the previous year.In ...
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ArticlePalletline member Mike Watson Transport expands fleet and relocates
Palletline firm Mike Watson Transport (MWT) has moved to larger premises in Bordon, Hampshire as a result of “ongoing growth”.The company has also procured seven new vehicles to service a significant increase in its network delivery volume, which involves expanding into part of the Portsmouth postcode area.Paul Elson, Palletline Logistics ...
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ArticleRelaxation of drivers' hours rules extended until 30 December
The relaxation of drivers’ hours rules has been extended until 30 December, in response to crippling port congestion, Covid-19 and “unusual demand patterns”.The Department for Transport (DfT) said the relaxation applies to anyone driving within Great Britain under the EU drivers’ hours rules and involved in the transport of food ...
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ArticleMeet the 2020 MT Award winners - Partnership Award sponsored by MAN Truck & Bus
MT editor Steve Hobson, Think Logistics founder and Abbey Logistics Group CEO Steve Granite, and Thomas Hemmerich, MD of sponsor MAN Truck & BusAlthough the sector’s growing skills shortage remains a concern, one organisation that is continuing to successfully raise its profile is Think Logistics.The brainchild of Abbey Logistics chief ...
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ArticleGregory Distribution and Brewdog to operate UK's first 19-tonne Electra e-Cargo refrigerated rigid
Gregory Distribution, in partnership with customer Brewdog, is trialling the UK’s first 19-tonne rigid Electra e-Cargo Urban Refrigeration Vehicle.The zero-tailpipe-emission truck is based on an Iveco Eurocargo chassis and supplied by Blackburn-based tech firm NRG Fleet Services, which this year scooped the Motor Transport Innovation Award.A test model of the ...
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ArticleBoughey Distribution hubs awarded top grades after "exceptional year"
Boughey Distribution has received high grades for its warehouses and premises following audits for the BRC Global Standard for Storage and Distribution accreditation.Its ambient 238,000sq ft warehouse on Crewe Commercial Park (pictured) attained a ‘double A’ standard while, in an unannounced audit, the company’s 48-acre site in Wardle was awarded ...
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Article"We'll help you save time and avoid big fines" - Sarah Llewelyn, head of Shell Fleet Solutions UK, on why its new tolling solution is vital to hauliers
For fleets transporting goods between the UK and Europe, this year has presented further challenges for drivers. Additional border checks have caused increased traffic, and in April, trucks in Europe saw their waiting times at border crossings increase by 28%, compared to pre-crisis levels.With tight schedules and little margin for ...
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ArticleFreight logistics expert launches IT consultancy
A new specialist consultancy for freight logistics has been launched to help businesses capitalise on IT opportunities.Innovate Freight will help hauliers understand the advantages and disadvantages of in-house and external solutions and spread IT best practice across the sector.The brainchild of Richard Litchfield, who has more than 20 years of ...
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ArticleBensons for Beds rolls out electric vehicle mattress delivery in Maxus E Deliver 3
Bensons for Beds has today started trialling the all-electric Maxus E Deliver 3, built by SAIC, as part of its strategy to become a net zero retailer by 2040.A pilot scheme will see the business delivering Rollo by Slumberland mattresses to addresses in London, Kent, Cambridge, Essex and Milton Keynes.The ...
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ArticleVolta Trucks and Petit Forestier collaborate to launch all-electric refrigerated rental vehicle by 2022
Volta Trucks and European rental firm Petit Forestier Group have partnered to make a refrigerated 100% electric commercial vehicle available to hire from 2022.The partnership sees Petit Forestier ordering 1,000 16-tonne Volta Zeros, representing the largest order to date for Swedish technology start-up Volta Trucks.The all-electric CVs will join the ...