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ArticleCM Show 2020: All you need to digitise your transport operation
Tranzaura build pioneering technology solutions that make safety, awareness and efficient work practices the centre of everyday life for people in transport, across all industries.Tranzaura have 10 years’ experience in the provision of digital solutions to the transport sector. In this time, we have worked with a number of SME, ...
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ArticleAmazon to create 7,000 new jobs
Amazon intends to boost its UK workforce by a third to 40,000 by the end of the year as its three new state-of-the-art fulfilment centres start operations.The online retail giant said it had already recruited 3,000 permanent roles this year and a further 7,000 would follow by the end of ...
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ArticleHargreaves Services hit by delays to HS2 project
Revenues within Hargreaves Services’ distribution and services business have fallen by more than a quarter due to delays in the HS2 project.In its annual report for the year ending 31 May 2020, the group said Covid-19 had not caused any material impact to the company, other than some transaction delays ...
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ArticleCM Show 2020: Develop your professional road skills online
Road Skills Online will be demonstrating our Professional Development Plan Online training from their booth at the upcoming Commercial Motor Show.Road Skills Online are excited to share how the bite sized toolbox talks will help you and your drivers to remain safe, legal and compliant. The professional development plan ...
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ArticlePandemic speeds digitalisation of transport planning
Cloud-based transport software firm Simacan has joined forces with eCMR platform TransFollow to offer combined information about shipments alongside updates about status and arrival times.The partnership will involve Simacan integrating the TransFollow eCMR into its software and Simacan’s smart estimated times of arrival will become visible on TransFollow’s platform.The move ...
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ArticleSmart freight system to avoid Brexit border chaos "won't be ready in time", government warned
Robust testing among hauliers of software to avoid long queues and checks at the border before the end of the Brexit transition period is looking increasingly remote, freight groups have warned.With just over 100 days until the country cuts its ties with the EU, the industry is becoming increasingly concerned ...
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ArticleFORS fleets reveal biggest fears
Software and risk management company FleetCheck has designed a series of factsheets for FORS companies after conducting research among members that revealed common areas of concern.The six information sheets, entitled Driver Engagement; Managing Compliance; Automated Fuel Reporting; Common Challenges; FORS Tools and Five Common Mistakes, are designed to give fleet ...
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ArticleSigmaRoc swoops for remainder of GDH
The remaining equity interest in Welsh quarrying and haulage company GD Harries (GDH) will be snapped up by buy-and-build construction materials group SigmaRoc later this month.The group acquired 40% of the South Wales business in April 2019 and entered into an option agreement to buy the remaining 60%, which it ...
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ArticleLes Smith Haulage joins Palletways
Swindon’s Les Smith Haulage has joined Palletways and will provide services across Wiltshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire for the network.Nick Smith, director at the family-run haulier said it signed up to Palletways due to its “mature domestic and pan-European networks”.He said: “Palletways is ahead of the curve in terms of innovation ...
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ArticleWhisky haulier hails new transport management system
Specialist whisky haulier B. Mundell is raising a glass to Mandata’s transport management system (TMS) after it helped cut down on paperwork and speed up tachograph analysis.The family-owned bulk spirits and general haulage operator installed the TMS in August 2019 and said it had been “a great investment”, providing high ...
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ArticleConcerns raised over plan to ban pavement parking
Government plans to ban parking on pavements across England must not be at the expense of freight deliveries, according to Logistics UK.A consultation into proposals that could give councils greater powers to ban parking on pavements and fine drivers was launched this week after a review found the practice disproportionately ...
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ArticleCM Show 2020: Join Mercedes-Benz in the virtual world
Mercedes-Benz Trucks UK is showcasing its market-leading products and services at the Commercial Motor Show 2020.The jewel in the crown for Mercedes-Benz Trucks is the new Actros. Show attendees can find out why the truck was crowned International Truck of the Year 2020, and learn about its pioneering innovations, including ...
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ArticleVolta Zero battery electric truck designed to save lives as well as the planet
Anglo-Swedish electric vehicle start up Volta Trucks has officially launched its 16-tonne GVW battery electric urban delivery truck, the Volta Zero. Designed as an EV from the ground up, CEO Rob Fowler said the vehicle was “available now to meet customers’ desire to decarbonise”.The company has already taken orders for ...
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ArticleAmazon adds 800 Mercedes-Benz eSprinters to UK fleet
Amazon is to add more than 1,800 electric Mercedes-Benz vans to its European fleet with around 800 destined for the UK. More than 1,200 of the electric vans will be the new Mercedes-Benz eSprinter - on order for the UK - with the Mercedes eVito making up ...
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ArticleHermes recruits chief operating officer in drive for growth
Hermes UK has appointed Carl Lyon as chief operating officer (COO) to support a significant increase in volumes due to both Covid-19 and the ongoing growth of online shopping.Lyon has been with the business for over seven years in a number of senior operational roles, including most recently operations director ...
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ArticleFuel duty rise would be huge blow to sector's recovery, warns Logistics UK
Logistics UK has called on the government to scrap plans to ramp up fuel duty to help pay for the Covid-19 crisis.Media reports have claimed chancellor Rishi Sunak is considering raising duty by 5p per litre in his autumn budget, ending a 10-year tax freeze.However, Logistics UK director of policy, ...
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ArticleCM Show 2020: Keeping drivers safe with intelligent camera technology
Attendees at the CM Show can see first-hand how Lytx machine vision and artificial intelligence-powered solutions help equip fleet managers with the tools to proactively tackle some of the toughest problems facing their drivers today, such as distracted driving.Damian Penney, vice president of Lytx Europe, said: ‘‘We’re delighted to participate ...
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ArticleULEMCo to make Glasgow City Council fleet hydrogen enabled
ULEMCo has secured an order with Scottish company James A Cuthbertson to make Glasgow City Council’s existing fleet and some new gritters hydrogen enabled.Scottish government funding through Transport Scotland will see 20 gritter / multi-purpose vehicles ready for use on the streets by next winter, which ULEMCo said would provide ...
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ArticlePrimark orders 15 Don-Bur semi-trailers to underline eco credentials
Fashion retailer Primark has taken delivery of 15 longer semi-trailers (LSTs) manufactured by Stoke-on-Trent-based Don-Bur and arranged in partnership with DHL Supply Chain.The LSTs will each carry twice the volume of stock as the company’s existing trailers and will mean 1,600 fewer trailer journeys annually. This amounts to 728,000 fewer ...
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ArticleBrexit port chaos fears "massively overstated and patronising to drivers", claims Europa boss
Andrew Baxter, MD of Europa Worldwide Group, has rejected claims that operators are set for major disruption at the channel ports at the end of the Brexit transition period, arguing that such speculation is "basically wrong".The UK is due to leave the EU single market and customs union on 31 ...