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ArticleNew MD for Walkers Logistics
Walker Logistics has appointed a new MD, with William Walker, pictured, replacing Bob Montague.The company said Walker had held various roles since entering the family business and most recently served as sales and marketing director.He has also been working side-by-side with Montague “to allow a smooth transition and continuity of ...
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Royal Mail sheds jobs after slow reaction to parcels growth
About 2,000 jobs are set to go at Royal Mail after it admitted it had been too slow to adapt to a huge growth in parcels.As it published its financial results for the year ending 29 March 2020, Keith Williams, interim executive chair of Royal Mail Group, said: “In recent ...
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ArticleFree webinar - check your assets, protect your O-licence
A free webinar to be held on 22 July by Aquarius IT in association with Commercial Motor will explore the benefits of electronic versus paper when it comes to managing and reporting on road worthiness and compliance.The keynote speaker will be former senior traffic commissioner Beverley Bell CBE, now director ...
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ArticlePassport to a second life for Electra EV batteries
Electric HGV manufacturer Electra Commercial Vehicles has signed up to a battery monitoring service that provides vehicle owners with recommendations for extending the lifespan of their batteries.The Battery Passport enables operators to better understand their batteries, as well as providing a pathway for those being sold in the second-life market.The ...
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Unions and businesses unite behind push for hydrogen economy
Four of the UK’s biggest trade unions have added their support to a campaign backed by 41 businesses calling on the government to lay the foundations for a hydrogen strategy to create and sustain thousands of jobs.Unite, the GMB, Prospect and Unison, who collectively represent 200,000 workers in the energy ...
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Tough market in removals sees Pickfords profits fall
Increased competitive pressure in the moving market led to a 26.5% drop in pre-tax profits at Pickfords Move Management last year.Latest financial results for the removal company, for the year ended 30 September 2019, showed profits fell by £547,000 to £1.5m.Revenue reduced by almost £600,000 to £58.9m, with £30.3m of ...
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Acquisitions pay off for ARR Craib
ARR Craib made a pre-tax profit of £2.5m in the 18 months prior to its acquisition of Highland Haulage, its latest accounts showed.The Aberdeen headquartered company, with locations also in Cumbernauld, Stockton upon Tees and Great Yarmouth, also reported revenues of £79.4m during the period ending 28 September 2019.The accounting ...
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ArticleClimate Change Committee urges government to "seize the moment" to decarbonise transport
In its 2020 progress report to the UK government on cutting carbon emissions, ‘Reducing UK emissions - progress report to Parliament’, the Committee on Climate Change has called on ministers to “seize the opportunity” to turn Covid-19 into a “defining moment in the fight against climate change”.The report recommends urgent ...
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ArticleWincanton health and safety director joins CILT UK board
Wincanton’s group HSQ director, Dean Clamp, is to join the board of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT UK).Clamp is responsible for setting the strategy for continuous improvements in health and safety at Wincanton and previously he worked at DHL as vice president for operational risk for mainland ...
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ArticleStaff and creditors of collapsed fleet hire firm now likely to get pay out
The administrator for contract hire and rental firm Axis Fleet Management said it now looked likely both former staff and trade creditors will receive some of their money back.This reversal in fortune follows a report from FRP Advisory Trading that came out last year and which warned that preferential and ...
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ArticleArval simplifies government's return to work advice with short guide for fleet managers
A two-step guide to vehicle safety in light of Covid-19 has been produced by Arval UK for fleet managers.The vehicle funding and fleet management company has distilled down official government guidance to three pages to help fleets return to work safely.Advice and guidance includes scheduling times for the collection of ...
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ArticleFraikin hailed for quick response after healthcare firm asks for trucks to collect hospital waste
Fraikin jumped into action when a client needed DAF rigids on the road in time to help with vital hospital waste collections during the pandemic.Tradebe Healthcare was able to get the 7.5-tonne and two 12-tonne models into service as quickly as possible, thanks to Fraikin’s ability to “get things done”.Neil ...
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ArticleFleet Source cuts cost of Earned Recognition audits
Fleet Source has reduced the cost of Earned Recognition (ER) audits to help operators achieve the DVSA accreditation.The company is offering the audits from £495 + VAT.Nick Caesari (pictured), Fleet Source chief executive, said ER “demonstrates that you are an exemplary fleet operator, less likely to have your vehicles stopped ...
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ArticlePandemic triggers "slew of potentially dramatic changes" to vehicle lease contracts
A slew of changes to business travel in the last few months means fleet managers need to review their vehicle lease contracts to make them suitable for the “new normal”, according to software specialists FleetCheck.It said that the coronavirus pandemic had caused “a wide range of potentially quite dramatic changes” ...
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ArticleCouncil bin lorries benefit from new video and wireless technology
Liam Prince, operations manager at Carlisle County Council with an RCV fitted with ISS safety equipmentCarlisle City Council has addressed an increase in insurance claims by equipping its fleet of refuse and recycling trucks with video cameras and wireless reverse radars.After a successful trial, the council installed the RX3 hard ...
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ArticleDPD partners with London EV Company to trial "revolutionary" VN5 electric van
DPD is to trial a specially adapted 2.5-tonne electric van as it pushes forwards with its ambition of having “the greenest fleet in the UK”. The courier firm has partnered with the London EV Company (LEVC) for road trials of its VN5 electric van. The vehicle will ...
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ArticleDMC boosts fleet with 20 Schmitz Cargobull trailers
Contract hire and rental firm DMC Trailers has added 20 new Schmitz Cargobull trailers to its fleet.DMC, which is owned by Ballyvesey, chose the new units, which are fitted with Carrier Transicold fridges, to meet customer demand for robust, high quality trailers for their operations.The new trailers, which have been ...
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ArticleTransport software firm Mandata buys Returnloads.net
Northumberland-based transport management software provider Mandata has acquired Returnloads.net as part of the company’s diversification plans.Essex-based Returnloads.net is an online marketplace for hauliers and freight forwarders where members can promote subcontracting jobs and empty vehicle capacity.Chris Rigg, chief executive of Mandata, said: “Returnloads.net’s focus on using digital solutions to benefit ...
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ArticleMove to open pubs and restaurants raises London City Bond hopes that predicted losses can be averted
Warehousing and distribution firm London City Bond, which specialises in storing and distributing wine, beers and spirits, has seen trade pick up this month as its customers prepare for the easing of the pandemic lockdown.Reporting its annual results to 30 September 2019 this week the company revealed that last year’s ...
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ArticleSaints Transport confident it can weather Covid-19 storm despite further losses
Air freight haulier Saints Transport more than tripled its losses in the 18 months to 30 June last year.In its latest financial results the family firm, which is based at Heathrow, revealed that, despite increasing turnover to £34.8m (2017: £24.3m) in the period, its losses almost trebled to £1.5m (2017: ...