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ArticleCoronavirus emergency measures see supermarket night-time delivery times extended
The government has given supermarkets the go-ahead to ramp up night-time deliveries and is looking at extending delivery drivers’ hours to ensure stores remain stocked during the coronavirus outbreak.The emergency measures, announced today, will see delivery hours to supermarkets extended outside night-time curfew hours to help food retailers respond to ...
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ArticleMicrolise acquires fleet compliance management provider TruTac
TruTac MD Terry Ramsey (right) with Nadeem Raza, chief executive of MicroliseTelematics and transport technology firm Microlise has bought TruTac in a move aimed at strengthening its presence in the HGV and PSV sectors.The company, which was launched in 1990, specialises in providing fleet compliance and management software for HGVs ...
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ArticleDelsol buys HF Owen Transport and Storage
North Wales logistics firm Delsol is continuing its expansion drive with the acquisition of Caernarfon-based haulier HF Owen Transport and Storage.Delsol purchased the company, which was launched in 1972, for an undisclosed sum from owner Harry Owen, who is retiring.The company will continue to trade under the HF Owen name, ...
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ArticleCampaigners to launch legal challenge to smart motorway programme
A campaign group is also seeking a judicial review of the government’s decision to introduce smart motorways.It has appointed Yogi Amin, human rights lawyer and partner at Irwin Mitchell to pursue the case and has raised almost £10,000 of the £20,000 it needs to fund the case on crowdfunding site ...
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ArticleVMS Fleet Management buys Western Truck Rental
VMS Fleet Management has acquired southwest-based rental, contract hire and sales business Western Truck Rental for an undisclosed sum.VMS said the acquisition will allow Western to grow and expand while continuing to serve existing customers from its base in the Southwest of England.The deal sees VMS take immediate control of ...
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ArticleYusen Logistics launches Milton Keynes shared-user facility
Yusen Logistics has launched operations from its new shared-user warehousing and distribution facility in Wolverton, Milton Keynes.The new distribution facility is part of the company’s five-year drive to expand its UK presence. Dubbed Transform 2025, the strategy aims to see the company double in size over the next five years.Read ...
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Visit the CV Show 2020 to learn about the future of road transport
Motor Transport has teamed with the CV Show to bring visitors to the show a Future Transport Theatre to examine some of the big issues facing road transport.Taking place on every day of the show which runs from April 28 to 30 at the Birmingham NEC, the Future Transport Theatre ...
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ArticleS Walker Transport ceases trading
Redditch-based S Walker Transport has closed down after almost three decades in business, with the loss of 39 jobs.Administrators from Leonard Curtis were appointed to the firm on 25 February “following a cessation of trade” and are now involved in winding down the company.A statement from Leonard Curtis said: “The ...
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ArticleNo 11th hour U-turn on IR35, HMRC review confirms
Hopes for an 11th hour U-turn on IR35 have been dashed this week after an HMRC review confirmed that the proposed tax changes - which could see driver agency rates leap by 20% - will go ahead from April.The IR35 review, dubbed Review of Changes to the Off-payroll Working Rules, ...
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ArticleCM Downton seals deal with Smurfit Kappa
CM Downton has sealed “a multi-million pound” contract with Smurfit Kappa, transporting packaging products from two manufacturing sites in the south west.The EV Cargo-owned company said the three-year deal will help boost efficiency, reduce empty mileage and streamline transport operations.It said load fill would be maximised by its investment in ...
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ArticleGovernment reviews £25bn Roads Programme following Heathrow ruling
The government’s £25bn Roads Programme is facing delays while the DfT reappraises the strategy in the light of the recent Court of Appeal ruling on plans to expand Heathrow.The review could result in some major road schemes, including plans to expand the Smart Motorway programme, delayed or scrapped altogether.The five-year ...
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ArticleFORS seeks clarification from Traffic Commissioner over audit criticism
Kevin RooneyFORS – the Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme – has contacted the Traffic Commissioner (TC) for the west of England, Kevin Rooney, to "seek clarification on comments that its audits had on occasion fallen short of a diligent, high-standard process"."Remarks published in recent press reports suggest that a FORS member ...
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ArticleAS24 launches tracker to combat trailer theft
HGV service provider AS24 has launched a low-power tracker to combat trailer theft.The 'FindIT' device has been developed after an ONS study revealed that thefts involving transport companies increased by 7% last year.The new battery-powered technology features a "low-cost box", which can be fitted in five minutes, the company said.The ...
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ArticleHermes pledges £1m to help couriers in coronavirus self-isolation
The GMB union has praised Hermes for pledging £1m to support self-employed workers if they need to self-isolate as a result of the coronavirus.Hermes confirmed it will help find someone to deliver on a courier's behalf and guarantee that their rounds will be kept open for them for when they ...
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ArticleCircle Express back in profit after move to fleet HP agreements
Cost-saving initiatives helped nudge Circle Express into the black last year, after it reported a pre-tax profit of £26,000.The express delivery company also saw turnover fall from £29.2m to £28.9m in the year ending 31 March 2019.However, it returned to profitability after reporting a pre-tax loss of £595,000 in 2018.In ...
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ArticleHaulage industry pivotal to keep this country running during coronavirus outbreak
Health secretary Matt Hancock has announced that he is confident food supplies will not run out in the event of a prolonged outbreak of coronavirus.There already seems to be sporadic so-called panic buying. I’ve noticed empty shelves where the own-brand paracetamol and ibuprofen used to be down at the local ...
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ArticlePalletforce sets sights on international expansion
Palletforce has launched five new direct services to Aegean and Baltic countries after experiencing “unprecedented growth” in international volumes.The routes to Greece, Turkey, Latvia, Lithuania and Croatia bring the number of international services operated by Palletforce to 30.It added that a further 10 countries could be added in the next ...
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ArticleWilko workers "furious" over plans to cut sick pay
Wilko is planning to reduce sick pay for its distribution and retail workers in a bid to tackle absence levels that were twice the industry standard.The home and garden retailer said high sickness absence levels were “a real concern” and it wanted to take steps to bring the company sick ...
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ArticleMichelin to raise £25,000 for Transaid through cycle challenge sponsorship
Michelin has pledged to fundraise £25,000 for charity Transaid after renewing its membership with the international development organisation.The renewal extends a relationship that began when Transaid was founded by Save the Children, the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (UK) in 1998.Michelin intends to fundraise the money in cycle challenge ...
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ArticleRail Minister opens Maritime's new strategic rail freight interchange at SEGRO Logistics Park, East Midlands Gateway
(Left to right) Sir John Peace, Midlands Engine; John Williams, Maritime; Rail Minister Chris Heaton-Harris and David Sleath, SEGRORail Minister Chris Heaton-Harris has officially opened Maritime's new strategic rail freight interchange at SEGRO Logistics Park, East Midlands Gateway.The MP was joined by representatives from Maritime Transport and SEGRO, and more ...