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ArticleThink Logistics launches free videos to promote career opportunities in logistics
Think Logistics, the organisation set up by Abbey Logistics CEO Steve Granite to attract young people into logistics, has launched a series of videos to highlight the variety of career opportunities available across the sector.The short films have been financed by the DfT and include student-focused interviews and several ‘day ...
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ArticleCould Amazon make bid for Yodel?
Yodel owners, the Barclay family are thought to be considering offloading the troubled company.Press reports suggest the Barclays are reviewing their entire stable of UK businesses which includes Shop Direct, The Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph newspapers and the Ritz hotel.According to The Times, Aidan and Howard Barclay, the sons of ...
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ArticleAGRO Merchants adds new trucks and trailers to Northern Ireland fleet
AGRO Merchants Group has announced further investments into its business in Northern Ireland, primarily focused on transportation.The company will add new trucks and trailers to its transport fleet, which now consists of approximately 300 trucks and 600 refrigerated and curtain-side trailers.AGRO is also enhancing its transport management system and reinforcing ...
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ArticleSentinel Systems to guide operators on Direct Vision safety systems at Freight in the City Expo
With TfL’s Direct Vision Standard due to come into force next year, vehicle safety expert Sentinel Systems will be heading to Freight in the City Expo to offer guidance to operators on ensuring their fleets comply.TfL has been working with industry to rate lorries over 12 tonnes from zero to ...
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ArticleArtificial intelligence will make big difference to road transport, predicts Samsara
Artificial intelligence [AI] will be a major focus for fleet operators in the years ahead, according to technology specialist Samsara.The company is best known for its tachograph solution, available as part of an all-in-one fleet management platform.However, speaking to motortransport.co.uk at Samsara’s newly-opened offices in central London, senior director of ...
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No-deal contingency measures for hauliers extended until end of July 2020
The FTA has welcomed yesterday's (24 October 2019) news that the EU has approved the extension of two contingency measures by another seven months to maintain road haulage and air connectivity in the event of a No Deal Brexit.Sarah Laouadi, the FTA’s European policy manager, explained that the agreements will ...
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ArticleNew investment boosts turnover at Lockwood Haulage
Investment in trucks and warehouse capacity has resulted in a £2.5m increase in turnover at Lockwood Haulage.The Derbyshire transport firm reported a £20m turnover for the year ending 31 January 2019, up £14.5% on 2018’s £17.5m.Pre-tax profit fell marginally, by around £5,000 to £866,389.In a review of the business, the ...
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ArticleTesco recognised for noise-reduction focus at 18th annual 'Noise Oscars'
The 2019 winners of industry’s ‘Noise Oscars’ were announced this week at a ceremony at the Palace of Westminster.In the 60th anniversary of the Noise Abatement Society (NAS), the 18th John Connell Awards recognised the efforts made by organisations to reduce noise pollution on local communities.More than 270 recipients from ...
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ArticleTransport minister hails industry at FTA's Logistics Awards 2019
The logistics industry is to be applauded for keeping Britain trading in uncertain times according to a leading government minister.Addressing guests at the FTA’s Logistics Awards 2019 at the Park Plaza hotel in Westminster, Baroness Vere of Norbiton, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department for Transport, congratulated the logistics industry ...
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ArticleScania puts sustainability and safety at heart of Freight in the City Expo 2019
Scania (Great Britain) is focusing on sustainability and safety at this year’s Freight in the City Expo, with three models from the company’s urban truck range on display.In addition, visitors will be able to get an exciting glimpse into the future of urban deliveries and research and development taking place ...
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ArticleFormer staff of Gulliver's Truck Hire to get compensation
Former staff of Gulliver’s Truck Hire, which entered into administration last year, have been successful in their claim for compensation after the company failed to properly consult with them.At a Manchester employment tribunal, the judge said the company had also failed to elect appropriate employee representatives; a failure described as ...
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Article'Border Force has ignored our fears over stowaways,' insists RHA
The RHA has accused Border Force of ignoring the industry’s longstanding concerns about stowaways attempting to enter the UK and the lack of support for HGV drivers.Richard Burnett, chief executive for the RHA told BBC Radio 5 Live that Border Force was not on top of the situation: “My sense ...
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ArticleGibbs Transport moves to Palletforce in London shake-up
Heathrow-based Gibbs Transport has become the fourth new member of Palletforce in just four weeks.The family-run haulage firm, founded over 35 years ago, provides next day pallet distribution, a nationwide delivery service with warehousing and secure storage facilities.Formerly a founding member of Pall-Ex, the company will cover SL postcodes for ...
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ArticleHauliers weigh up cost impact of post-Brexit re-routing
The ports of Liverpool, Heysham and Sheerness could mitigate problems caused by bottlenecks in the Dover Straits following Brexit - despite warnings from hauliers about the considerable re-routing costs.Their owner, Peel Ports, said each had the capability to limit the impact on trading stemming from the UK’s departure from the ...
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ArticleOne year on, RHA boss Richard Burnett delivers his verdict on the APPG on freight and logistics
John Williams, Sir Mike Penning and Richard BurnettIt is now one year since Sir Mike Penning MP set up a new all-party parliamentary group (APPG) on road freight and logistics with three primary goals: to help ease the chronic shortage of HGV drivers; improve the image of the industry in ...
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The long Road to Logistics finally starts winding towards training HGV drivers
After three years in the pilot phase, the not-for-profit Road to Logistics scheme developed by the RHA and Microlise to get people including ex-military and ex-offenders trained as HGV drivers is about to start its national roll-out, backed by a £1m grant from the DfT.“Road to Logistics will launch at ...
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Imperial Logistics recruits international human resources officer
Imperial Logistics has appointed Muazzez Anadolu Dindar as chief human resources officer of its international business. She will be based in Duisburg, Germany.Dindar will be responsible for all HR matters including personnel administration, recruitment, learning and development, and liaison with the works council.She will lead the ongoing development and implementation ...
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Dawsongroup truck & trailer invites operators to 'try before you buy' new technology at Freight in the City Expo
Dawsongroup truck & trailer is inviting operators to its stand at Freight in the City Expo next month to find out more about “try before you buy” opportunities for alternatively fuelled trucks and vans.With clean air zones soon rolling out in several major UK cities, Dawsongroup said it is seeing ...
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ArticleMid-UK Recycling fined £1.275m after conveyor accident
A Lincolnshire waste haulage firm that entered administration earlier this year has now been fined £1.275m after an incident in which an employee lost part of his arm.Lincoln Crown Court heard how in 2015 the employee of Mid-UK Recycling was working as a line operator and removing waste from an ...
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ArticleCollard Group buys Raymond Brown Waste Solutions
Collard Group has acquired Raymond Brown Waste Solutions, creating one of the largest privately-owned waste management companies in the south of England.The deal means Collard Group will now employ more than 400 staff, have over 4,000 skips, a 150-vehicle fleet and turnover in excess of £50m.It also propels the company ...