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ArticleFive key questions on gender diversity in the supply chain
The corporate world may be actively pursuing initiatives to improve gender diversity within senior management teams, but progress appears slow.Groups, such as the 30% Club, are pushing for 30% of women on FTSE 350 boards by 2020. However, indications are that it will take until 2029 to fulfil that objective, ...
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ArticleMaritime orders 330 Scania Highline tractor units
Maritime has put in an order for 330 Scania tractor units, with 260 scheduled for delivery before the end of the year.It is made up of 30 R410 4x2s and 300 R450 6x2/2 mid-lifts; all 330 include Highline cabs and Opticruise.The new trucks, supplied by TruckEast, will be based at ...
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Cross-channel trade could take year to return to normal, survey suggests
There is limited time left to set up the required infrastructure to undertake checks of HGVs bound for the continent in the event of a no-deal Brexit, according to the National Audit Office (NAO).In a report into how government departments have been preparing the border for an exit, the NAO ...
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ArticleSwedish startup Volta Trucks to showcase innovative electric CV design at Freight in the City Expo
Pioneering electric truck design from Swedish startup Volta Trucks will be highlighted at Freight in the City in London next month.The technology firm is developing fully electric trucks for commercial use within and around urban areas and aims to ensure safety by design, while removing air and sound pollution ...
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ArticleCEVA Logistics launches major new hub at London Gateway
CEVA Logistics has officially opened its new, integrated, end-to-end cold chain facility at DP World London Gateway this week.Dubbed the Chill Hub, the multi-temperature 10,000 sqm facility holds up to 10,000 pallet positions featuring seven independent chambers capable of operating at all temperature ranges from -25°C through to +16°C, allowing ...
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Innovation invasion at Freight in the City Expo on 6 November in London
This year’s Freight in the City Expo is positively bursting at the seams with innovative technology focused on urban delivery fleets.More than 65 exhibitors will be on hand in Alexandra Palace’s majestic Great Hall, with 30 brand-new to this year’s event bringing a wide range of new products to your ...
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Cathay Investments buys Rhys Davies Logistics
Cathay Investments has acquired Cardiff-based logistics and warehousing firm Rhys Davies and Sons for an undisclosed sum.Rhys Davies and Sons, which trades as Rhys Davies Logistics (RDL), runs a fleet of 170 vehicles, including 150 articulated trailers, and has more than 560,000 sq ft of warehouse space across nine UK ...
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Confusion reigns on level of import tax to be imposed on new trucks under no-deal Brexit
Hauliers are calling for the government to clarify the level of import tariffs to be placed on new trucks in the event of a no-deal Brexit after a government document revealed it has been hiked from a promised 10% to 16%.Last month industry leaders were told by government officials that ...
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ArticleNext-generation Cycle-Safe system boosts vulnerable road user detection in HGVs
Next-generation Cycle-Safe technology will be launched at Freight in the City Expo next month, for those operators in the market for a vulnerable road user (VRU) detection system for their urban fleets.With London’s Direct Vision Standard (DVS) coming into effect from October 2020, manufacturer Trailer Vision said Cycle-Safe can provide ...
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ArticleYoYo MultiDrops brings its 'game-changer' urban load body system to Freight in the City Expo
YoYo MultiDrops is an exciting new urban delivery innovation making its debut appearance at Freight in the City Expo on 6 November in London.It is a system that transforms a light commercial vehicle (LCV) 3.5t/4.25t chassis into a multi-use, multi-role vehicle, capable of being used in mixed fleets with ...
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ArticlePGS Global Logistics launches 'Not Your Average Joe' campaign to tackle driver shortage
Birmingham-based PGS Global Logistics is growing its own talent pool through a driver recruitment campaign dubbed “Not Your Average Joe’ which aims to attract younger candidates to train as HGV drivers.The company, which is a member of Pallet-Track, has enlisted Joe Eyles, son of MD Paul Eyles, as the face ...
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ArticleMeet 'Vera' - Volvo Trucks' connected, autonomous vehicle at Freight in the City Expo on 6 Nov
Volvo Trucks is inviting you to visit ‘Vera’ at this year’s Freight in the City Expo on 6 November in London.The autonomous, electric and connected vehicle will be making its UK debut at Alexandra Palace.It features as part of Volvo Trucks’ wider focus on future freight vehicles designed to improve ...
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Operation Brock to launch three days before Brexit deadline
Operation Brock will come into force on October 28, three days ahead of the UK’s withdrawal date from the EU, DfT has announced.The operation aims to minimise disruption and lengthy border queues at the Channel crossings and keep local traffic moving in the event of a no-deal Brexit.Once launched, Operation ...
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ArticleDobbs Logistics quits TPN to join Pallet-Track
Dobbs Logistics has left The Pallet Network (TPN) after 17 years to join Pallet-Track.The family firm, which is based in St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex, will start its Pallet-Track commitments on October 21 covering the majority of the TN postcode area, which includes large parts of Surrey, Sussex and Kent.Dobbs Logistics ...
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ArticleEuropa Worldwide starts work on £60m Midlands superhub
Work has started on Europa Worldwide Group’s new £60m, future-proofed 715,000 sq ft logistics facility at Midlands Logistics Park in Corby.The scheme, which is due for completion in June 2020, will become Europa’s largest UK facility and includes ceiling heights above the industry standard 18 metres to facilitate three floors ...
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ArticleHaulage directors jailed for tax fraud
Two directors of Wisbech-based haulage firm HL & RV Anderson have been sentenced after being found guilty of committing a £130,000 tax fraud.Cambridge Crown Court heard that between July 2012 and June 2015 Barry Anderson and Christopher Alecock told employees that National Insurance Contributions (NICs) and income tax totalling £58,968.87 ...
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ArticleHeathcliff Haulage co-founder gets suspended sentence
The co-founder of Wisbech-based Heathcliff Haulage has received a nine-month suspended jail sentence for breaching his directoral disqualification by continuing to act as a director and launching a second haulage company.Norwich Crown Court heard that Heath Noel-Storr was disqualified as a director on 5 January 2012 after the company, which ...
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ArticleMansel Davies pleads guilty to records fraud
Welsh haulier Mansel Davies has pleaded guilty to 19 counts of forgery and counterfeiting maintenance documents for HGVs.Additional charges against MD Stephen Mansel Davies have been dropped.The case, heard at Swansea Crown Court last month, relates to charges that were brought against Stephen Mansel Davies and employee Jonathan Wyn Phillips ...
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Lenders to Eddie Stobart Logistics draft in advisers 'to negotiate potential debt restructuring'
Lenders to Eddie Stobart Logistics (ESL) are understood to have recruited advisers to help negotiate a potential financial restructuring of its £155m net debt position.Sky News claims lenders have called in Alverez & Marsal, a global professional services firm notable for its work in turnaround management and performance improvement for ...
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ArticleCreditors of Duncan Adams unlikely to be repaid in full, says Deloitte
Creditors owed money by Grangemouth haulier Duncan Adams, which entered administration in March, are unlikely to receive anything due to insufficient funds.A progress report from Deloitte said that as of the end of August, book debt collections of £1,952,000 had been received, which meant that the company’s secured creditor had ...