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ArticleHGV in level crossing near miss with high-speed passenger train
A high-speed passenger train narrowly missed crashing into a 60-tonne HGV at a level crossing in Flintshire, prompting concerns about Network Rail’s management processes.An investigation into the incident, which occurred in Bagillt in August 2018, found that the abnormal vehicle was given clearance to use the crossing without signal protection.The ...
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ArticleBack to school to fill skills shortage
Trevor Edden MD, TWE HaulageAt TWE Haulage we face the same driver recruitment and retention issues as everyone else. I’m a big believer in training and developing young talent and yet I’ve been frustrated for years with the sector’s apprenticeship offerings. So I decided to go back to the way ...
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ArticleTransport leaders’ drive for digitisation
Chris Fenton MD, Industrial and transport, WincantonAs we enter the ‘fourth industrial revolution’, we are beginning to reap the benefits of digital technologies in the supply chain, from cloud-based transport management systems and artificial intelligence through to 3D printing and fleet telematics. Digitisation of the supply chain – whether in ...
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ArticleAspray Transport in administration due to "historical mismanagement", owners tell staff
"Historical mismanagement” combined with operating licence "issues", Brexit and rising fuel prices led to Aspray Transport's demise, according to a letter sent by the firm's owners to its employees. The company, which was the delivery arm of Aspray Group, ceased trading last week, six months after the group was acquired ...
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Profile: Tim Wallace
Tim Wallace,I’m head of content for the Motor Transport and Commercial Motor magazines and websites.Prior to joining the team here, I spent 15 years with B2B publisher Taylist Media including eight as editor of flagship trade title kbbreview, which targets kitchen, bedroom and bathroom retailers, manufacturers and distributors.Prior to joining ...
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Pall-Ex delivers growth despite "tough" market conditions
Pall-Ex defied “challenging” market conditions to deliver a 31% leap in pre-tax profits and a 10% rise in member volumes last year.In its latest annual results to 31 July 2018 the pallet network, which has around 95 members, saw turnover increase by 8% to £71m (2017: £65.9m) with pre-tax profit ...
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ArticlePerformance is cause for optimism
Jason Whitworth M&A partner, BDOWhen it comes to merger and acquisition activity in the logistics industry, 2019 was always going to herald tough conditions.However, while transport and logistics companies are right to remain cautious, it isn’t all doom and gloom. Our latest ‘Logistics and Supply chain management quarterly review’ ...
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ArticleArrowXL's new Worcester hub rises from the ashes
Delivery firm ArrowXL is set to move into a brand new facility in Worcester next month, more than two years after its original hub was burnt to the ground.The fire took hold in April 2017 at the firm's hub on the Blackpole Trading Estate in Worcester.It saw the two-person home ...
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ArticleCall for operators to join forces to push for change on pallet weights
Pallet network operators need to join forces to ensure new HSE guidance on tail lift deliveries and pallet weights is observed by pallet networks.The call comes from Paul Johnson, the chairman of the RHA’s Transport, Warehousing and Pallet Distribution Group (TWPDG).Johnson, who is also MD of Transervice Express Transport, wants ...
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Operation Yellowhammer leak not Brexit "scaremongering", warns RHA
A leaked government dossier that predicts months of delays at ports and shortages of some foods and medicines in the event of a no-deal Brexit is not "scaremongering" and supports the RHA's long-held concerns, chief executive Richard Burnett said this week.The secret document, dubbed Operation Yellowhammer, reveals that up to ...
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ArticleJobs gone but assets still being sold at Ian Aldridge Transport
Administrators for Ian Aldridge Transport said 30 staff were made redundant prior to its appointment in July.The Cornish haulier ceased trading on 8 July before administrators at BDO LLP were appointed more than two weeks later on the 24th. Calls to the company were being answered, but last week a ...
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ArticleGeodis expands Cotswold Fayre relationship
Geodis has been appointed by wholesaler Cotswold Fayre to manage its warehousing and the distribution of its portfolio of food and drinks to retailers across the UK, under a three-year deal.The operator has been delivering all Cotswold Fayre’s shipments to its 1,750 retailers since March, and starting this month is ...
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SP Training welcomes advent of C+E licence within LGV Driver apprenticeship
SP Training has welcomed plans to include acquisition of the Category C+E HGV licence within the apprenticeship standard.The training provider was responding to the news that The Large Goods Vehicle (LGV) Driver Apprenticeship should include the category C+E licence by the autumn.It came after motortransport.co.uk learnt that the Institute ...
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Administrator continues pursuit of D&A Media Bristol directors over unpaid sums
The administrator of a haulage firm in Cardiff said it was still chasing its directors for more than £364,000 it believes is owed by them – and it hasn’t ruled out pursuing them through the courts.D&A Media Bristol entered administration in June 2018, by which time it had a turnover ...
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ArticleCompliance under the spotlight in Birmingham and Manchester
Invergold Associates is holding two one-day conferences to bring operators up to date with the latest developments that affect the road transport industry, with a strong focus on compliance.The North West Transport Conference will be held at the Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce on 17 September.Chaired by Motor Transport editor ...
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New truck sales continue to surge in Q2 ahead of smart tachos introduction
Fear of new smart tachographs saw operators pull forward orders of new trucks and give another boost to the market after a surge in orders ahead of the expected Brexit date of March 29 according to figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders.Sales of rigid trucks over 6 ...
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ArticleHazchem Network sees opportunity aplenty as operation moves to 'next level'
The MD of the the Hazchem Network has said its specialism in ADR, a new hub and the fact that the regulations that underpin its work are European rather than EU mandated, means the business is facing the future with positivity.Speaking to Motortransport.co.uk, Rob Symes who succeeded Ali Karim at ...
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Eddie Stobart national distribution centre gets go-ahead but local opposition calls for government veto
Eddie Stobart Logistics' plans to build a £75m national distribution centre on green belt land at Appleton Thorn has won the backing of Warrington Borough Council but local councils opposed to the scheme are calling on the Secretary of State to veto the decision.The haulier's application for the DC, ...
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Steve Porter Transport joins Knights of Old Group
Steve Porter Transport has been added to the Knights of Old portfolio in a move that sees the group strengthen its links in the south of England.The company, which employs around 70 staff, runs a fleet of 40 trucks and 80 trailers and has depots Portsmouth, Southampton, Newport and Cowes, ...
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ArticleInternational Logistics Centre steps back from Palletways after trouble with traffic and "difficult" residential deliveries
Congestion on the A1 combined with the challenges of making B2C deliveries has seen International Logistics Centre stop delivering for Palletways, nine months after joining the network.The Newark-based company, which left Fortec to join Palletways, is continuing to input for the latter but has surrendered postcode areas LN1, LN5 and ...