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ArticleRT Keedwell eyes growth via regional operations and nuclear power station
RT Keedwell Holdings is on track for a busy 2019 thanks to a “buoyant” order book, strong regional growth and a double-contract award at the Hinckley Point C nuclear power station project.Speaking to motortransport.co.uk about its latest accounts for the year-ended 31 October 2018, the Highbridge, Somerset-based operator said it ...
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DVSA boosts staff numbers as it struggles to tackle VED backlog created by IT glitch
The DVSA has been forced to take on extra staff to address a backlog of annual test results created by an IT glitch that has prevented hauliers from paying their Vehicle Excise Duty (VED).The IT problem at DVSA, which began in March, came to light last month after RHA received ...
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ArticleScania looks to future with autonomous modular urban vehicle
Scania has used its modular system to develop a driverless, battery-powered concept vehicle that can be used for multiple urban purposes, from ferrying commuters to delivering parcels and collecting refuse.Named NXT, the vehicle’s front and rear drive modules can be fitted to a bus, distribution or refuse truck body.The bus ...
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ArticleDVSA mulls self-testing for Earned Recognition operators
The DVSA is considering allowing operators within its Earned Recognition scheme to conduct their own annual tests.Speaking to motortransport.co.uk at last month’s Microlise Transport Conference, Marian Kitson, director of enforcement at the DVSA, said: “The minister is telling us he is not confident of the ability of the industry to ...
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DHL Supply Chain remains key partner in M&S network restructure
DHL Supply Chain remains a key partner of Marks & Spencer (M&S) as the high street retailer’s transition towards a single-tier distribution network gathers pace.With the planned closures of 110 stores announced last month, comprising 85 full stores and 35 Simply Food branches, M&S CEO Steve Rowe said the retailer ...
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DfT issued less than half of its haul of vital EU haulage permits to international operators, despite huge demand
Hauliers have criticised the DfT over the way it allocated European Conference of Ministers of Transport (ECMT) permits after motortansport.co.uk discovered that it issued less than half of the UK’s share.The permits are the only device that will allow international hauliers to operate on the continent if the UK leaves ...
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Creditors of Bedfords Group facing £5m shortfall, according to KPMG
Creditors of Birstall, West Yorkshire-based Bedfords Group could be owed more than £5m, according to estimates by administrators at KPMG.The Palletforce founding member company, which employed 84 staff and specialised in transporting printing materials, packaging and homeware, entered administration in March following cash flow difficulties.Days later, RPL Transport, which was ...
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Union pursuing claims for former Duncan Adams staff over haulier's failure to consult
The Unite union is still pursuing claims on behalf of former employees at Grangemouth haulier Duncan Adams, which entered administration in March.However, regional officer Mark Lyon warned that it could take years for the 50 claims to be processed by the employment tribunal.The union said Duncan Adams had failed to ...
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Lenham Storage expands footprint and strengthens management team after profit fall
Lenham Storage Company has taken on a production and quality director and expanded its geographic footprint with the launch of new subsidiary Lenham Storage (Midlands), which is based in Loughborough.Ian Rose, who was Lenham’s group warehouse manager between December 2012 and May 2014, is returning to the company to take ...
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DHL Supply Chain strike over NFT Distribution switch halted for talks
The Unite union has suspended strike action planned for today (5 June) by 51 warehouse workers at a DHL Supply Chain-run site in West Thurrock, Essex to allow a "window of opportunity for positive talks".The union-represented employees unanimously voted to stage a 24-hour walkout last month over terms and conditions ...
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ArticleEuropa Worldwide Group spends £2m on expanding Dartford hub's storage ready for Brexit
Europa Worldwide Group has spent £2m expanding its Dartford hub to cope with any customs backlog after Brexit.The company, which is celebrating its fourth anniversary at its Dartford headquarters, fast-tracked plans to expand the 86,509sq ft facility to ensure it was "Brexit ready".Under the recently completed expansion programme, the central ...
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ArticleMichael Ellis replaces Jesse Norman as transport minister at DfT
Michael Ellis has been appointed minister of state for transport, taking over the role from Jesse Norman, who has joined the Treasury after two years at the DfT.Ellis previously served as parliamentary under secretary of state at the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport from Jan 2018 to May ...
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ArticleParent company pledges support as Hellmann Worldwide Logistics' operating loss deepens
The German parent company of logistics firm Hellmann Worldwide Logistics has pledged to back its UK division until "at least" September 2020, after the Lichfield-based firm saw its operating loss almost double last year. According to its latest annual results for the year to 31 December 2018, the company saw ...
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ArticleBiffa fits live in-cab cameras on two flagship contracts to improve safety
Waste management company Biffa is fitting live cameras to more than 80 vehicles on two major refuse and recycling contracts with East Sussex and Waverley councils.The RXLite live camera system, which is provided by Innovative Safety Systems (ISS), uses wide angle high definition (HD) 720p cameras and an HD in-cab ...
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ArticleFTA and RHA blast Welsh minister's decision to scrap M4 relief road build
The industry's leading trade associations have slammed the Welsh government’s decision to ditch plans for a £1.4m M4 relief road, announced today (4 June).The scheme would have seen a new 14-mile stretch of motorway built, parallel to the existing M4 motorway between J23A at Magor to junction 29 at Castleton, ...
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ArticleDVSA chief enforcer on Earned Recognition and private annual testing
Marian Kitson joined the DVSA as director of enforcement in September 2018 after 32 years with HMRC. Speaking to MT editor Steve Hobson at the Microlise Transport Conference in May, Kitson said the agency’s flagship Earned Recognition scheme for the most compliant operators was going well.“We now have 7% of ...
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Nicholson's Transport ceases trading after being placed into administration
Billingham-based Nicholson’s Transport has been placed into administration and ceased trading, motortransport.co.uk can reveal.Nicholson Group – the parent company - is not affected with its general haulage, Hiab, warehousing and pick and pack services continuing.However the business’s work for The Pallet Network (TPN) and The Hazchem Network has ended.Nicholson’s Transport ...
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ArticleNew book reveals inside story of how TNT and Murdoch broke the union stranglehold over Fleet Street
A new book telling the inside story of how TNT UK worked with newspaper publisher Rupert Murdoch to break the union stranglehold on Fleet Street has already been reprinted.‘The man who never sleeps’ is the autobiography of Tom Bell OBE, then MD of TNT UK, who famously ran trucks across ...
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ArticleOver-ambitious expansion plans contributed to Mark Priestley SDT demise
Rapid expansion and a change in the way invoices were generated were behind the failure of Slough-based Mark Priestley SDT, according to its administrator.In a report to creditors, SFP said that during 2017, turnover at the transport company more than doubled to £9m as it took on whole contract management ...
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Truck drivers 'worst affected' by air pollution
HGV drivers have the highest overall exposure to air pollution and yet are being overlooked in the air quality debate, according to scientists at King’s College London.Research by environmental charity Hubbub in cooperation with the college and The Times newspaper examined how poor air quality affected people living and working ...