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Diversity in the workforce is essential to sector's success
Diversity and inclusion in the workplace are key to a thriving and successful logistics sector, says Lesley O'Brien, Freightlink Europe and Freight Train.Today (8 March) is International Womens’ Day, when women throughout the globe celebrate. I love supporting and celebrating the success of my female colleagues.It is almost 3 ...
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Deloitte confirmed as administrator at Duncan Adams as 132 jobs lost
Deloitte has been confirmed as the administrator of Grangemouth-based Duncan Adams.Following the administrator's appointment yesterday (6 March) after unsuccessful efforts to sell the business, 132 of the haulier’s 144 staff were made redundant.According to Deloitte, the Palletways member had a fleet of around 100 trucks and an annual turnover of ...
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TAS Transport ceases trading and enters administration
Palletways member TAS Transport has ceased trading and been placed into administration, motortransport.co.uk can reveal.The haulier, based near Heathrow airport, also offered airfreight and international cargo services from its base at Bilton Way in Hayes, Middlesex.TAS Transport, which briefly left Palletways for Palletline in 2011 before returning, was accorded a ...
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ArticleDuncan Adams believed to be in administration with 148 jobs at threat
Grangemouth Dock-based Duncan Adams is believed to have been placed into administration putting 148 jobs at risk.The haulier, established in 1960 by Duncan Adams, claims to be one of the largest privately owned haulage companies in Scotland.The firm, which has a base at Tyne Dock and an operating centre in ...
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RHA confident of green light from the tribunal in regards truck price-fixing action
The RHA’s proposed collective claim for compensation over price-fixing by a cartel of truck manufacturers is well placed to get the green light to proceed from the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT), according to a solicitor working on the case.There are two proposed collective claims before the CAT, the RHA’s and ...
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ArticleSDC Truck and Trailer Parts expands into England with new Warrington branch
Northern Irish firm SDC Truck and Trailer Parts has opened its first branch in England in response to growing demand.The parts firm, which is a subsidiary of SDC Trailers, has chosen Warrington as the location for its first English branch.The launch of the Warrington parts store follows the opening of ...
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Cost of disorderly Brexit to logistics industry could be £6.7bn by 2024, new report claims
A disorderly Brexit could see the UK logistics sector suffer losses of £6.7bn a year by 2024, according to a report published today (6 March).The report, from workforce management consultancy Quinyx, compared the predicted growth and economic output of the UK’s logistics sector blue-collar workforce under both a disorderly and ...
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Bath Clean Air Zone is a stealth tax on hauliers, says FTA
A plan to introduce a clean air zone in Bath, which will cost non-Euro 6 HGVs £100 a day to enter but exempt all cars, has been slammed by the FTA.Under the revised Bath Clean Air Zone (CAZ) plan, non-Euro 6 buses, coaches and HGV will be charged £100 to ...
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DX Group targets a return to operating profit this year as revitalisation plan delivers
DX Group has taken another significant step on the road to its rehabilitation, its CFO David Mulligan told motortransport.co.uk today (5 March).Mulligan was speaking after the publication of the embattled group’s interim results for the period ended 31 December 2018, which revealed turnover growth and a smaller loss.“It was around ...
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ArticleEU to "significantly" limit UK haulier cabotage rights under no deal Brexit but rules out need for ECMT permit
UK hauliers will no longer need ECMT permits to access the EU in the event of a no deal Brexit, after a provisional deal between the European parliament and member states this week.However the agreement will only run for nine months after Brexit, can be unilaterally revoked by the EU ...
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Wincanton confirms details of Aggregate Industries contract win as it replaces Eddie Stobart Logistics
Wincanton has confirmed that it has taken over the Aggregate Industries (AI) Concrete Products Division work from Eddie Stobart Logistics (ESL), as exclusively revealed by mototransport.co.uk last month.In a press release today, Wincanton said it had signed a five-year deal with AI “for the distribution of concrete products from a ...
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ArticleAustin Wilkinson & Sons finds new home with Pall-Ex
Pall-Ex has hailed new member Austin Wilkinson & Sons as “a top quality organisation” after it parted ways with rival network Palletline.Kevin Buchanan, group MD at Pall-Ex said: “We are delighted to welcome Austin Wilkinson & Sons to the Pall-Ex network.“I know James and the team from my time at ...
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ArticleDitch “nonsensical” clean air zone for bridge tolls, say Tyneside council chiefs
A “nonsensical” charging clean air zone (CAZ) could wreak economic damage on Tyneside and should be ditched in favour of a toll system on three bridges over the River Tyne, council leaders have warned.As a public consultation on proposals to improve the region’s air quality began this week, Newcastle, Gateshead ...
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Decision by France and Germany to build battery plants will drive down electric vehicle cost, say analysts
Decisions by France and Germany to build domestic battery plants for electric vehicles will drive down the costs of the technology in HGVs, according to industry analysts.The announcement by the two European countries that they will invest in battery cell production plants in their own countries in order to protect ...
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ArticleWincanton extends relationships with Valero Energy and Marley
Wincanton has had its long running contract with Valero Energy renewed and has also secured a contract extension with roofing products firm Marley.The 3PL has worked with Valero Energy for more than two decades and will continue to provide fuel distribution services for another five years under the new deal.As ...
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ArticleCM Downton hit record turnover in the year it was snapped up by EmergeVest
CM Downton achieved a record turnover in the year it was acquired by EmergeVest for £75m, although costs associated with the deal weighed on the firm’s annual profit.In the year to 30 June 2018, turnover increased 9% to £127.3m (2017: £116.8m) accounts filed at Companies House show.An increase in administrative ...
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Deadline for entries extended to March 8
The deadline for entries for the Motor Transport Awards 2019 has been extended until 5pm on March 8.To get the extension entrants need to fill out a short online form on the Awards website.Please note that only extensions that have been requested will be granted.If you have any further questions ...
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ArticleGet involved to help fill the skills gap
Closing the skills gap the logistics industry faces is the responsibility of every operator, writes Think Logistics founder and Abbey Logistics group CEO Steve Granite.Think Logistics is the industry-led, not-for-profit project involving some of the UK’s best-known transport and logistics companies, and we are calling on all logistics companies ...
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Euro-6 HGV Road User Levy discount comes into force; fee hike for older trucks
Cleaner lorries can now receive a 10% reduction in the HGV road user levy.From 1 February, haulage firms operating Euro-6 vehicles can receive a discount on the levy following an announcement by the roads minister last year.Legislation was subsequently amended to allow the rate changes as part of the 2019 ...
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ArticleBibby Distribution's outside the box thinking secures deal with Jardin Corrugated
Bibby Distribution has won a new contract with cardboard manufacturer Jardin Corrugated thanks to its high cube fleet expertise.Liverpool-based Bibby’s high-cube trailers, which provide a 15% volume boost over standard models, will reduce the number of journeys needed to transport Jardin Corrugated’s horticultural boxes from its production sites in Ely ...