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ArticleNestle and XPO build technology 'testbed' DC
Image: SwisslogXPO Logistics and Nestlé are jointly creating a highly-automated warehouse in Leicestershire that will act as a distribution centre for Nestlé and provide a technology testbed for XPO.The 638,000 ft² warehouse, being billed as ‘a digital warehouse of the future’, will be custom-built at Segro’s East Midlands Gateway Logistics ...
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ArticleBidvest Logistics rebrands as Best Food Logistics
The Bidvest Logistics name is to disappear from the roads after the operator re-branded itself as Best Food Logistics today (25 June).Business unit director Paul Whyte said: “The name Best Food Logistics is a natural evolution from our current brand name. It’s allowed us to be playful with the re-brand ...
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ArticleArrow XL brings in new customer experience manager
Arrow XL has hired a new customer experience manager to overhaul its strategy in the area. Fauzia Mulla joins the business from Three Mobile UK, where she was most recently head of support performance.The two-person delivery group has tasked Mulla with reshaping its customer experience strategy, and she will also ...
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ArticleAbbey Logistics buys 28 new Volvo FH units
Abbey Logistics has bought 28 Volvo FH units after an extended trial of the new model in 2017. The fleet additions will work across the UK and Europe and are fitted with four-way colour camera systems to enhance driver visibility.Mellor Flow Trans and Gardner Denver discharge compressors have been fitted ...
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ArticleHermes likely to fight employment status ruling after tribunal's decision
Hermes is likely to appeal an employment tribunal's decision that 15 of its self-employed couriers should be classed as employees, on the grounds that it goes against evidence and previous decisions. The carrier lost the case brought against it by union GMB, in which the tribunal ruled its couriers are ...
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ArticleMotor Transport Awards 2018: Livery of the Year shortlist
Always a Motor Transport Awards favourite, the Livery of the Year Award winner for 2018 will be revealed on 4 July at the Grosvenour House Hotel. Sponsored by Pirelli the award sees nominations for Caterite Food and Wineservice, Hermes UK, Howard Tenens, Palletline and Vision Express.Caterite Food and WineserviceThis Lake ...
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ArticleMotor Transport Awards 2018: Fleet Van Operator of the Year shortlist
The winner of Fleet Van Operator of the Year, sponsored by Renault Trucks, will be revealed at the 2018 Motor Transport Awards on 4 July and sees Gateshead Council, Gnewt Cargo, Royal Mail and Rexel UK go head-to-head.Gateshead CouncilGateshead Council has committed to improving all aspects of its fleet of ...
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ArticleWorld's first 26-tonne all-electric repowered bin lorry heads to Greenwich
A bin lorry at the end of its normal working life has been repowered with a zero-emission, all-electric motor for a trial taking place in Greenwich, London.The aim is to test if the technology can significantly extend the working life of a high-value vehicle, while reducing air and noise pollution ...
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The end is nigh for Euro-5 as clean air zones near fruition
Last week’s flurry of clean air zone (CAZ) announcements from major UK cities has left logistics operators in no doubt that the clock is ticking for Euro-5 lorries in urban areas.Birmingham and Southampton released their proposals for the first time and both require Euro-6 HGVs or a daily fee of ...
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ArticleZero-emission, last-mile service Zedify launches across the UK
Operators looking for a zero-emission, last-mile delivery service now have a new nationwide option to consider with the launch of Zedify.The national, last-mile operation has been created by the founders of two cargo bike firms, Cambridge-based Outspoken Delivery and Brighton-based Recharge Cargo, alongside tech company Skotkonung.Zedify has already set up ...
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ArticleMotor Transport Awards 2018: Temperature Controlled Operator of the Year shortlist
Three operators are shortlisted for Temperature Controlled Operator of the Year, sponsored by Enterprise Flex-E-Rent, at the Motor Transport Awards 2018: McBurney Transport Group, Moran Logistics and NFT Distribution. The winner will be revealed on 4 July.McBurney Transport GroupIn 1965 current MD Norman McBurney OBE set up McBurney Transport with ...
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ArticleFiducia introduces combined liability insurance product
Insurer Fiducia has launched a combined liability insurance product targeting “well managed” hauliers and warehouse operators.Leeds-based Fiducia said the new insurance scheme would complement its freight liability for goods in transit insurance product.“Our broker partners have been asking us for this as they want one point of contact for employers ...
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Gregory Distribution looks to the future with new MD and depot
Gregory Distribution is looking to the future with the appointment of a new MD, the expansion of its apprenticeship training programme and the opening of a new depot.This month Gregory Distribution’s deputy MD Angela Butler became MD, after the retirement of Andy Walker in May.The company, which is a member ...
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ArticlePall-Ex founder member Murray Hogg switches to Palletforce
Pall-Ex founder member Murray Hogg has left the network and joined Palletforce.The Newcastle-based haulier, which has a licence to operate 121 vehicles and 143 trailers, will handle the NE postcode for Palletforce.Murray Hogg director Alyson Summerhill said: “We have enjoyed 90 years of success in the haulage industry, but we ...
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ArticleMartin Hay to replace Claes Jacobsson as Scania GB boss
Martin Hay will succeed Claes Jacobsson as MD of Scania (Great Britain) from 1 September.Jacobsson will return to Sweden to take up a role within Scania AB in Södertälje.Hay has been with Scania for more than 28 years. During this time he has worked within the dealer network, at importer ...
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ArticleMotor Transport Awards 2018: Apprenticeship of the Year shortlist
The shortlist for Apprenticeship of the Year, sponsored by Giti Tyre, at the 2018 Motor Transport Awards contains four exceptional apprenticeship programmes from Ford & Slater, Royal Mail Fleet, Ryder and Palletforce. The winner will be revealed at the Grosvenor House Hotel on the night of 4 July. Ford & ...
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ArticleSwitch to unaccompanied freight model to avoid Brexit border delays at Channel Ports, says Peel Ports
Hauliers could avoid Brexit border delays at the Channel Ports by sending freight unaccompanied via other locations, according to Peel Ports.In a white paper dubbed Brexit Unlocked: A contingency option using uncongested ports, it argues that the best way to ensure cargo is not caught up in Brexit border delays ...
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Birmingham clean air zone to penalise older HGVs and vans
Birmingham City Council has published details of its preferred clean air zone (CAZ) plans, ahead of a board decision next week (26 June), which could see non-Euro-6 lorries facing up to £100 per day to enter.The council’s feasibility studies have shown that a category D CAZ would be the ...
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A hard Brexit will see road transport industry face fleet and labour shortages, CILT warns
A hard Brexit could result in a shortage of both trucks and labour in the freight industry, according to the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT).The warning comes in the CILT’s response to the Transport Select Committee’s Freight and Brexit inquiry, which considers the impact of a hard Brexit.The ...
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Leeds City Council proposes reducing the impact of its clean air zone for hauliers
Leeds City Council is to halve the daily fee for non-Euro-6 HGVs entering its clean air zone (CAZ), from £100 to £50. It is also scaling back the geographic boundary of its charging zone, which it said will lessen the economic impact on businesses while improving air quality across the ...