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Microlise Transport Conference: Industry must send 'young enthusiastic' people out to engage new talent
The transport industry needs to rejuvenate the way it works with schools and colleges to attract new talent to the sector, according to experts in the area. Speaking for Think Logistics at the Microlise Transport Conference, Beverley Bell encouraged delegates to play their part in education outreach, but to think ...
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Royal Mail crosses £10bn turnover mark but sees 37% pre-tax profit drop
Royal Mail offset declining letter volume with its growing parcels operation in a year that saw it surpass the £10bn turnover mark for the first time, but saw pre-tax profit fall by more than a third (37%).For the year ended 25 March the group saw its turnover rise 2% to ...
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ArticleOperators must not turn a blind eye to tired or drunk drivers - Microlise Innovation Workshop
At an Innovation Workshop held ahead of the conference delegates heard some truly frightening statistics on the potential number of dangerously drivers at risk of sleep disorders – and some ways of detecting and solving the problem.David Lee, clinical director of Sleep Unlimited, said that up to 1.5 million people ...
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ArticleDAF and VDL Groep to build all-electric CF for urban distribution
DAF is partnering with Dutch technology firm VDL Groep to produce a fully electric CF truck.The zero-emission, low-noise 4x2 tractor unit has been developed for up to 40-tonne distribution operations within urban areas in which single or double-axle semi-trailers are typically used.It features a 100km (62 miles) range on one ...
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ArticleMicrolise Transport Conference 2018: air quality, platooning and electric power
Another packed audience of 1,200 transport professionals assembled for the sixth annual Microlise Transport Conference at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry to hear a series of top class speakers outline the key challenges and opportunities facing the road transport industry.Introducing the conference, journalist and FairFuelUK campaigner Quentin Willson said there ...
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ArticleMicrolise Driver of the Year winners named
The Microlise Driver of the Year winners have been revealed.The Short Distance Driver of the Year award winner was Timothy Murphy from Menzies Distribution.In the medium distance category Richard Barns from Hovis Bakery triumphed.The Long Distance Driver of the Year Award went to Ceva’s Alan Bateman.Other winners included: Driver ...
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ArticleDennis Eagle all-electric refuse truck to provide zero-emission option for urban duties
Dennis Eagle previewed a fully electric bin lorry at the IFTA exhibition in Munich this week, created for zero-emission, low-noise urban refuse collection.The eCollect will initially be available to buy in a 26-tonne, 6x2 rear-steer narrow (2.25m wide) configuration, a 19m³ narrow rear loading body and automatic split-bin lift.It is ...
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ArticleReason Transport joins Palletline and relocates to network's new Coventry hub
Former Palletways member Reason Transport has joined Palletline as part of a deal that sees the firm relocate its depot to the network’s new Coventry hub.The firm will also service Amazon’s Daventry fulfillment centre from the hub.Palletline attributed Reason Transport’s move to the network’s shareholder business model, which it said ...
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UPS opens £120m DP London Gateway site as part of Europe-wide growth plans
UPS has opened a new sorting and delivery site at DP London Gateway.The £120m site will create around 500 new jobs, and is thought to be one of the parcel carrier's largest infrastructure projects outside of the US.The sortation facility contains more than four miles of conveyer belts and has ...
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ArticleWhat does the AI revolution mean for transport?
With the likes of Amazon cooking up a storm in the world of research and development, what will the inevitable market disruption mean for skilled workers? Skills for Logistics MD David Coombes considers how the game could change, and how skilled workers should play it. Last month I talked about ...
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ArticleAIM Logistics to open new Evesham DC in August
AIM Logistics is to open a new distribution centre (DC) in Evesham in August.The new DC will include a two-storey office block; a 20,000ft² cold store with 10 loading bays; a two bay workshop with pit for in-house fleet maintenance; driver facilities and a truck wash.AIM director Ismail Elmagdoub said: ...
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ArticleShortlist announced for 2018 FTA Everywoman in Transport and Logistics Awards
Finalists from across the road haulage sector have been shortlisted in the annual FTA Everywoman in Transport and Logistics Awards ahead of the ceremony next month. The event rewards and celebrates women in the transport sector, and hands out awards in categories including inspirational leaders and employees who have gone ...
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Canute Group business saved after pre-pack administration sale to Almtone
Struggling Canute Group has completed a pre-pack sale, in a move that saves 800 jobs at the business but will likely leave some creditors of the firm out of pocket.The company has been sold to Almtone, a holding company registered in September 2017, for an undisclosed sum. Almtone shares a ...
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ArticleFormer Eddie Stobart operations director returns to Bibby Distribution
Bibby Distribution has welcomed former employee Dean Jones back to the business in the newly created role of sector director. Jones spent 20 years with the group as a divisional general manager, before he left to work as a business director at DHL Supply Chain and operations director at Eddie ...
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ArticleWalkers Transport hires former apprentices after funding their qualifications
Walkers Transport will welcome two new staff members to its Manchester depot next month after putting them through their apprenticeship qualifications. Sophie Bleakley and Erica Burns will join the customer service and transport departments at the 3PL respectively, after completing their level-3 apprenticeships in customer services and business administration.Funded by ...
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ArticleGreenergy invests to grow its share of UK road fuels market
Greenergy is probably the biggest transport fuels supplier you have never heard of. While it has around 35% of the UK market, supplying 17.1bn litres of petrol and diesel last year, it operates no filling stations and its fleet of 150 tankers are usually liveried in either customer brands or ...
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Yusen Logistics UK names new MD after Kevin Appleton steps aside
Yusen Logistics UK MD Kevin Appleton has stepped aside after four years in the role, making room for his deputy Andy Fitt to fill his shoes. Appleton will remain with the business as its chairman, in a newly created and less time consuming role in which he will focus on ...
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