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Unite overturns injunction as dispute with Suttons Tankers continues
Unite has overturned a temporary injunction preventing it from picketing Eastham Oil Refinery at Ellesmere Port as part of its dispute with Suttons Tankers.Thirty drivers and fitters for Suttons Tankers, based at the refinery, have been on strike since the 19 January over proposed changes to their employment that the ...
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ArticleBedworth Haulage sold in pre-pack administration deal
Warwickshire temperature-controlled transport firm Bedworth Haulage has been sold in a pre-pack deal, saving 21 jobs.Administrators from Quantuma were appointed to the haulier on 25 January and a sale to C4 Safety in the midlands was negotiated shortly after.Andrew Watling, partner at Quantuma, said: “The business was overcome by the ...
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ArticleEarned recognition scheme can deliver better vehicle uptime says Fraikin
Fraikin believes the DVSA’s earned recognition scheme can deliver improvements in vehicle uptime for operators.The company, which is taking part in the earned recognition scheme pilot along with 20 hauliers, has worked closely with the DVSA over the past 12 months developing the scheme.David Archer, head of risk and data ...
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Royal Mail shareholders told to sell despite pay deal, as analysts question cost
Royal Mail shareholders have been advised to sell their shares in the wake of the newly announced pay and pension deal. Yesterday the postal operator announced its board had approved the agreement reached with the Communication Worker's Union, bringing an end to the long-running pay feud.Employees will receive a 5% ...
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AdBlue cheat crackdown sees three hauliers punished by the traffic commissioners
Traffic commissioner (TC) Kevin Rooney has likened the use of AdBlue emulators on HGVs to fitting magnets to interfere with tachographs as the third haulier within a month was punished for cheating emission rules.In Bristol, West of England TC Rooney disqualified Patrick McNally from being a transport manager for a ...
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Pie targets bigger slice with London lorry route app
DPD’s software subsidiary Pie is to launch its London Lorry Route Approver (LLRA) app next month – its first major product update since changing its name from Pie Mapping last year.The LLRA app will sync direct with Pie’s existing LLRA routing product, which generates HGV compliant routes tailored to vehicle ...
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ArticleDavid Hauff appointed general manager of Wincanton's EnergyLink
Wincanton has appointed David Hauff as general manager of Wincanton’s EnergyLink operation.The EnergyLink service which Hauff will head up was launched in 2016, and aims to support the ground fuels, aviation and bitumen markets by lowering distribution costs.One of Hauff's key priorities in his new role will be to focus ...
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Royal Mail board agrees to Communication Workers Union deal
The Royal Mail board has approved the agreement broached with the Communication Workers Union to end a long-running battle over pay and pension reform. The two parties announced they had reached an agreement last week after more than a month of mediation, but it remained subject to approval from the ...
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ArticleProposed Port of Dover HGV congestion charge refused by council
The proposed congestion charge on HGVs using the Port of Dover has been rebutted by Dover Council on the grounds that air quality in the town was improving. The tax was put forward by councillor Nathaniel Richards at a council meeting last night (31 January), in a move which was ...
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Royal Mail says Arrival electric vehicles will be worth the wait
In August last year, Royal Mail began trialling a new type of electric vehicle, built by technology firm Arrival, in London.The 6-tonne van, the first of nine the postal operator will be putting through their paces in the capital, operates out of Royal Mail’s Mount Pleasant depot.At the Microlise Transport ...
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ArticlePalletforce launches Asia shipping service
Palletforce has launched a new shipping service to Asia with a member operator, in what the network said is its first step to establishing itself in China. Working with member Allport Cargo Services, Palletforce members can now send freight to Asia via the network.Chief executive Michael Conroy said that the ...
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ArticleFalling sales almost halve pre-tax profit at Fred Sherwood and Sons
Pre-tax profit almost halved at Fred Sherwood and Sons (Transport) last year, largely due to depreciation charges on asset values, fuel price rises and the falling value of sterling.In its latest published accounts, for the year ended 31 March 2017, pre-tax profit dropped more than 48% to £672,000 (2016: £1.3m), ...
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ArticleProposed congestion charge for HGVs at Port of Dover met with 'incredulity'
A proposed congestion charge on HGVs using the Port of Dover has been met with "incredulity" by the trade associations, which warned such a charge could jeopardise British trading relationships.Dover District Council will propose a £1 charge on HGVs using the port at a meeting tonight (31 January), in order ...
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FTA backs Manston Airport as vital temporary contingency for Operation Stack
The FTA has come out in favour of Manston Airport as a short to medium term contingency for Operation Stack, after it was revealed the government had paid approaching £6m to rent it.The figure was finally released after an internal review was conducted of the DfT decision not to release ...
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ArticleApprentices graduate from Mercedes-Benz apprenticeship programme
Apprentices from Mercedes-Benz dealer SparshattsA trio of young technicians has graduated from the Mercedes-Benz apprenticeship programme.The three technicians James Wickham, Ethan Macrae and Dan Goodwin joined the course three years ago in the hopes of becoming a technician.Goodwin, aged 21, had spent a year at college, studying to be an ...
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Eddie Stobart hires two new sector directors
Eddie Stobart has added two new sector directors to its operations team in order to improve its customer service offering.Antony Leighton has been appointed sector director of manufacturing and industrial and bulk and Nick Winder is the Sector director for retail.Leighton joins with 22 years experience in transport and logistics, ...
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Ryder appoints UK head of area sales
Ryder has appointed Nick Allera as it head of area sales.Allera (pictured) has 27 years of experience in commercial vehicle operations. Before he was appointed, he was a operations manager for Ryder.Allera will lead Ryder's area sales management team across the UK, he will report to John Murray who is ...
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ArticleWincanton, DPD, John Lewis and Cemex part of DVSA's earned recognition pilot
DVSA has published the names of the first operators taking part in its flagship earned recognition pilot, with Wincanton, DPD and John Lewis among the 20-strong cohort.The likes of supermarket chain Sainsbury's, leasing and rental firm Fraikin, construction materials firm Cemex, wholesaler 3663 Transport and BT Fleet are also part ...
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ArticleSuttons Tankers in dispute with Unite over changes to workers' conditions
Suttons Tankers has said that changes to employees' terms and conditions are necessary to protect jobs in the long term, after coming under fire from union Unite.Unite has threatened legal action over what it described as "an outrageous attack on workers’ rights".According to the union, more than thirty members – ...
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Article‘No deal’ Brexit could see gridlock at Dover port costing hauliers £500m, warns Labour
Labour has warned that failure to strike an agreement with the EU in time for Brexit in 2019 will see the South East of England grind to a halt as trucks are queued back from Dover.With Port of Dover projections forecasting trucks passing through the port will increase by more ...