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Own-account giant Palmer Harvey & McLane in administration
One of the UK’s largest own-account operators, Palmer Harvey & McLane, has collapsed into administration and ceased trading with the immediate loss of 2,500 jobs.The wholesaler has more than 600 vehicles specified on its O-licence, which placed it at 23 in MT’s Own-Account top 50. This was published alongside our ...
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ArticleHalfords Group renews long-haul fleet with 50 new Volvo FH units
Halfords Group is renewing its entire long-haul fleet with 50 new Volvo FH tractor units. The 500hp trucks with Globetrotter XL cabs were supplied by Volvo dealership The Hartshorne Group, which the retailer has been working with for three years, and will be run by Wincanton on its national distribution ...
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Kingsmill Bakery drivers vote to strike over pay dispute
Kingsmill Bakery’s bread deliveries are under threat after drivers at the firm’s West Bromwich site voted overwhelmingly for strike action this week.More than 100 drivers at the West Bromwich site, which supplies 1.5 million loaves a week to customers including Asda, Morrisons, Sainsbury’s and Tesco, took part in the ballot ...
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T-Charge is a loss maker but vital ahead of the ULEZ, says mayor
London mayor Sadiq Khan told MPs last week that the T-Charge introduced in October was a loss maker for TfL but is important in changing behaviour and a precursor to the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ).“Half of the bad-quaity air in London comes from transport, and 88% of that comes ...
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ArticleClugston Distribution appoints former Rhenus Logistics manager as distribution director
Former Rhenus Logistics general manager Tim Doggett has joined Clugston Distribution as distribution director. Before his time with Rhenus, Doggett worked for Europa Worldwide Logistics Group, and has more than 25 years of experience in the transport and warehousing sector.Robert Vickers, chief executive at Clugston Distribution parent Clugston Group, said: ...
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Royal Mail and Arrival to share electric vehicle trial findings at Microlise Transport Conference
The possibilities around using electric commercial vehicles will be a hot topic at next year's Microlise Transport Conference, the companies behind the electric, autonomous-ready post delivery trucks in London scheduled to speak. Royal Mail and technology firm Arrival began trialling the nine vehicles in London in August out of Royal ...
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Keyne Express Deliveries and KED Logistics rescued from administration by Beaches Logistics
Keyne Express Deliveries and KED Logistics have been purchased by Beaches Logistics after both companies entered administration.All employees have transferred to Beaches and they will continue to operate from the Milton Keynes site previous occupied by Keyne Express.According to Helen Jarvis, Keyne Express Deliveries’ director, the administration on 20 November ...
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Ontime Automotive fined after worker crushed by vehicle transporter deck
Automotive logistics and vehicle recovery firm Ontime Automotive is to pay £100,000 in fines and costs after a worker was crushed to death by the upper deck of a vehicle transporter.John Wallace was jet washing a twin-deck recovery vehicle at the company’s site in Hayes, Middlesex in May 2013 ...
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UK trucks may need permits to run in Europe after Brexit
James Hookham, deputy CEO of the Freight Transport Association, says that the UK will need to replace Community permits on Brexit day.Up to now, all the Brexit talk has been about its impact on trade and goods movements and the rights of Eastern European drivers to continue working and driving ...
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ArticleMT Awards 2017 winner profile Innovation Award sponsored by Goodyear
Host John Bishop, TruckForce business manager at Goodyear, Bob Mason, DPD director of IT Steve Mills, and MT editor Steve HobsonDPD has been picking up MT Awards for years, but it never gets lazyMultiple MT Awards winner DPD is no stranger to the spotlight at the Grosvenor House in London, ...
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ArticleBoom in home deliveries powered by fossil fuels is harming our health
Photo: ShutterstockThe boom in home deliveries is a huge issue affecting the nation’s health and must be dealt with, according to an expert giving evidence to MPs on the joint committee hearing into air quality.Speaking to MPs from the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee; Environmental Audit Committee; Health Committee; ...
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ArticleBFGoodrich to enter the UK and Ireland tyre markets for first time
Tyre manufacturer BFGoodrich is entering the UK and Ireland truck tyre markets from January next year.The company, known for its off-road specialism, sells more than 1.6 million tyres a year to the CV market in all territories across the world except Europe.Guy Heywood, commercial director at BFGoodrich for the UK ...
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ArticleHowdens Joinery fined £1.2m after HGV driver death
Kitchen manufacturer and supplier Howdens Joinery has been fined £1.2m after a visiting HGV driver was crushed whilst delivering into one of its sites in 2014.Agency driver Richard Bowen was crushed to death by a forklift truck that overturned whilst lifting kitchen worktops from a trailer at the firm’s Workington, ...
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ArticleJames Dolan Group snaps up haulage firm Dooley Rumble
Cambridge-based James Dolan Group has bought Ipswich haulage firm Dooley Rumble for an undisclosed sum.The deal comes 18 months after it snapped up Green & Skinner (Haulage).Speaking to MT, group MD James Dolan said the deal, which brings the group’s turnover to more than £10m, is part of a strategy ...
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£220m Clean Air Fund to help local authorities tackle air pollution
A new Clean Air Fund will give financial support to local authorities attempting to address air pollution in their areas.The £220m fund, announced by Philip Hammond in the Autumn Budget, will be paid for by higher Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) on diesel cars bought after 1 April 2018.Hammond emphasised that ...
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ArticleBrakes extends trial of DAF LFs using GTL fuel
Food wholesaler Brakes is extending a trial that will see all 18-tonne DAF LFs based at its West London depot run on Shell Gas to Liquid (GTL) fuel from Certas Energy.Following a successful pilot involving a "handful of LFs" at its Park Royal facility earlier this month, all of its ...
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ArticleAggregate Industries mandates FORS for its sub-contractors
Aggregate Industries will expect all its sub-contractors to have at least bronze level FORS accreditation by March 2018.The decision will affect more than 600 sub-contractors, and Aggregate Industries has committed to paying 20% of the annual FORS subscription fee those in the scheme pay.Aggregate Industries added that successful FORS Bronze ...
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Spark EV uses artificial intelligence to remove electric vehicle range anxiety for fleets
A new telematics system has been developed to boost fleet utilisation and remove range anxiety for transport managers running electric vehicles (EVs).Spark EV uses artificial-intelligence-based journey prediction software, which it claims will enable electric vehicles to complete up to 20% more journeys between charges.This equates to an extra 2.8 journeys ...
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Cut fuel duty in the Budget and give the road transport sector a much needed boost, representatives demand
A near doubling of freight firms filing for insolvency in the second quarter of this year has prompted the FTA to call on chancellor Philip Hammond to cut fuel duty in this week’s Budget to prevent further freight company failures.Figures from the government’s Insolvency Service reveal that the number of ...
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ArticleMT Awards 2017 winner profile Training Award sponsored by FORS
Host John Bishop; Samworth Brothers Supply Chain national driver academy manager Mark Taylor and team; Steve Agg, chairman of the Governance and Standards Advisory Group, Fors (second right), and MT editor Steve HobsonSamworth Brothers Supply Chain recognised the industry-wide driver shortage wasn’tgoing to be solved anytime soon, so found the ...