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Bullet Express MD urges industry to fight increasing business rates
An operator has urged the industry to fight the increase in business rates after discovering he will face a £28,000 hike.Bothwell, Lanarkshire-based Bullet Express MD David McCutcheon said the increase, effective from 1 April, represented a 26% increase on his previous rates bill.“The haulage industry is sitting on a time ...
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Supply chain safety needs revolution, not evolution, says Clocs director
Revolution not evolution is needed when it comes to safety throughout the supply chain, according to Clocs project director Derek Rees.Speaking ahead of the Clocs Exhibition at London’s Excel on 14 March, Rees said the scheme had made great strides in a short time but the partnership wants to achieve ...
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Volkswagen to gauge UK appetite for electric van at CV Show
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles will be testing the waters at this year's CV Show, where it will be trying to gauge the UK's appetite for its all-electric compact van.A German version of the e-Load Up!, was designed with urban deliveries in mind.It will be on display on Volkswagen’s stand, despite the ...
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Five things you need to know about the Apprenticeship Levy
The new apprenticeship levy will come into play on 6 April and will change the way the industry funds and trains its apprentices.Having led the industry’s bid for its own trailblazer apprenticeship, RHA deputy director of policy Colin Snape marks National Apprenticeship Week for Motortransport.co.uk by outlining the top five ...
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ArticleDHL Express opens new HQ near Heathrow
The Heathrow-based Southern hub for DHL Express opened in March 2017.DHL Express has opened its new 150,000ft2 UK headquarters and southern hub near Heathrow airport, which is home to approximately 750 employees.“Our new southern hub ensures we meet our customers' needs long into the future,” said DHL Express UK chief ...
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Meachers Global Logistics sees turnover and profit drop
Meachers Global Logistics saw a reduction in turnover and profit last year.The Hampshire-based company recorded a 1.9% drop in sales, from £25.5m to £25m for the year ending 31 May 2016.Pre-tax profit slid 8.7% to £1.9m but the company said the “marginal reduction” was in line with expectations.In its business ...
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Permits for additional longer semi-trailers now available
Operators can now apply for the new round of permits to run longer semi-trailers (LSTs), as part of the extension to the trial announced earlier this year. The DfT has extended the original 10-year trial by five years, and made permits available for an additional 1,000 LSTs.The permits allow the ...
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Eddie Stobart partners with Lomas Distribution
Eddie Stobart Logistics and Lomas Distribution have entered into a partnership whereby the Buxton-based powder and aggregates firm will provide training for the high-profile haulier’s drivers.Lomas MD Richard Lomas said the tie-up was prompted by Stobart’s move into the construction industry and his company’s expertise in this area.“I am good ...
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ArticleEconomist Bridget Rosewell joins DVSA ahead of new strategy
The DVSA has appointed economist Bridget Rosewell as non-executive chairwoman as the agency prepares to embark on a five-year strategy, focusing on value for money.It said it plans to refocus its efforts on “improving road safety while providing customers with the best possible user experience and ensuring services offer value ...
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Freight in the City Spring Summit attracts strong interest in sustainable urban deliveries
More than 350 visitors attended the Freight in the City Spring Summit this week to explore innovative ways of handling urban freight movements.Starting the event with a powerful keynote speech was Labour MP Rob Flello, a keen supporter of the freight industry, who urged operators to approach government swiftly and ...
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Simon Gibson Transport avoids penalty from TC
Groupe Charles André-owned Simon Gibson Transport has escaped with a formal warning from deputy traffic commissioner (TC) Tony Secular after drivers at the firm were found to be in breach of drivers’ hours rules.Secular said he was satisfied that steps had been taken at the bulk powder tanker operator to ...
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Pallet weight limits more relevant to pallet networks than operators, says XPO Logistics
Industry-wide pallet weight limits are more relevant to pallet networks than large operators, according to XPO Logistics MD of transport solutions Dan Myers.He told Motortransport.co.uk that because XPO has a business-wide safety standard it has control over all facets of the business, whereas a pallet network hub has less visibility ...
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Driver shortage and Driver CPC slashes profit at Aspray Transport
A shortage of drivers, the introduction of Driver CPC and a drive to improve its services saw Aspray Transport’s pre-tax profit fall in the year ended 30 June 2016, despite turnover growth of more than a third. The operator’s pre-tax profit fell by 22% year-on-year, from £1m to £779,000.However Aspray’s ...
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UPS: The big data revolution will drive logistics efficiency
Rapid advancements in data capability will be a core driver of innovation across the urban logistics sector, delegates to Freight in the City Spring Summit heard yesterday.“If there's one thing that's really driving the opportunity for our industry to march forward in terms of its efficiency capabilities today, it's the ...
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Are low-emission zones helping drive urban logistics innovation?
Low-emission zones (LEZs) in cities are driving forward innovation in urban logistics, delegates heard at the Freight in the City Spring Summit in Birmingham.Laetitia Dablanc, director of research at the French Institute of Science and Technology for Transport, Development and Networks, said there were around 200 LEZs operating in 12 ...
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Paris promotes warehouse strategy for urban logistics use
Paris is adopting a new urban warehouse strategy to enable freight operators to occupy centrally-located city hubs at affordable rates.The warehouses will enable more efficient consolidation of freight into central hubs, with goods transferred to cleaner modes for the last mile of delivery.Speakers at Wednesday’s Freight in the City Spring ...
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Operators tell DVSA earned recognition will only work if data is handled sensitively
Operators have told the DVSA its earned recognition scheme will only work if it does not abuse the privilege of handling highly sensitive data.The enforcement agency has delayed the programme’s introduction while it irons out problems relating to its technical feasibility.It is now thought that another pilot lasting six months ...
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Hundreds of jobs threatened at XPO Logistics as Sainsbury's moves to new DC
Hundreds of jobs at XPO Logistics’ depot in Stone, Staffordshire are under threat after Sainsbury’s decision to transfer its operations to a new national DC.The supermarket giant plans to move its operations from Stone to its new frozen food DC in Northampton in early 2019.XPO Logistics, which owns and operates ...
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Slash fuel duty and recognise hauliers’ efforts to cut emissions, FairFuelUK tells the chancellor
FairFuelUK (FFUK) has renewed its call for a 3p cut in fuel duty and demanded greater recognition of the haulage industry’s contribution to cutting emissions in an open letter to chancellor Philip Hammond.The letter, sent to the chancellor ahead of next week’s Budget (8 March), also calls for significant investment ...
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Deadline extended for MT Awards entries
The deadline for entries to the 2017 Motor Transport Awards has been extended to 17 March.There are 20 awards categories to choose from - entry is free and companies can enter as many categories as they want, provided they meet the eligibility criteria.Anyone entering the awards is advised to read ...