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    GXO promotes Adrian Stoch to new role of chief automation officer

    2023-07-26T10:32:00Z

    Adrian Stoch has been promoted to the newly created role of GXO chief automation officer with a brief to develop GXO's automation capabilities and generate new business opportunities.Announcing the promotion, GXO said the new role was created to meet the "tremendous" customer demand for automation. Stoch will report to GXO ...

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    Culina, WS Group and AW Jenkinson order 2,500 Scania trucks

    2023-07-26T10:10:00Z

    A group of UK-based hauliers has agreed a bulk order with Scania UK for 2,500 trucks, which will be delivered over the next 12 months.The order will be split across the Consortium Purchasing group, which includes Culina Group, WS Group, AW Jenkinson Group and its subsidiaries.The deal includes 2,250 internal ...

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    Government launches review of DVLA

    2023-07-26T09:11:00Z

    The government has launched an independent review of the DVLA as part of a wider programme looking into the effectiveness and efficiency of public bodies.Announcing the review the government said DVLA will be assessed on efficiency, efficacy, accountability and governance – the four pillars set by Cabinet Office. One of ...

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    Zemo guide shows how to slash HGV carbon emissions and fuel costs today

    2023-07-25T14:02:00Z

    Zemo Partnership has published a guide showing HGV operators how to drastically cut their emissions and fuel costs and attract new business by using low carbon renewable fuels.Dubbed The Renewable Fuels Guide, it provides advice and case studies on how businesses operating diesel HGV trucks can immediately lower their carbon ...

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    Generation Logistics seeks industry support with cut-price sponsorship deal

    2023-07-25T12:09:00Z

    Generation Logistics has launched a discounted sponsorship package for smaller organisations as it moves into its second year.The deal will enable companies with turnovers of less than £20m to join the industry initiative as Silver sponsors for £2,000 a year.Transport Secretary Mark Harper recently urged the logistics industry to up ...

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    Take action to recruit young drivers or face another skills crisis, Driver Require report warns

    2023-07-25T11:41:00Z

    The UK HGV driver workforce has remained stable for the fourth successive quarter but continues to suffer a “chronic” low level shortages and a dearth of younger drivers, a report from Driver Require is warning.It calls for the industry to ensure pay rates are maintained to counteract the impact of ...

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    Northgate to recruit 50 technicians after achieving EV training accreditation

    2023-07-25T10:41:00Z

    Northgate Vehicle Hire is recruiting 50 technicians to strengthen its service and maintenance teams across its 54 workshops and its fleet of 50,000 LCVs.The move coincides with Northgate receiving its IMI Electric Vehicle Accreditation, which allows the firm to manage its own EV training internally. The company has already launched ...

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    Whistl signs up to UN-backed net zero standard

    2023-07-25T09:54:00Z

    Parcel, mail and e-fulfilment specialist Whistl has committed to having its efforts to reach net zero by 2045 audited by an international standards body.The United Nations-backed Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) aims to help companies across the world halve their emissions before 2030 and achieve net-zero emissions before 2050.Whistl has ...

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    Yodel owner mulls sale of parcel delivery firm

    2023-07-24T15:52:00Z

    Yodel could be up for sale after its owners, the Barclay family, appointed Clearwater International to oversee talks with potential bidders, following a number of expressions of interest.Yodel this week confirmed the company has received a number of "unsolicited approaches" which are being reviewed by corporate finance advisory service Clearwater ...

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    Wincanton wins five year deal to manage IKEA DC in Dublin

    2023-07-24T14:56:00Z

    Wincanton has signed a five-year contract with IKEA Ireland to manage the online retail giant's first customer distribution centre (CDC) in the Republic of Ireland.IKEA products are currently delivered to consumers in Ireland via distribution centres in the UK. The new CDC, located in Greenogue Logistics Park in south-west Dublin, ...

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    Super Group buys 79% stake in Amco

    2023-07-24T14:36:00Z

    Global logistics specialist Super Group has acquired 78.82% of UK logistics group AMCO, as part of wider diversification plans aimed at broadening its income base and mitigating geographical risk.AMCO, which was launched in 1983, specialises in providing land, air and sea logistics to more than 250 UK and European customers. ...

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    GXO and Heineken seal multi-year service deal

    2023-07-24T12:24:00Z

    GXO Logistics has extended its partnership with Heineken which sees it continue to operate the brewing giant's warehouse, distribution and secondary transport network to retail and wholesale outlets across the UK and to Heineken’s entire UK pub estate.Under the deal GXO will manage more than 500,000 deliveries per year to ...

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    DHL workers at Gatwick secure 15% pay rise

    2023-07-24T12:07:00Z

    Planned strikes by DHL workers have been cancelled after the staff voted to accept a 15% pay rise, union Unite revealed today.The DHL deal also delivers an uplift in skills pay, which will see some DHL workers' hourly rates increase by up to 31%. In addition, a new shift premium ...

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    InPost buys 30% stake in Menzies Distribution

    2023-07-24T09:13:00Z

    Polish parcel delivery firm and locker provider InPost has acquired a 30% stake in Menzies Distribution Group, with the option to take full ownership at a later stage in deal worth just under £50m.The transaction sees InPost given the option to acquire the remaining stake over the next three years. ...

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    ULEZ expansion led to Tory by-election victory, claims Centre for London

    2023-07-21T17:32:00Z

    The election of conservative candidate Steve Tuckwell in the Uxbridge and South Ruislip by-election this week was as a result of the expansion of the ultra low emission zone (ULEZ), according to a London think tank.Labour was able to overturn a much bigger conservative majority than the one the party ...

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    Roads minister 'confident' of autumn decision on longer heavier vehicles

    2023-07-21T16:00:00Z

    A decision on whether to allow longer heavier vehicles (LHVs) up to 60 tonnes on the roads could be made in the autumn, according to Hazcomp boss Kevin Buck.He said he recently met with transport minister Richard Holden MP, who was “confident” that the results of a consultation into the ...

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    HGVT launches driver training app that allows trainees to book tests all in one place

    2023-07-21T14:41:00Z

    Inside of truck cab with driver and trainerTraining provider HGVT said it had created an industry first in the form of an app that enables trainees to practice and book tests all in one place.The one-stop-shop HGVT app joins the entire training journey together and allows candidates to book their ...

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    HGV driver gets seven-year jail term after causing collision that killed police officer

    2023-07-21T14:02:00Z

    A lorry driver who caused a collision that killed a police officer has been jailed for seven years.PC Tris Baker (pictured), 41, was off duty when the car he was driving was struck by a lorry on the A1060 in Roxwell, Essex on 23 September 2021.The HGV driver, Robert Harrison, ...

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    Logistics UK slams Operation Brock as costly and disruptive

    2023-07-21T13:45:00Z

    Operation Brock on the M20 in Kent must not be seen as a permanent solution to traffic problems near the port of Dover, according to Logistics UK.The business group was responding to the announcement last week by the Kent Resilience Forum (KRF) that the contraflow system was being rolled out ...

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    Energy management and automation the key themes of a chilled future, Cold Chain Federation predicts

    2023-07-21T13:27:00Z

    Energy management technologies will have more influence over temperature-controlled logistics in the next 10 years than automation, blockchain or changes to demand, according to cold chain professionals.In a survey of more than 100 individuals across the sector, respondents chose energy management technologies as the greatest influence on how temperature-controlled logistics ...