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Average price-per-mile for freight vehicles up by 12%
The average haulage and courier price-per-mile (ppm) has increased by 12% - the 14th straight year-on-year rise, according to new industry index data.The TEG Road Transport Price Index showed that the average ppm for freight transport vehicles increased from 100.6 points to 112.2 points between March 2021 and March 2022.The ...
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Suttons spends £15m on "more comfortable" Volvo cabs
Suttons said it had listened to its drivers and invested £15m in comfy new Volvo tractor units, which are better suited to long distance and overnight journeys.The first batch of 15 trucks have already been delivered into service in its fuels, general chemicals and waste sectors and 110 more of ...
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Heathrow "freight chaos" feared as air cargo drivers threaten strike over pay freeze
Airport cargo handling firm Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) said it was confident it could resolve a pay dispute among its truck drivers after the Unite union threatened it with strike action.The union said “freight chaos” was on the cards at Heathrow Airport if the 200 cargo handlers and truckers voted ...
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Freight firm plans major expansion
West Midlands logistics firm Trailer Freight International said its rapid expansion was largely due t0 its membership of the Pallet-Track network.The Walsall-based firm is planning to move to a new 35,000sq ft premises only a year after it first put down roots in the town.It handles deliveries for its Black ...
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Transaid champions roles for female HGV drivers in Uganda
Transaid is encouraging more women in Uganda to take up jobs as HGV drivers as the sub-Saharan African country battles with its own driver shortage problems.The international development charity said Uganda is experiencing a huge rise in demand for professional drivers, which is expected to increase over the coming years ...
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MacLennan Distribution buys Waltons of Oban
Oban-based MacLennan Distribution has acquired local haulier Waltons of Oban, making it the largest employer in the west of Scotland town.The company said the absorption of the transport firm also meant it had the largest number of vehicles of any logistics company in the area, strengthening its ability to provide ...
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Panther pounces on MAN
Panther Logistics has invested in 35 DVS compliant MAN TGXs and 20 new trailers as part of its growth plans.The new vehicles have been provided by MAN in Northampton and each come with five cameras fitted for added safety and driver visibility.Panther’s Logistics director Guy Burgess said: “This significant investment ...
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The Algorithm People (TAP) cures net-zero fuel headache for mixed fleet operators
Route optimisation experts The Algorithm People (TAP) said its Fleet as a Service (FaaS) platform would address the problem of operators managing mixed fleets as they decarbonise.It said FaaS, which includes its existing optimisation algorithms, as well as a geocoding service, telematics, predictive maintenance and vehicle charging technology, gives users ...
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Prologis to build West Midlands logistics hub
Property developer Prologis has been granted planning permission for a new logistics facility on its industrial estate in Minworth, West Midlands.The plans include the demolition of an obsolete unit on the Prologis Park Midpoint and the construction of a 163,000sq ft building rated BREEAM ‘excellent’ and net zero carbon in ...
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Newcastle haulier hit with heavy fine after fatal accident
A North East haulage firm has been fined £200,000 after one of its employees fell from the rear of a shipping container while he was unloading a shipment of steel girders and died.JR Adams (Newcastle) was also ordered to pay costs of £15,322 following an appearance at Newcastle Magistrates Court ...
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Unipart Logistics set to operate new Widnes RDC for NHS Supply Chain
Andrew New, chief executive of NHS Supply ChainNHS Supply Chain has signed a lease for a new purpose-built regional distribution centre (RDC) in Widnes, which will be operated by its logistics partner Unipart Logistics.The new site will be known as NHS Supply Chain Gorsey Point and is set to replace ...
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Delays to lorries headed to Dover continue as roads minister pledges to review traffic management into port
Lorries are continuing to queue on the M20 and A20 into Dover today (5 April) as disruption to traffic crossing the Channel enters its fifth day.Hauliers have faced severe delays getting in and out of Dover since last week, as a result of a lack of ferries at the port, ...
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Fraikin supplies Sterling Furniture with 12 new DAF rigids
Sterling Furniture has signed a six-year, full-service contract hire agreement with Fraikin for 12 new DAF rigid trucks.The latest deal sees Sterling Furniture order nine 7.5-tonne DAF LFs and three 12-tonne LFs, all featuring Luton bodies.Each truck represents a like-for-like replacement for older assets previously supplied by Fraikin.The new additions ...
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Cheshire Police stop 148 lorries in operation tackling organised immigration crime
A crackdown on organised immigration crime saw Cheshire Police check 148 lorries at service stations across the county over the past three months.The search resulted in one Iranian stowaway being found and £11,200 in outstanding civil penalty fines recovered from hauliers who had previously been found to have migrants hiding ...
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Logistics firms must prepare for return of manufacturing to UK as supply chain issues continue
Britain’s logistics and delivery companies will need to adapt to a growing UK manufacturing base, as Brexit, Covid-19 and the Ukrainian War stretch supply chains to breaking point.The warning comes from parcel delivery specialist ParcelHero which argues that manufacturers, retailers and their delivery and logistics partners need to plan for ...
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Turners (Soham) expands Walsall base after landing new contracts
Haulage firm Turners (Soham) is set to double space at its site in Walsall and create new jobs in response to rising volumes.The family firm has purchased the remaining 4.51 acres at Middlemore Lane in Alridge, Walsall, which is close to Junction 10 of the M6.The freehold site has dual ...
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Tevva trucks get an icy blast with winter durability testing
Where better to test the durability, strength and battery power of an electric truck than 300km north of the Arctic Circle?That is precisely what Tevva did recently, when a team of its engineers accompanied two trucks to UTAC’s Test World in Lapland, Finland.The purpose-built facility, which is subject to a ...
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Wincanton sees strong trading in all divisions aided by new contract wins
Wincanton’s group revenue is forecast to rise by 12% in Q4, helped by a slew of new retail and public sector contracts and the acquisition of e-commerce specialist Cygnia last year.In a trading update, Wincanton reported “excellent” growth in all its markets, predicting a 12% increase in revenue in the ...
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Government plans crackdown on drug drivers
In November 2020 an HGV driver high on cannabis struck a stationary police car, causing serious injuries to two officers. He was jailed for two years, disqualified for four years and ordered to retake another driving testTougher measures aimed at drug-drivers are proposed in a consultation document launched by DfT ...
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Freight forwarding and logistics divisions help boost Xpediator revenues in 2021
Freight management services firm Xpediator saw group revenues rise by 34% to a record £296.6m in 2021, aided by strong performances from its freight forwarding, warehousing and logistics divisions.Revealing its annual results to 31 December 2021, the group praised the freight forwarding division for an “excellent performance” which saw a ...