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Latest news – Page 190
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ArticleWincanton opens new distribution centre for client Screwfix
Wincanton has launched a new distribution centre at Daresbury in Cheshire for its client Screwfix.The 370,000sq ft site, which is Screwfix’s fifth distribution centre, will create an additional 400 jobs in the north-west of England, the company said this week.The distribution centre will be fully operational by May 2022 and ...
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ArticleEight-year jail term ruled correct sentence for trucker who caused triple-fatal crash while on dating site
An eight-year jail sentence handed to a lorry driver who killed three people when he ploughed into their vehicles while looking at his mobile phone will not be referred to the Court of Appeal to determine whether it was too lenient.Ion Onut was sentenced last month following a “truly harrowing” ...
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ArticleSmall steps towards lower emissions will make huge difference, hauliers told
Haulage firms can take small steps to reduce harmful emissions from their vehicles’ exhausts that don’t require significant investment and add up to a big difference overall, according to greentech company SulNOx.Its call to businesses came after England’s chief medical officer Sir Chris Whitty gave a keynote speech at the ...
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ArticleIllegal immigrants still flocking into UK hidden in HGVs, new research reveals
Tens of thousands of illegal immigrants continue to arrive into the UK hidden inside HGVs, contradicting theories that tighter port security is forcing them to travel by boat instead, according to a research group.Migration Watch UK said 70,000 clandestines have attempted to enter the country via lorries since 2014 – ...
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ArticlePolice target Staffordshire in clampdown on cargo theft
A surge in the number of thefts from HGVs has prompted Staffordshire police to focus its resources on hot-spot areas and issue security advice to lorry drivers.The force said that in January alone, drivers in the county reported stolen cargo and their vehicles being tampered with on 17 occasions.This month, ...
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ArticleEuropa Flow generates £1.8m a month in duty deferred to buck Brexit trading downturn
Europa Worldwide Group said its customs product, Europa Flow, was helping customers buck the downward trend on trading levels created by Brexit and highlighted by MPs in a scathing report.The logistics operator was responding to the recent findings by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), which concluded that the only detectable ...
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ArticleOxfordshire council to launch new freight strategy after Burford HGV ban is overturned
A ban on lorries weighing more than 7.5-tonnes from driving through an Oxfordshire town has been revoked following a raft of complaints that HGVs were being diverted to other villages.An experimental traffic regulation order (ETRO) in parts of Burford had been in place for 18 months, but the county council ...
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ArticleTruckers force drunk HGV driver to stop on A1 before calling police
An “extremely dangerous and selfish” HGV driver was so drunk behind the wheel, it took 16 hours in custody before he was in a fit state to be questioned, according to police.Polish national Petro Dziadevuch (pictured), 65, was jailed for 16 weeks after he was spotted on the A1 driving ...
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ArticleFowler Welch takes a slice of Panattoni Park Aylesford
Fowler Welch has signed a 15-year lease for an environmentally sustainable 97,891sq ft facility at Kent’s Panattoni Park Aylesford.Joining logistics giant DHL at the site, the temperature controlled logistics operator signed the pre-lease agreement for the facility, which includes several zero-carbon technologies and enhanced sustainability features, as well as 20 ...
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ArticleOperators switch to 'just-in-case' stockpiling strategy
The fragility of a just-in-time supply chain strategy was exposed in the last 18 months and operators are pivoting towards a just-in-case set-up to build resilience, according to a new report.Weightmans’ report into how UK firms have responded to seismic changes brought about by the pandemic, Brexit and climate change ...
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Article'Renault tippers won't give us breakdown problems,' plant hire firm insists
Ipswich-based JT Few Plant Hire has put four new Renault tippers into service to keep pace with increasing demand.The C430 8x4s, fitted with Marshall’s Hardox Lightweight Tipping Bodies, were put into service in December with an additional two joining in January.The firm said another four C430 eight wheelers are planned ...
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ArticleHGV registrations rise as construction sector rebounds
New HGV registrations increased by almost 13% year-on-year in 2021, driven by growth in sectors such as construction, according to the SMMT.However, global shortages of semiconductors, coupled with supply constraints affecting steel and aluminium, hit availability, resulting in 7,571 fewer HGV units registered compared to the pre-pandemic average.The SMMT said ...
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ArticleWhistl offers two-hour delivery on small parcels after trial
Parcel broker Whistl said it would be offering its Whistl Parcels and Parcelhub customers Yodel’s Xpect Mini and Medium two-hour delivery window services following a successful trial.Xpect Mini covers parcels up to 45cm long and weighing up to 3kg, with the medium service for parcels up to 90cm long and ...
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ArticleHGV driver numbers stabilising as test backlog eases
HGV drivers working in UK haulage fell by 49,000 in the last three months of 2021 but the number is stabilising, according to analysis by Logistics UK.The business group said that with numbers of driving tests now increasing as a result of greater capacity provided by the DVLA, progress was ...
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ArticleTransport sector sees January output drop despite wider economic upturn
UK transport was one of only three sectors that saw a reduction in output in January, as the rest of the economy began to rebound from the pandemic.The sector, which includes haulage, rail and airlines, registered its weakest performance since August 2021, according to Lloyds Bank’s UK recovery tracker.The analysis ...
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ArticleHGV driver blocks motorway to rescue motorist who crashed after suffering heart attack
A hero lorry driver helped save the life of a motorist who suffered a heart attack while driving on the M6 toll road, by dragging him from his crashed car and performing CPR.Quick-thinking Kirk Mount (pictured), who works for Mark Thompson Transport, manoeuvred his fully-laden 44-tonne truck across all three ...
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Article'Get real and review diesel lorry ban,' Dawsongroup urges government
Heavy vehicle manufacturers will not be ready to end the sale of new diesel HGVs by 2040 and the government must relax its timetable, according to CV leaser Dawsongroup.Its chief executive Steve Miller (pictured) said the government did not understand the industry and that “a shot of reality” was needed ...
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ArticleHanson targets growth in recycling sector with new acquisition
Hanson has bought Manchester-based waste disposal firm A1 Services as part of a strategy to provide more recycled products.A1 Services specialises in waste removal, as well as recycling soil, concrete hardcore and general waste from building, construction and civil engineering projects.It holds a licence authorising 47 HGVs and five trailers ...
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ArticleSegura supports fashion retailer Hobbs with ethical trade programme
Fashion brand Hobbs has partnered with Segura – the platform for next-generation supply chain transparency – to further strengthen its longstanding commitment to ethical trade.As part of the TFG London family, Hobbs is aligned to a group sustainability strategy based on UN guiding principles to improve the working conditions for ...
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ArticleWincanton appoints James Clarke as interim CFO
Wincanton has made James Clarke interim chief financial officer (CFO) ahead of the departure of Tim Lawlor at the end of this month.Lawlor has left the Wiltshire-based logistics company to join Countryside Properties.Clarke, who is Wincanton’s operations finance director, will take up his new role on 1 March.In a statement ...