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John Hackling profits up 173% despite dip in turnover
Profits at John Hackling Transport soared last year, its latest financial results revealed.The Gloucestershire warehousing and haulage contractor reported a 173% increase in pre-tax profit for the year ending 30 September 2020, to £562,000.Operating profit also increased, from £386,000 in 2019 to £705,000 during the period.Turnover fell slightly, by 2.9% ...
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Owens Group to replace 90% of fleet with Volvo FH 460 Globetrotters
Owens Group is replacing 90% of its Carrington, Greater Manchester fleet with Volvo FH 460 Globetrotter tractor units after impressing with its fuel efficiency.The new vehicles will arrive from Thomas Hardie Commercials in three tranches over the next nine months.Andy Williams, head of fleet and compliance at the family-owned haulier, ...
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Suttons Group buys tank container business in joint venture
Suttons Group has grown its international division after buying logistics provider VTG’s overseas tank containers business, in a joint venture with Mission Line in Brazil.Suttons said the acquisition would increase its capability to serve its customers, as well as extend its global reach.It said it would take full control of ...
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Schmitz Cargobull launches new box trailer to be built in Manchester
Schmitz Cargobull is to mark the opening of its new trailer factory in Manchester with the launch of a new SKO lightweight dry freight box van developed specifically for the UK and Irish markets.Aimed at parcels and express operators the 13.6m trailer weighs 6.5 tonnes fitted with three axles - ...
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Insulate Britain blocks roads in Manchester and Birmingham as campaign widens
Insulate Britain is broadening its campaign beyond London and the M25 targeting a major road near Manchester Airport and Birmingham City centre yesterday (2 November).Around 11 people were arrested by Greater Manchester Police after protesting on Wilmslow Road near the M56, with some gluing their hands to the road. The ...
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Lack of used trucks and training providers worsens HGV driver shortage
Efforts to tackle the lorry driver shortage in Scotland are being hampered by a lack of training providers and a shortage of second-hand trucks, a major HGV driver training school warned this week.Jim McEwan, director at Commercial Transport Training Services (CTTS) in Bathgate, West Lothian told MT that whilst there ...
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Whistl rebrands Clientbase to Whistl Fulfilment a year after acquisition
Logistics specialist Whistl has rebranded Devon-based Clientbase Fulfilment as Whistl Fulfilment, a year after acquiring the company.The 300-strong team, based in Plymouth and Paignton, manage inbound contact centre operations, warehousing, fulfilment and business support functions across a portfolio of more than 50 clients.Customers include Sarah Raven, Dogs Trust, Madeleine, Peter ...
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Hastings Freight sold to husband and wife duo in management buyout
Husband and wife duo, George and Claire Hewitt, have completed a management buyout of Hastings Freight Limited (HFL), one of the founding members of Palletways.The couple said their investment in the Chesterfield-based firm will stabilise the business and provide a strong platform for its future development.The Hewitts have acquired a ...
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AO opens fourth warehouse in Crewe
Online electricals retailer AO is set to open its fourth warehouse in Crewe, creating over 80 new jobs and adding over 300,000sq ft of new distribution space to its logistics network.AO Logistics, which already has three warehouses in the town, is opening Crewe 305 at Crewe Commercial Park this month.The ...
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London delivery boom will collapse without major rethink, new report warns
If London’s delivery boom is to become sustainable it needs to create space for 10,000 parcel pick up points, build consolidation centres, roll out electric vehicle charging points and prioritise delivery vehicles by introducing a pay-per-mile road user charging scheme for cars.The recommendations are made in a report by Centre ...
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MPs demand all-lane running programme be “paused” until 2025 for safety assessment
The government’s decision to roll out all-lane running on smart motorways was “premature” and the programme should be “paused” until 2025 to properly assess its safety, according to a damning report published this week by the House of Commons Transport Committee.The report follows the Committee’s enquiry into the safety of ...
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Tesco Distribution uses “resilience and agility” to boost profit during pandemic
Tesco Distribution displayed “incredible resilience and agility” in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic last year to deliver a 23% boost in pre-tax profits.Reporting its latest annual results to 28 February 2021, the company revealed a rise in turnover to £1890.5m (2020: £1791.2m) and a boost in pre-tax profits to ...
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Maritime drivers give thumbs up to new ANPR payment system on M6Toll
Drivers from Maritime Transport have given a 100% approval rating of Midland Expressway’s new ANPR technology which is being piloted on the M6toll.The trial sees Maritime and a number of other fleets paying for their journeys on the M6toll via the new Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) based tolling system.ANPR ...
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Oasis Group to lease major distribution hub at DP World’s London Gateway
Oasis Group has taken on a long-term lease on a 108,973 sq ft warehouse at DP World’s logistics park at London Gateway.Work will begin next spring with the distribution hub due to open in October. It will be built to BREEAM “outstanding” criteria - sustainability standard for building construction.Ernst Schulze, ...
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Roads minister visits DHL driver training centre
Roads Minister Baroness Vere (pictured fourth from left) praised DHL’s HGV driver training programme this week in a visit to the newly opened DHL Supply Chain Transport Development Centre (TDC).The centre is a key component in DHL’s new Driving Ambition training programme which provides fully funded training for applicants to ...
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Bath International Transport boosts fleet as post-pandemic demand for events soars
Events haulier Bath International Transport is adding another Mega Liner curtainsider from Krone Trailer UK to its fleet after seeing a post-pandemic resurgence in demand.The Bristol-based company has chosen the new trailer for its ability to carry outsized, high value loads as well as conventional cargo.MD Gary Bath, said: “During ...
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A more intelligent approach to freight movements could help ease driver shortage
The Covid-19 pandemic and Brexit’s “over-complications” are causing a severe HGV driver shortage with major consequences to supply chains into the UK. Supermarkets shelves appear empty, restaurants are struggling for supplies and people are starting to worry about Christmas.And even though we believe that the forces behind driver shortages might ...
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Waitrose trials charging technology on seven Vauxhall Vivaro-e vans
Seven of Waitrose’s fleet of Vauxhall Vivaro-e vans are to take part in a trial of cutting edge charging technology as part of wider plans to boost the supermarket’s electric van delivery service.The seven Vivaro-e vans, which will deliver groceries from Waitrose’s St Katherine’s Dock store, will be fitted with ...
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MAN Truck & Bus names new head of van
MAN Truck & Bus UK has announced the appointment of Tracey Perry as its new head of van.She succeeds Daniel Holbein who is leaving the company to take up a new position in MAN’s headquarters in Munich.Perry comes with a wealth of experience, having led teams in retail sales, SME ...
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Applications for financial support over Manchester CAZ to start in November
Applications for financial support for HGV operators affected by the forthcoming Greater Manchester Clean Air Zone (CAZ) will launch at the end of next month, according to the transport body delivering the plan.Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) said its CAZ is due to be rolled out on 30 May 2022, ...