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ArticleHauliers "saving 10 hours a week" by turning digital, survey reveals
More than half of UK hauliers surveyed for a new industry research project have benefitted from adopting post-pandemic digital processes.Data from software specialist Mandata found 55% of its customers have been able to save 10 hours a week on manual job entries.However, 73% of haulage firms reported a significantly reduced ...
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ArticleGovernment must dangle carrots as well as wave stick to speed take up of electric LCVs
A record year for EVs. A record year for home deliveries. What comes next? Ideally, the electric van boom.Up until recently, electric LCVs (e-LCVs) were considered somewhat of a fantasy. Batteries weren’t powerful enough - and were too big and cumbersome – to allow for proper cargo transportation.But manufacturers have ...
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ArticleXPO names chief legal officer for GXO spin-off
XPO Logistics has appointed Karlis Kirsis as chief legal officer for GXO Logistics – its intended new spin-off.Kirsis currently works as senior vice president and European chief legal officer for XPO Logistics Europe, but he will become responsible for GXO’s legal and compliance functions.XPO hopes to spin off its logistics ...
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ArticleRingway takes delivery of new Volvo FE rigids
Highways maintenance specialist Ringway has added three Volvo FE 6x2 rigids to its fleet, with low entry cabs to improve the safety of vulnerable road users and pedestrians.It said it would use the 26-tonne crane-equipped tippers on contracts in busy urban areas and it chose Volvo due to the low-entry ...
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ArticleBrexit minister pleads with EU for new Northern Ireland trade deal
The UK wants to redraw the post-Brexit trading arrangements it agreed with the EU for Northern Ireland, citing “profound difficulties” affecting the movement of trade.The government said border checks on goods from Great Britain had proved to be unsustainable.In a 28-page document, it said it had already become apparent “that ...
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ArticleNew transport and warehouse supervisor apprenticeship gets go-ahead
A transport and warehouse operations supervisor apprenticeship has finally been approved and should be accredited for employers to use as soon as possible.The Trailblazer Group, which helped develop the standard, welcomed the announcement of the one-year Level 3 apprenticeship, particularly as the transport manager CPC has been mandated into the ...
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ArticleePower Trucks launches last-mile delivery LCVs
ePower Trucks has marked 20 years in business with the launch of five new last-mile delivery electric LCVs.The X-Cell and X-Cell micro are both designed for couriers, post and parcel delivery and last-mile delivery logistics applications.Oldham-based ePower Trucks said the X-Cell comes in three models with top speeds of up ...
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ArticleTradeteam losses deepen as Covid lockdowns take their toll
The extent of the pandemic on Tradeteam’s financial results is revealed in its latest accounts, which showed turnover plummeted by 40% last year.The DHL Supply Chain subsidiary specialising in drinks distribution, endured a stormy 2020 and it said the impact of reduced activity following the Covid-19 outbreak caused the temporary ...
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ArticleGloucester UPS workers to strike over bullying claims and alleged safety breaches
UPS said it had taken “concrete actions” to address claims of bullying and safety breaches at its Gloucester depot after a trade union announced a series of strikes that could hit parcel deliveries.Unite said it had been trying to resolve issues of “bullying, health and safety and dignity at work” ...
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ArticleMicrolise listing on stock exchange to fund future growth gets off to a flying start
Telematics market leader Microlise became a PLC when it listed on the London Stock Exchange's AIM at 8am on 22 July. The privately-owned group sold £61.2m of shares to investors at 135p per share, valuing the company at £156.5m. The shares opened at 137.5p and quickly rose to 146.5p in ...
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ArticleXPO signs landmark workers rights agreement with Unite union
A recognition agreement between XPO Logistics and the Unite union has been hailed as “a landmark deal” after becoming the first to be signed in one of the newly designated freeport zones.The union said the agreement covers pay and conditions for warehouse workers on the Nestle contract at the East ...
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ArticleRHA calls for clarity over Covid self-isolation "chaos"
The government’s failure to clarify whether or not HGV drivers must self-isolate if they are caught up in the ‘pingdemic’ is causing chaos within all sectors that rely on transport and logistics, according to the RHA.Stay-at-home orders remain in place for those in close contact with anyone who tests positive ...
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ArticleSerco loses refuse collection contract amid driver pay row
Serco has lost the contract to provide refuse collections in the London borough of Bexley, amid a union dispute over pay among its HGV drivers.The council said Countrystyle Recycling would take over the contract from October, adding that part of the new deal required all staff to receive the London ...
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ArticleEuropa tackles Brexit “horror story” but warns of big changes ahead
Europa has warned that more stringent rules on imports into the UK, due to be introduced on 1 January 2022, will present major challenges to the logistics sector in the months ahead.Sales and branch network director Dionne Redpath (pictured) said the 3PL giant had now successfully tackled the “absolute horror ...
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ArticleCovid crippled struggling logistics firm and forced sale to Clugston, administrators confirm
CDS MD Alistair ClugstonHull-based Trans 2 Logistics was sold to Clugston Distribution Services (CDS) for £30,000 after its main contractor hit financial problems and then Covid struck its bottom line, a new report has revealed.Administrators at Leonard Curtis said the pre-pack sale of the company, which specialised in abnormal load ...
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ArticleMoto eyes Kent parking site with space for 200 trucks
A dedicated lorry park off the M26 in Kent is being proposed by Moto, which it said would address the chronic shortage of secure HGV parking in the county.The new rest stop would be built at junction 2A of the motorway and it is now asking for feedback from the ...
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ArticleTuffnells marks first year after MBO with order of hundreds of new trailers
Just over a year after Tuffnells’ management buyout, the irregular dimension and weight (IDW) carrier is hailing a major turnaround, after a loss-making period under previous ownership.The management team bought Tuffnells Parcels Express – known as The Big Green Parcel Machine after its fleet of 1,200 green trucks – for ...
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ArticleGregory commits to cutting emissions in line with Paris Agreement
Gregory Distribution has committed to cutting its greenhouse gas emissions by 4.2% every year and transitioning at least 5% of its fleet each year to alternative fuels including biogas, battery electric, HVO and hydrogen powered trucks, when they become available.The company’s pledge comes as the UK government announced plans last ...
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ArticleGovernment to fast track HGV driver tests but blocks visas for foreign workers
Government plans aimed at tackling the HGV driver shortage crisis which stop short of issuing temporary visas to foreign drivers have been given a muted welcome by the haulage industry.In a statement issued today (20 July) the government said it is not planning to add HGV drivers to the Shortage ...
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ArticleUKI Express Transport joins Pallet-Track
Skelmersdale-based UKI Express Transport has joined Pallet-Track, marking its first membership of a pallet network.The FORS accredited company, which specialises in the movement of heavy industrial equipment for the plant hire sector, will cover part of the WA postcode area.Until joining Pallet-Track this month, UKI was a third-party inputter into ...