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UK tops areas of interest for road transport expansion - despite Brexit
The UK tops a list of countries road transport firms are considering expanding their operations into, according to legal firm DWF.Its survey found that despite the unprecedented challenges of the last year, haulage firms across Europe are looking ahead to expansion.Of those polled that transport goods to the UK, 38% ...
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NaVCIS Freight pleads for industry support as funding crisis threatens closure of crime busting operation
The freight arm of the National Vehicle Crime Intelligence Service (NaVCIS) is warning that it is “critically short of funds” and in danger of closing down by October this year.The warning comes as freight thefts continue to rise across the country with 1,528 HGV and cargo crime related offences reported ...
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ArticleDHL coffee deliveries could face disruption as strike action ramps up at Banbury depot
DHL deliveries of coffee to supermarkets across the UK could be facing disruption this week after workers voted to escalate strike action at Jacobs Douwe Egberts’ Banbury depot, after the coffee supplier issued dismissal notices today (2 June).The dispute, which flared earlier this year, centres around the Dutch company’s “hire ...
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ArticleDHL Supply Chain to install 2,000 robots in its warehouses by 2022
DHL Supply Chain has signed a framework agreement with Locus Robotics which will see the delivery giant install 2,000 robots across its global supply chain by 2022.The assisted picking robots will be mainly used in the company’s e-commerce or consumer warehouses to help with picking and inventory.The deal, worth millions ...
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ArticleHauliers urged to get DVS permit as TfL reveals 7,000 fines issued since launch in March
TfL is calling for more hauliers to apply for a Direct Vision Standard (DVS) permit after revealing that more than 7,000 penalty charge notices (PCNs) have been issued to lorry drivers since the schemes launch in March, raising a minimum of £1.9m in fines.With penalties ranging from £550 a day ...
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ArticleSainsbury’s putting up “brick wall” to attempts to save Bridgwater DC, claims Unite
Photo: Somerset LabourSupermarket giant Sainsbury’s is putting up a "brick wall" to union attempts to find ways to prevent the closure of the retailer’s Bridgwater distribution centre, Unite claimed this week.Plans to close the Argos site next year, which employs 230 staff, were revealed in April.Unite claimed this week that ...
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ArticleOrange Genie launches umbrella company for logistics drivers
Contractor management specialists Orange Genie Group has launched an umbrella company for HGV and delivery drivers in the wake of the enforcement of IR35 in road transport by HMRC from April this year.IR35 is designed to prevent drivers setting up limited companies through which they cut their tax and NI ...
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ArticlePeter Ward steps down as chief executive of UKWA
Peter Ward is stepping down as CEO of the UK Warehousing Association (UKWA) after six years at the helm. His successor will be named shortly, the association said this week.Under Ward’s leadership UKWA widened its membership to retail and manufacturing logistics users, and introduced new benefits to membership. He also ...
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Birmingham CAZ launch sees charges delayed for two weeks
The launch of the controversial Birmingham Clean Air Zone (CAZ) yesterday (1 June) has created confusion among drivers trying to pay the fees for the first time, after it emerged that they won’t be charged for the first two weeks of the scheme.This decision was not communicated to businesses or ...
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ArticleFree meals for drivers as TPN looks to improve image of industry
The Pallet Network (TPN) is seeking to tackle the crisis in driver recruitment and a poor industry image by offering free evening meals to all its trunking drivers.The network said it wanted to inspire the UK logistics industry to improve conditions for HGV drivers at a time when firms were ...
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ArticleAmey puts eVivaro to the test
Services company Amey is trialling 10 Vauxhall eVivaros across its highways, waste and facilities management businesses to understand the scale of the transition required to go fully electric.Working with Hitachi Capital Vehicle Solutions, the firm intends to reduce its carbon emissions through the adoption of alternative fuel vehicles across its ...
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ArticleCoventry warehouse and lorry park get the go ahead
A 24/7 lorry park with 173 spaces and a 106,000 sq ft warehouse on Coventry’s Lyons Park industrial estate have both been given planning approval by the local council.Developer Goodman Logistics Developments said the Lyons 106 facility will offer customers high-quality shed space in a strategic Midlands location, with 75% ...
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ArticleMalting firm goes green by switching fleet to vegetable oil
Simpsons Malt, the fifth-generation family malting business, is the latest to switch its fleet from diesel to HVO fuel in a bid to reduce its CO2 and NOx emissions.The synthetic paraffinic hydro-treated vegetable oil (HVO) fuel, made from renewable raw materials, will power 28 DAF trucks in the firm’s fleet ...
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ArticleEnd of red diesel duty discount should prompt switch to fridges powered from truck engine
Temperature-controlled operators need to act now to avoid an overnight increase in fuel costs when the red diesel rebate is withdrawn, refrigerated systems manufacturer Hultsteins is warning.In less than a year, new laws to clean up air will be introduced, which involves the removal by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) ...
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ArticleTruck seized and driver arrested after suspected scrap metal theft
Police in Kent seized a truck after the driver was stopped and arrested in connection with a robbery of scrap metal in Chatham.Rural officers were out working with local partners to tackle fly-tippers when they came across a suspicious vehicle on 27 May.Kent police said the 23-year-old driver was arrested ...
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ArticleThe Pallet Network launches risk assessment for tail-lift deliveries
A driver risk assessment for tail-lift deliveries has been launched by The Pallet Network (TPN) as part of its ePOD application.It said the checklist should be used by drivers to do dynamic risk assessments of each tail-lift delivery in order to ensure their own and the public’s safety.TPN said it ...
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ArticleBirmingham Clean Air Zone to launch on 1 June, operators warned
The country’s second clean air zone (CAZ) launches in Birmingham on Tuesday (1 June) and the BVRLA is reminding fleet operators to assess the impact on their business.Pre-Euro-6 diesel vehicles will be required to pay a daily £50 charge to enter the zone, which lies within the A4540 ring road.Non-compliant ...
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ArticleHauliers slam "appalling" standard of rest stops in major new survey
Hauliers have delivered a damning verdict of the security, quality and availability of rest stops in the UK, with most rating them ‘poor’ or ‘very poor’.In a survey of more than 1,000 freight and coach firms, 59% described rest stop facilities on motorways and major A roads as inadequate.A further ...
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ArticleHireco to supply Breezemount Group with 72 new vehicles
Two-man home delivery firm Breezemount Group has signed a contract with Hireco for 72 new Ivecos, MANs and Renault Masters.The agreement is for 51 x 7.2-tonne Iveco Daily box vans; 4 x 12-tonne MAN box tail lifts and 16 x Renault Master 3.5-tonne low floor Luton bodied vans.All are on ...
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ArticlePanattoni names new director of finance and operations
Logistics developer Panattoni has appointed Oliver Choppin as its director of finance and operations in the UK.He will be responsible for the structuring of debt finance, maintaining lending relationships and deploying capital allocations, while also managing the operations of the UK development business.Read more Panattoni to deliver three new ...