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Latest news – Page 266
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ArticleDon-Bur ramps up apprenticeship programme
Don-Bur will take on 15 engineering apprentices in 2021 as a part of a long-term commitment to retaining critical industry skills.Working in partnership with NSEG Training Association, the trailer builder has already taken on eight apprentices this year who it said had demonstrated the willingness and potential to grow within ...
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ArticleLEVC in Turner & George tie-up for National Butchers' Week
LEVC has partnered with London artisan butcher Turner & George enabling it to offer zero emission deliveries of fresh meat goods during National Butchers’ Week (8-14 March).A refrigerated LEVC one-tonne VN5 electric van has been bringing online orders directly to customers’ doors in London.Joerg Hofmann, LEVC chief executive, said: “Thanks ...
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ArticleTime to get Back on Track!
If you’re anything like us, you’ll be champing at the bit to be surrounded by people you don’t live with, and fortunately we have a bumper programme of Covid-safe events planned throughout 2021 ensuring you can re-introduce socialising and networking into your schedule.From truck racing and golf to exhibitions and ...
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ArticleGovernment rejects calls for private sector HGV testing after major review
The government missed an opportunity to shake up HGV testing after a review into the service failed to acknowledge reform was needed, according to Logistics UK.The industry had welcomed the review when it was announced last year by Conservative peer Lord Attlee.At the time, Attlee pointed to the existence of ...
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ArticleTPN hurdles Irish border issues as rivals continue to struggle
TPN said it was “considerably ahead” of competitors with four trailer loads a day going to Dublin and three to Belfast with no delays in service.The pallet firm said too many logistics operators were underestimating the level of support customers required and its investment in making IT systems “customs-functional” was ...
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ArticleSkills for Logistics partners with Pertemps to offer blended Driver CPC training
HGV drivers now have the opportunity to do some of their Driver CPC training at home after a flexible course was launched offering a mixture of e-learning and classroom-based work.Skills for Logistics and training firm Pertemps have teamed up to offer the course after acknowledging the “huge shift” in the ...
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ArticleTransaid given funding for HGV driver training in Ghana
Transaid has secured funding for a professional driver training programme in Ghana, raising standards and expanding training capacity for HGV drivers.The international development charity said almost 95% of freight is transported by road in Ghana and with heavy goods traffic expected to increase in coming years, there are concerns there ...
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ArticlePlan to build Midlands lorry park and create jobs delayed by fears over noise
Plans by a Midlands haulage company to expand and build on land in Walsall have been delayed after the local council demanded a noise survey was carried out.PMT Haulage has submitted plans to convert almost 1.4 acres of land in Darlaston into a haulage yard, where vehicles and trailers will ...
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ArticleStewarts of Tayside orders nine Volvo FH 500 6x2 tractor units
Stewarts of Tayside has freshened up its fleet with nine new Volvo FH 500 6x2 tractor units, including one FH with the fuel efficient I-Save.Supplied by Volvo Truck and Bus Centre North & Scotland, the Globetrotter XL tractors join a 30-strong fleet of Volvos and include both replacement vehicles and ...
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ArticleGodman Absolutely committed to an electric future for London same-day courier
In the era BC (Before COVID-19) same-day couriers were the preserve of the rich and famous who just had to have that diamond ring today or City businesses such as legal or banking where urgent paper documents had to be delivered physically rather than by email. But the lockdown has ...
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ArticleGovernment delays import border checks until October
International hauliers are breathing a sigh of relief after the government was forced to delay the introduction of border checks on imports until October.With many of the key border control posts little more than holes in the ground and with mounting compliance pressure created by pandemic lockdowns and regulations across ...
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ArticleFortec launches shareholder model for members
Fortec has introduced a shareholder model for members, giving them an equal say in how the pallet network is run.It said 50% of its independent hauliers have so far signed up.One, Devereux Transport, is now a shareholder in the Watford Gap area, alongside Welsh hauliers Grand Prix Express and Celtic ...
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ArticleBrit-Pol secures funding from Bibby Financial Services to drive international growth
Family-run Lincolnshire haulage firm Brit-Pol has secured a £2.5m invoice discounting facility, enabling it to extend its export and import markets and establish a new office in Poland.The international haulier, which collects goods in Europe and delivers to blue chip customers in the UK, as well as in Germany, the ...
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ArticleThieves steal pharmaceuticals worth £30,000 from parked truck as driver sleeps
Paracetamol worth £30,000 was stolen from a lorry parked in a village near Barnsley while the driver was sleeping in the cab on Tuesday night (9 March).Police said thieves targeted the HGV on Elmhurst Park in Dodworth between midnight and 5.30am and managed to steal the over-the-counter pharmaceuticals from the ...
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ArticleHermes trials gas-fuelled Iveco Eurocargo to underline green credentials
Hermes is trialling Iveco’s CNG-fuelled 12-tonne Eurocargo as part of its commitment to operating an environmentally friendly fleet.The delivery company already runs 90 CNG tractor units and uses electric vans for some of its deliveries in UK cities, including London.If the trial is successful, Hermes said it could offer an ...
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ArticleUniversity in joint venture with Severn Trent to convert amonia from sewage into hydrogen fuel
The potential for lorries to be fuelled by sewage waste is being investigated by Coventry university and Severn Trent.The project will look to capture waste ammonia from the water company’s treatment facility and convert it into a green fuel for heavy vehicles not suited to battery electrification.Severn Trent currently destroys ...
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Article"A fantastic milestone" - Royal Mail collects a million doorstep parcels in five months
Royal Mail’s “incredibly successful” parcel-pick up service has collected one million parcels from customers’ doors since its launch in October 2020.Parcel Collect enables online sellers and shoppers to stay in the comfort of their homes when they want to mail or return a pre-paid item by post.Postmen and postwomen collect ...
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ArticleAsset Alliance moves from Leeds to Manchester as expansion plans continue
(From left) Ellie Kempson, Asset Alliance fleet management assistant; Jenna Williams, sales executive; Brian Kempson, truck and trailer sales director and Lewis Bradley, vehicle preparation assistantIncreasing demand and a growing customer base has prompted a move by CV specialist Asset Alliance from Leeds to an eight-acre site in Manchester.The location ...
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ArticleHGV driver jailed after M40 crash kills helicopter pilot dialling 999
An HGV driver who caused the death of an RAF helicopter pilot who had parked up on the M40 to help out following a collision, has been jailed for three-and-a-half years.Malcolm Clarkson pleaded guilty to causing death by dangerous driving after he drove into the back of Scott McConnell’s car ...
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ArticleDaimler/Volvo fuel cell joint venture a giant leap towards electric future
Last month, Daimler Trucks and the Volvo Group finally established the hydrogen fuel cell joint venture the two companies announced last year. It promises a significant step forward in the production of electric drivelines for both companies.Despite the pandemic, 2020 was a year marked by a number of electric commercial ...