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Latest news – Page 267
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ArticleCalling all home delivery heroes... the MT Awards need you!
With 2020 undoubtedly shining the spotlight on the importance of the home delivery sector in a time of national crisis, the Motor Transport Awards provide the perfect opportunity to showcase your operation’s expertise.The Covid-19 pandemic has pushed home delivery operators to extremes - not only in coping with an unprecedented ...
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ArticleWincanton seals three-year extension deal with Alstom
Wincanton has won a three-year extension to its contract with train manufacturer Alstom.The new deal will see Wincanton expand its services by creating a logistics facility and providing a dedicated warehouse solution for the refurbishment of Alstom’s high-speed passenger train fleet – the Class 390 Pendolino (pictured).Wincanton is also setting ...
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ArticleMT Awards 2020: DPD used technology to make the most of existing resources and take the Best Use of Technology Award
By 2018, DPD’s 65-strong depot network was stretched to its limits following rapid growth over the previous seven years.“With volumes up around 10% per year, we were facing a capacity challenge,” says DPD group marketing director Tim Jones. “We promise our customers a premium service for 52 weeks of the ...
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Article"You're crippling us!" - logistics firm to cut jobs and relocate over extension to Low Emissions Zone
The MD of a major logistics specialist based near Heathrow has hit out at London mayor Sadiq Khan's decision to widen the Low Emissions Zone (LEZ), insisting it is crippling his business.Mike Parr, MD of family-owned business PML (Perishable Movements Ltd) based in Feltham, said the European hauliers the firm ...
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ArticleMT Awards 2020: Technology and innovation combine to put Bibby first in the Technical Excellence Award
Bibby Distribution, which joined the Menzies Distribution group of companies in December 2020, has been providing logistics and supply chain services for over 35 years, with its fleet reaching unprecedented levels of efficiency, reliability and safety in 2019.Scooping the 2020 MT Technical Excellence Award last October, the company, now formally ...
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ArticlePlanned overhaul of UK transport network includes upgrade to major road artery
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced plans to boost connectivity across the UK, with improved transport infrastructure at the heart of the government’s levelling up agenda.The measures were announced following the interim report of Sir Peter Hendy’s Union Connectivity Review which sets out how a UK Strategic Transport Network would ...
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ArticleMT Awards 2020: Low carbon refuse collection vehicle takes Electra to Innovation Award
As cities globally seek to improve air quality, attention has turned to road transport and its role in eliminating harmful emissions. London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone and the planned roll-out of regional clean air zones in cities will see operators hit with strict regulations for mitigating the environmental impact of ...
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ArticleLogistics giant orders 123 Petit Forestier trucks featuring Carrier Transicold refrigeration technology
Petit Forestier has supplied 123 rigid trucks to a major logistics customer, all featuring Carrier Transicold Syberia MT (multi-temperature) systems.The move comes after a successful trial of two seed vehicles and represents the largest UK order for Carrier Transicold’s engineless truck refrigeration technology,Petit Forestier declined to reveal the identity of ...
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ArticlePall-Ex London appoints Brian Devine as new general manager
Pall-Ex London has taken on former DPD operations development manager Brian Devine (pictured) as its new general manager.The appointment is part of wider plans to grow and diversify the business, which is owned by pallet network Pall-Ex.Devine brings long experience in the logistics industry to Pall-Ex London having also held ...
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ArticleHMRC records sharp rise in furloughed logistics workers in January
The number of workers furloughed in the transport and logistics sector this year has risen significantly, with 187,600 people on furlough at the end of January, new HMRC data shows.The figures reveal an 18% increase in headcount for furloughed transport employees, rising from 159,400 in December 2020 to 187,600 in ...
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Article3PL provider buys two new units in three months as acquisition spree continues
(From left) Alistair Plant and Adam Jones, Carlton Forest 3PLA 3PL provider working with major blue-chip businesses has secured two new sites in just three months.Carlton Forest 3PL, a privately owned company based in Worksop, North Nottinghamshire, has branched into South Yorkshire, acquiring two units near Bawtry, one of 95,000sq ...
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ArticleMT Awards 2020: Small things make a big difference as DPD wins Customer Care Award
DPD is now the UK’s leading domestic parcels carrier, with 10 consecutive years of profit growth. It has more than doubled turnover since 2013 and 2019 was another successful year, with turnover up £72m to £1.38bn.This put DPD at number one in the B2C parcels market, although the company does ...
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ArticleMT Awards 2020: John Lewis takes step by step approach to pick up Low Carbon Award
Knowing when, where and how to cut carbon emissions from your fleet isn’t easy. But the John Lewis Partnership is leading the way by gradually switching from biomethane to electric.It’s interesting that in the same week that MT gets an update from the John Lewis Partnership (JLP) on its decarbonisation ...
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ArticleLorry park at Manston Airport to be suspended
Services for EU-bound HGVs at the Manston Airport site are being suspended in what Kent Police are hailing as a first step towards a return to “business as usual” on the county’s roads following the end of the Brexit transition.From next Sunday (21 March) freight heading for the Port of ...
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ArticlePolice appeal for witnesses to M1 attack on HGV driver
Leicestershire Police are appealing for witnesses after an HGV driver was assaulted following an altercation at a red light at Junction 22 on the M1.Officers said the lorry driver was attacked by two occupants of a silver panel van and was taken to hospital with multiple injuries.A Leicestershire Police spokesperson ...
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Article"What's the hold up?" - call for more hauliers to back 25-metre artics road trial
Haulier support for a trial of 25 metre artics on UK roads is gathering momentum, but more operators need to voice their support if the government is to give it the green light, Kevin Buck, transport consultant and MD of Hazcomp, warned this week.The call follows news last month that ...
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ArticleParcelHero warns of £5.25bn e-commerce black hole as Brexit red tape hits sales
A new study from ParcelHero, released today, warns that Brexit red tape and increased duties could see UK traders face a 35% drop in sales of products sourced overseas.David Jinks, ParcelHero’s head of consumer research, estimates this would leave a £5.25bn black hole created by lost trade and increased costs.ParcelHero’s ...
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ArticlePallet-Track launches '#Hooray For Hauliers' campaign
Pallet-Track has launched a national '#Hooray For Hauliers' campaign to celebrate the drivers who have kept Britain moving throughout the pandemic.Network members will sport the livery on their vehicles and Pallet-Track is also funding a high-profile advertising hoarding campaign at the intersection of the M6 and M5 motorways, which is ...
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ArticleNew date announced for Tip-ex/Tank-ex
Tip-ex/Tank-ex 2021 will move to September, in order to comply with recently announced government guidelines.The show, which will once again take place at the Harrogate Convention Centre, will now run from 30 September to 2 October 2021.In addition to the usual indoor and outdoor exhibition stands, the event will include ...
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ArticleBoughey inks £11m deal with Volvo for 127 new generation FH trucks
Cheshire-based Boughey Distribution has sealed a five-year agreement with Thomas Hardie Commercials for the supply of Volvo’s new generation FH model which will be in production from next month.The deal sees Nantwich-based Boughey return to running Volvo trucks for the first time in 11 years. Its current fleet is with ...