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Latest news – Page 273
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ArticleFormer Asda chief executive Andy Clarke joins Menzies board
Menzies Distribution is continuing its drive for growth with the appointment of former Asda chief executive Andy Clarke.The appointment, which closely follows the firm’s recent acquisition of Bibby Distribution, sees Clarke join the company as non-executive chairman.Clarke is the former president and chief executive of Asda, bringing to the Menzies ...
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ArticleAndyfreight expands facilities and looks to recruit more staff as demand surges
Lye-based Andyfreight is looking to recruit staff and expand its premises after seeing demand soar by more than 44% during the pandemic.The family firm has purchased two derelict warehouses close to its existing Lye premises to create extra warehousing space and yard facilities for an additional 30 articulated vehicles.Andyfreight will ...
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ArticleWatch on demand: Urban innovation and electric city trucks in spotlight at first Freight in the City webinar
A brand-new series of Freight in the City webinars kicked off on 11 February with a focus on urban innovation and electric delivery vehicles, in partnership with Renault Trucks UK and Ireland. MT takes a look at some of the key themes explored in this engaging session.Chairing the first of ...
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ArticleDAF Trucks grows market share as demand rises
DAF Trucks has delivered the second largest market share its history.Last year saw it register 37,580 trucks in a total European heavy-duty market of 230,400 vehicles, resulting in a share of 16.3% (2019: 16.2%).In the same period, DAF Trucks’ market share of the European medium-duty truck market, which totalled 41,400 ...
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ArticleBoughey Distribution does its FairShare to tackle child hunger in the UK
Cheshire-based Boughey Distribution has launched a branded trailer to promote its partnership with FareShare, the food redistribution charity supported by Manchester United footballer Marcus Rashford.Boughey encourages customers who store food with the company to donate surplus products to the charity, which are then distributed by its fleet to FareShare’s 25 ...
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ArticleRHA offers TIR webinar to members looking to avoid customs problems
Hauliers looking to avoid post-Brexit border disruption are invited to an RHA seminar on the TIR international customs transit system tomorrow (17 February).TIR, which operates across all EU countries and beyond, helps hauliers to avoid the use of national transit procedures through the use of customs-sealed containers.It is operated by ...
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ArticleXPO Logistics extends distribution partnership with steel manufacturer Outokumpu
XPO Logistics has renewed its long-term UK partnership with Outokumpu to almost two decades.Under the newly extended deal XPO is responsible for transporting stainless steel products from the manufacturer’s plant in Sheffield to its UK construction customers.XPO has also invested in new, fuel-efficient trucks and trailers fitted in Outokumpu livery, ...
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ArticleVehicle Weighing Solutions to add new Chesterfield facility as customer demand grows
Vehicle Weighing Solutions (VWS) is adding a new production facility to its Chesterfield location as it prepares for future growth.The new building will be an extension of the Chesterfield operation where VWS manufactures, installs and services its vehicle weighing, bin weighing and overload protection systems.The new development will allow the ...
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ArticleDiamond Logistics takes on three new network partners
Delivery and fulfilment firm Diamond Logistics is expanding its network with the recruitment of three new partners.Newtown Powys family business 2nd Generation Logistics, which is a subsidiary of Station Couriers, has joined the Diamond Logistics network to grow its e-commerce client base and serve customers in the mid-Wales area.Wigan operator ...
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ArticleHMRC publishes advice on how to meet new tax rules on self-employed drivers
Advice aimed at helping operators stay on the right side of new tax laws has been published by HMRC today (15 February).The briefing document sets out how it will monitor organisations engaging drivers and other contractors who work through their own limited company when new tax rules kick in.Under the ...
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ArticleTuffnells partners with Don-Bur to launch urban Mini Wedge trailer
Tuffnells has joined forces with Don-Bur to develop a new trailer for urban use.The Mini Wedge is designed to operate in tight, urban areas and will enable Tuffnells to reduce its reliance on 18-tonne rigid chassis vehicles for urban deliveries.Supplied by TIP Trailer Services, the first 9m-long single axle concept ...
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ArticleRenegotiate Brexit terms with EU or face collapse of Northern Ireland trade, government warned
ParcelHero is calling on the government to take urgent action as official figures reveal over a third of UK importers are struggling at borders and Northern Ireland trade is in a downward spiral.The latest ONS economy report highlights soaring problems at customs and a crisis developing in the province.Transport costs, ...
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ArticleLogistics UK to join government's Brexit Business Taskforce
Logistics UK has been invited to join the government’s Brexit Business Taskforce, providing advice about how logistics can overcome challenges posed by new trading arrangements.It said the invitation, made by the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Michael Gove, was in recognition of the group’s work helping the government to ...
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ArticlePowertrain giant develops hydrogen combustion engine for heavy duty trucks
Austrian powertrain specialist AVL is working on an internal combustion engine powered by hydrogen designed to provide heavy trucks with low carbon propulsion at a fraction of the cost of fuel cells.In a press statement, AVL said: “The development project’s target is to increase both the efficiency potential of multi-port ...
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ArticleEnd consumers would foot bill for new online tax, ParcelHero claims
An online sales tax to level the playing field between high street and online purchases would be passed straight on to customers, ParcelHero has warned.It said home shoppers should not be duped into footing the bill for the impact of Covid-19, after 18 high street retail bosses called for online ...
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ArticleCelkom Transport thanks Pallet-Track for surge in volumes
Celkom Transport said volumes had increased by 25% less than a year after it joined Pallet-Track and as the country was about to enter its first lockdown.The York-based logistics firm invested in new vehicles and staff and looking back, believes it made the move to the pallet network at just ...
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ArticleScania (Great Britain) MD Martin Hay steps down
Scania (Great Britain) MD Martin Hay has decided to take early retirement.The truck manufacturer said it was now recruiting for a successor to the post and an announcement would follow in due course.Hay has worked for Scania for more than 30 years, with roles in the dealer network, at importer ...
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Article"Too little too late" - less than 20% of HGVs comply with Direct Vision Standard as deadline looms
With just over a fortnight until enforcement of the Direct Vision Standard (DVS) begins, less than 20% of HGVs are ready for the scheme, SmartWitness has warned.The telematics firm said most fleets had done “too little too late” and there was now a massive bottleneck on installations of approved cameras ...
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ArticleGovernment gives councils £500m to fix ten million potholes
The government has given councils £500m to fix potholes in the country’s roads, after research found motorists believe them to be a bigger problem than drink driving.The Department for Transport has allocated the money for highways maintenance, with the funding expected to fix the equivalent of 10m potholes.It is the ...
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ArticleDHL staff at Dartford hub vote for series of strikes after steward is suspended
DHL said any disruption with deliveries to Sainsbury’s stores in the South East would be minimised after staff at its Dartford distribution depot voted for strike action.The Unite union said more than 350 DHL workers were now poised to stage walkouts in March, April and May in a growing row ...