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ArticleParcel deliveries could be hit by shortage of 'beige gold', ParcelHero warns
Cardboard packaging has become so scarce it’s now dubbed ‘beige gold’, according to ParcelHero.The home delivery specialist is warning that the shortage, driven by the surge in online shopping during the pandemic, could lead to damaged parcels, increased costs and delays to home deliveries.ParcelHero’s head of consumer research, David Jinks, ...
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ArticleOcado shrinks losses as pandemic drives soaring online grocery sales
Ocado saw an almost fivefold reduction in its pre-tax losses last year aided by soaring demand for online groceries during the Covid-19 pandemic.The retailer’s latest annual results to 29 November 2020 reveal losses of £44m, compared to a loss of £214.5m in the previous year.Group revenue rose 33% to £2.3bn ...
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ArticleBrexit and Covid-19 remain top trading challenges for 2021, new MT research reveals
Brexit complexities and the impact of Covid-19 continue to be the biggest challenges for operators during 2021, according to a brand-new report by MT and sister title Commercial Motor.The 'Hot Topic: Industry Insight 2021' report asks industry readers their thoughts on a range of topics affecting trading conditions, as well ...
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ArticleUnlocking the potential of connected technologies
MT caught up with commercial contract hire, fleet management and rental firm Fraikin following the publication of MT’s ‘Hot Topic Industry Insight 2021’ report, available to download free of charge. The report looks at a range of topical challenges and opportunities for freight operators, with investment and fleet technology a ...
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ArticleEV Cargo Global Forwarding promotes Russell Lawrence to UK vice president in drive for growth
EV Cargo Global Forwarding has promoted Russell Lawrence (pictured) to the new post of vice president of the UK region.The company said the appointment is part of a major management restructuring which sees another two posts created as it gears up for major global growth.Nick Toye takes on the role ...
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ArticleXPO Logistics expands transport deal with Glen Dimplex Consumer Appliances
XPO Logistics has extended its partnership with Glen Dimplex Consumer Appliances (GDCA) which supplies Morphy Richards, Roberts Radio, Stoves, Belling, Lec and Britannia Living products.The new contract sees XPO add warehousing and distribution support for GDCA to its existing transport deal.XPO’s contract to provide transport services to GDCA was originally ...
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Don’t delay – deadline to meet the DVS is looming
The Direct Vision Standard (DVS) is being introduced by TfL on 1 March after being postponed from its original implementation date of October 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic.From March, any HGV over 12 tonnes other than a few exempt specialist vehicles such as mobile cranes must either have a ...
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ArticleCrimestoppers enlists hauliers in fight against people smuggling
Crimestoppers is appealing to hauliers to help stop people smuggling with the launch of a hard-hitting campaign.The campaign - "Say no to people smuggling" - is calling on HGV drivers to report any suspicious activity they see and follows the recent jailing of seven men for a total of 92 ...
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ArticleSave lives by carrying new low-cost, in-cab defibrillators
Road safety organisation Driver First Assist is planning to roll out low-cost defibrillators to the transport industry and beyond, reports Jack Carfrae.Everyone has seen defibrillators in public. Airports, shopping centres, train stations, outside shops; they sit innocuously on the wall, ignored by all and sundry until they suddenly become vital.The ...
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ArticleYusen Logistics UK extends distribution deal with German manufacturing giant BSH Home Appliances
Yusen Logistics has renewed its contract with BSH Home Appliances after impressing the manufacturer with its flexibility and investment in technology.The renewal with BSH, which supplies 14 brands, including Bosch, Siemens, Gaggenau and Neff, extends Yusen’s existing contract, which was first forged in 2007.Under the renewed deal the operation will ...
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ArticleE-Gistics looks to revolutionise parcel delivery with disruptive “Uber-style” technology
Freight forwarding technology company E-Gistics has landed a government-funded £131,000 cash injection for its new online distribution platform which matches vendors and independent hauliers.E-Gistics’ platform offers smaller hauliers, pallet members and freight forwarders the ability to digitise the pricing and booking of deliveries carried out by combinations of independent firms, ...
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ArticleYodel appoints new health and safety director
Parcel carrier Yodel has appointed Reece Cherry as its new health, safety, environment and quality director.Reece joins Yodel from the Kraft Heinz Company where he held the post of environment, health and safety lead EMEA.Other former roles include senior risk and safety manager at fresh produce firm G’s and group ...
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ArticleBrexit checks resumed on animal and food products at Larne and Belfast ports
Brexit checks on animal and food products have been resumed at Larne port in Northern Ireland after a police investigation into alleged threats to staff concluded it was safe for them to return to work.The police investigation followed Mid and East Antrim Borough Council’s decision last week to remove twelve ...
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ArticleAmazon Logistics jumps to second place behind Royal Mail on index of Britain's biggest parcel couriers
Amazon Logistics has risen to become the UK’s second largest courier by parcel volume, according to Pitney Bowes’ parcel shipping index.Its most recent update showed that Royal Mail was ranked the largest, with 35% of all UK parcel shipments, followed by Amazon Logistics with 15%, Hermes (10%), UPS (8%) and ...
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ArticleIsuzu Truck expands Grafter range
Isuzu Truck is expanding its 3.5-tonne Grafter range, with choices on gearbox and updates on steering and suspension features.For 2021, the Grafter N35.125 6D Temp chassis is available in both single and twin rear wheel models, featuring the 6-speed fully automatic gearbox with sequential shift.Isuzu Truck UK has also confirmed ...
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ArticleHaulier hit by two arson attacks in three weeks
An arson attack on a Skelmersdale haulage firm left three HGVs worth £80,000 with substantial damage – just weeks after it was targeted in a previous fire attack.Police are now appealing for information after the latest incident was caught on CCTV at the premises of Messenger Express on West Pimbo ...
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ArticleXPO Logistics extends Getinge healthcare distribution deal
XPO Logistics has expanded its partnership with healthcare products provider Getinge, taking responsibility for its distribution from the Netherlands to the UK, Europe, Middle East and Africa.It was already providing end-to-end supply chain solutions for eight other Getinge business units from XPO’s distribution hub in Eindhoven and under the new ...
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ArticleMenzies Distribution Solutions extends SAICA paper deal
Menzies Distribution Solutions has extended its contract with SAICA Paper for another three years after its client cited “high standards of service”.It means Menzies will continue overseeing the transportation of the recycled paper producer’s goods into and out of its mill in Manchester until 2024.Additional volume has also been included ...
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ArticleGovernment refuses to scrap smart motorways but admits launch was too early
The transport secretary said it was “entirely wrong” that smart motorways were introduced without the right technology to make them safe, but he has ruled out scrapping them.Grant Shapps told MPs reversing the controversial traffic measure would mean acquiring land the equivalent of 700 Wembley stadium-sized football pitches and destroying ...
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ArticleLloyd Fraser shrugs off Covid challenge to increase profits
Lloyd Fraser Holdings said it had overcome significant operational challenges created by Covid-19, with demand for services in fashion transport particularly disrupted due to the lockdowns.In its most up-to-date set of accounts, for the year ending 29 February 2020, the Rugby-based 3PL said demand for its services in the milk ...