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ArticlePalletforce selfie technology giving "unrivalled visibility"
Palletforce has hailed the pallet selfie technology used on its fleet of forklift trucks for increasing the visibility of freight passing through its Burton upon Trent superhub.Launched in 2019, the technology weighs, scans and takes an image of every pallet of freight passing through the network.This improves load security and ...
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ArticlePolice acted lawfully in shooting man trying to steal HGV, investigation concludes
The shooting by armed officers of a man attempting to steal an HGV in Wiltshire last year was necessary and proportionate, an investigation by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) has found.Wiltshire Police were called to the Rivermead industrial estate in Westlea on 16 June 2020 shortly after 5pm ...
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ArticleRoyal Mail begins building parcel hub at Daventry International Rail Freight Exchange
Royal Mail has started construction of a new parcel hub in the Midlands as it capitalises on its profitable parcels business.Expected to open in 2023, the hub in Daventry will be the largest Royal Mail centre in the UK, having the capacity to process over one million mail items a ...
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ArticleELB Partners retains status as London's only holder of FORS gold accreditation
ELB Partners has maintained its position as London’s only holder of the Freight Operator Recognition Scheme (FORS) gold standard.The Wimbledon-based operator secured the accreditation for the seventh year running, alongside retaining FORS silver and bronze standards as part of its annual audit.ELB said it had invested heavily in its fleet ...
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ArticleTructyre hails new Covid-secure administration centre
Tructyre said its new ‘customer experience centre’ in Gateshead has created 100 jobs and provided a Covid-secure environment within which staff can work.Announced last year, the commercial tyre management company embarked on an expansion plan in the north east with the creation of a call handling and administration office.It said ...
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ArticleAddison Lee launches rapid two-hour delivery operation in London
Same-day courier firm Addison Lee has launched AL Now – a two-hour rapid delivery service in London.AL Now will enable London businesses to offer its customers a specific two-hour delivery window.Addison Lee said the service is designed to help independent businesses compete on a more level playing field with retail ...
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ArticleDHL Parcel to use 14 all-electric Renault ZE Masters in London operation
DHL Parcel has rolled out 14 new electric Renault ZE Master vans across London as part of a wider national fleet strategy for the operation.The vans will operate out of DHL’s Docklands depot, where they will be charged overnight using onsite facilities to serve central London.Renault’s ZE Masters have a ...
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ArticleAbbey Logistics wins major recycling contract with Viridor
Abbey Logistics has been awarded a recycled polymer and materials handling contract from Viridor, a leading UK recycling company.Abbey is handling recycled polymers from Viridor’s polymer reprocessing facility in Skelmersdale, Lancashire, which processes plastic bottles, segregating and processing the material further to produce deodorised HDPE compounds and Clear PET flakes.Abbey ...
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ArticleLivestock transfer faces disruption after Portsmouth border plan is scrapped
The National Farmers' Union (NFU) has warned imports and exports of live animals will be disrupted after 1 July following news that Portsmouth International Port has scrapped plans to build a live animal border control post (BCP).Owners Portsmouth City Council said the government had provided insufficient funding for the £7m ...
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ArticleBrexit checks suspended at Belfast and Larne ports after customs staff threatened
Hauliers are bracing themselves for more delays at Northern Ireland’s ports after Brexit checks on animal and food products were suspended at both Belfast and Larne ports this week following threats to customs staff.Twelve staff have been removed from Larne Port “with immediate effect”, following “an upsurge in sinister and ...
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ArticleImpact of Covid-19 and Brexit uncertainty hit NWF interim profits
Fuel, food and feed distributor NWF saw performance fall in the latter half of last year as the impact of Covid-19 and Brexit uncertainty took its toll on the business.Reporting its first half-year results to 30 November the group revealed that group revenues had fallen by 11.3% to £309.4m (H1 ...
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ArticleUPS reverses decline in performance in first half of 2020, annual results reveal
UPS rallied last year after seeing a fall in both pre-tax profits and turnover in 2019, according to its latest annual results.In the 12 months to 31 December 2019, the UK arm of the US parcel delivery giant UPS Inc, saw its turnover fall to £1bn (2018: £1.1bn) in the ...
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ArticleGatwick logistics firm DNA expands Palletforce area in drive for growth
Gatwick-based haulier DNA has expanded its Palletforce postcode to include parts of Guildford.The company has added GU1-10 postcodes around southern and central Guildford to its KT postcodes around Epsom, Leatherhead and Kingston upon Thames and RH postcodes in Redhill and Gatwick.DNA is taking over the GU1-10 postcodes from fellow Palletforce ...
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ArticleDHL Supply Chain offers online shippers way to avoid Brexit border delays
DHL Supply Chain is offering online retailers access to its European and UK network of 30 DHL e-fulfillment centres to help them avoid Brexit red tape and meet growing online demand for next day delivery services.The company said its 30 sites offer customers close proximity to the major urban centres ...
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ArticleWhistl to recruit HGV drivers through Road to Logistics scheme
Delivery management firm Whistl has teamed up with Road to Logistics to offer HGV drivers roles with Whistl at its Bedford Super Depot.Nick Wells, chief executive at Whistl said: “The Road to Logistics programme is playing a crucial role in widening the appeal and opportunities in HGV driving.“As we grow ...
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ArticleGovernment’s £20m plan for EV points not enough, think tank warns
Government plans to double the number of electric vehicle charge points to nearly 8,000 this year by offering £20m of funding to local authorities do not go far enough, a leading think tank warned this week.The warning follows government confirmation this week that funding for the On-Street Residential Chargepoint Scheme ...
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ArticleBrittany Ferries ups sailings between Ireland and France to help hauliers avoid Brexit red tape
Brittany Ferries is launching three new weekly freight-only sailings between Ireland and France. They will begin this Thursday (4 February) with a sailing between Rosslare and St Malo.The first of two from Cork to Roscoff will begin this Saturday. These are in addition to ones offered by Brittany Ferries out ...
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ArticleXPO excels in recognising LGBTQ+ inclusion
XPO Logistics has received a rating of 85 out of 100 on the Corporate Equality Index (CEI) for LGBTQ+ inclusion for the second year running.The announcement, made by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation, recognizes XPO in the category of Mail and Freight Delivery.The CEI distinguishes employers that take tangible steps ...
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ArticleNew guidance on groupage not enough to stop major delays at NI ports, warns RHA
New guidance aimed at tackling major delays to groupage at Northern Ireland ports has been rushed through without reference to the haulage industry and fails to tackle the issue, the RHA told MP Michael Gove this week.The accusation, made in an open letter from RHA chief executive Richard Burnett, comes ...
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ArticleThermo King joins forces with Mercedes Benz to develop the eSprinter Pharma van
Thermo King is partnering with Mercedes-Benz AG to create a fully electric, refrigerated Mercedes-Benz eSprinter van for final mile delivery of pharmaceuticals and medicines. The prototype comes with the all-electric E-200 refrigeration unit and the new lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery from Thermo King. The combination delivers independent and ...