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ArticleFTS Group appoints Peter Samuel as group MD
FTS Group has strengthened its senior management team with two senior appointments.The group’s former commercial manager Peter Samuel has been promoted to the new role of group MD while former general manager Andrew Bull takes on the role of group operations director.The company said the appointments follow a period of ...
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ArticleBiomethane can cut carbon emissions from heavy trucks right now
HGVs are the most challenging road vehicles to transition to electric or hydrogen power, a practical and affordable solution is 20 to 30 years away. This is why major logistics companies across the UK are today switching away from diesel to biomethane gas as a transport fuel, which can be ...
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ArticleNAVCIS calls for industry sponsors to help it fight freight thefts
The freight arm of the National Vehicle Crime Intelligence Service (NAVCIS) is on the hunt for industry partners to help it tackle rapidly rising levels of cargo theft from lorries.The call comes just two weeks after the theft of £5m of Apple products, from a truck exiting the M1, which ...
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New association gives a voice to UK training providers
The launch of a new independent trade association for vocational transport training providers gives the sector a collective voice for the first time.The Logistics Skills Network (LSN) has been a long time in the making, but the catalyst for its formation came earlier this year, as professional training ground to ...
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ArticleXpediator flies in face of pandemic to deliver 18% profit
Xpediator has defied the Covid-19 pandemic to deliver an 18% rise in pre-tax profits this year, according to the company’s latest trading update.The 3PL, which recently bought UK international groupage freight forwarder Nidd Transport, said it expects to report £6m in pre-tax profits for the year to 31 December 2020, ...
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ArticlePall-Ex appoints new MD in Poland
Pall-Ex Group has taken on an MD to oversee its Polish operations as it ramps up its drive into Europe.Sebastian Plesiński brings 20 years of logistics and international business experience to the role, including his previous job as sales and marketing director at DSV where he boosted company revenue by ...
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ArticleElectric truck data connectivity will bring operators “massive” operational gains, software specialist predicts
The data connectivity provided by electric trucks will mean a bigger revolution for fleet management than the vehicles themselves, r2c Online is forecasting.The commercial vehicle compliance and maintenance software specialist, which has 85,000 users across 33,000 fleets, said that the ability to gather information in real time would provide “massive” ...
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ArticleMeet the MT Awards 2020 winners - Technical Excellence sponsored by Hankook Tyre UK
MT editor Steve Hobson, Bibby Distribution fleet and procurement director Adam Purshall and Paul Emery, sales director of sponsor Hankook Tyre UKBibby Distribution has been providing logistics and supply chain services for over 30 years and its fleet reached unprecedented levels of efficiency, reliability and safety in 2019.The company operates ...
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Article"Truly astonishing" - new online sales figures trigger fears of Christmas delivery chaos
Online food orders soared 99.2% in October and web sales grew 60.1% year on year, sparking warnings that operators will need to review their planning ahead of the Christmas peak.October’s retail sales estimates, released today (20 November) by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), reveal sales volumes rose by 5.8% ...
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ArticleDfT considers trial of 48-tonne trucks for intermodal operations
Visitors to the virtual Commercial Motor Show at the end of September may have sat in on the break-out session on eco trucks, when Andrew Malcolm, chief executive of the Malcolm Group discussed a proposed trial of 48-tonne GCW trucks to feed railheads for intermodal operations.Malcolm operates trains on regular ...
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ArticleYodel denies blame for PlayStation 5 delays
Yodel has strongly defended itself against claims that delays to deliveries of the new PlayStation 5 are its fault, as customers struggle to get hold of the console.The much anticipated PS5 was released in the UK on 19 November, but lockdown restrictions mean people cannot buy one in the shops.The ...
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ArticleLymm Truckwash celebrates HGV Heroes during National Lorry Week
Lymm Truckwash hosted a Covid-19 compliant celebration of the industry’s ‘HGV Heroes’ this week, as part of the RHA’s National Lorry Week.The open day was supported by D4Drivers, Goodyear, Maple Fleet, Snap and Washtec among others and promoted the work of essential workers in the logistics industry.Truckwash MD Laura Cardwell ...
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ArticleHighways England invests £16m in new gritters
Highways England is rolling out 93 new gritters for use this winter, to ensure key transport routes are kept open and running smoothly.The £16m government investment bolsters the agency’s 535-strong winter fleet, including 23 snow blowers capable of removing 2,500 tonnes of snow per hour.Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said: “This ...
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ArticleRoyal Mail suffers 90% slump in profits despite rise in parcels revenue
Royal Mail’s parcels revenue has overtaken letters for the first time and now represents 60% of its entire turnover, according to the postal group.Turnover rose in the first half of its financial year to 27 September by almost 10% to £5.7bn.However, even the 31% increase in parcels volume did not ...
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ArticlePallet-Track volumes exceed forecasts after 2019 profits slide
Pallet-Track said an initial impact on its sales volumes during the first two months of lockdown in March had been reversed and its activity levels were already exceeding original forecasts.The comment came in its financial results for the year ended 31 January 2020, which also revealed that the network increased ...
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ArticleGovernment's green revolution must extend to HGVs, claims Volta Trucks
Volta Trucks said the announcement of a ban on sales of petrol and diesel vans and cars by 2030 must be extended to HGVs due to their contribution to global warming.Rob Fowler, chief executive of the all-electric truck manufacturer, said he was disappointed there was no mention in the government’s ...
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ArticleTrans Haul takes delivery of eight DAF XFs from Asset Alliance Group
Dunstable-based Trans Haul has chosen Asset Alliance Group to supply it with eight new DAF XFs after being impressed by its value and attention to detail.The XF530 tractor units will replace older models and are being supply on a four-year full service contract hire agreement.They will join a 50-strong fleet ...
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ArticlePenso riding high on wave of home delivery growth
Carbon-fibre body-builder Penso is on track to double capacity at its Coventry production line as demand for its lightweight Blue Ocean home delivery pods ramps up.Following a bumper order from supermarket Asda earlier this year, Penso has seen a surge of enquiries from logistics companies looking to maximise payload as ...
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ArticleIndustry demands better infrastructure to support new zero emission deadline
New vans running on petrol and diesel will not be sold in the UK from 2030 as the government forges ahead with its “extremely aggressive” phase out of conventional combustion engines.A consultation into the transition from diesel HGVs to zero-emission freight transport has also been promised as part of the ...
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ArticleIsuzu Truck supplies 11-tonne rigids to Velocity
Isuzu Truck UK is helping to fix holes in the roads after it supplied two 11-tonne rigids to road repair specialist Velocity that can tackle both rural lanes and busy urban areas.The F110.210(E) rigid trucks have a specialist Velocity body fitted to them, which provides a short wheelbase and vehicle ...