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ArticleAO reaches depot milestone with new site in Bracknell
Electricals retailer AO has opened a new site in Bracknell, Berkshire.Opened last Friday (23 October), the 20,000sq ft site is AO's 20th depot in the UK and the third to open its doors in recent months, following expansion into Kent and Yorkshire.AO confirmed it had experienced increased demand of late ...
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ArticleInternational Forwarding opens new Midlands warehouse to support growth plans
Independent freight forwarder and Palletways member, International Forwarding (IFL), has opened a third storage facility in the Midlands.It said the expansion will help import-export businesses combat disruption from reduced air and sea freight capacity due to coronavirus restrictions as well as provide space for extra goods ahead of Brexit changes ...
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ArticleMAN offers more than 500 Covid tests a day using "rolling laboratory"
MAN has developed a “rolling laboratory” for Covid-19 testing, based on a TGE van capable of carrying out more than 500 tests a day.It said the vehicle could be used to conduct tests directly on site if infections were suspected, including at care homes, schools or company premises.Two different vehicle ...
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ArticleMichelin tops fuel efficiency charts after Volvo tyre trial
Michelin said its tyres have set new fuel efficiency records in the UK after its X Line Energy range was fitted to two Volvo trucks.The next generation 4x2 Volvo FM 420, operating with a tri-axle trailer at 40-tonnes, averaged 10.31mpg around Commercial Motor’s 760km road test route earlier this month.This ...
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ArticleLewisham Council adds to refuse fleet with 24 Mercedes-Benz Econics from Orwell Truck & Van
Lewisham Council has been supplied with another 24 Mercedes-Benz Econics from Orwell Truck & Van, completing its waste collection and recycling vehicle replacement programme.The order adds to the 15 low-entry Econics supplied in 2018. All are 6x2 Econic 2630L models with 7.7-litre in-line six-cylinder engines that transmit their 220 kW ...
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ArticleGasrec recruits new account directors to support shift to zero-carbon fleets
Renewable fuels provider Gasrec has appointed two account directors to support its fleet customers make the transition to cleaner fuels.The company confirmed it is on target to record a three-fold increase in demand for bio-CNG and bio-LNG by the end of 2020, versus volumes just 12 months prior.Mark Gilks (pictured) ...
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ArticleGap mulls closure of UK warehouse and distribution operation
Clothes retailer Gap said it could close down its Rugby distribution centre following a strategic review of its warehouse and distribution model.In a statement from US-based Gap Inc, Mark Breitbard, head of Gap Brand Global, said it had begun reviewing its options in Europe: “One of the options being explored ...
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ArticleDPD UK turnover passes £1bn mark but profits slip
Turnover at delivery giant DPD Group UK passed through £1bn last year.The MT Award winner said it had continued to invest in its infrastructure and it was building larger distribution centres in order to offer the capacity demanded by customers.For the year ending 29 December 2019, the domestic and international ...
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ArticleSeptember online sales up 53% as rush to order new games consoles points to 'digital Christmas'
Online retail sales were up 53% year-on-year in September, according to latest ONS figures, providing more evidence that we’re heading towards a ‘digital Christmas’.Overall spending in retail increased by 3.4%, but this was dwarfed by online purchases. According to ParcelHero, leading the online charge were department stores’ online sales, with ...
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ArticleGovernment to enforce Operation Brock as Brexit contingency amid plans for 45 haulier advice centres
Logistics UK said hauliers should be reassured by the government’s contingency plans for any disruption on Kent roads in January, after it said it would introduce legislation to enforce Operation Brock.However, it also said the latest plans still lack the detail that companies needed to plan ahead.Following consultation with the ...
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ArticleSlam Transport in deal with Montracon to buy new Yorkshire site and 100 trailers
Slam Transport in Coventry has acquired a 6.5-acre site near York to act as a foothold for haulage opportunities in the north of England.The site at Wilberfoss is fully secure with a barrier entry system and an 18,000 sq ft industrial unit, complete with vehicle inspection pits, a spray booth, ...
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ArticleCBI brands apprenticeship levy a "failed experiment" and calls for urgent government review
Business leaders have called time on the apprenticeship levy, demanding the government ends the “failed experiment”.The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) said there was an urgent skills challenge in the UK jobs market and the country faced a stark choice: more investment in lifetime learning or do nothing and risk ...
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ArticleSwain profits hampered by fleet investment and rebranding of business units
Heavy investment by R Swain & Sons led to a dip in profits last year, but it has stood the national distribution firm in a strong position for the future, according to its MD.Latest financial figures showed the Rochester-based haulier added £373,000 to its turnover in the year ending 28 ...
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ArticleNew MAN hydrogen project sees German academics help run lab and test rig from manufacturing plant
(Left-to-right) Andreas Tostmann (chief executive of MAN Truck & Bus SE); Prof. Dr. Joachim Hornegger, president of the Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg; Prof. Dr. Niels Oberbeck, president of the Nuremberg Tech; Dr. Markus Söder, Bavarian Prime Minister; and Saki Stimoniaris, chairman of the MAN Group Works Council meet at the MAN ...
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ArticleMaritime profits up 16% in 2019 as turnover soars
Maritime Transport saw increases in its turnover and profits last year as it continued on its decade-long growth.The Suffolk logistics giant added another £24m to its revenues in the year ending 27 December 2019, bringing full-year turnover to £329m.Pre-tax profit increased by 16% to £9.4m.In its strategic report the company, ...
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ArticleHaulage sector more resilient than most during pandemic, new data reveals
The haulage industry fared better than most UK sectors during the second quarter of the year, with a slowdown much less pronounced than elsewhere, according to official figures.ONS data shows total business investment in the UK transportation and storage sector fell to £2.6bn in April, May and June 2020 – ...
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ArticleM6 toll operator reports £10.4m loss as traffic volume continues to fall
Losses at the company which operates the M6 toll road continued to mount last year as the volume of traffic using the route fell.For the year ending 31 December 2019, Midland Expressway (MEL) reported a £10.4m pre-tax loss, compared with an £8.2m loss in the previous year.Revenue also reduced by ...
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ArticleDrivers offered advice on cargo crime amid "very real concerns"
A guide for drivers to raise awareness of cargo crime and offer advice on protection has been produced by CV security specialist Maple.The free Drivers’ Cargo and Road Transport security guide covers terrorism, the importance of secure parking, deception and theft from moving vehicles.Maple said the timing of its release ...
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ArticlePlatooning trials will be completed, project chiefs insist
The lead organisation overseeing the UK platooning trials has told motortransport.co.uk that the project is “very much still alive”, despite progress stalling due to the Covid-19 pandemic.The Transport Research Laboratory (TRL) said the government remained committed to the trials and that desk-based research has continued during the pandemic.We reported last ...
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ArticleDVSA warns of major Driver CPC clampdown to tackle rule breaking
The DVSA and JAUPT will take action against any driver or training provider that is found to repeat the same periodic training subjects as part of the Driver CPC.The enforcement agency and the accreditation service said they had started monitoring training provider uploads and driver records and could revoke a ...