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ArticleYodel faced with strike action over "miserly" pay offer
Yodel could be facing strike action among staff after the parcel carrier offered them a “miserly” 1.6% pay deal.GMB members at the company overwhelmingly turned down the offer, describing it as a “kick in the teeth” after reportedly handling Christmas volumes every day due to the Covid-19 crisis.The union said ...
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ArticleJHP Transport threatens to quit Scotland over planning row
A Scottish transport company is threatening to move its business south of the border after the council claimed it had been operating illegally for four years.Chilled and ambient haulier JHP Transport in Rigside, south west Scotland, told motortransport.co.uk it would move its 130-strong workforce and 31 HGVs if South Lanarkshire ...
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ArticleFormer Cartwright employees take legal action after trailer builder goes into administration
Former staff at Cartwright Group who lost their jobs when the business entered administration are pursuing legal action after alleging that it failed to properly consult them.Despite around 259 jobs being saved when Cartwright Fleet Services, Cartwright Rentals and Cartwright Finance were sold to leasing firm Zenith, law firm Simpson ...
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Deal to save Matlock Transport collapsed in lead up to liquidation, report reveals
Matlock Transport was almost saved from closure in the days running up to its liquidation when an offer to buy the business was received, the liquidator has told motortransport.co.uk.However, the unnamed purchaser eventually withdrew its offer, leaving the haulier with no option but to cease trading with the loss of ...
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NWF "well prepared" for Brexit and Covid-19 uncertainty
NWF, the distributor of fuel, food and feed that owns Boughey Distribution, said trading for the three months since June had been in line with expectations, with net debt reflecting normal seasonal fluctuations.In a trading update, it said its fuels division had managed lower levels of commercial demand than in ...
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ArticleSomerset haulier increased turnover and profit in 2019
Somerset’s Peter Green Haulage said a focus on fleet utilisation and reducing high fixed costs helped boost turnover by more than 10% last year, to £17m.The Shepton Mallet temperature controlled haulier also increased its pre-tax profit by 54.2% to £637,777 in the year ending 31 December 2019.In its business review ...
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ArticleHermes responds to online boom with new east of London depot
Hermes has opened a new distribution depot in West Thurrock as part of an investment programme to meet online shopping demand.It said 140 new jobs had been created by the opening of the 157,000 sq ft warehouse on the Valor Park industrial site. The facility can handle 115,000 parcels each ...
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ArticleTuffnells "ready for any challenge"
Tuffnells said it was “ready to face any challenges” after shaking up its fleet strategy by employing a mix of funding methods.The delivery company has expanded its partnership with Enterprise Flex-E-Rent to cover HGVs on both rental and contract hire, which it claimed would give it maximum flexibility.The move is ...
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Minister puts onus on freight industry to prepare for no-deal Brexit and avoid cross-Channel delays
The prospect of long delays to freight traffic heading through Kent to the Channel ports has again been raised in a letter from Cabinet Office minister Michael Gove MP - seen by the BBC - warning that there could be queues of up to 7,000 trucks in the event of ...
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ArticleCM Show 2020: Download a Tech Talk and discover the latest fleet innovation
If you are looking for the latest vehicle and management technology to keep your fleet ahead of the curve, then make sure to explore an exhibitor Tech Talk at the virtual Commercial Motor Show next week.From electric trucks and smart tyres through to digital fleet compliance and cash-flow management, it’s ...
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XPO Logistics strikes five year Border Force transport and storage deal
XPO Logistics has landed a major logistics and warehousing deal which will support the Home Office’s Border Force operations.Under the five year agreement, which is expected to begin in March 2021, XPO will transport and store goods and vehicles for Border Force.The deal comes as the UK prepares to leave ...
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Windfall of work in pandemic helps SDC Trailers offset impact of Brexit on costs
SDC Trailers is working “flat out” to fulfil new orders created by demand from the internet retail sector, as online shopping during the pandemic continues to grow, and by the recent demise of rival trailer manufacturer Cartwright Group.The company is predicting this latest boost to its order book, combined with ...
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ArticleNikola chief resigns amid claims that firm’s electric truck technology is an “intricate fraud”
Trevor Milton, chief executive of electric and hydrogen-powered truck start-up Nikola Motor Company, has resigned amid claims the company made fraudulent claims about its technology.The resignation comes just two weeks after Nikola signed a $2bn (£1.6bn) partnership with General Motors.Nikola also has a joint venture with Iveco to produce an ...
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ArticleAztek Logistics sees unprecedented volumes as pandemic drives up kerbside home deliveries
Hertfordshire-based Aztek Logistics is reporting “record-breaking” volumes thanks to a sharp rise in kerbside home deliveries during the Covid-19 pandemic.The Pallet Track member said that the pandemic, combined with an increase in home working and a rise in DIY, is driving a sharp rise in b2c deliveries, resulting in record ...
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ArticleLogistics and transport sector must build on a new level of awareness created by the Covid-19 pandemic
Back in February, before the UK’s nationwide Covid-19 lockdown, internet sales as a percentage of total retail sales stood at just 18% and few people understood (or cared) how the goods they ordered online, or picked from the supermarket shelf, actually arrived at their final destination.On 16 March, when the ...
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EFS Global expands postcode coverage during Covid-19 pandemic
Burnley-based EFS Global has grown its business to take on additional postcodes in the Stockport area, just nine months after joining Palletways.EFS Global’s services include general haulage, pallet and parcel deliveries, refrigerated transport and specialist pharmaceutical, medical and hazardous logistics.It operates a 200-strong fleet and employs over 325 members of ...
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Plummeting pollution levels prompt Leeds and Sheffield to review CAZ plans
Falling levels of air pollution during the Covid-19 pandemic could see Leeds and Sheffield City Councils drop their plans for charging Clean Air Zones.In April this year the government announced the suspension of all Clean Air Zones until “no earlier” than January 2021, as a result of the impact of ...
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ArticleLogistics firms missing out on government grants for R&D
We find that companies from all sectors have the potential to claim UK R&D tax relief. For tax purposes the definition of R&D is very broad.We know that logistics businesses of all kinds are benefitting from innovative technology which is constantly streamlining their processes and allowing them to work more ...
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ArticleArrowXL appoints new director to drive staff recruitment and retention
Delivery company ArrowXL has appointed Nicola Waring as director of people services.Waring joins Wigan-based ArrowXL, which specialises in two-person delivery, from JW Lees Brewery where she was people and logistics director of operations.She has also held a number of senior HR roles at The Kraft Heinz Company and webuyanycar.com.ArrowXL said ...
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ArticleMatlock Transport Company ceases trading
Matlock Transport Company, the family run general haulier founded more than 70 years ago, has ceased trading.Insolvency practitioners from Sheffield-based Hart Shaw LLP were appointed on 11 September to help liquidate the business.The company was founded in 1946 by Richard Lowe, before brothers Eric, Alf, George and Charles took an ...