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Hermes recruits chief operating officer in drive for growth
Hermes UK has appointed Carl Lyon as chief operating officer (COO) to support a significant increase in volumes due to both Covid-19 and the ongoing growth of online shopping.Lyon has been with the business for over seven years in a number of senior operational roles, including most recently operations director ...
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Fuel duty rise would be huge blow to sector's recovery, warns Logistics UK
Logistics UK has called on the government to scrap plans to ramp up fuel duty to help pay for the Covid-19 crisis.Media reports have claimed chancellor Rishi Sunak is considering raising duty by 5p per litre in his autumn budget, ending a 10-year tax freeze.However, Logistics UK director of policy, ...
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CM Show 2020: Keeping drivers safe with intelligent camera technology
Attendees at the CM Show can see first-hand how Lytx machine vision and artificial intelligence-powered solutions help equip fleet managers with the tools to proactively tackle some of the toughest problems facing their drivers today, such as distracted driving.Damian Penney, vice president of Lytx Europe, said: ‘‘We’re delighted to participate ...
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ULEMCo to make Glasgow City Council fleet hydrogen enabled
ULEMCo has secured an order with Scottish company James A Cuthbertson to make Glasgow City Council’s existing fleet and some new gritters hydrogen enabled.Scottish government funding through Transport Scotland will see 20 gritter / multi-purpose vehicles ready for use on the streets by next winter, which ULEMCo said would provide ...
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Primark orders 15 Don-Bur semi-trailers to underline eco credentials
Fashion retailer Primark has taken delivery of 15 longer semi-trailers (LSTs) manufactured by Stoke-on-Trent-based Don-Bur and arranged in partnership with DHL Supply Chain.The LSTs will each carry twice the volume of stock as the company’s existing trailers and will mean 1,600 fewer trailer journeys annually. This amounts to 728,000 fewer ...
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Brexit port chaos fears "massively overstated and patronising to drivers", claims Europa boss
Andrew Baxter, MD of Europa Worldwide Group, has rejected claims that operators are set for major disruption at the channel ports at the end of the Brexit transition period, arguing that such speculation is "basically wrong".The UK is due to leave the EU single market and customs union on 31 ...
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XPO Logistics expands gaming features for Tour de France mobile app
XPO Logistics, the official transport partner of the Tour De France cycle race, has released a new version of its XPO Moves the Tour game app as the cyclists take to the streets of France.The enhanced app, available at Google Play and iOS stores, allows players to compete around the ...
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CM Show 2020: TRP looks the part and takes centre stage
TRP, the UK’s largest all-makes truck-and-trailer parts brand, supported by DAF Trucks, is to receive its own dedicated presence at the Commercial Motor Show. Details of DAF genuine parts will be available on DAF Trucks’ main stand at the show.With TRP experts on-hand to describe the TRP brand, show-attendees will ...
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EV Cargo Technology boosts container fill levels for M&S
Marks & Spencer has reported significantly reduced lead times and shipping costs in the last year after adopting a new optimisation system from EV Cargo Technology.The packaging module also cuts wastage and promotes sustainability by improving transit packaging compliance, minimising damage and increasing the amount of product which can be ...
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Pall-Ex appoints new operations director to central hub
Pall-Ex (UK) has appointed Paul Pegg (pictured) as operations director at the company's central hub in Ellistown, Leicestershire.Pegg joined the logistics giant in 2018 as transport manager before being promoted to UK head of operations.He brings 27 years of experience to the role after starting his career as an HGV ...
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CM Show 2020: Electric cargo vehicles offer clean last-mile solution
E-Cargo Vehicles are pleased to announce their product availability into the UK logistic sector.We fully understand the world of logistics are changing . The last mile delivery brings with it its own challenging problems. Emission levels, congestion, cost and reliability, and ever demanding client deadlines.We can offer a range of ...
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Meet the MT Awards shortlists - Low Carbon Award sponsored by Fraikin
JLPJohn Lewis Partnership (JLP) has committed to a zero-carbon commercial vehicle fleet by 2045, with an interim target of fully fossil-free vehicles by the early 2030s.A plan spanning JLP's 600 heavy trucks, 750 refrigerated trailers, 1,750 home delivery vans and light trucks and 20 farm vehicles has been developed.JLP began ...
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CM Show 2020: Sort all your AdBlue requirements in the virtual world
The Air1 team are exhibiting at their first virtual show in September, the Commercial Motor Show. With face-to-face events on hold for the foreseeable, this event is the ideal exhibition for visitors to come along and still discuss their AdBlue requirements, via video calls, and to see what Air1 has ...
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CM Show 2020: Come and meet the procurement experts
Given the current circumstances, it is even more important that transport operators are obtaining the best possible pricing from their suppliers for the goods and services they require.Expense Reduction Analysts (ERA) are experts in procurement and have been helping UK businesses and organisations for over 25 years to ensure that ...
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DfT calls on delivery firms to pinpoint pothole hotspots
Tesco and Ocado are among a small army of companies recruited by the government to help map the road network and identify “pothole hotspots” to pinpoint where funding is needed most.In what the Department for Transport (DfT) called a “first-of-its-kind audit”, data will be collated on current potholes identified by ...
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RHA begins National Lorry Week campaign
The RHA has begun ramping up the industry’s profile as it embarks on a 13-week campaign culminating in National Lorry Week between 16-22 November.The event will showcase logistics as being innovative, inclusive and sustainable and follows the HGV Heroes campaign, in which the trade association celebrated the very best of ...
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Risk firm offers workshops post-Covid health and safety training modules
A range of e-learning training modules that advise commercial vehicle workshops on health and safety rules and regulations in light of Covid-19 has been announced by Inspire International UK.The risk management company said statistics show that half of companies expect an increase in their risk profile as more staff return ...
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EFS Global buys Caistor Distribution
EFS Global has bought Lincolnshire-based freight company Caistor Distribution for an undisclosed sum.The deal follows a string of other acquisitions made by EFS in recent years including Euro SDB, 747 Express Freight, Logictrans UK, RTS Refrigeration and FWD Freight Services.Caistor Distribution provides specialised logistics services including pallet distribution, general haulage ...
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CM Show 2020: 'Gold standard' for digi tach downloads
Since 2005, Lisle Design has been manufacturing the Digidown range of download tools for Digital Tachographs. Digidown has become the gold standard for such products; the Lisle Design name is synonymous with excellence and reliability. This reputation is built on three key tenets: reliable products, first class customer support and ...
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TBOOCV-19: Will goodwill towards freight transport last beyond Covid-19?
In the last of our current series of Trucking Britain out of Covid-19 surveys, we asked if operators expect the surge of goodwill towards the logistics industry will last beyond the pandemic.Turners GroupPaul DayMDCoverage: UK national.Main business sectors: Temperature controlled, containers, tankers and general haulage for transport and temperature controlled ...