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ArticleSelco Builders Warehouse streamlines bulky loads routing with My Transport Planner
Selco Builders Warehouse is using a new transport planning platform to streamline deliveries of complex and abnormal-sized loads.The builders’ merchant provides a trade-only service through its 68-strong UK network.It runs a distribution hub for ‘heavy side’ construction products in Edmonton, north London, supplying six outlets, and turned to My Transport ...
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ArticleDPD to trial all-electric Volta Zero in London micro depot operation
DPD has announced it will be trialling Scandinavian start-up Volta Trucks’ 16-tonne electric delivery vehicle in the New Year.The Volta Zero model will be tested within London's Ultra Low Emission Zone to support DPD’s micro-depot strategy.Confirming the partnership, Olly Craughan, corporate social responsibility (CSR) general manager at DPD Group UK, ...
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ArticleBibby Supply Chain Services abandoned milk contract to reduce debt
Bibby Supply Chain Services stemmed its losses last year, thanks in part to making a profit on the disposal of assets and investments relating to a contract exit during the period.For the year ending 31 December 2019, the group’s turnover reduced from £192.4m to £170.2m, but pre-tax losses improved by ...
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ArticleHauliers returning from Spain exempt from 14-day quarantine
Hauliers returning from Spain are exempt from the 14-day self-isolation rules put in place by the UK government, so long as their journey is work-related the RHA has confirmed.People returning to the UK from Spain or its islands must quarantine for two weeks after it was added to the list ...
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ArticleBike lanes could hamper kerbside deliveries, Logistics UK warns
Ambitious plans to install thousands of miles of bike lanes in England in a drive to make the nation fitter must not be at the expense of kerbside deliveries, Logistics UK has urged.Prime Minister Boris Johnson has pledged £2bn to transform road infrastructure and build protected cycle routes in towns ...
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ArticleBook your team in for the Commercial Motor Golf Day 2020
After a successful event in 2019, the Commercial Motor Golf Day is returning for 2020 on 24 September.Taking place at Lambourne Golf Club in Dropmore, Buckinghamshire, this golf challenge is open to a maximum of 25 teams of four (100 players). The format will be a four-ball full handicap Stableford ...
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Manchester Clean Air Zone pushed to Spring 2022 and HGV charge reduced to £60
Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) has announced it will delay its clean air zone (CAZ) rollout until Spring 2022.It also plans to slash the daily charge for non-compliant HGVS to £60, originally proposed at a level of £100.Older vans, meanwhile, will face a higher daily charge of £10 from the ...
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ArticleCV manufacturing up in June but half-year output down by a quarter
UK commercial vehicle manufacturing picked up in June, but the growth failed to offset the impact of Covid-19 as overall half-year output plummeted by almost a quarter, new figures show.UK CV production increased by 23.9% last month, with 4,144 trucks, vans and buses leaving production lines, according to the SMMT.It ...
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Article"A modern day Dick Turpin!" - business groups round on London mayor over congestion charge hike
FairFuel (UK) and the Alliance of British Drivers (ABD) have teamed up to legally challenge the Mayor of London’s decision to increase the congestion charge after a lawyer served him with a pre-action protocol letter.Howard Cox, FFUK founder, described Sadiq Khan as a “modern day Dick Turpin” and that he ...
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ArticleSerco binmen cancel strike action after accepting revised pay deal
Serco has avoided strike action among its bin lorry workers in Bexley after they voted to accept a revised pay deal from the outsourcing company.More than 150 workers were due to down tools for five days in a dispute over pay and health and safety, according to union Unite.However, it ...
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ArticleMaritime adds rail service and customers to East Midlands Gateway terminal
Maritime has launched a new intermodal service from its East Midlands (EMG) terminal, operated by GB Railfreight, connecting it to the Port of Southampton.It has also announced the recommencement of Freightliner’s EMG service from the Port of Felixstowe.Both services will see COSCO Shipping and OOCL using the terminal for the ...
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ArticleNew urban routeing technology based on research into ant behaviour
Researchers at Aston University have claimed commercial fleets could halve their emissions and better meet clean air targets using new technology which imitates how ants share knowledge and scales it up to optimise routes around busy cities.The software, which has been developed and tested by computer scientists in the college ...
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ArticleJohn Lewis Partnership to trial four 'revolutionary' electric delivery vehicles in new year
John Lewis Partnership (JLP) has commissioned four new “revolutionary” electric delivery vans to be manufactured and trialled early next year.It plans to transition 1,300 vans from diesel to electric as part of its wider strategy to end fossil fuel completely on its transport fleet by 2030.The new electric vans will ...
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ArticleChancellor moots delivery tax to help high street and cut congestion
Chancellor Rishi Sunak is mulling a new tax on deliveries, according to Downing Street, as part of plans to revive the high street and cut emissions and congestion.The tax would be targeted at goods sold online and could take the form of a 2% levy on online sales or a ...
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ArticleAmazon ramps up drive into food sector with launch of free deliveries
Amazon has thrown down the gauntlet to the UK’s major supermarkets with plans to expand its fresh food delivery service across the country.From this week customers will be able to get groceries delivered to their homes for free in the London area with deliveries expanding across the rest of the ...
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ArticleNumber of disqualified transport managers falls by over a third, OTC report reveals
The number of transport managers disqualified for non-compliance fell by over a third last year, according to the latest annual report from the Office of the Traffic Commissioner.The report for the year to 31 March 2020 revealed that 88 transport managers were disqualified in the period, compared to 103 in ...
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ArticleAssociated Cold Stores and Transport sees pre-tax profit hit by loss of customer
Food logistics specialist Associated Cold Stores and Transport (ACS&T) took a pre-tax profit hit last year after a major customer terminated a contract with the company.Despite receiving a termination settlement payment of over £1m, the company’s pre-tax profits for the year fell to £1.8m (2018: £2.2m) with turnover falling to ...
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ArticlePallet-Track member Kammac signs up with United Pallet Network
Pallet-Track member Kammac has joined United Pallet Network (UPN).The company, which is based in Skelmersdale near Liverpool, is replacing Preston haulier H Parkinson Haulage, which left UPN to concentrate on its core business.Kammac, which will continue to cover the WA postcode for Pallet-Track from its Molesley depot until the end ...
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ArticleMove to ban HGVs on Sundays “absolutely wrong”, says RHA
A plan by Hampshire County Council to cut freight movements across the county’s highways by banning truck movements on Sundays has been slammed by the RHA.The plan is part of the council’s policy to reduce the county’s carbon emissions.The strategy also proposes a new rule to stop HGVs from overtaking ...
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ArticleHermes buys two new depots to meet e-commerce surge
Hermes has acquired two new depots in the north of England to meet rising demand driven by a surge in online shopping during the Covid-19 pandemic.The delivery company has purchased a 111,600sq ft depot at Europort Wakefield and a 47,704sq ft site at Boldon Business Park in Gateshead.The Gateshead acquisition ...