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ArticleKuehne + Nagel Q2 turnover down 21.5% but volumes back to normal
Kuehne + Nagel said demand for domestic European transport had broadly improved to pre-crisis levels following a significant decline in order volumes in April and May.However, turnover for its road logistics division was down by 21.5% in Q2 2020 to CHF 721m (£611m), compared with the same quarter in 2019, ...
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ArticleDriver poll reveals Britain's best and worst motorways
The M11 in CambridgeshireThe M11 has topped the list of road users’ best motorways, with the M20 voted the worst, according to research by Transport Focus.The motorway from London to Cambridge had the highest overall satisfaction of 92%.The best A-road was the A66 route across the Pennines from Scotch Corner ...
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ArticleDPD beats green target by five months as electric fleet expands
DPD plans to trial a specially adapted 2.5-tonne electric van which it says will ‘revolutionise green logistics’ DPD has beaten its target of having 10% of its couriers emissions-free, achieving the ambitious goal five months ahead of schedule. The parcel firm said more than 700 of its ...
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ArticleGreen hydrogen dual fuel trial saves 14 tonnes of CO2
Over 14 tonnes of CO2 has been saved in a two year project by the Low Emission Freight and Logistics Trial (LEFT) involving just 11 urban trucks and vans running on green hydrogen dual fuel.With between 20-45% of the diesel fuel being displaced by green hydrogen on the various vehicles, ...
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ArticleCtrack by Inseego signs deal with MaxOptra to provide fleets with enhanced route-planning software
Ctrack by Inseego has teamed up with MaxOptra to meet the growing demand from multi-drop distribution operations for optimised scheduling and live transport management.The partnership will deliver telematics-enabled solutions that use highly accurate, real-time data to support dynamic route planning and planned vs actual performance monitoring.MaxOptra’s route planning software has ...
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ArticleNearly half of fleets admit low emission zones will impact their business
More than four out of 10 fleets believe that they will be affected by the introduction of Clean Air Zones (CAZ) across the UK and the Ultra-Low Emissions Zones (ULEZ) in London.According to the Arval Mobility Observatory research, 43% of all UK businesses said they will be impacted – but ...
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ArticleSpeedy Freight partners with ADAM Foundation to tackle Liverpool knife crime
Speedy Freight has announced a partnership with the ADAM Foundation, which aims to help educate young people across Liverpool on the dangers of knives and knife crime and bring justice to its victims.The national courier is donating £1 for every booking made by a Liverpool-based business from now until the ...
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ArticleMidlands broker launches vehicle management and leasing division
Financial services broker, Midlands Asset Finance (MAF), has announced the creation of a vehicle management and leasing division.Officially launching today (22 July), the team, known as MAF Leasing, will actively serve both consumers and businesses for the first time in the company’s history.The vehicle management arm of the division will ...
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ArticleEuropa turnover passes £200m but 2020 growth will be "limited"
Europa Worldwide Group has revealed its results for the year ending 31 December 2019, showing turnover increased from £176m to £205m and net profit before tax increased to £6m from £5.2m in 2018.The business, which has just opened a £60m logistics facility in Corby, Northamptonshire, has also reported an increase ...
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ArticlePML rides Covid-19 storm to win major fresh produce deal with Asda
Logistics specialist PML has won a major contract with IPL, Asda’s produce-buying arm, in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic.PML is a family-owned business based in Feltham, near Heathrow Airport, that provides import and export logistics for perishable and non-perishable goods by air, sea and road.The deal with IPL sees ...
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HGV testing regime set for shake up as government confirms major review
The government is to launch a major review of the DVSA’s HGV testing system which could clear the way for accredited private sector testers and break the DVSA’s grip on HGV tests by the end of the year.The review, exclusively revealed yesterday by motortransport.co.uk, was confirmed today in a letter ...
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Dutch haulier becomes first international FORS Gold member
Dutch specialist precast concrete haulier Driessen Speciaaltransport has become the first FORS member to attain FORS Gold outside of the UK.Based in Horst, Driessen Speciaaltransport, which became a FORS member in 2013, has a fleet consisting of a range of in-loaders, V-frame loaders, low-loaders, extendable flatbeds and diagonal loaders, ...
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ArticleDipesh Shah takes the reins at Highways England
Highways England has appointed a new chair with a brief to lead the delivery of the government’s second five year Road Investment Strategy.Dipesh Shah, who assumes the role on 1 September, will replace Colin Matthews, who has held the role for six years.Shah was selected after a competitive selection and ...
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HGV toll charges slashed for new customers using M6 toll road
Toll charges on the M6 toll road are to be halved for new haulage customers as part of a campaign to help the Midlands economy recover from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.The operating company, also known as M6Toll, said a 50% cut to charges for new hauliers will apply ...
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DfT pledges to increase HGV parking facilities
The government has pledged to improve overnight HGV parking facilities through “established and new” processes as part of its Covid-19 recovery plan.The move is revealed in a letter sent last week from Transport Secretary Grant Schapps and transport minister Baroness Vere to RHA chief executive Richard Burnett.The letter notes “the ...
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Demand for warehousing hits record levels
Take up for warehousing space in the UK reached record levels in the first half of 2020, with over a third of space taken up by Amazon and 11% involving deals where the lease is for less than 12 months due to the pandemic.A total of 22.4m sq ft of ...
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ArticleJohnston Logistics UK sees deliveries to Asda almost triple during pandemic
Johnston Logistics UK’s deliveries of anti-bacterial wipes on behalf of client Dynamic Wipes to Asda supermarkets have increased almost threefold during the Covid-19 pandemic.The Norfolk-based company is delivering around five containers a day from Felixstowe Port, via the company’s Snetterton depot in East Anglia, where the goods are decanted and ...
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Hermes plans mega hub in Barnsley
Parcel delivery firm Hermes is continuing its expansion strategy with plans to open a new mega hub in Barnsley with space for almost 600 HGVs.This latest news closely follows Hermes announcement last month that it is to open another ten depots, spend £100m expanding its warehousing capacity and recruit ...
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DVSA grip on HGV testing regime could be loosened as government mulls major review
A DfT review of the HGV testing system is on the cards in a move that could see the DVSA’s monopoly on HGV testing overturned and the door opened to accredited Authorised Testing Facility (ATF) operators.According to sources, the DfT is to launch a review "in the coming months" into ...
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Covid-19 driving major change in strategy for logistics firms, survey reveals
Almost two-thirds of logistics firms are having to overhaul their business strategies in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic, a new report reveals.According to a survey from online temporary staff agency redwigwam, 65% of companies said they were having to rethink the way they did business with one in five ...