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ArticleARR Craib acquisition helps Gregory Distribution boost profits despite loss of major customer
The acquisition of ARR Craib helped boost Gregory Distribution Holdings profits last year and offset the impact of a bad debt acquired after a major customer went bust.The company, which is one of the largest privately owned hauliers in the UK, is a member of both Palletline and Palletways and ...
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ArticlePre-pack deal saves 160 jobs at West Midlands logistics firm
Land, sea and air freight and logistics firm Amco Services (International) has been sold in a pre-pack deal which has saved 160 jobs.The company called in the administrators in April after the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic disrupted a turnaround plan launched earlier in the year in response to mounting ...
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ArticleFTA calls for Apprenticeship Levy to be used to retrain staff threatened by redundancy
The FTA is calling for the government to switch the logistics industry’s Apprenticeship Levy payments to a Skills Levy so firms can retrain staff in new roles rather than make them redundant.The call comes as the logistics industry braces itself for redundancies as the government winds down the furlough scheme.Elizabeth ...
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ArticleDriver CPC changes leave too many unanswered questions and could be outdated, says fleet specialist
Government changes to the Driver CPC rules have left too many questions unanswered and do not take into consideration the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the industry, according to a CPC training provider Fleet Source.It argues that while the changes are welcome they are based on a consultation which ...
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ArticleMoto ends offer of free meals to HGV drivers as operations return to normal
Moto’s offer of free meals for HGV drivers parking overnight at their facilities, launched at the start of the pandemic lockdown, comes to an end this week.In its place the motorway services operator has relaunched an upgraded, cut-price food voucher scheme.Moto launched the free meal scheme at the start of ...
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ArticleMidlands haulier faces closure if relocation is refused
A Midlands temperature controlled haulier is waiting to hear if it has been granted planning permission to open a haulage yard for 15 HGVs and create 26 jobs.D&K Chilled Transport told Walsall Council it was in danger of losing its O-licence if the application was not given the green light ...
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ArticleMeet the MT Awards shortlists - Operational Excellence Award sponsored by Jigsaw
FreshLincFreshLinc’s operations team oversees a 400-strong fleet and over 760 drivers across multiple depots whilst also managing around 16,000 movements a year from Belgium and the Netherlands.The team has revolutionised the way it works, taking the operation 98% paperless with all compliance managed digitally from HQ.It has adopted the UK’s ...
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ArticleMaking tomorrow a better world in logistics
The health crisis that we are currently experiencing, as well as its financial and economic consequences, should not mean we lose sight of the opportunities that can be leveraged today to help businesses continue growing and developing.This situation should be used as an opportunity to identify weaknesses and design innovative ...
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ArticleMaxi Haulage blames profits slump on pre-Brexit stockpiling
A prediction last year by Maxi Haulage that pre-Brexit stockpiling would hit its bottom line has proven correct after its latest financial results showed a reduction in the Irvine headquartered company’s turnover and profits.However, it also said profitable trading had been restored - until the Covid-19 crisis hit and it ...
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ArticleWillmotts Transport takes delivery of Tiger Trailers order
Willmotts Transport in Shepton Mallet has added 30 Tiger Trailer curtainsiders to its fleet, as well as a smaller quantity of single-temperature reefers.The curtainsided vehicles include galvanised chassis and end frames, as well as non-slip plywood floors that comply with ISO1496 standards to meet regulations covering its paper-carrying operations.The South-West ...
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ArticleTelford haulier in liquidation after licence is revoked
A Telford-based haulage firm has entered liquidation three months after it had its operator licence revoked at a public inquiry.THR Parcels & Pallets entered liquidation on 24 June and insolvency practitioners from Birmingham-based Butcher Woods are now handling its affairs.The licence holder appeared before traffic commissioner Nick Denton in January ...
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Article"Thanks a million!" - Pallet-Track celebrates major milestone
Pallet-Track’s Mark Pulford and Wigan Council’s David Molyneux at the opening of the Northern Hub in August 2017Pallet-Track’s one millionth pallet has passed through its northern hub in Wigan – carrying a consignment of household cleaning products to help fight the Covid-19 virus.The pallet was delivered into the hub by ...
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ArticlePalletforce reports record demand as Covid strategy pays off
A range of support measures introduced by Palletforce in order to protect members and maintain volumes during the Covid-19 pandemic has helped the network achieve “record” demand.The company said it had set new weekly and daily records for network volumes and this came off the back of action taken by ...
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ArticleIT system handling post-Brexit HGV freight still not built
An IT system that allows freight on HGVs to be “pre-declared” before being exported when the country splits from Europe has yet to be built, raising concerns of snarl-ups at the border.With less than six months before the current transition period ends, HM Revenue & Customs is racing to set ...
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ArticleProfits slip at Chris Hayter Transport
Witney, Oxfordshire-based Chris Hayter Transport saw profits drop by 22% last year, which it said was expected in the current economic conditions.The company, which operates in markets such as industrial flooring, food, retail services and home delivery, reported a turnover of £20.6m for the year ending 31 December 2019.This was ...
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ArticleFirms delivering Covid-19 testing kits have "achieved the impossible"
A consortium of companies, including Yodel, Menzies Distribution and UPS Healthcare, are managing the collection and delivery of Covid-19 home testing kits into laboratories.Created by The Delivery Group in Warrington, The Carrier Consortium, which also includes DX and Diamond Transport, said it had “achieved the impossible” and was working to ...
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ArticleCrumbling roads a bigger issue than pollution, fleet managers claim
Less than a fifth of UK fleet and mobility managers want the government to focus on reducing pollution caused by transport, according to research by Arval.The finding, from research arm Arval Mobility Observatory (AMO), has surprised the vehicle funding and fleet management company, which said it “doesn’t ring true” in ...
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ArticleKnowles Transport expands e-commerce operation to meet peak demand
Knowles Transport is transitioning into the e-commerce market and building on the experience of supporting its customers with their online sales throughout the pandemic.The company said that in addition to handling an initial 30% spike in volumes, it had picked, packed and distributed over 20,000 food parcels for emergency services ...
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ArticleWincanton hails benefits of blockchain technology
The development of blockchain technology will help springboard the transport and logistics sector into decentralised, data-driven operations, Wincanton has predicted.Experts have described blockchain as 'change-maker' technology for the logistics sector that will ultimately become an affordable and more efficient way to share information and data between open and private business ...
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ArticleHydrogen a key technology for decarbonising road transport but no 'silver bullet'
There is growing support for the view that green hydrogen made with renewable electricity could play a key role in decarbonising heavy road transport, but it should not be seen as a “silver bullet” that will address all the industry’s carbon concerns.In a webinar looking at the potential for the ...