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ArticleOperators urged to join new range of committees tackling key industry topics
The Association of Fleet Professionals (AFP) is calling for fleet managers to join a range of committees it is setting up to tackle key industry topics.The recently formed association has announced the formation of its first committee which will advise fleet operators on how to make the transition to electric ...
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ArticleWincanton lands Waitrose.com fulfilment centre deal
Wincanton has won a five-year contract to operate an online fulfilment centre for Waitrose.com in Greenford, West London.The move is part of wider plans by the retailer to ramp up its online operations in London and across the UK ahead of its September split with Ocado and in the face ...
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ArticleDX fined £200,000 after worker loses leg in forklift truck accident
Parcels and secure delivery firm DX Network Services has been fined £200,000 after “systemic” safety failures led to a worker losing a leg after being hit by a forklift truck.Warehouse worker Les More, 58, was hit by a forklift truck and trapped under the vehicle for an hour at the ...
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ArticleMeet the MT Awards shortlists - Fleet Truck of the Year sponsored by Texaco Lubricants
DAF XFHaving won the title twice in the past four years, it is no surprise to see the DAF XF again on the shortlist.What makes the XF such a good fleet truck? One of our panel of operators summed it up: “Best purchase price, best back up, good driver appeal, ...
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ArticleSouthgate Packaging dispatches over five million Covid-19 test kits
Southgate Packaging - sole packing contractor for Europa Warehouse - has dispatched over five million test kit bags since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic and continues to issue around 100,000 tests a week, the company has revealed.Southgate Packaging operates its distribution centre in partnership with Europa Warehouse at its ...
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ArticleCullimore MD celebrates drivers for their efforts during Covid-19
Gloucestershire haulier The Cullimore Group has nominated two of its drivers for the Road Haulage Association’s (RHA) HGV Heroes campaign, running to 13 August.The campaign celebrates hauliers working across multiple disciplines for their efforts in keeping essential goods moving around the country during the Covid-19 pandemic.The Cullimore Group’s nominees, Richard ...
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ArticleRHA classrooms to reopen for training on 6 July
The RHA is reopening its training classrooms with social distancing measures in place on Monday 6 July.The association has been given the go-ahead to offer classroom-based training after the recent change in government coronavirus guidance.Special measures are in place at RHA training sites to keep delegates safe, where staff will ...
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ArticleAbbey Logistics wins plastics contract with SABIC Europe
Abbey Logistics has signed a plastics distribution deal with Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) Europe.The contract will see Abbey providing bulk polymer granule distribution services throughout the UK using its large fleet of speciality tipping silo road tankers.Abbey Logistics business development director Mike Ellis said: “All of us at Abbey ...
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ArticleWhistl names new Parcelhub MD
Whistl has announced that Steve Marjoram has become the new MD of Parcelhub.He has spent the last four years as finance director at the company and replaces Mark Rosenberg who has moved to an advisory role until the end of the year.Rosenberg, who created the business Mail Workshop nearly 20 ...
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ArticleBrit-Pol targets international expansion with Krone trailer order
Brit-Pol has added 160 new trailers from Krone to its fleet.The move aims to take the the family-run business into new markets throughout the Benelux countries and other parts of Europe.Formed just over 10 years ago, Brit-Pol runs an average of 89 vehicles, delivering auto parts and general cargo.TIP, whose ...
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Currie continues buying spree with Laser Transport
Currie Solutions Group has made its third acquisition in 18 months with the purchase of Laser Transport International. It said the latest acquisition added a prime location in Kent, as well as new hubs in Coventry and Swindon to the group’s expanding network, which also includes sites in Holland and ...
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ArticleAS24 passes 1,000 filling stations mark
Fuel card provider AS24 has announced its customers now have access to 1,000 refuelling stations in 28 countries.It said the stations all utilise its chip and pin technology and all sites offer wide lanes and high-volume pump nozzles.Roland Saunion, AS24 UK and Ireland MD, said: “We are very proud to ...
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ArticleNew MD for Walkers Logistics
Walker Logistics has appointed a new MD, with William Walker, pictured, replacing Bob Montague.The company said Walker had held various roles since entering the family business and most recently served as sales and marketing director.He has also been working side-by-side with Montague “to allow a smooth transition and continuity of ...
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Royal Mail sheds jobs after slow reaction to parcels growth
About 2,000 jobs are set to go at Royal Mail after it admitted it had been too slow to adapt to a huge growth in parcels.As it published its financial results for the year ending 29 March 2020, Keith Williams, interim executive chair of Royal Mail Group, said: “In recent ...
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ArticleFree webinar - check your assets, protect your O-licence
A free webinar to be held on 22 July by Aquarius IT in association with Commercial Motor will explore the benefits of electronic versus paper when it comes to managing and reporting on road worthiness and compliance.The keynote speaker will be former senior traffic commissioner Beverley Bell CBE, now director ...
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ArticlePassport to a second life for Electra EV batteries
Electric HGV manufacturer Electra Commercial Vehicles has signed up to a battery monitoring service that provides vehicle owners with recommendations for extending the lifespan of their batteries.The Battery Passport enables operators to better understand their batteries, as well as providing a pathway for those being sold in the second-life market.The ...
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Unions and businesses unite behind push for hydrogen economy
Four of the UK’s biggest trade unions have added their support to a campaign backed by 41 businesses calling on the government to lay the foundations for a hydrogen strategy to create and sustain thousands of jobs.Unite, the GMB, Prospect and Unison, who collectively represent 200,000 workers in the energy ...
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Tough market in removals sees Pickfords profits fall
Increased competitive pressure in the moving market led to a 26.5% drop in pre-tax profits at Pickfords Move Management last year.Latest financial results for the removal company, for the year ended 30 September 2019, showed profits fell by £547,000 to £1.5m.Revenue reduced by almost £600,000 to £58.9m, with £30.3m of ...
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Acquisitions pay off for ARR Craib
ARR Craib made a pre-tax profit of £2.5m in the 18 months prior to its acquisition of Highland Haulage, its latest accounts showed.The Aberdeen headquartered company, with locations also in Cumbernauld, Stockton upon Tees and Great Yarmouth, also reported revenues of £79.4m during the period ending 28 September 2019.The accounting ...
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ArticleClimate Change Committee urges government to "seize the moment" to decarbonise transport
In its 2020 progress report to the UK government on cutting carbon emissions, ‘Reducing UK emissions - progress report to Parliament’, the Committee on Climate Change has called on ministers to “seize the opportunity” to turn Covid-19 into a “defining moment in the fight against climate change”.The report recommends urgent ...