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ArticleDPD's NHS Thursday sets higher target as idea gathers pace
DPD’s ‘NHS Thursday’ initiative has gathered momentum, with the parcel firm gearing up to deliver more than 60,000 donated items to hospitals thanks to the generosity of its staff.The idea, prompted by staff nurse Nikitta Jones writing an email to DPD chief executive Dwain McDonald earlier this month, sees an ...
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ArticleCompany that bought Mark Priestley SDT fails to make agreed payments
A company set up to buy the business and assets of Slough-based Mark Priestley SDT, which entered insolvency proceedings last year, has failed to make payments in line with the agreed terms, according to the administrator.Mark Priestley SDT entered administration in February 2019 before newly incorporated business PSDT snapped up ...
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ArticleDemand for warehousing and distribution space up 10% in Q1
Demand for warehousing and distribution space increased by 10% during the first quarter of the year, but was 20% below the five-year average due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Latest research from Colliers International showed that in Q1 there was 7.5 sq ft of take-up for letting more than 100,000 sq ft ...
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ArticleXPO Logistics adds COVID-19 dashboard to digital freight platform
XPO Logistics has introduced a new digital dashboard for shippers and carriers in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.The company integrated the tools with its XPO Connect digital freight platform in Europe and North America.Mario Harik, chief information officer, XPO Logistics, said: “We’re giving our customers a central source of vital ...
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ArticleTransport sector companies recognised in Queen's Awards for innovation and business performance
Companies working in the transport sector have been celebrating their prestigious Queen’s Awards for innovation and business performance.Leyland Trucks was awarded the accolade for Enterprise for International Trade after demonstrating year-on-year export growth.Manufacturing the full range of DAF products, Leyland trucks are exported all over the world and over the ...
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ArticleEuropa Road in fleet investment
Europa Worldwide Group has invested in 70 new trailers for its Europa Road division.Replacing existing units, the 40 new Krone vari-deck box trailers from ICTS Group are UK registered and equipped with height-adjustable loading beams for double deck transport to accommodate both European and UK pallets.In addition, 30 new curtainsiders ...
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ArticleFreshLinc converts child's tribute to NHS and transport workers into trailer wrap
FreshLinc has turned a school project into a moving artwork after receiving a picture thanking the NHS and transport workers.The picture, emblazoned with a rainbow and heart and including the words: ‘Thank You to Our Transport Workers’ was passed to the temperature-controlled operator after a six-year-old daughter of one of ...
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ArticleFerguson Transport and Shipping furloughs 26 drivers but calls for more flexible scheme
Ferguson Transport and Shipping has furloughed 26 drivers and 14 staff following the launch of the government's Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme portal this week, after being reassured payments for furloughed workers will arrive in the company's bank account within six days of a claim being submitted online.However, MD Alasdair Ferguson ...
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ArticleTuffnells reports surge in medical consignments
Tuffnells has seen a significant increase in consignments for medical products and healthcare supplies as it continues to deliver vital items to essential businesses and services dealing with COVID-19.Order data comparing February to March showed an 89% increase in consignments for medical products and a 49% increase for healthcare supplies.Orders ...
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ArticleWhistl launches low-volume parcel delivery service for e-tailers
Delivery management firm Whistl has launched a trial in three locations of a new delivery service for low volume e-tailers who cannot access competitive parcel pricing due to their low volumes.The service which is launching in the West Midlands (Minworth), South Yorkshire (Dinnington) and Nottingham will see Whistl collect parcels ...
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ArticleCOVID-19 lockdown forcing fleets to digitise services
The COVID-19 lockdown has led to a rapid expansion in the digitisation of fleet services, according to the Association of Fleet Professionals (AFP).Co-chair Paul Hollick revealed the trend now spanned the entire transport and logistics industry, from service providers to how employers communicated with drivers.“Much of this trend has been ...
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ArticleNew survey of fleet managers reveals true impact of COVID-19 crisis
Fleet operators are calling for the industry to pull together to help their businesses survive through the COVID-19 crisis, according to a new report.More than 50 UK commercial fleet companies shared their immediate and longer-term concerns in an independent survey, commissioned by Fleet Source (March 2020).Nearly three-quarters said they feared ...
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ArticleMAN to restart bus and truck production
MAN Truck and Bus is to restart its bus and truck plants at reduced capacity from next week, six weeks after halting production in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic.The manufacturer stopped production in mid-March to protect its employees and in response to broken supply chains and a sharp drop ...
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ArticleDaimler and Volvo in new joint venture to launch first hydrogen powered trucks by 2024
Daimler Truck and Volvo Group are launching a joint venture to develop, produce and commercialise hydrogen fuel cell systems for HGVs and buses.The first two trucks are planned to be on the road by 2024/25, ahead of mass production by the mid-2030s.The deal will see Daimler consolidate its entire hydrogen ...
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ArticleGray & Adams given Queen's Award for Enterprise in Innovation
Temperature-controlled trailer manufacturer Gray & Adams has been recognised with a Queen’s Award for Enterprise in Innovation for its double deck design.The Fraserburgh-based company pioneered temperature-controlled lifting deck trailer technology in the nineties and aims to provide practical commercial solutions while reducing the impact of its activities on the environment.It ...
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ArticleLogistics sector will survive the pandemic and thrive, XPO chief tells shareholders
Recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic could begin as early as next year, with the logistics industry benefitting from new behaviours that could launch an e-commerce boom and more collaborative ways of working forged during the crisis, according to XPO chief executive Bradley Jacobs.In a letter to shareholders published this week, ...
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ArticleGuarantee 100% of COVID-19 business loans or face economic meltdown, RHA warns government
Hauliers are struggling to access loans via the government’s Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) which could leave hundreds of operators facing financial ruin, the RHA has warned.The news comes on the same day as the road transport industry sent a joint letter to prime minister Boris Johnson pleading for ...
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ArticleBridgestone revives production at its European plants as Italy and Spain ease pandemic lockdowns
Tyre manufacturer Bridgestone is re-opening its European plants from today (20 April 2020).The move comes as Italy and Spain take measures to ease their COVID-19 lockdowns.The firm’s manufacturing plants in Bari in Italy and Lanklaar in Belgium opened today, whilst the Béthune plant in France will reopen tomorrow.The re-opening of ...
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ArticleGovernment launches website of motorway facilities open to lorry drivers during lockdown
The DfT has launched a website of motorway services to help ease hauliers’ journeys as they deliver vital supplies during the COVID-19 pandemic.The website provides a list of those services on the national road network which are still operating and open to lorry drivers during the lockdown, and the facilities ...
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Transport industry bodies plead for more coronavirus support in letter to prime minister
The road transport industry has sent a joint letter to prime minister Boris Johnson pleading for extra help during the coronavirus pandemic to prevent “widescale business collapse that could reduce capacity by as much as 50%”.The letter, written by the RHA and co-signed by five other bodies representing road transport, ...