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Latest news – Page 388
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No-deal Brexit border chaos could see hauliers fined £300 for queue-jumping
Hauliers heading for the Channel crossings in the event of a no-deal Brexit will face a £300 fine if they try to avoid queues by using alternative routes to those designated under Operation Brock. Hauliers without the proper paperwork needed at the border will also be turned back.These are some ...
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ArticleELB Partners' work with EP Training Services helps keep the wheels turning
ELB Partners, based in London’s Wimbledon, will be looking to recruit at least 12 HGV drivers this year as its partnership with EP Training Services continues to bear fruit.The haulier has worked with EP Training services for the past few years and has recruited up to 15 newly qualified drivers ...
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Collapse of British Steel and Wolf Minerals cost Hargreaves Services £16.1m
The collapse of British Steel and Wolf Minerals left Hargreaves Services £16.1m out of pocket for the year ended 31 May, the company said today.Publishing its full year accounts, Hargreaves Services said the cessation of trading at Wolf Minerals last October and the liquidation of British Steel in May turned ...
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ArticleUnipart Logistics keeps cool with refrigerated trailers for NHS work
Unipart Logistics is putting a new fleet of temperature managed trailers into service on its NHS Supply Chain logistics contract, which it was awarded earlier this year.In total 25 new Gray & Adams box trailers will be introduced with the final units expected in place next month.Supplied via Close Brothers ...
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Mark Attwell takes helm at Matthew Kibble Transport as group enters next stage of growth
A management restructuring at Matthew Kibble Transport has seen operations director Mark Attwell promoted to the role of MD with former incumbent Matthew Kibble now chairman.The management team has also been boosted with the addition of Chris Flynn, who has joined as group operations director.Flynn's former posts include Sprint Deliver ...
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Wren Kitchens to open sixth depot with plans for three more
Kitchen retailer and Motor Transport Awards winner Wren Kitchens is on the hunt for drivers and warehouse staff as it prepares to open a new depot on the outskirts of Manchester.The four-acre transport hub, which opens this month, joins the retailer’s five others in Howden, Barton, Bristol, Stansted and Larkhall.This ...
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Boughey Distribution sees Brexit bounce
Customers stockpiling for the UK’s original departure date from the EU drove Boughey Distribution to record a leap in turnover and operating profit in the year to 31 May 2019.In results published today (30 July), Boughey Distribution owner NWF said its food distribution business had high storage levels throughout the ...
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ArticleEuropa Worldwide extends apprenticeship programme
Europa Worldwide Group is to run its apprenticeship driver programme for the second year after its first two candidates passed with flying colours.Europa’s Warehouse to Wheels initiative is open to both new and existing staff and aims to attract young drivers. The programme includes a year-long apprenticeship to become a ...
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ArticleLTS Global Solutions takes on Jeff Broom to lead events logistics division
Birmingham-based logistics firm LTS Global Solutions has taken on Jeff Broom, former exhibition services manager at Europa Worldwide Logistics, to head up its newly launched event logistics division.Dubbed Show Freight by LTS, the division offers end to end management of event logistics projects - from customs clearances to the provision ...
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Grants to help hauliers upgrade fleets ahead of Leeds Clean Air Zone delayed by mix-up
Leeds City Council is to launch a second funding round after a mistake left hauliers ineligible for grants to help them update their fleets before the city’s clean air zone (CAZ) launches next year.Hauliers based in or operating within Leeds were invited to apply for grants of up to £16,000 ...
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Don't dismiss the value of driver medicals after Doctors on Wheels incident, says Dr Grant Charlesworth-Jones
Following the Doctors on Wheels incident that has seen DVSA refuse to accept driver medicals conducted by the firm, Dr Grant Charlesworth-Jones, medical director of D4Drivers, sets out why operators shouldn't dismiss the value of a check-up conducted correctly.With the average age of an HGV driver in the UK nearing ...
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Direct Vision Standard is not the best approach to reducing road deaths, warn transport associations
Both the RHA and FTA have reiterated their opposition to TfL’s Direct Vision Standard (DVS) arguing there are more effective ways to reduce vulnerable road user casualties on the capital’s roads.The statements came as TfL marked three months to go until hauliers are able to apply for safety permits, a ...
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LGV Driver Apprenticeship to include C+E licence by the autumn
The Large Goods Vehicle (LGV) Driver Apprenticeship should include the category C+E licence by the autumn, motortransport.co.uk has learnt.The Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IFATE), the body which approves apprenticeships, is set to greenlight the inclusion of the C+E licence on 4 September.Earlier this year FTA said the absence ...
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ArticleMammoet to buy heavy lift specialist ALE
Mammoet has has signed an agreement to acquire UK-based competitor ALE.Closing of the transaction is subject to approval of the relevant competition authorities, according to Motortransport.co.uk sister title Heavy Lift & Project Forwarding International (HLPFI)Paul van Gelder, CEO of Mammoet, said: “We are very happy with this agreement. Mammoet ...
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ArticleGrant Shapps succeeds Chris Grayling as transport secretary
Grant Shapps has replaced Chris Grayling as Secretary of State for Transport as part of newly installed Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s cabinet reshuffle.Shapps was most recently Minister for State for International Development, having been chairman of the Conservative Party before this.He replaces Grayling after a difficult period that saw the ...
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ArticleWilliam Kirk completes journey from Palletline to Palletforce
Kinaxia Logistics-owned William Kirk has officially completed its move to Palletforce, which is part of rival grouping EV Cargo.Last year Palletforce chief executive Michael Conroy confirmed to motortransport.co.uk that the Macclesfield, Cheshire based haulier was joining the pallet network from Palletline.Conroy stated that he had no issue with Kinaxia-owned companies ...
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ArticleEddie Stobart Logistics and University of Bolton launch joint degree course
Eddie Stobart Logistics and The University of Bolton have launched a three-year degree course in Logistics & Supply Chain Management.The BSc degree programme, which will see representatives of both the university and Eddie Stobart Logistics interview them before acceptance onto the course, guarantees a graduate job for successful students.The degree ...
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ArticleDfT rules out mandatory registration and test scheme for trailers
There is to be no mandatory registration and testing scheme for trailers, after a review found human error is a far more common reason for serious incidents.The DfT found that trailer defects are not a major cause of injury incidents and from the data collated, there were just 20 collisions ...
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Laser Transport scrapes a profit as the pound's Brexit devaluation takes a toll
Laser Transport International made a £3,579 pre-tax profit last year as it continued to battle against a weak pound trading 13% lower against the euro than in 2016.The Hythe-based company reported a turnover of £17.3m for the year ending 31 December 2018, compared with the previous year’s £17.4mThe company’s principle ...
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TNT UK revealed as DX Group successor on Home Office passport delivery contract
TNT UK has clinched a major three year deal with the Home Office for the secure delivery of passports and related documents, motortransport.co.uk can reveal.The logistics operator will take over the contract from incumbent DX Group in January, following a competitive tender, which saw DX Group knocked out of the ...