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No-deal tariffs would be 'absolutely dreadful' for truck makers and buyers
Leaving the EU without a deal would be “absolutely dreadful” for truck makers and buyers alike, making new vehicle acquisition prohibitively expensive, according to manufacturers.With the threat of crashing out of the EU a very real possibility, there are mounting concerns at the sky-high vehicle import tariffs that will come ...
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Government approves Birmingham Clean Air Zone and funding to aid local hauliers
The government has given Birmingham City Council the green light to roll out a charging clean air zone (CAZ) and approved £38m of mitigation funding.This includes £10.05m to help local hauliers and coach operators upgrade their fleets to the required Euro-6 standard.Announcing the government’s approval for its plan the council ...
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ArticleBowring Transport profit falls by a quarter as fuel costs bite
Diesel price increases combined with depreciation charges due to Bowring Transport’s fleet renewal programme saw pre-tax profit in the company’s haulage division fall by 25% last year.In the year to 31 May 2018, the Mansfield, Nottinghamshire-based company revealed that, despite a 5.5% rise in turnover in its haulage division to ...
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French shipping firm to complete takeover of CEVA Logistics
French shipping firm CMA CGM is set to takeover CEVA Logistics after building an almost 90% shareholding in the company after a public tender launched earlier this year.When the offer was launched in January this year CEVA Logistics, which is headquartered in Baar, Switzerland, called on shareholders to decline CMA ...
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Switch from Fortec to Palletways has paid off, says International Logistics Centre
Six months after leaving Fortec to join Palletways, Newark-based International Logistics Centre said it is reaping the benefits of Palletways’ IT system, which it claimed had cut administration hours at the haulage and freight forwarding business.The firm made the move from Fortec in October of last year. Andrew Morris, MD, ...
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Cardiff poised to reject charging clean air zone
Cardiff is set to become the fourth city to reject using a fee charging clean air zone (CAZ) to cut pollution levels.Rather than introducing a charging CAZ, Cardiff council is proposing spending £32m to upgrade the city’s buses and taxis to Euro-6 standard, as well as improving traffic flow in ...
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Palletforce and CM Downton owner, EV Cargo, incorporates in the UK
EV Cargo has incorporated in the UK, according to documents published at Companies House.EmergeVest-owned EV Cargo broke cover last autumn as a new parent company and corporate brand pulling together a diverse portfolio of road transport businesses.These comprise NFT Distribution, CM Downton, Palletforce, software firm Adjuno, freight-forwarder Allport Cargo Services ...
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ArticleO'Donovan Waste Disposal focuses on employees' mental and physical health
O’Donovan Waste Disposal has introduced a wellbeing strategy to support the physical and mental health of its 165 employees. The Dynamo Welfare Project teaches self-awareness techniques and ways to manage a range of negative emotions, including anxiety.It includes in-house interactive training modules for all staff and is designed to increase ...
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Former staff at Duncan Adams launch legal action over 'illegal' redundancies
Former staff at Duncan Adams are taking legal action against the Grangemouth haulier for failing to consult on their redundancies.The Unite union confirmed its solicitors have around 50 claims from employees, which will be lodged on their behalf.The company entered administration last week after an unsuccessful effort to sell the ...
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Wincanton wins three-year contract with distributor DCS Group
Wincanton is sitting pretty after a three-year contract award from Banbury-based beauty brand distributor DCS Group.The contract will involve nationwide transport, delivery and management of inter-site transfers of finished goods and stock.DCS sells and distributes products for health, beauty and household brands such as P&G, Unilever and Colgate through wholesale, ...
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Richard Read (Transport) to close doors at the end of March after pressure becomes too much
Gloucestershire-based Richard Read (Transport) is to close its transport business at the end of the month because it can no longer see a way to run it profitably.In a post on Facebook the haulier said: “It is with a heavy heart we announce that Richard Read (Transport) is to cease ...
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ArticleEddie Stobart labels Aggregate Industries' decision to chop it as regrettable; as independents come to the fore
Eddie Stobart Logistics (ESL) has labelled the premature end of its Concrete Products Division contract with Aggregate Industries (AI) as “regrettable” in a letter to affected staff.Last month motortransport.co.uk revealed that Aggregate Industries had ended its partnership with the haulier just over two years into a five-year deal and appointed ...
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ArticleHoward Tenens adds more CNG-powered Scania rigids to fleet after trial
Howard Tenens has added two more dedicated 26-tonne dedicated gas Scania rigids to its fleet after the “highly successful” trial of its initial two units, which joined the operation in October 2017.All four trucks, fuelled by compressed natural gas (CNG), are being analysed under the government’s Dedicated to Gas project, ...
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Brexit: Public Accounts Committee lambasts DfT for failing UK road transport
The DfT has been lambasted by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) for failing to ensure sufficient cross-channel freight capacity in the event of a no-deal Brexit.In a report published today (12 March), the committee reveals that, despite repeated warnings from the PAC, the DfT failed to take action to boost ...
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ArticleNew recruit at GV Group (Gate Ventures)
GV Group (Gate Ventures), which owns several brands offering logistics services within the foodservice sector, has appointed Darren Weeks as its group business director.The group owns Gate Ventures Food Transport, Foodmove and Repco, firms that provide food transport and logistics services for wholesalers, caterers and retailers.Weeks has joined the group ...
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Biffa acquisition casts shadow over subcontractors of Specialist Waste Recycling
Biffa’s acquisition of Specialist Waste Recycling (SWRNewstar), announced today (12 March), has raised questions about the future of the firm’s national network of haulage subcontractors.SWRNewstar, which was formed in 2017 through a merger of the waste brokerage businesses Specialist Waste Recycling and New Star Environmental, has been acquired by Biffa ...
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ArticleMassey Wilcox MD calls for government loan for trainee HGV drivers
Massey Wilcox Transport is calling on the government to tackle the driver shortage crisis by introducing a loan scheme for trainee HGV drivers, which would operate in a similar way to the student loan system.MD Robert Wilcox believes the scheme would address the driver shortage more rapidly than the year-long ...
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Aspray24 sold to Bushell Investment Group
Aspray Group has been acquired by Bushell Investment Group for an undisclosed sum.The company, which owns BIG Property Finance a short term loans specialist, said the buyout came after months of discussions between the two parties.Aspray Group, which is made up of three divisions: Aspray24 (registered as Aspray Transport at ...
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ArticleGrowing volumes sees Asco Foods secure deal with Prohire
Asco Foods has sealed a contract hire and maintenance deal with Prohire for two 26-tonne Mercedes-Benz Actros vehicles and a DAF 18-tonner.Asco Foods director Sunny Chadha said the deal was in response to the firm’s increasing volumes of bulk goods.“That has resulted in needing the right payload and the ability ...
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Pallet-Track founders sell controlling stake in network to TPA Capital
Private equity company TPA Capital has taken a controlling stake in Wolverhampton-based Pallet-Track.In a statement released today (11 March), TPA Capital said it was delighted to strike the deal with the pallet network, which has 90 haulier members.Set up by MD Nigel Parkes in 2002, with commercial director Carl Jones, ...