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Cabotage rights become bargaining chip in Brexit talks
The cabotage rights of EU hauliers in the UK could be suspended if the EU does not agree to allow UK hauliers continued access to Europe in the event of a no-deal Brexit, the UK government has warned.The EU is currently working on legislation that will allow UK hauliers basic ...
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LoCITY Fuels in Action event to take freight operators 'Beyond ULEZ'
London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) is now less than two months away, going live on 8 April.After this date, HGVs not meeting Euro-6 emission standards will have to pay £100 per day to operate in the ULEZ while non-Euro-6 vans and other smaller vehicles will pay £12.50.But the ULEZ ...
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Menzies Distribution secures £25m credit line to fuel its development
Menzies Distribution has described its new £25m credit facility with Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) as a milestone in its aim to become the UK’s leading national logistics partner. The new revolving credit facility runs for five years and is the first that the company has struck under the ownership ...
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ArticleKB Event makes trio of promotions
KB Event has made three promotions with Howard Dearsley, Amy Woods and Laura Meredith taking on new roles. Dearsley, who joined KB Event in January 2007 as a trainee manager, is now head of operations. This is a newly created position that will see him oversee an expanded operations team.Woods, ...
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ArticleApprenticeship Levy monies must be freed up for vital training
The Treasury has to act quickly to release some of the £83m the logistics industry has paid in the Apprentice Levy between April 2017 and March 2018 to help fill the skills gap as the UK heads for Brexit on March 29, says FTA head of skills Sally Gilson.The levy ...
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ArticleExpect Distribution triggers major warehouse expansion to meet “unprecedented” growth levels
Expect Distribution is set to open its fourth warehouse next month and is on the hunt for a fifth after forecasting “unprecedented growth” this year.The Bradford-based family firm has opened a 193,000sq ft warehouse on a 10 acre site, less than one mile from the firm’s head office, as part ...
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Currie Solutions snaps up PS Ridgway of Dundee
Currie Solutions has bought PS Ridgway of Dundee for an undisclosed sum.In a statement the acquirer said that “the business will be merged with the Currie group and brings several key benefits to both businesses.“Increased revenues, enhanced geographical footprint, traffic synergies and wider pallet network opportunities which in return will ...
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ArticleConnect Group secures multi-million pound contract extension with Daily Mirror publisher
Connect Group has secured an extension to its major distribution contract with Daily Mirror publisher Reach.Connect-owned Smiths News has agreed a new deal that will run from October 2019 to September 2024, securing annual revenue of circa £220m, the group said in a statement to investors.Reach's newspaper portfolio also includes ...
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ArticleDick Denby still hopeful for road trial of Eco-Link after 17 years
Dick Denby, chairman of Lincolnshire haulier Denby Transport, is having another go at persuading the DfT to allow a road trial of his Eco-Link double-trailer combination.Denby, together with his son and MD Peter Denby, will speak at the RHA Spring Conference on 4 April , where they will seek to ...
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ArticleTuffnells completes semi-trailer refresh
Tuffnells has completed the roll out of more than 35 rebranded semi-trailers, as part of a revitalisation of the loss-making irregular dimension and weight specialist.The company has taken delivery of 14 Don-Bur box van trailers, which are in addition to 12 box van trailers received from the manufacturer in the ...
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ArticleWork on M20 Brexit emergency fallback to commence this weekend
Overnight work on the M20 in Kent to install a temporary steel barrier that keeps traffic flowing in the event of disruption after Brexit starts this weekend.Highways England said it had learned lessons from Operation Stack and that its new package of measures, collectively called Operation Brock, were “a significant ...
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ArticleMark Thompson Transport uses Apprenticeship Levy money to fund three rising stars
From left: Daniel Robb, Caitlin Roberts and Jack TinsleyThe transport and logistics industry has paid an estimated £130m in Apprentice Levy taxation since its introduction in April 2017 but has reclaimed only a fraction of this sum to fund training new or existing staff.With Brexit expected to lead to a ...
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ArticleAggregate Industries and Eddie Stobart Logistics partnership brought to abrupt halt; Wincanton to take over the work
Eddie Stobart Logistics (ESL) is to be replaced by Wincanton as logistics partner for Aggregate Industries’ Concrete Products division just over two years into a five-year contract, Motortransport.co.uk has learnt.The contract went live in October 2016, having been publicised in June of that year.ESL replaced XPO Logistics, which had been ...
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ArticlePalletline purchases long-term network member Fast Forward Distribution
Palletline has purchased long-term member Fast Forward Distribution.Based in Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, Fast Forward was set up in 1988 and has been a member of Palletline since the network was founded in 1992.The deal, completed on December 14, facilitates the retirement of Fast Forward’s owners Mark and Anne Henness.Graham Leitch, MD ...
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Sir Mike Penning added to Microlise Transport Conference line-up
Sir Mike Penning MP, chairman of the newly established Road Freight and Logistics All-Party Parliamentary Group will address delegates at the Microlise Transport Conference this May.He will use his presentation to outline the aims and objectives of the group.First elected in his Hemel Hempstead constituency in May 2005, Penning served ...
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ArticleEDG Group snaps up fellow TPN member Enterprise Freight and Transport Services
Basildon-based EDG Group has taken over fellow TPN member Enterprise Freight and Transport Services.The group, which joined TPN in September 2017, has bought Enterprise’s assets, customer base and goodwill, but not the Enterprise name.The deal also sees all 31 Enterprise employees transfer to EDG Group as well as a fleet ...
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Administrators pursue director of D&A Media Bristol for unpaid sum
The administrators of a Cardiff-based haulage firm are pursuing legal action against one of the company’s former directors for an unpaid debt.In a report to creditors of D&A Media Bristol, joint administrator Huw Powell at Begbies Traynor said the sum of £51,374 is due from Richard Grimes, who resigned as ...
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ArticleMalcolm Logistics puts new generation of award-winning extendable trailer into service
Malcolm Logistics has introduced a new generation of its award-winning extendable skeletal trailer.The original 15.6m extended skeletal trailer, which is used with 50ft containers, was a double winner at the Motor Transport Awards in 2015, taking the Low Carbon and Innovation trophies.Malcolm Logistics has now introduced eight of the latest ...
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ArticleDAF Trucks continues trials of all-electric CF truck for urban operations
DAF Trucks has continued development of its all-electric CF tractor unit with delivery of a trial unit to Dutch operator Tinie Manders Transport.It is one of several CF Electrics now in operation in the Netherlands and Belgium, which DAF is using to fine-tune the technology ahead of launching the vehicle ...
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Ocado hit by capacity shortfall after major blaze at Andover hub
Online grocer Ocado has warned of capacity constraints and a drag on sales growth following a major fire at its Andover Customer Fulfilment Centre (CFC).The blaze, which started yesterday morning (5 February) in a corner of the ambient zone, was not contained as first believed and spread overnight.Whilst now under ...