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Scunthorpe haulier files notice of intention to appoint administrator
Scunthorpe-based Intake Transport, which offers general haulage, heavy haulage and warehousing, has filed notice of its intention to appoint an administrator, in an attempt to save the business from liquidation.
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H. Parkinson’s demise linked to dilapidations dispute
The company had been trading for more than 60 years.
Skills shortage and AI pose key challenges to logistics sector, survey reveals
A newly published survey of global logistics firms and goods manufacturers has identified internal skills shortages, complex customs regulations, the challenge of AI, and geopolitical disruption, as major market hurdles
Woodside Logistics helps Palletforce strengthen presence across Ireland
Woodside Logistics Group has joined Palletforce as its newest member and will handle the network’s operations in both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
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H. Parkinson’s demise linked to dilapidations dispute
Skills shortage and AI pose key challenges to logistics sector, survey reveals
Woodside Logistics helps Palletforce strengthen presence across Ireland
Enterprise Flex-E-Rent invests in 15 new recruits for its HGV apprentice programme
UKWA chief calls on government for sector support at annual Parliamentary Luncheon
TfL concedes ULEZ fines issued to Dutch hauliers in foreign currency are illegal
Scunthorpe haulier files notice of intention to appoint administrator
“Excellent service” sees Kinaxia land two year contract extension with Eurocell
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Enterprise Flex-E-Rent invests in 15 new recruits for its HGV apprentice programme
Enterprise Flex-E-Rent has recruited a new cohort of 15 apprentices in the UK and Ireland to join its two-year HGV mechanic or panel beater apprentice programme, as part of a long-term strategy to invest in more specialist apprentices against the backdrop of the ongoing skills shortage affecting the industry.
UKWA chief calls on government for sector support at annual Parliamentary Luncheon
The UK Warehousing Association reiterated its call for the government to appoint a Logistics Minister and urged it to support a roll out of commercial rooftop solar power and reform apprenticeships, at its recent Annual House of Lords Luncheon.
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Resource planning software for the transport industry: no longer just for the big boys
Operators and suppliers in the transport and distribution industry are fast becoming aware of the benefits associated with using an efficient enterprise resource planning (ERP) system, but they can be forgiven for not fully understanding how to select a solution that best fits their business model.
How transport and logistics providers can drive successful post-M&A integration
The transport sector has been operating under turbulent conditions for the past few years, facing substantial cost increases amid unprecedented global pressures and economic and social disruption. These circumstances come amid wider transformation in the sector, as emerging EV technologies, cleaner vehicle fleet options, and innovations posed by artificial intelligence ...
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H. Parkinson’s demise linked to dilapidations dispute
The company had been trading for more than 60 years.
Woodside Logistics helps Palletforce strengthen presence across Ireland
Woodside Logistics Group has joined Palletforce as its newest member and will handle the network’s operations in both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
Enterprise Flex-E-Rent invests in 15 new recruits for its HGV apprentice programme
Enterprise Flex-E-Rent has recruited a new cohort of 15 apprentices in the UK and Ireland to join its two-year HGV mechanic or panel beater apprentice programme, as part of a long-term strategy to invest in more specialist apprentices against the backdrop of the ongoing skills shortage affecting the industry.
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A New Era for renewable fuel supplies dawns in Essex
The use of renewable fuels such as hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) to cut carbon emissions from diesel trucks now rather than waiting for battery electric vehicles to develop into a more practical solution is becoming increasingly popular.
‘SMEs are in a massive hole over electric but the approach is too blinkered’
Chris Clowes, executive director of global logistics consultancy, SCALA, considers the ways other countries are tackling HGV fleet decarbonisation, and the lessons operators can learn from a domestic market still claiming record numbers of casualties
Battery electric nothing new for Bradshaw Electric Vehicles
Battery electric vehicles are sometimes regarded as new-fangled devices but they were first seen on the roads of Europe in the 1890s and in the 1960s the UK had the world’s largest fleet of BEVs in the days when electric milk floats were a common sight on every street. Today ...
Renault Trucks shows that electric trucks can do the job at only a 5% price premium
Renault Trucks has been on its battery electric vehicle (BEV) industrial manufacturing journey for four years now and recently held a series of open days at its electric demo centre based at its axle plant in Saint-Priest near Lyon to give an update on progress.
The APC still flying the flag for independent couriers 30 years on
The APC was founded 30 years ago as The Alternative Parcels Company and still has an unusual ownership model in the parcels world, in that it is owned by its 103 independent, entrepreneurial delivery-and-collection couriers.
‘There are ways round the cost of buying electric but hydrogen’s a non-starter…’
John Granby, director of e-Truck and e-Van at EO Charging, has worked in the automotive sector for over 25 years, including spells with Scania and MAN Truck & Bus. Prior to joining EO in 2021, he led the development of Tevva’s hydrogen electric trucks across the UK. Here he tells ...