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MT ArticleDriver commended for putting out fire on refuse collection vehicle
From left: Leighton Cousins, Sean Clayton and Ian O'DriscollA waste and recycling HGV driver has been commended for his quick thinking after he put out a fire in his vehicle caused by a battery thrown into general waste.West Northampton Council said its crew had averted an expensive and messy clean-up ...
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MT ArticleMeat wholesaler saves money by switching from diesel fridges
A meat wholesaler said it had generated substantial fuel savings by running a pair of Hultsteins’ diesel-free hydraulic drive transport refrigeration units (TRUs).Tican Chilled reckoned it had saved about 30% on fuel costs across each of systems fitted to 18-tonne CNG powered Scanias.The TRUs use a hydraulic pump, which is ...
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MT ArticleVision Logistical Solutions snapped up by US firm Associated Couriers Inc
Associated Couriers Inc, a US supplier for radiopharmaceutical and healthcare logistics, has acquired Vision Logistical Solutions as part of a wider group strategy to expand into the UK.Associated Couriers, which is part of the German group Life Logistics Global (LLG), is a courier and delivery service provider specializing in the ...
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BCA Automotive signs delivery partnership with SsangYong Motors UK
BCA Automotive has forged a vehicle delivery partnership with SsangYong Motors UK.The partnership, launched this week, will operate from Portbury Docks in Bristol and aims to boost SsangYong Motors UK's delivery capacity to UK dealers.BCA, which provides a one-stop shop for automotive services for OEMs, dealers and leasing companies, operates ...
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Europa Worldwide opens Liverpool sales office
Europa Worldwide has opened its first office in Liverpool as it expands its presence in the North West.The move is part of a £500,000 investment to increase its UK European road freight sales network at its Europa Road division.The company said it was attracted to Liverpool by the number of ...
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MT ArticleWren Kitchens faces opposition to resubmitted plans for new Essex distribution centre
Wren Kitchens has submitted revised plans for a distribution centre at Great Hallingbury, close to Junction 8 of the M11, after the original scheme was turned down last year.The proposed development would replace Wren's current site at Stansted Airport, where the lease is due to expire next year.The revised scheme ...
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MT ArticleCargo-Partner expands into UK with full acquisition of Aztek International Freight
Manchester-based Aztek International Logistics has been acquired in full by Austrian transport giant Cargo-Partner.The acquisition follows a joint venture between Aztek International Freight and Cargo-Partner in 2021 which saw it acquire a third of Aztek’s shares.This latest deal sees Cargo-Partner buy the remaining two thirds of the company’s shares and ...
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MT ArticleLloyd Fraser beats rivals to win bid for logistics unit in Runcorn
Third party logistics provider Lloyd Fraser has signed up for a 43,078sq ft unit at Runcorn's Whitehouse Industrial Estate following a competitive bidding process.Lloyd Fraser has taken a five-year lease on the unit, which will be used for its retail logistics business.The Rugby-based company operates from around 16 locations around ...
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MT ArticleTransport division of T Wilson & Sons (Farmers) acquired by Len Wright Salads
North-West produce company Len Wright Salads (LWS) has acquired the transport division of T Wilson & Sons (Farmers).LWS, which has operating licences for 40 trucks and 50 trailers, hailed the acquisition as an “amalgamation of skills and experience that will enable first-class transport services to be delivered to existing and ...
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MT ArticleLondon Medway sees record rates of unaccompanied freight in April
London Medway, which is part of the Peel Ports Group, is reporting its busiest ever month for unaccompanied freight between the UK and France.Last month the port broke records after the service, which is run by DFDS, carried nearly 4,000 trailers on its vessels across the channel on its route ...
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MT ArticleHellmann Worldwide fights back to black in 2021
Hellmann Worldwide is back in the black after a year of “both challenge and opportunity”, the company has revealed.The group, which was founded 150 years ago in Germany, is a global multimodal logistics provider specialising in vertical markets which include pharma, perishables, automotive, consumer goods and fashion.Hellmann, which employs around ...
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MT ArticleJJ Food Service adds 40 Isuzu Grafters to fleet
Wholesaler JJ Food Service has placed an order for 40 Isuzu 13.5-tonnne vehicles and 3.5-tonne Grafters with Solomon Commercials.Each of the 20 13.5-tonne bodies has been manufactured to specific requirements with triple doors, rear docking plates, flexible bulkhead and a GAH refrigeration unit with three-phase electric standby.The 20 Grafters will ...
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MT ArticleGMB union rejects Asda's improved pay offer to drivers
Asda said it had made an improved offer for staff as part of an ongoing dispute over pay, but that it had been rejected by the union without drivers getting a chance to vote on it.The supermarket giant responded after the GMB union said a consultative ballot of 8,000 workers ...
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MT ArticleHMT Group employs Isuzu Grafter as training vehicle
Warehouse and logistics business HMT Group is encouraging non-HGV drivers to make the step up to Class 1 and 2 driving levels with the use of an Isuzu Grafter 3.5-tonner as a training vehicle.It’s the first Isuzu truck in the group’s fleet and is being used within the company’s Palletline ...
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MT ArticlePlant firms call on Asset Alliance for major fleet expansion
Plant and equipment specialists Enable Hire and Enable Welfare have acquired more than 40 new assets on hire purchase, including 15 Mercedes-Benz vans, with funding from Asset Alliance.The sister businesses doubled the size of their combined fleet and also invested in lighting equipment and welfare cabins, which has allowed them ...
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MT ArticleCollet moves 172-tonne transformer for National Grid
Heavy haulage specialist Collett’s latest project involved transporting a 172-tonne super grid transformer to the National Grid’s Feckenham substation.Relying on the latest addition to the fleet, the Collett team mobilised its new 250-tonne capacity Goldhofer girder bridge to facilitate the movement of the transformer over a weekend to its location ...
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MT ArticleXPO tanker drivers call off strike action after 27% pay rise
XPO said it had remained “an employer of choice” for fuel tanker drivers after striking a deal with the union which raised pay by an average of £12,000.“The vastly improved” deal was agreed after the 57 drivers on the outsourced Tesco petrol station contract recorded a 100% vote for strike ...
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MT ArticlePallet-Track hails staff at Wigan hub after "fantastic achievement"
Pallet-Track’s Wigan hub has hit its two millionth pallet milestone less than five years after it opened.The 70,000sq ft Ashton-in-Makerfield site was selected because of its close proximity to the motorway network and initially engaged with 30 of Pallet-Track’s shareholder members.It handled 998 pallets on its opening night on 7 ...
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MT ArticleWincanton wins e-fulfilment deal with The White Company
Wincanton has won a five-year contract providing services for luxury lifestyle retailer The White Company.The contract starts immediately and sees Wincanton provide multi-channel fulfilment services, including international e-commerce order fulfilment and store replenishment for more than 60 stores in the UK and Ireland.Wincanton said it would start by managing The ...
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MT ArticleXPO wins extension to Tesco fuel contract
XPO Logistics has been awarded a multi-year contract renewal by Tesco to distribute fuel to the supermarket's consumer filling stations throughout the UK.XPO uses 350 specially trained drivers to collect fuel at nationwide fuel terminals and allocate it to more than 500 Tesco consumer filling stations and regional distribution centres.This ...