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Top stories – Page 52
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ArticleMet Office warns new storm set to hit UK as Storm Isha forces road and bridge closures
The impact of Storm Isha has taken its toll on the M6 in Cumbria today (22 January), where two overturned lorries have created long delays, and on the A66, between Scotch Corner and the M6, where high winds have forced National Highways to close the road.
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ArticlePeel Ports recruits new director to help boost Port of Liverpool container operations
Peel Ports Group has strengthened its global container operations with the appointment of Marcus Connolly as its new strategic commercial director, as part of a wider strategy to increase the number of containers shipped into the Port of Liverpool that are destined for the north of Britain.
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ArticleMan arrested after fire destroys Owens Group warehouse
A 25-year-old local man has been arrested on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life following a major fire on Friday evening, which destroyed Owens Group’s Bridgend warehouse and a “long term” customer’s stock, within minutes.
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ArticleSNAP: industry weeks away from significant increase in driver wages
Haulage bosses could be facing a £1.5bn increase in their staff wage bills within weeks once the government’s new national living wage (NLW) kicks in, according to digital marketplace SNAP.
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ArticleStrong results for Cumbria’s Armstrong
Wm Armstrong increased turnover and profit last year as its general haulage and palletised goods activities returned to normal levels amid a post-pandemic environment.
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ArticleTraffic Commissioner vacancies open as two bow out
The traffic commissioners for the North West and Scotland have announced they are vacating their posts, prompting a recruitment drive to appoint successors.
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ArticlePowerday targets London with new electric skiploaders
Recycling and waste management firm Powerday has put into operation a pair of Volvo FE Electric skiploaders, two of the first to hit London’s streets.
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ArticleRecord year for Yodel with 191m parcels delivered
Yodel said 2023 was a record year for the business, with volumes up 3% to 191m parcels and revenues increasing by 3.4%.
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ArticleWincanton to go private after striking acquisition deal with Ceva Logistics
Wincanton has reached an agreement for Ceva Logistics, a subsidiary of French shipping firm CMA CGM, to take it over in a £566.9m deal.
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ArticleIndustry launches trailblazing transport refrigeration apprenticeship
Marshall Fleet Solutions (MFS) has hosted an industry-wide event marking the launch of the UK’s first dedicated apprenticeship for the transport refrigeration industry.
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Article‘Smart Motorways’ campaigner criticises government for risking lives
The widow of a motorist killed by an HGV driver on the M1 said she would not rest until the hard shoulder was returned to smart motorways across the country.
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ArticleBullet targets new senior director
Bullet Express has promoted warehousing and logistics specialist Wesley Riggins to be its director of storage and logistics, joining its senior leadership team.
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ArticleBusiness group’s boss takes to the pavement in vets’ charity event
Logistics UK’s chief executive will swap his office for the outside this Spring and sleep under the stars to raise money for veterans experiencing homeless in the UK.
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ArticlePre-pack sale saved parts of Bomfords’ operation
Bomfords Haulage’s goodwill and some of its assets were sold in a pre-pack deal to a subsidiary firm in the Bomfords Group, which helped rescue some of its business and staff, according to the administrator.
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ArticleHazchem Network welcomes WT Transport into the fold
WT Transport in Northampton has become the third haulier to join The Hazchem Network in recent months.
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ArticleLoss-making contracts contributed to demise of Gwynedd Shipping, administrators reveal
A number of loss-making contracts contributed to the demise of Anglesey-based logistics and shipping firm Gwynedd Shipping, according to the company’s joint administrators.
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ArticleTeesside set for hydrogen-fuelled HGV deliveries after £7m funding boost
Fuel distributer Exolum is to build a publicly accessible green hydrogen refuelling station near Middlesborough serving around 25 hydrogen-powered HGVs, supplied and maintained by Novuna Vehicle Solutions, as part of the Tees Valley Hydrogen Vehicle Ecosystem (HYVE) consortium.
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ArticleSignificant greenhouse gas savings can be made by switching to renewable fuels, Zemo study shows
Low carbon, renewable fuels can offer immediate cuts to HGV emissions, with some currently showing greater life cycle emissions savings than electric vehicles, according to new research by Zemo Partnership.
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ArticleWincanton set to deliver £50.5m profit despite HMRC contract loss and “challenging” market
Wincanton has continued to trade in line with market expectations during Q3 and is on track to deliver around £50.5m profit before tax for the financial year to 31 March 2024, despite losing a major HMRC contract and battling tough trading conditions.
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ArticleOwens Group sees profit halve in a year of “consolidation”
Owens (Road Services) Limited, which trades as Owens Group, saw pre-tax profit fall by more than half in the 12 months to 30 June 2023, in what the company described as a year of consolidation after “significant” growth.