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All Motor Transport articles in 2020 – Page 9
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ArticleGreener Ealing orders 32 Mercedes-Benz Econics for waste and recylable collections
A company set up by Ealing Council is now undertaking waste and recyclable collections after ordering 32 Mercedes-Benz Econics.Greener Ealing took over from the London council’s previous contractor following a strategic review and its fleet of 26-tonne, 6x2 refuse vehicles have attracted the maximum five stars from Transport for London’s ...
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Article"We want £10m in two years," says new Pall-Ex member
The newest member to join the Pall-Ex network only launched in July, but its directors said its aim was to generate revenues of £10m within two years.Synergix Logistics Solutions, based in High Wycombe, joined the pallet network to increase freight volume and it said the move would also help it ...
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ArticleYodel signs food delivery deal with Boroughbox
An explosion in demand for home food deliveries has led to a new partnership between Yodel and retailer Boroughbox.The deal sees Yodel providing a choice of options for home-bound customers wanting doorstep delivery convenience.The delivery company said country-wide restrictions had led to a boom in online grocery shopping, with a ...
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ArrowXL signs sofa deal with Abakus Direct
Sofa company Abakus Direct has plumped for ArrowXL to carry out deliveries throughout the UK.The delivery firm will be responsible for around 200 deliveries each week and customers will be able to choose a time using ArrowXL’s diary booking system.Victor Laskowski, Abakus Direct founder, said: “Our promise to our customers ...
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ArticleGovernment's road investment pledge "billions short of what's needed"
A promise by the government to splash out with the “biggest ever investment” in roads is still not enough to plug a backlog in maintenance, with billions more needed, according to the Asphalt Industry Alliance (AIA).This week’s comprehensive spending review (CSR) promised a “once in a generation” investment in infrastructure ...
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ArticleCommercial vehicle production down 25.6% in October
The large-scale transition to electric commercial vehicles and economic recovery can only be achieved if a “favourable” Brexit deal is thrashed out, according to the SMMT.Its comments followed the release of dire production figures for October, which showed CV manufacturing fell by 25.6%, with just 6,761 units leaving factory gates.The ...
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ArticleDVSA: "Industry has an image problem and driver shortage not our fault"
The DVSA’s chief executive told MPs that the industry’s significant driver shortage is an “image issue” and nothing to do with the enforcement agency’s testing capacity performance.Giving evidence to the transport select committee, Gareth Llewellyn said “no-one was knocking my door down” to tell him there were not enough HGV ...
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ArticleMeet the 2020 MT Award winners - Home Delivery Operator of the Year sponsored by Pall-Ex
MT editor Steve Hobson, DPD UK CEO Dwain McDonald, and Kevin Buchanan, group chief executive officer of sponsor Pall-ExFor DPD to have won the Home Delivery Operator of the Year award for the fourth year running is no mean feat but according to the judges, DPD’s ‘X factor’ lay in ...
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Article"Everything's picking up" - contract wins drive growth at Archbold
Archbold MD Alan MaherThe old saying that you make your own luck could easily have been written for distribution specialist Archbold Logistics.When the pandemic began wreaking havoc on sectors like events, hospitality and construction back in March, MD Alan Maher (pictured) remained confident that his own business could fight off ...
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ArticleMPs demand year's suspension of CAZ rollout
A group of MPs have urged the government to pause the rollout of Clean Air Zones (CAZ) for at least a year and review the evidence of their effectiveness in light of changing travelling patterns.The All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on road freight and logistics said no one was disputing ...
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ArticleScrap traffic commissioners and save millions, outgoing DVSA chief tells MPs
The chief executive of the DVSA has told an influential group of MPs that traffic commissioners should be “abolished” and operator cases pursued through the courts instead.Giving evidence to the transport select committee, which is currently investigating the work of the enforcement agency, outgoing chief Gareth Llewellyn described the TCs ...
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ArticleDX to open new hub amid "better than expected volumes and improving margins"
DX (Group) said trading for the first half of the new financial year remained ahead of expectations and ahead of the same period in 2019, with plans for another depot to open shortly.The parcel freight and courier company said the group was in a strong financial position, with “high levels ...
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ArticlePolice catch HGV driver watching video on phone in new motorway clampdown
An HGV driver on the M40 was so distracted by his mobile phone he was unaware of two police cars with their blue lights flashing attempting to stop him.The detail emerged following “record breaking” results from Warwickshire’s commercial vehicle unit (CVU), which patrolled motorways in the county in a lorry ...
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ArticleChristmas staff fulfilling online orders present Covid risk, HSE warns hauliers
The HSE is visiting haulage premises in the run-up to Christmas to ensure they are Covid-secure, amid a surge in demand for online shopping.It said that large numbers of agency and temporary workers were being recruited to fulfil orders and steps needed to be taken to make sure the risk ...
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ArticleMeet the 2020 MT Award winners - Livery of the Year
MT editor Steve Hobson with Malcolm Gibson, MD, Steve Porter Transport, Ian Beattie, MD, Knights of Old, Simon Nelson, MD, Nelson Distribution, and Vic Bunby, divisional director of Road Transport MediaWith the addition of Nelson Distribution and Steve Porter Transport to the Knights of Old portfolio, the larger brand ...
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ArticleExpect Distribution signs warehousing deal with Julian Charles
Expect Distribution has won a five-year warehousing contract with interiors manufacturer and supplier Julian Charles.Expect, which was named Haulier of the Year at the 2020 MT Awards, said the partnership will create an additional 15 jobs at the family run-business, including a contract manager at its Grattan site in Bradford.Manchester-based ...
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ArticleWhistl to move to 78,000sq ft Bristol depot
Whistl has revealed plans to transfer to a new 78,000sq ft depot at Bristol Patchway in 2021.The site is currently under development and will be used for the company’s business mail and parcel collection and sortation operations for the South West.Whistl currently has a depot near the new site which ...
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ArticleBoughey Distribution reports record volumes and deliveries during September and October
Boughey Distribution said September and October were the busiest two months in the company’s trading history.The Cheshire-based firm reported "unprecedented" storage volumes and deliveries during the period, triggered by the Covid-19 crisis, Brexit planning and Halloween and Christmas stockholding.With a focus on food logistics, Boughey said it had prospered during ...
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ArticleMeet the 2020 MT Award winners - Customer Care Award sponsored by Palletline
MT editor Steve Hobson, DPD UK CEO Dwain McDonald and Glenn Baker, network director of sponsor PalletlineDPD is the UK’s leading domestic parcels carrier, with 10 consecutive years of profit growth. It has more than doubled turnover since 2013 and 2019 was another successful year, with turnover up £72m to ...
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Article"We've had to right-size the business" – Simon Hobbs on a challenging first 10 months as Kinaxia chief executive
When Simon Hobbs says his induction as new Kinaxia boss wasn't what he expected it sounds like the understatement of the year. Within weeks of taking the reins back in late January, the Covid crisis saw volumes across the group slump by 35% and cash quickly begin to drain.In what ...