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All Motor Transport articles in 2020 – Page 2
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ArticleClassroom ADR training suspended in Tier 4 but courses can be completed online
A leading industry training provider has urged drivers to continue with their dangerous goods (ADR) courses remotely after the DVSA ordered classrooms in Tier 4 areas to be closed and exams suspended to help control the spead of Covid-19.Speaking to motortransport.com, Vicky Corridan, owner of Corridans in North Lincolnshire, said: ...
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Article"Stranded truckers not out of the woods yet," warns RHA chief executive
RHA chief executive Richard Burnett has congratulated the Secretary of State for Transport Grant Shapps for his part in the re-opening of the UK-French border but warned that the situation is far from resolved and that hundreds of drivers may not make it home for Christmas.The border has reopened for ...
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ArticleGlencar wins hat-trick of new logistics and industrial contracts worth over £20m
Construction firm Glencar has secured three new contracts valued at in excess of £20m for logistics and industrial development projects at sites in Northampton, Dartford and Witham, Essex.The new projects include a 130,000sq ft warehouse and logistics unit being developed speculatively by GLP on the final plot of its G-Park ...
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Motor Transport Top 100 2020 reveals winners and losers in UK transport
The 2020 Motor Transport Top 100 has highlighted the success of online retailing even before the Covid-19 pandemic, with parcel carriers such as Hermes, Yodel, DPD and UPS all increasing sales at double the industry average rate of 2.3%.The figures for the Top 100 come mainly from companies’ 2019 accounts ...
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ArticleMore migrant deaths likely despite Old Bailey people smuggling convictions, warns Irish RHA president
More deaths involving migrants being smuggled in lorry trailers will happen, the president of the Irish RHA has warned.Eugene Drennan was speaking after four men were found guilty at the Old Bailey of their involvement in a people smuggling ring, which contributed to the deaths of 39 Vietnamese men, women ...
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ArticleCovid tests for HGV drivers trapped in Kent will have massive impact on supply chain, insists RHA
Testing truck drivers in Kent for Covid-19 will have a huge impact on the supply chain and will be extremely expensive, according to the RHA.It was responding to reports that the plan to reopen France’s border following fears that a new coronavirus variant could cross the Channel and enter mainland ...
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ArticleCall to action should have followed London air pollution death, say lawyers
A coroner’s decision not to produce a report outlining action that must be taken to reduce air pollution, after ruling that the death of a nine-year-old girl was caused by it, has surprised lawyers.Last week, coroner Philip Barlow ruled that air pollution had made a material contribution to the death ...
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Motor Transport Top 100 2020 Interactive Tables – Key Averages
These interactive tables enable you to explore Motor Transport's Top 100 2020.Click on the tabs at the top of the table to view the different data sets. You can also click on the column headers to sort the table data from highest to lowest (or click again to sort from ...
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Motor Transport Top 100 2020 Interactive Tables – Company Subsidiary Data
These interactive tables enable you to explore Motor Transport's Top 100 2020.Click on the tabs at the top of the table to view the different data sets. You can also click on the column headers to sort the table data from highest to lowest (or click again to sort from ...
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Motor Transport Top 100 2020 Interactive Tables – Top 100 Notes
The MT Top 100 explainedThe rankings were finalised on 25th November 2020. The data was compiled from audited accounts filed at Companies House during the 12 months since the last Top 100 was compiled in October 2019, unless otherwise stated. The table lists the company in regard to its official ...
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Motor Transport Top 100 2020 Interactive Tables – Top 100 Profit per employee
These interactive tables enable you to explore Motor Transport's Top 100 2020.Click on the tabs at the top of the table to view the different data sets. You can also click on the column headers to sort the table data from highest to lowest (or click again to sort from ...
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ArticleJailed HGV driver in fatal collision with cyclist didn't have licence or insurance
An uninsured HGV driver whose licence had been revoked has been jailed for more than three years after his vehicle struck and killed a cyclist in Derby.Herbert Wyatt, 65, had lost his licence 12 weeks before the fatal collision in January with 25-year-old Josephine Gilbert, but he kept the revocation ...
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Motor Transport Top 100 2020 Interactive Tables – Top 100 Sales per employee
These interactive tables enable you to explore Motor Transport's Top 100 2020.Click on the tabs at the top of the table to view the different data sets. You can also click on the column headers to sort the table data from highest to lowest (or click again to sort from ...
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Motor Transport Top 100 2020 Interactive Tables – Top 100 Return on sales
These interactive tables enable you to explore Motor Transport's Top 100 2020.Click on the tabs at the top of the table to view the different data sets. You can also click on the column headers to sort the table data from highest to lowest (or click again to sort from ...
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Motor Transport Top 100 2020 Interactive Tables – Top 100 Growth in Profit
These interactive tables enable you to explore Motor Transport's Top 100 2020.Click on the tabs at the top of the table to view the different data sets. You can also click on the column headers to sort the table data from highest to lowest (or click again to sort from ...
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Motor Transport Top 100 2020 Interactive Tables – Top 100 Growth in turnover
These interactive tables enable you to explore Motor Transport's Top 100 2020.Click on the tabs at the top of the table to view the different data sets. You can also click on the column headers to sort the table data from highest to lowest (or click again to sort from ...
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Motor Transport Top 100 2020 Interactive Tables – Top 100 Largest Companies
These interactive tables enable you to explore Motor Transport's Top 100 2020.Click on the tabs at the top of the table to view the different data sets. You can also click on the column headers to sort the table data from highest to lowest (or click again to sort from ...
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ArticleDHL Supply Chain calls in police over strike at Liverpool hub
DHL Supply Chain has urged striking delivery drivers and warehouse staff in Liverpool to observe social distancing measures after it was blamed for calling out the police “at least 10 times”.The company said its door remained open to the Unite union to resolve a dispute among 120 workers at its ...
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Motor Transport Top 100 2020
Welcome to the Motor Transport Top 100 2020.Good time for home work.MT examines the financial performance of the UK logistics industry ahead of challenge of Covid-19 and a new trading relationship with the rest of Europe.You can view the Motor Transport Top 100 2020 as an online PDF or as ...
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Manchester Dairy prosecuted by DVSA after illegally using vans instead of trucks
Manchester Dairy has been prosecuted by the DVSA for deliberately overloading its vans while delivering Freshways milk when only a truck was capable of safely and legally carrying the heavy cargo.The company admitted the offences at Coventry Magistrates Court on 9 December and was ordered to pay nearly £34,000.Manchester Dairy ...