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All Motor Transport articles in 2020 – Page 5
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ArticleDefra mulls clampdown on live animal transport
Defra has launched a consultation on live exports, proposing to ban livestock movements if the temperature falls outside of the range 5–30 degrees, unless vehicles have a thermo-regulation system.The proposals also include stricter conditions for poultry, with a temperature range of between 5 and 25 degrees.In its plans, the government ...
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ArticleYodel reports Black Friday food, wine and drink deliveries up 86% on 2019
Yodel is forecasting volumes to be 40% up on a ‘normal’ year as it rises to the challenge of what it claimed was a permanent change in consumer shopping habits.The delivery company said fresh food, wine and drinks deliveries soared by 86% on Black Friday compared to the previous year.In ...
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ArticleMansel Davies has licence revoked after falsifying maintenance records
Mansel Davies & Son (MDSL) has had its licence revoked after a director ordered a junior member of staff to falsify maintenance records in a “disgraceful” act to cover-up an absence of vehicle safety checks.The falsified records were discovered as part of a DVSA investigation in 2018, which discovered that ...
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ArticlePalletline member Mike Watson Transport expands fleet and relocates
Palletline firm Mike Watson Transport (MWT) has moved to larger premises in Bordon, Hampshire as a result of “ongoing growth”.The company has also procured seven new vehicles to service a significant increase in its network delivery volume, which involves expanding into part of the Portsmouth postcode area.Paul Elson, Palletline Logistics ...
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ArticleRelaxation of drivers' hours rules extended until 30 December
The relaxation of drivers’ hours rules has been extended until 30 December, in response to crippling port congestion, Covid-19 and “unusual demand patterns”.The Department for Transport (DfT) said the relaxation applies to anyone driving within Great Britain under the EU drivers’ hours rules and involved in the transport of food ...
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ArticleMeet the 2020 MT Award winners - Partnership Award sponsored by MAN Truck & Bus
MT editor Steve Hobson, Think Logistics founder and Abbey Logistics Group CEO Steve Granite, and Thomas Hemmerich, MD of sponsor MAN Truck & BusAlthough the sector’s growing skills shortage remains a concern, one organisation that is continuing to successfully raise its profile is Think Logistics.The brainchild of Abbey Logistics chief ...
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ArticleGregory Distribution and Brewdog to operate UK's first 19-tonne Electra e-Cargo refrigerated rigid
Gregory Distribution, in partnership with customer Brewdog, is trialling the UK’s first 19-tonne rigid Electra e-Cargo Urban Refrigeration Vehicle.The zero-tailpipe-emission truck is based on an Iveco Eurocargo chassis and supplied by Blackburn-based tech firm NRG Fleet Services, which this year scooped the Motor Transport Innovation Award.A test model of the ...
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ArticleBoughey Distribution hubs awarded top grades after "exceptional year"
Boughey Distribution has received high grades for its warehouses and premises following audits for the BRC Global Standard for Storage and Distribution accreditation.Its ambient 238,000sq ft warehouse on Crewe Commercial Park (pictured) attained a ‘double A’ standard while, in an unannounced audit, the company’s 48-acre site in Wardle was awarded ...
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Article"We'll help you save time and avoid big fines" - Sarah Llewelyn, head of Shell Fleet Solutions UK, on why its new tolling solution is vital to hauliers
For fleets transporting goods between the UK and Europe, this year has presented further challenges for drivers. Additional border checks have caused increased traffic, and in April, trucks in Europe saw their waiting times at border crossings increase by 28%, compared to pre-crisis levels.With tight schedules and little margin for ...
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ArticleFreight logistics expert launches IT consultancy
A new specialist consultancy for freight logistics has been launched to help businesses capitalise on IT opportunities.Innovate Freight will help hauliers understand the advantages and disadvantages of in-house and external solutions and spread IT best practice across the sector.The brainchild of Richard Litchfield, who has more than 20 years of ...
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ArticleBensons for Beds rolls out electric vehicle mattress delivery in Maxus E Deliver 3
Bensons for Beds has today started trialling the all-electric Maxus E Deliver 3, built by SAIC, as part of its strategy to become a net zero retailer by 2040.A pilot scheme will see the business delivering Rollo by Slumberland mattresses to addresses in London, Kent, Cambridge, Essex and Milton Keynes.The ...
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ArticleVolta Trucks and Petit Forestier collaborate to launch all-electric refrigerated rental vehicle by 2022
Volta Trucks and European rental firm Petit Forestier Group have partnered to make a refrigerated 100% electric commercial vehicle available to hire from 2022.The partnership sees Petit Forestier ordering 1,000 16-tonne Volta Zeros, representing the largest order to date for Swedish technology start-up Volta Trucks.The all-electric CVs will join the ...
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ArticleHauliers won't need ECMT permit until end of June 2021 under no-deal Brexit
UK hauliers will not require ECMT permits while undertaking international work between the UK and EU until at least 30 June 2021 in the event of a no-deal, according to the European Commission (EC).It said there was now significant uncertainty about whether a deal between the UK and EU members ...
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Article"Unprecedented" capacity issues at UK ports blamed on Covid, Christmas and customs
Ongoing capacity problems at some of the UK’s largest ports has occurred because of the three ‘Cs’ – Covid-19, Christmas and Customs, according to Logistics UK, which warned that delays could persist for months.Following Honda’s decision to halt car production at its Swindon plant due to what it described as ...
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ArticleMarshall Fleet Solutions recruits tail lift director
Marshall Fleet Solutions (MFS) has appointed its first ever tail lift director as it aims to become the UK’s premier tail lift business.Sarah-Jane Whitmore will report directly into MD Mark Howell and brings with her industry expertise gained in senior positions at Stone Hardy and Alfa Tail Lifts.MFS’s tail lift ...
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ArticleBladerunners - Plant Speed calls on Mercedes-Benz for record-breaking contract
A trio of Mercedes-Benz SLT tractor units helped heavy haulier Plant Speed transport what is believed to be the longest wind speed turbine blades ever moved by road in the UK.The Bristol-based operator relied on an 8x4 Actros 4463 and two Arocs eight-wheeler 4163 variants for the commission from a ...
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ArticleAsda and Culina in major new truck deals with Volvo
Asda has ordered the largest ever number of HGVs running on renewable fuels in the UK, with 202 Volvo FH LNG tractor units delivered in the run-up to Christmas.The supermarket wants to transition its 1,000-strong core fleet of tractor units over to gas by 2024 after its own trials showed ...
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ArticleMeet the 2020 MT Award winners - Apprenticeship of the Year sponsored by Total Lubricants
MT editor Steve Hobson, Lauren Edwards, XPO talent development co-ordinator, Chris Dolby, XPO director of learning and development, Annee Hnatyszyn, XPO talent and development manager, and Jason Ashby, OEM/key account manager of sponsor Total LubricantsFinding and retaining the right skills is a longstanding problem in logistics but XPO Logistics UK ...
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ArticleFortec members "thriving" after shift to B2C
Fortec said its members are seeing "huge spikes" in B2C trade as they "adapt and thrive" in the new Covid landscape.According to the Association of Pallet Networks (APN) there was a 37.7% increase in B2C volumes in the first nine months of 2020 compared to the same period in 2019.In ...
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ArticleTyres over 10 years old fitted to front axles banned from next February, DVSA warns
The DVSA has reminded drivers and operators of commercial and public service vehicles that tyres aged over 10 years fitted to front-steered axles will be illegal from 1 February 2021.The new legislation covers England, Scotland and Wales and will affect tyres fitted on the front axle of a goods vehicle ...