All articles by Carol Millett – Page 12
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Crawley haulier fined £24,000 for dumping waste illegally at Surrey golf club
A Crawley haulier has been fined £24,000 and charged costs of £12,500, after being found guilty of dumping waste illegally on a Surrey golf course.
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Prologis UK launches flexible warehousing scheme with Kinaxia Logistics
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Evri drivers to test augmented reality headsets as part of £1m AI investment
Evri’s latest investment in artificial intelligence (AI) technology could see its drivers using augmented reality headsets to film deliveries, which could then be used to help trainee couriers experience real-life doorstep scenarios and learn how best to deal with them.
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Pall-Ex and Fortec battle it out on the pitch to raise funds for veterans’ charities
A recent charity football match between Pall-Ex and Fortec has helped raise £2,032 for two armed forces charities - Combat Stress and the Soldiers, Sailors and Airmens’ Families Association (SSAFA).
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Give hauliers more time to prepare for London’s new Direct Vision Standard, RHA pleads
RHA is calling on Transport for London (TfL) to give hauliers a grace period of at least 12 months to upgrade their trucks to meet the new, tougher Direct Vision Standard criteria, due to be implented in October this year.
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Speedy Freight ramps up expansion drive with launch of first US office
Same day courier service Speedy Freight is opening its first office in the USA, in Dallas, Texas, following year-on-year “outstanding” growth.
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SCALA appoints Chris Clowes to lead expansion drive in Europe as demand grows
Global logistics consultancy SCALA is driving for growth in Europe after experiencing an influx of enquiries from European businesses in recent months, as global supply chain instability continues to impact retailers, manufacturers and 3PLs.
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Maritime Transport signs exclusive agreement for Hinckley National Rail Freight Interchange
Maritime Transport has inked an exclusive deal with Tritax Symmetry to develop, lease, and operate its planned £750m Strategic Rail Freight Interchange (SRFI) at Hinckley National Rail Freight Interchange (HNRFI).
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Police use unmarked HGV to crack down on more than 120 rule-breaking drivers
Lincolnshire police using an unmarked HGV stopped more than 100 vehicles during a week-long operation on the A1 near Grantham this month.
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NAO report reveals soaring cost of Britain’s delayed post-Brexit border controls
Repeated delays to Britain’s trade border controls have resulted in wasteful government spending, according to a new report from the National Audit Office (NAO).
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Strike plans escalate at GXO Feltham amid dispute over “alarmingly low pay”
HGV drivers and warehouse workers’ plans to strike at GXO’s Feltham site in West London have been escalated from 15 to 22 days and will also now include warehouse workers’ weekend shifts, union Unite has announced.
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Kammac boosts senior leadership team
Third-party logistics (3PL) provider Kammac is strengthening its senior leadership team as the business continues to focus on growth, following its acquisition by the Elanders Group last year.
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Only one in four think it is safe to make hands-free calls while driving, research shows
Research from Startline Motor Finance has revealed that just one in four think it is safe to make hands-free calls while driving, while another 36% do not make hands free calls because of the risk and 22% believe other drivers concentrate less when they are on the phone.
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Digital platform helps Kinaxia boost workplace safety
Kinaxia Logistics has seen a 94% reduction in lost time incidents and a 75% fall in the number of recorded incidents and accidents since introducing SafetyCulture, a digital reporting system.
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John Jempson and Son to close down after over 150 years of trading
More than 150 years after the family firm was founded, John Jempson and Son is to cease trading at the end of June and will transfer most of its 80-plus staff to XPO Logistics.
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Shilling Group buys Shropshire haulier Simmonds Transport
Telford-based Simmonds Transport has been bought by private equity investor Shilling Group in a £2.75m deal.
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Hauliers call for urgent action as apprenticeship numbers plummet
The logistics industry is demanding urgent reform after new research revealed a significant decline in apprenticeships for under 25’s, since the rollout of the Apprenticeship Levy.
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Self-driving vehicles set to be on UK roads by 2026 as Automated Vehicles Act becomes law
Self-driving vehicles could be on British roads by 2026, after the government’s Automated Vehicles (AV) Act became law today (20 May).
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Royal Mail hits first milestone in rollout of HVO to its HGV fleet
Royal Mail has hit its first milestone in its rollout of hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) to fuel its HGV fleet, using over 10 million litres and saving over 30,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide.
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Hauliers warned to check their fleet radar systems are DVS compliant and not fakes
Hauliers are being warned to check their fleets’ radar systems as evidence mounts that some devices that claim to meet London’s Direct Vision Standards (DVS) are infact non-compliant, endangering the lives of the capital’s pedestrians and vulnerable road users.