A Crewe-based haulage company has entered administration, putting into doubt around 27 jobs. Insolvency practitioners at Dow Schofield Watts in Warrington were appointed to NLH Logistics on 17 March. The haulier holds a licence authorising 15 HGVs and five trailers running out of a Marshfield Bank operating centre. No-one from was available when motortransport.co.uk called […]
Evri played host to the CBI’s interim director general this week at its Barnsley ‘super hub’. Along with other members of his team, Matthew Fell was shown the scale of the operation at the parcel firm’s premises and he discussed the jobs that had been created, as well as learning about the sustainability initiatives the […]
Logistics operator Ferytrans said it had cut emissions and fuel consumption from its fridge units after installing a unique bolt-on hybrid system. The Southampton temperature-controlled transport firm also owns BigFoot Logistics and the two companies tasked their fridge unit service provider to find a way to reduce emissions from their chillers. As a result, the […]
ArrowXL and Howard Tenens are both celebrating after they won RoSPA Gold Awards for their health and safety standards. The RoSPA accreditation recognises organisations that demonstrate exceptional health and safety practices. Each year nearly 2,000 entrants compete to achieve the accolade in what is the UK’s longest-running H&S industry awards. Read more Chris Purcell, head […]
JLM Transport has taken delivery of six more New Generation DAF XF 480 6×2 tractor units to help meet the growing needs of its biggest client, Smyths Toys. The new trucks join a mix of 12 New Generation DAF XF 480 and XG 530 tractor units that the Stoke haulier sourced from Asset Alliance last […]
Plans to turbocharge the UK’s progress towards decarbonising transport unveiled this week still ignore how the logistics industry can viably transition to cleaner fuels, according to Logistics UK. The government said its “robust package of measures” supported the shift to electric vehicles and included almost £400m for the installation of thousands of new chargers across […]
A record 9,315 freight containers were handled at Southampton Port last week, thanks a new operating strategy it has employed on vessels. DP World said it had broken its previous terminal record of 8,213 moves set two years ago after the Ocean Network Express ship ONE Trust docked at the port from Pursan in South […]
An Amazon delivery driver was left with a traumatic brain injury after he tried to stop a thief stealing his van by clinging onto the bonnet, only to be hit by a lorry when he was thrown off. Jarren Reid, 33, has now been jailed for 13 and a half years after he stole the […]
Palletforce has won a RoSPA Gold Award for health and safety in the workplace, for the 14th consecutive year. The company said that its unrivalled reputation for achieving the highest standards meant it was also awarded a fourth RoSPA President’s Award following its record-breaking streak. The RoSPA Health and Safety Awards is the largest occupational […]
DPD is helping to keep the RSPB’s conservation work in fine feather after it donated £90,000 to support work to restore a quarry on the banks of the River Trent. The parcel firm made the donation out of its Eco Fund to help the conservation charity install two double-leaf penstock sluices at the site in […]