The administrator of a Herts-based TV and film transport company said creditors would now receive some of their money back after it was able to sell off plant and machinery for more money than expected. Mentmore Investments entered administration in April this year and part of the business, Green Clover, provided transport and recycling services […]
A driver apprentice at Moody Logistics in Cramlington has set a record by gaining his Class 1 HGV licence in just three months. Steven Cartwright (pictured) joined Moody Logistics in-house apprenticeship programme in August and progressed so well he passed his test at the first attempt. However, the 28-year-old was possibly able to draw on […]
XPO has hit its target of hiring 1,000 HGV drivers in 2022 as it seeks to reduce its reliance on subcontractors. The milestone was achieved earlier this month and since then, the logistics firm has continued to take on more new drivers in the UK and Ireland despite the industry-wide skills shortage. It now expects […]
Commercial Motor has launched a new podcast series called Torquing Trucks. In each episode editor Will Shiers is joined in a truck cab with an industry expert. Seven episodes have already been published, with one a week going live between now and Christmas. If you want to find out more about the new DAF XD, […]
The continual move by the public towards online shopping during 2021 helped UPS increase its turnover to £1.2bn, latest results showed. However, the 7% increase in revenues for the parcel delivery firm was not mirrored in its pre-tax profit, which instead reduced by 22.7% to £91.2m for the year ending 31 December 2021. The company […]
Biffa has offered its drivers in Wirral an “above-inflation” pay offer as it seeks to avoid strike action among union members. Around 200 workers on an outsourced refuse contract on Merseyside were due to commence industrial action on 5 December in a row over pay. The Unite union claimed HGV drivers were paid just £11.95 […]
Menzies Distribution has put in its largest ever order of vehicles, with more than 600 MAN tractors, curtainsiders, VW Crafters and box trailers due to be delivered by February. It said the assets will accommodate substantial existing and new business from its clients. The order includes 173 MAN TG3 tractor units, 150 curtainside trailers, 150 […]
A Peterborough haulage company that was refused its application to operate 50 lorries and 50 trailers has won its appeal after the upper tribunal ruled that the traffic commissioner had acted unfairly. REL Haulage will now have its licence application heard at a new public inquiry after the upper tribunal said TC Nick Denton had […]
It might rarely feel like it these days, but freedom of the open road was the reason many lorry drivers have given for liking their job the most, according to the results of a survey. Nearly half (43%) of respondents provided that response, with 22% saying it was the pride they felt in delivering a […]
A Lincolnshire food recycling firm has been fined £36,000 for illegally spreading waste on three farmlands. Whites Recycling pleaded guilty to eight offences, including the breach of environmental permit conditions related to the spreading of waste near Doncaster and also on farmland in Lincolnshire. Doncaster Magistrates’ Court heard that the company, which holds several operator […]