Two hundred extra HGV parking spaces will be available to hauliers when the first phase of the new and larger Ashford International Truckstop opens on 1 April. Construction work on the new site has been under way since September last year. The truckstop will have space for 500 HGVs… Read more »
Business investment in UK transportation and storage plummets by a third as Brexit worries soar
Business investment in transportation and storage has plummeted by nearly a third in a year as worries over Brexit loom large, analysis by specialist tax consultancy Catax shows. Total business investment in the sector fell by 29% to £7.82bn in the first three quarters of 2018, down from £11.02bn… Read more »
Distribution company fined after worker seriously-injured on first day of work
A distribution company based in Warrington has today been sentenced after an agency worker sustained serious, life-changing injuries whilst working in Cheltenham. Cheltenham Magistrate’s Court heard how, on 18 May 2017, a 27-year-old agency worker arrived at the Gloucester depot to begin his first day of work with the… Read more »
Cumbria Transport Group Apprenticeship Event
The Cumbria Transport Group, which involves A. W. Jenkinson Transport Limited, held an apprenticeship event at Carlisle Lake District Airport on 6th March 2019. The event was created to help promote apprenticeships in the logistics and transport sectors within Cumbria. This attracted school students of years 10 and 11 who… Read more »
Brit-Pol’s new trucks from Ryder come with novel damage protection package
Full load transport specialist Brit-Pol has sourced new DAF XF480 tractor units along with vehicle damage protection package from Ryder, a leading independent provider of commercial vehicle contract hire, rental, and maintenance services. The tractors are a mixture of replacement and additional vehicles, and operate from Brit-Pol’s Immingham base, hauling… Read more »
Untrustworthy operator who ignored all the warning signs has application refused
Traffic Commissioner says persistent non-compliance with the law means operator is unfit to hold a licence. The operator licensing regime is one built around trust and honesty between the traffic commissioners and operators. The regulators need absolute certainty that the people they’re licensing can be trusted to carry out their… Read more »
Major new contract strengthens Pall-Ex and Staples Solutions partnership
Logistics giant Pall-Ex has moved its partnership with Staples Solutions (Staples) into the fast lane after securing a major new contract with Graham The Plumbers’ Merchants. The two companies are providing a full warehousing, fulfilment and distribution service for the Saint-Gobain-owned merchant, operating from Staples’ 500,000 sq ft warehouse in… Read more »
Second phase at Runcorn Industrial Estate underway
Property and asset management company, FI Real Estate Management (FIREM), has released details about the second phase of the refurbishment works programme at Astmoor Industrial Estate, on Brindley Road in Runcorn. Following the recent completion of its Phase 1 works, FIREM has now appointed Skyline Contractors to undertake Phase… Read more »
Buchanan Skip Hire are on a roll with a new Volvo FMX 8×4 hooklift rigid
West Lothian-based, Buchanan Skip Hire has purchased its fifth Volvo truck – an FMX 8×4 rigid equipped with Tandem Axle Lift and a hook lift body – which joins four Volvo FE skip loader vehicles in a mixed marque fleet of 21 trucks. “Our last five vehicle purchases have all… Read more »
Gunn JCB ‘shoots for the three-pointed stars’ after turning to Rossetts for Mercedes-Benz Sprinter fleet
As one of the oldest members of the construction and industrial machinery leader’s franchised dealer network, Gunn JCB knows all about the importance of fast, efficient customer back-up – which explains why it is now running its first Mercedes-Benz vans. The company’s 30 new Sprinter 314 CDIs are being… Read more »
