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Lorry driver who hit and killed elderly woman on New Milton crossing spared jail
A lorry driver who hit and killed an elderly pedestrian on a pedestrian crossing whilst the traffic lights were on red, has been spared jail.
Month: September 2021
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Streamline Shipping Group to double driver numbers and fleet
Scottish logistics firm Streamline Shipping Group is celebrating its 40th year in business with a move to a multi-million-pound new depot at Aberdeen Harbour and plans to double its driver numbers and fleet.
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Eddie Stobart commissions new £75m DIRFT facility as part of expansion plans
Eddie Stobart has commissioned a new £75m two-unit campus at Daventry International Rail Freight Terminal (DIRFT) as it moves to expand its road and rail operations.
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Europa Showfreight lands three events partnership deals
Europa Showfreight, a division of Europa Worldwide Group, has signed three events partnership deals with exhibition agency Human Built, event organiser Prysm Group and aircraft supplier AV Buyer. The deal with Human Built will see Europa Showfreight deliver logistics for the agency’s entire event portfolio, including shows such as EMEX 2021 and AM Live 2021, […]
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Tevva unveils the Tevva Truck at Freight in the City Expo 2021
UK manufacturer Tevva has revealed its latest vehicle – the all-electric 7.5 tonne Tevva Truck – at the Freight in the City Expo today (28 September) in London.
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Drunken lorry driver jailed after 20-mile police chase on M4
A drunken lorry driver, who celebrated getting his driving job by drinking a quarter bottle of whisky and then led police on a 20-mile chase down the M4, has been jailed for 14 months.
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Freeze fuel duty forever to help green transition, says Logistics UK
Logistics UK is calling on the government to freeze fuel duty forever to help the sector make the shift to alternatively fuelled vehicles.
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Whistl offers £1,000 sign-up bonus and aims to train 100 drivers in a year
Logistics company Whistl is planning to train 100 recruits in the first year of its newly launched Whistl Driver Academy and is offering a bonus of £1,000 to qualified HGV drivers who join the company.
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Diamond Logistics expands into Scotland with new partnership deal
Diamond Logistics has expanded its geographical reach by taking on Edinburgh-based Blaze Logistics as its first Scottish network partner.
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Army drivers put on standby as fuel pump crisis continues
The Army is on stand by with up to 150 military tanker drivers preparing to deliver fuel to forecourts around the country to help ease supply problems created by the UK’s HGV driver shortage. The measure comes as panic buying at fuel stations across the country continues into a fourth day, which was triggered last […]