Wincanton woes mount as Morrisons switches £70m transport contract to Stobart

Morrisons has terminated its transport contract with Wincanton “with immediate effect” and handed the entire operation over to Stobart, a year earlier than its original agreed length. In a message from the supermarket’s leadership team to managers on 16 March and seen by motortransport.co.uk, Morrisons said the contract had ended and that “all logistics transport…

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‘A lack of charge points and a lack of direction’ – DfT slammed over ‘woeful’ net-zero strategy

Logistics UK has repeated its call for HGVs not to be forgotten as the country pivots towards zero-carbon fuels for vehicles, following the publication of a report warning that catastrophic environmental impacts were becoming inevitable. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) said there was now very little chance of keeping the world from warming…

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Hi-Speed IT manager commits a year to get fit for charity

An IT manager who has been diagnosed with a pre-cancerous condition is raising money and awareness to help others. John Hockerday, who works for Guildford-based Hi-Speed Services, was recently diagnosed with MGUS, which can develop into multiple myeloma, better known as blood cancer. John has embarked on a year-long campaign to raise awareness of both…

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Palletline welcomes Lockwood Group to the Network

East Midlands-based Lockwood Group has joined the Palletline network after nearly ten years with a rival network. The family business will be working with Palletline from its Derbyshire site to provide network distribution services alongside its range of haulage, contract packing and warehousing solutions. Established in 1965 Lockwood’s early history lies in the production and…

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Bacton upskills its drivers to protect its ‘best asset’

Stowmarket-based Bacton Transport Services has been tackling the driver shortage by doubling its numbers of drivers for 7.5 tonne vehicles and training them up to drive artics with its own driver training program. In quick succession, Ron Cavill, Paolo Bongiovanni and Alastair Titchmarsh have progressed through the ranks and having successfully completed their C+E tests…

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