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Another large UK haulier has begun administration proceedings as the latest casualty in a series of trucking company bankruptcies.  

On 31 January, UK law firm Leonard Curtis was appointed the administrator of Youngs Transportation and Logistics Limited, which had acquired Northwest Cargo in 2020. 

The two companies employed ...

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