Throughout the year The Hub – Motortransport.co.uk’s business blog – has brought you the real stories behind the headlines. So, without further ceremony, here are some of the many highlights of the year.
- The only way is up: Philson Haulage a canny buy:Philson Haulage was in rude health when it was purchased by Gregory Distribution (Holdings) earlier this year – find out why.
- Parting is such expensive sorrow (for Stobart): One power struggle later and former Stobart executive chairman Avril Palmer-Baunack is but a small line in Stobart Group’s solid six month results. Nothing beats a juicy pay-off.
- What price Euro-6?: There is only one thing wrong with Euro-6 – “and that’s the price”. Controversial?
- The Fortec Way: Watch our video of Fortec’s Northants hub in action.
- One of the founding fathers of TNT, Bill Hanley MBE, remembered: Bill Hanley died suddenly on 9 August, aged 81 – read our obituary.
- BBC’s One Show does cycle safety and lorry bans:The Hub isn’t a follower of BBC’s The One Show, finding its middle-of-the-road, magazine format randomness unappealing. However last night’s topic of HGVs and cycle safety caught the attention.
- Chris Boardman and the art of cycling in London: The never-ending media storm around the issue of cycle safety in London continued with preeminent British cyclist Chris Boardman calling, by way of an open letter, for a city-wide ban of HGVs during ‘rush hour’.
And finally….
- MT Awards 2013 – what they didn’t want you to see! The Motor Transport Awards aren’t just about one evening – they are about taking some embarrassing and incriminating pictures as well!
