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All Motor Transport articles in 2012 – Page 14
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ArticleMBO at APC member Derby Express Couriers (Overnight)
The management team at Derby Express Couriers (Overnight) have completed a management buy-out (MBO).The Derby-based overnight courier company, which is part of the APC Overnight parcel delivery network, was sold by founding shareholder Nick Taylor to directors Lorraine Sharp and Susan Hill.“Susan and I are privileged to be able to ...
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ArticleHarlequin Logistics hauls a bigger breakfast
Harlequin Logistics is now running about a dozen 15.65m trailers on its Kellogg’s operation, as part of the government’s 10-year trial of longer semi-trailers.Four of the five members of the year-old haulier consortium - Currie European, John Raymond Transport, Jack Richards & Son and Prestons of Potto - are running ...
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ArticleRussian Railways to buy 75% of Gefco
JSC Russian Railways (RZD), is in talks to buy 75% of Gefco, the logistics arm of cash-strapped car maker PSA Peugeot Citroën for €800m (£640m).PSA Peugeot Citroën said the proposed deal should speed Gefco's growth by creating a business with enhanced reach in logistics services linking Europe and Asia.The existing ...
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ArticleFairFuelUK to heap pressure on government with new research
FairFuelUK (FFUK) is preparing it’s strongest argument yet as to why the government should stop raising fuel duty and actually lower it instead.An economic modelling study, funded by FFUK backer RHA, has been carried out by the National Institute of Economics and Social Research, and is predicted to reveal further ...
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ArticleDHL staff to strike in North Lanarkshire over pay
DHL has said a 'generous offer' has been made to staff at its Cumbernauld, North Lanarkshire depot who have voted for strike action.Union Unite Scotland said that over 350 warehousing and logistics employees at DHL’s Westfield site in the area rejected DHL's offer of a 2% annual increase, to run ...
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DfT confirms ministerial areas of responsibility
The DfT has confirmed its ministerial team’s areas of responsibility, following the Cabinet reshuffle at the start of the month.The reshuffle on 4 September saw Patrick McLoughlin replace Justine Greening in the department’s top role as transport secretary.The responsibilities of Stephen Hammond, the Conservative MP for Wimbledon who replaced Mike ...
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ArticleCitySprint sees June retail deliveries rise but experiences Olympics slump
CitySprint experienced a 41% rise in same day retail deliveries in June, but saw a 15% drop in orders during the Olympic games.The same day distribution company reported that orders were up 10% on figures for April and May, during a month of unseasonably wet weather that saw shoppers avoiding ...
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ArticleCondor Logistics sees volumes increase after joining Palletways
Condor Logistics has appointed 10 new staff members as well as taking delivery of seven new vehicles across the Iveco range as it looks to adapt to an increase of 120 consignments per day since it joined the Palletways last year.The Portsmouth-based operator expects this number to rise to 200 ...
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ArticleNews Extra: after the Olympics gold rush…
Early reports show London 2012 didn’t result in the hoped-for volume growth for logisticsAfter the expectation, worry and planning, London 2012 has passed into history. Confounding expectations, the organisers delivered and the UK got behind the competition with uncharacteristic fervour. But while we can all take pride from the record ...
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ArticleCepac renew Woodland Logistics contract
Woodland Logistics has renewed its contract with packaging manufacturer Cepac for a further five years.The two parties have worked together for seven years and the renewal will see Woodland Logistics manage distribution out of Cepac's Rotherham, South Yorkshire-based warehouse.To augment the contract Woodland has taken delivery of 15 new Mercedes ...
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ArticleFormer Norbert Dentressangle FD joins Bibby Distribution
Richard Morson, the former finance director at Norbert Dentressangle, has joined Bibby Distribution in the same, newly-created, role.Bibby has created a finance director position to strengthen its senior management – Morson was also formerly group financial controller at TDG and has 11 years experience in the industry.“[Morson] is an advocate ...
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ArticlePalmer-Baunack becomes Stobart deputy chief executive
Former Autologic chief executive Avril Palmer-Baunack has been appointed as deputy chief executive of Stobart Group.Palmer-Baunack also joins the board of directors at Stobart, which completed its acquisition of car transporter giant Autologic last month.Former deputy chief executive Richard Butcher becomes chief executive for Stobart’s property businessAt the same time ...
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ArticleYodel chief executive Jonathan Smith to leave
Jonathan Smith is to leave Yodel at the end of the year after leading the company through the integration of HDNL and the domestic B2B and B2C parts of DHL Express (UK), Motortransport.co.uk can reveal.A successor to Smith will be sought, but in the interim he will work alongside executive ...
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ArticleMeachers splashes out on 16 Actros trucks
Meachers Global Logistics has made its biggest investment in LGVs this year, after it splashed out £1.25m on 16 new Mercedes-Benz tractors.The modernisation programme will see the company taking delivery of the Mercedes Actros trucks in the months leading up to Christmas.They will operate out of Meachers’ headquarters in Nursling, ...
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ArticleCanute spends £1.2m on 11 tri-axle trailers
Canute Haulage has invested more than £1.2m in 11 bespoke forklift trailers for its contract with materials equipment provider Barloworld Handling.The order includes nine 13.6m and two 10.9m trailers, with the latter designed for making deliveries within London and the south east.The tri-axle step frame trailers have curtainside bodywork with ...
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ArticleCity Link and The Entertainer renew distribution contract
Toy retailer The Entertainer has renewed its tracked parcel distribution contract with City Link, quadrupling the amount of parcels it handles for the company.City Link has held the contract for eight years and will manage the retailer’s next day deliveries out of its Bicester, Oxfordshire, depot.“We are delighted to ...
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ArticleThe DSA's Mark Magee answers questions on Driver CPC
Mark Magee, the Driving Standards Agency’s acting director for regulation, standards and development, answers MT's questions on Driver CPC.Many operators and drivers are cynical about the Driver CPC, regarding it as an expensive waste of time. I believe that one reason for this is the perception - right or wrong ...
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ArticleYearsley expansion plans run into trouble
Yearsley Group's plans for a new cold storage facility south of Peterborough have run into trouble, after the local council raised concerns about its impact on daylight, and the number of staff that might be employed there.Yearsley wants to construct a new cold store at the Gateway Peterborough ...
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ArticleGeodis Calberson opens three new UK depots
Geodis Calberson has opened three new regional UK DCs as part of its five-year expansion plan.In addition to its 11 sites operating across the country, it has recently opened DCs at West Thurrock in East London, Wythenshawe in Manchester and Hedge End in Southampton.Geodis Calberson said the new warehouses would ...
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ArticleEddie Stobart Doncaster staff vote for strike action
Drivers at Eddie Stobart’s Doncaster DC have voted for strike action, in response to the operator's announcement last week that it would be making them redundant.Unite says more than 150 drivers, from a total of 183, voted for strike action at the site that was previously part of Tesco’s distribution ...