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All Motor Transport articles in 2012 – Page 2
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Norbert Dentressangle ends Comet relationship
Norbert Dentressangle will cease providing warehousing and distribution services to collapsed retail chain Comet from tomorrow (21 December).Last month the operator warned its five-year £100m contract with Comet, which it only signed earlier this year, was in the hands of the retail chain’s administrator Deloitte.At the start of this week ...
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New development threatens Clipper Logistics and Potter Group's 24-hour operations
Two leading logistics firms have questioned plans for a new residential development in Yorkshire that would involve the construction of a new primary school and numerous homes adjacent to their operating sites.Clipper Logistics and Potter Group have both written to Selby District Council to question the planned Olympia Park development, ...
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Yearsley welcomes Peterborough planning decision
Yearsley Group has welcomed a decision by Peterborough City Council’s planning committee to approve the construction of buildings up to 35m high at the Gateway Peterborough distribution park, where it intends to build a new 385,000ft2 cold store.The decision means Yearsley can now proceed with a planning application for ...
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UPS predicts 20 December will be busiest day
UPS predicts that tomorrow (20 December) will be its busiest day of the year with an estimated 28 million packages delivered worldwide.The parcels giant expects to deliver over 12 million more packages on its busiest day than its daily worldwide average of 15.8 million parcels.It anticipates delivering 527 million parcels ...
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ArticleNews Extra: After the Games
Although the heroics of Team GB at London 2012 already feel like a long time ago, UPS, which was named logistics and express delivery partner to the Games in January 2009, doesn’t officially wrap up its involvement until the end of this month.The winding down and effective closure of two ...
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ArticleMT Awards 2013 ready for lift-off
The 2013 MT Awards will be presented at the Grosvenor House in London on 3 July - and the road to the collecting one of the 18 iconic trophies starts in January when the entry forms go online.The categories for 2013 will be (new awards are in italics): Customer ...
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ArticleDfT wants views on plan to reduce frequency of tachograph downloads
The DfT is asking for feedback on proposals to increase the time required between digital tachograph data downloads to 90 days.Currently the time limit is 56 days, but the increase would align it with Europe.The FTA said operators had not raised the current limit as an issue, but that it ...
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ArticleFramptons Transport Services: expansion on track for January
Gregory Distribution bought fellow South-West haulier Framptons Transport Services in April 2015Somerset-based Framptons Transport Services is set to open its new Mendip DC in early January.The new £5m, 85,000 ft² DC has been built on time and within budget by local building contractor Ken Biggs.The Shepton Mallet-based facility will increase ...
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ArticleGist restructures European business
Gist has re-branded and restructured the European arm of its business, bringing several different operating companies and centres under one roof.In 2005 Gist acquired G Van Dongen Holdings, a conglomerate of seven temperature-controlled operators based in the Netherlands and Spain, with a customer base including Flowerplus, Fritolay, Maersk, and Tetrapak.Now, ...
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Turners (Soham) starts renewal of Browns fleet
Following its acquisition of Browns Chilled Distribution in September, Newmarket, Suffolk-based Turners (Soham) has started taking delivery of 50 new Mercedes-Benz Actros tractive units as part of a replacement programme for the Browns fleet.The trucks, which are all 6x2s, will be based at Browns’ Bicker site, near Spalding, and ...
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NWF Group expects profit uplift despite weaker Boughey performance
NWF Group expects pre-tax profit for the six months ended 30 November to be greater than the same period in 2011, despite lower than expected performance in its food distribution arm.In its interim statement, the firm said its Boughey Distribution business performed “slightly behind expectations” as it did not take ...
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Yusen Logistics to spend £9m on upgrades
Yusen Logistics is to spend some £9m upgrading its fleet and IT systems after merging its road transport operations with its air and sea freight forwarding businesses last year.Some £7m will be spent on a combination of vehicles and mechanical handling equipment as well as trailers including pillar-less ...
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Eddie Stobart pleased drivers row resolved ahead of Christmas
The MD of Eddie Stobart has said he is “extremely pleased” that the Doncaster driver row has finally been resolved.Speaking after Unite revealed its members had accepted an improved redundancy offer, the details of which were not disclosed, Eddie Stobart MD David Pickering said: “Since the start of September, we’ve ...
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Congestion remains massive problem for operators, warns report
Higher prices for goods and services resulting from the effects of rush-hour congestion on business are costing every UK household around £100 a year, a new report from the Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR) has suggested.The report found sitting in congestion was costing the UK’s commuting households around ...
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Fuel consumption remains top challenge for fleets
Reducing fuel consumption will be the single biggest priority for over a third of fleet managers in 2013, a survey by fleet management systems supplier GreenRoad has suggested.Just over 35% of respondents to a question about priorities for next year cited reducing fuel costs as their most important challenge, with ...
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Norbert Dentressangle barks up right tree for Premium
Norbert Dentressangle has won a new three-year contract from Premium Timber Products to deliver goods to customers throughout the UK and Ireland.The multi-million pound contract will see ND pick up timber and PVCU products including doors, decking and shelving from Premium Timber’s 140,000ft² warehouse in Somerset and its 160,000ft² warehouse ...
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ArticleDon't miss out! Commercial Vehicle Report 2013 available now
MT''s UK Commercial Vehicle Report 2012 produced in association with Texaco is the most comprehensive industry research currently available, making it crucial for any logistics operation planning its way to profit in 2013.Featuring in depth analysis of trends based on responses from 500 commercial vehicle operators, the report priced at ...
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ArticleHermes upgrades fleet to handle growth in parcel volumes
Hermes has invested in 100 new vehicles as part of a fleet replacement programme, which will also assist it with additional parcel volumes.The parcels firm has made a multi-million pound investment in 86 vans, a mix of 7.5-tonne, 12-tonne and 18-tonne vehicles, which will be used for radial depot work. ...
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ArticleWe are looking for the Repair & Maintenance Workshop of the Year
New for the 2013 MT Awards is a category for R&M workshop of the year.Keeping a commercial vehicle fleet on the road that is safe, legal, reliable and highly productive is a tough job. This award is for the inhouse or third party repair and maintenance workshop that delivers on ...
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ArticleCitySprint acquires Eagle Express Worldwide Couriers
CitySprint has acquired all operations at Woking-based Eagle Express Worldwide Couriers.Its same-day, international and UK overnight operations were acquired by CitySprint on 8 December, taking its network to 35 depots and 2,000 couriers. It will be transferred over to the CitySprint brand later this month.CitySprint said the transition will be ...