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All Motor Transport articles in 2012 – Page 21
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ArticleElddis Transport to introduce urban artics into fleet
Elddis Transport has won the Haulier of the Year AwardElddis Transport has decided to introduce a number of 'urban artics' to its fleet after a successful trial of a 10m trailer last month.The Consett-based company has been looking for a viable alternative to the 18-tonne rigids it normally operates within ...
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ArticleNews Extra: Driver CPC, conference report
The RHA held a National Training Conference at Birmingham’s National Motorcycle Museum last month. Describing 2012 as the year Driver CPC ‘comes of age’ the day was dominated by discussion of this most emotive of subjects. Seen by some as the way forward to improve the sector’s image, others view ...
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ArticleRoyal Mail logistics students identify £400k of savings
Royal Mail is introducing a fuel surchargeRoyal Mail celebrated the first wave of graduates to achieve its Foundation Degree in Logistics from Aston University last week, with more than £400,000 in operational cost savings posting an extra boost to the occasion.Designed for experienced managers who may not have studied since ...
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ArticleNightline pumps €5m into Parcel Motel infrastructure
Nightline is to invest €5m into the roll-out of its self-service parcel terminals across the UK, creating 50 jobs in the process.The Irish carrier says the funding will be used to set up the infrastructure for 400 Parcel Motel locker boxes that will all be operation by the end of ...
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ArticleFairFuelUK calls for OFT investigation into UK fuel market
FairFuelUK (FFUK) is calling for an investigation into the UK fuel market.FFUK wants the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) to take the issue on, after a report commissioned for G20 Finance Ministers warned oil traders may have been artificially inflating wholesale prices.It also wants the financial regulators to look at ...
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ArticleLombard looking to fund truck purchases
Lombard, the asset finance division of the RBS Group, is actively seeking funding opportunities in road transport, bucking the trend which has seen several lenders leave the market since 2008.Lombard’s head of commercial transport, Derek Pridmore, says it is not the case that operators looking to fund new vehicles have ...
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ArticleUPS to wrap-up TNT Express takeover in Q4
UPS says its takeover of TNT Express is likely to be completed in the fourth quarter.The US firm says it wants to carry out a what it describes as a 'Phase II review', as there are "certain areas that require more time to analyse”.This extended review could take up ...
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ArticleKuehne + Nagel sees UK performance as satisfactory
Kuehne + Nagel says it is back on track after a weak start to the first six months of trading this financial year.Citing muted consumption and increased market volatility throughout the world, the Swiss logistics giant saw turnover increase just 2.8% to CHF10bn (£6.5bn) for the six months ending ...
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ArticlePollock (Scotrans) becomes latest Palletways member
Pollock (Scotrans) has joined the Palletways pallet network, covering the EH postcode as well as some of KY and TD.The West Lothian operator has signed a ten-year deal with Palletways. It was previously a member of the Pall-Ex network.Fraser Pollock, MD at the operator, says: “As a business, operating within ...
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ArticleM4 reopens saving Britain's Olympic blushes
The authorities have narrowly avoided the M4 becoming a “national embarrassment”, by reopening the motorway to cars today in time for the start of the Olympics build-up this weekend.Labour declared this week that the continuing closure of the M4 between junction 2 and 3, with just over a fortnight until ...
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ArticleTradeteam turnover falls as on-trade volumes decline
DHL Tradeteam saw its revenue and profit fall in 2011 as customers’ thirst for drinking in pubs, clubs and restaurants diminished.For the 12 months ending 31 December 2011 turnover at the drinks distributor fell to £160.3m (2010: £172.2m), while pre-tax profit also fell from £12m to £11.1m.A spokeswoman for ...
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Women in Logistics winners revealed
The winners of the first Women in Logistics awards were revealed at a glittering ceremony in Kenilworth, Warwicks, last week.Photograph by: ANG PHOTOGRAPHYAdele Waite, general manager of a $1.25bn global contract for DHL, won the award for outstanding individual achievement, after boosting return-on-capital growth by 740%.The corporate award was won ...
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ArticleYusen Logistics launches specialist automotive centre
Yusen Logistics has begun trading out of its specialist automotive centre in Tamworth, building on volumes out of its operation at Burnaston, near Derby.The 81,000ft² site, adjacent to the M42, offers decanting, crossdocking, stockholding and sequencing operations from first and second tier automotive parts manufacturers serving Yusen’s major car manufacturing ...
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ArticleM4 closure days from becoming national embarrassment
The closure of the M4 is now just days from becoming a national embarrassment for Britain, according to the Labour Party.The warning came after the Highways Agency (HA) missed its self-set target to reopen the M4 in central London today.Work to fix a crack within the fabric of the Boston ...
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ArticleEvents logistics firms say the show goes on despite wet summer
Events logistics firms are coping well with the prolonged wet summer, claiming the miserable weather is just “par for the course”.EST senior manager Del Roll says: “Big outdoor stadium events usually throw in a rain date, it’s almost standard procedure, so the weather doesn’t stop us. We do the transport ...
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ArticlePetrolPromise campaign attracts 1,300 supporters
The PetrolPromise website, which is pushing for cheaper wholesale fuel prices, has garnered 1,300 signatures of support since May.The campaign, which was founded by Robert Halfon MP and is being supported by the Daily Mail and the Sun newspapers, wants to see pressure put on oil companies to reduce the ...
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ArticleTCs independence from Vosa spat laid to rest
The long-standing row over the independence of the traffic commissioners (TCs) from Vosa has been laid to rest with the publication this week of a framework document.The document clearly sets out the roles of the TC, the Department for Transport (DfT) and its agencies. It has been signed by senior ...
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ArticleOfcom launches consultation on Royal Mail's 'leave with neighbour' scheme
Ofcom has launched a consultation on allowing Royal Mail the commercial freedom to roll out its ‘delivery to neighbour’ scheme across the UK.At present, Royal Mail is the only major UK postal company currently not permitted to deliver to a neighbour.If Ofcom makes these changes to Royal Mail’s delivery obligations, ...
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ArticleClipper Logistics wins vevie.com contract
Clipper Logistics has won an e-fulfilment contract with women’s exercise clothing company Vevie, following the launch of its online sales site vevie.com.The deal will see the logistics giant handling all inbound freight from vendors and suppliers, order fulfilment and home deliveries for Vevie’s customers across the UK and globally using ...