All Motor Transport articles in 2012 – Page 23

  • Stobart Volvo with Dutch tilt
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    Mixed fortunes for Eddie Stobart in past four months

    2012-06-29T08:33:00Z

    Stobart Group says its transport and distribution division Eddie Stobart has experienced “mixed fortunes” since March.In the past four months Eddie Stobart says its ambient transport and warehousing operations have been performing well and is “witnessing more new business opportunities than in previous years”.However, it warns that the restructure ...

  • Bullet-Express
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    Bullet Express improves driver performance with telematics

    2012-06-28T14:13:00Z

    Bullet Express has invested in Smart Telematics from Navman Wireless to help promote efficient and safe driver behaviour across its fleet of 36 vehicles after a trial of various systems.David McCutcheon, managing director of Bullet Express, says: “We saw great improvements in the driver’s performance over the two week trial; ...

  • Authorised vehicles sign
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    Institute of Highway Engineers calls for Sunday lorry ban

    2012-06-28T10:12:00Z

    A suggestion by new president of the Institute of Highway Engineers for the government to consider banning trucks from UK motorways on Sundays has been described as "out of touch" and "the last thing" the industry would want to see in the UK.Richard Hayes, who will became president of the ...

  • Volvo FM LXL truck with driver at work on engine
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    Thinking about changing your company's engine oil supplier? Read this first

    2012-06-28T09:33:00Z

    Is super-high performance oil better than ultra-high performance or vice-versa? Is long drain better than extended drain, or is it the other way round?The plethora of things to consider when choosing the right engine oils for your haulage business can make it very time consuming. Then there is all the ...

  • Transport@OCADO 2
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    Ocado distribution centre investments boost first half

    2012-06-27T15:23:00Z

    Ocado says investments in its network and fleet led to revenue growth in the first six months of its financial year.The online grocery giant and own-account operatorsinvested £9m into capacity improvements at its existing Hatfield customer fulfilment centre (CFC1), as well as pumping £49.7m into the first phase of building ...

  • Article

    Cost Tables Landing Page

    2012-06-27T12:10:00Z

    Welcome to the Interactive Cost Tables, produced in association with DAF Trucks. This system enables you to quickly and simply see how much your fleet - or just one vehicle - costs to run and how much you need to charge.You can immediately see the impact of changes in fuel ...

  • The new fleet of GEFCO transporters at GEFCO, Corby.
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    Acumen's Stocker joins Gefco

    2012-06-27T08:48:00Z

    Gefco has appointed former Acumen Logistics Group commercial director John Stocker as its sales and marketing director.Stocker is now responsible for all sales, marketing and communications in the UK and the PSA Peugeot Citroën division as it looks to expand its customer base.Tristan Balayn, MD at Gefco UK, says: “I ...

  • Scania-E6
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    News Extra: Weighing up the Euro-6 options

    2012-06-26T15:54:00Z

    Amid fears of higher costs and inferior mpg, MT test drives the new Euro-6 Scania G4409 LA 4x2 MNA.Fears of worse fuel consumption, extra weight and higher costs are expected to prompt operators to accelerate fleet renewal programmes to get the last Euro-5 trucks before 2014. MT’s first Euro-6 test ...

  • Filling a tank
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    Fuel duty frozen until January 2013

    2012-06-26T15:15:00Z

    Chancellor George Osborne has postponed the 3ppl fuel duty rise planned for 1 August until January 2013.Following lobbying by FairFuelUK (FFUK), culminating in a threat from the Labour Party to force a vote on an amendment to the Budget legislation earlier today, Osborne announced the freeze.However FFUK founder Peter Carroll ...

  • Transport@busytraffic4 copy
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    Resurfacing work tonight at M6 Junction 19 after crash

    2012-06-25T15:18:00Z

    The Highways Agency (HA) has warned operators that there will be no southbound access to the M6 at junction 19 tonight, as repair work begins after a lorry overturned this morning spilling fuel onto the slip road.The A556 between the junctions with the A50 and the M6 was closed earlier ...

  • LGV,-outside,-from-front-lo
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    Poor harmonisation could wreck key Driver CPC goal

    2012-06-25T13:11:00Z

    Lack of harmonisation of standards for Driver CPC training across the 27 European Union member states is in danger of wrecking one of the original goals of the directive introducing the compulsory training of drivers – mutual recognition of the qualification by every member state.Distrust of standards of instructors and ...

  • Transport@overtaking
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    Transport Committee asks for views on the future of road freight

    2012-06-22T16:02:00Z

    The Transport Committee is seeking operators’ views on the future of UK road freight, ahead of a public evidence session on 3 July.The select committee, which recently found that London's councils were unable to provide detail about Olympics enforcement policy, wants written evidence submitted by 27 June.Areas of debate ...

  • Transport@cevatruck
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    Ceva Logistics signs €50m contract with Crown Paint

    2012-06-22T13:33:00Z

    Ceva Logistics has had its 26 year relationship with Crown Paint extended after it signing a five and a half year contract, worth €50m (£40.3m).The contract will see Ceva manage Crown's trade warehouse operation, nationwide distribution of retail and trade product, and inter-site and bulk transport movements.In addition Ceva has ...

  • Palletforce
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    Palletforce releases iPhone tracking app

    2012-06-22T13:26:00Z

    Pallet Network Palletforce has released a live-tracking iPhone app.Called Palletforce Pallet Tracking, the free app makes it possible to see exactly where a consignment is at any stage of its journey.Dean Hughes, Palletforce’s IT director, says: “It offers another quick and easy way for customers to track their deliveries from ...

  • Pall-ExTruckJune12
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    Pall-Ex signs fourth European partner and launches new livery

    2012-06-22T10:18:00Z

    Pall-Ex has signed its fourth European partner and launched its first all-new livery since Hilary Devey founded the pallet network in 1996.The new principal national partner, which can't be named, will run Pall-Ex France as key-franchisee for the territory.Pall-Ex France will have a central hub in the Orleans region of ...

  • Fowler welch longer semi
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    Revenue up 6% at Fowler Welch

    2012-06-22T09:14:00Z

    Fowler Welch boosted revenue 6% to £152.4m for the year ended 31 March, with pre-tax profit up to £3.9m, from £2.6m the previous year.The FMCG specialist downsized its container division in the period, with the closure of its Felixstowe site. It now runs a smaller operation from its site in ...

  • UPS logo
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    UPS to submit cash offer for TNT Express tomorrow

    2012-06-21T13:32:00Z

    UPS is due to formally submit its €9.50 per share cash offer for Dutch-owned parcels firm TNT Express tomorrow.The offer has been recommended to shareholders by TNT’s board, with majority shareholder PostNL, which holds nearly 30% of all shares, agreeing to sell its stake under the offer.If agreed, the transaction ...

  • Transport@untitled 2
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    Hermes slashes CO2 emissions

    2012-06-21T12:45:00Z

    Hermes has slashed its CO2 output by 6% in the past year, with the business achieving savings of 18.4% since 2008. The parcels firm has set itself a target of a 20% reduction by 2015.The reductions are part of a strategy implemented by German parent Otto Group, which requires a ...

  • PalletforceHub
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    Palletforce offers members Olympic route insight

    2012-06-20T10:35:00Z

    Palletforce has incorporated Olympic data into its Alliance IT system to provide its 100 UK depots with the latest Games information this summer.Network members now have information about the 109 Olympic Games Lanes on the Olympic Route Network, as well as delivery restrictions affecting venues.Dean Hughes, IT director for Palletforce, ...

  • Transport@IMG_0207
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    Olympic Route Network goes live on 25 July

    2012-06-20T10:31:00Z

    London's 109-mile Olympic Route Network (ORN) will commence operation on 25 July, two days ahead of the opening ceremony at the Olympic Stadium.The ORN will ensure athletes, officials and dignitaries make it to events on time, and features 30 miles of exclusive Games Lanes to facilitate this.London transport commissioner Peter ...