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All Motor Transport articles in 2012 – Page 33
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ArticleBP disappointed over strike action
BP says it is "disappointed" that the Unite union's tanker driver members have voted in favour of industrial action over safety, training and terms and conditions.The company says that it, along with other fuel distribution companies, has been working with Unite since 2010 to discuss the union’s proposal to form ...
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Bandvulc add QR codes to tyre labels
Independent tyre retreader Bandvulc has come up with an intelligent solution to future tyre labelling worries by incorporating a QR code onto all of its new labels.From November 2012, European legislation will require all new tyres to carry labels to better inform customers of the efficiency, grip and noise of ...
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Profile: Brian Weatherley
Thirty years ago, a fresh-faced lad joined Commercial Motor as a junior photographer. After four years travelling the length and breadth of this great country, snapping operators, manufacturers and a whole bunch of other interesting (and not-so-interesting) things, in 1984 I switched to become CM's technical writer, increasing the magazine's ...
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Profile: Hayley Tayler
Hayley Pink, ReporterI am the events and projects editor across the Road Transport Media (RTM) portfolio, working on a range of live industry shows and research projects. These include our Clean Air Roadshows, the Road Transport Expo and Hot Topic Reports.I have been writing for RTM since September 2011 in ...
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Profile: James Clark
James Clark, Digital Development ManagerAs digital development manager at Road Transport Media, I am part of the company's recently created product development team. We have some exciting products in the digital pipeline including new publications, websites and data services.I also have responsibility for online audience development, including social media, and ...
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Profile: Colin Barnett
Please allow me to introduce myself – I’m Colin Barnett, Commercial Motor associate editor, responsible for the magazine’s features and technical content. My contributions to Commercialmotor.com are mostly related to trucks and vans and the driving thereof. Read on to find out where I came from!I was born in Radnorshire ...
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ArticleEvery little helps for TNT Post in Tesco deal
TNT Post says it has secured a “great coup” after revealing details of a contract it began work on in February to deliver mail for Tesco.As a result TNT Post, which demerged from parent TNT NV in May 2011, will deliver all of Tesco’s communications with its customers – ...
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ArticleCulina Logistics wins cheese distribution deal
Culina Logistics has won a contract with cheese specialists Dairy Partners to store, pick and distribute its retail product range using its shared user model.The contract is managed from Culina’s Stafford depot and relies on its 10 depots across the UK and Ireland in order to maximise vehicle fill and ...
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ArticleIncrease in fuel duty is a disaster, says Hermes
Home delivery specialist Hermes has branded the Chancellor’s decision to implement a 3ppl rise in fuel duty as “a disaster for the haulage sector”.Jon Tobbell, commercial director at Hermes, says: “Whilst we welcome the freeze in Vehicle Excise Duty, it pales into significance when compared to the pain being ...
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ArticleHellmann targets Iberian growth
Hellmann UK has launched a freight partnership with a Portuguese logistics company that increases the number of round trip road freight services to the country each week.The partnership with Rangel Express and Logistics enables Hellmann to undertake three direct level departures to Oporto and Lisbon and the company says ...
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ArticleTell us your view of the Olympics – and win £100
With a little over four months to go before the Olympics starts, Motor Transport and Commercial Motor want to know how prepared you are for the disruption the Games will cause to deliveries.How much impact do you expect the Games to have? What actions have you taken to prepare your ...
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ArticleIan Jones retires from Mercedes Benz
Mercedes-Benz Commercial Vehicles MD Ian Jones has retired with immediate effect.In a statement the Executive Board of Mercedes-Benz UK says it wants to offer Jones “best wishes for the future”.Under Jones’s reign the Sprinter won the Motor Transport Award for Fleet Van of the Year for four consecutive years.The firm ...
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ArticleYearsley to offer global logistics service
Yearsley Group has introduced a new global logistics and freight-forwarding service.The group says it can now offer customers a complete logistics operation from pick-up overseas (via partners) and import via air or sea, to delivery through its UK distribution network.The Lancashire firm says the new service will enhance its domestic ...
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ArticleOwn-account operators in NI will need a licence from July
Own-account operators in Northern Ireland will need a licence from July for the first time.The Department of the Environment has set the 1 July as the deadline that will bring those moving their own goods by road into the licensing fold.Up until now only those providing hire and reward services ...
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ArticleDeadline extended for entries
It is not too late to enter this year’s Motor Transport Awards.The deadline for entering the 2012 Awards has been extended until 30 March, so go to the website, check the categories where you think you have a great story to tell and download an entry form now.The entry process ...
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ArticleFormer Cert Octavian chief executive joins Eezehaul
Former Cert Octavian chief executive Anthony Finlayson-Green has joined Crawley-based operator Eezehaul as a non-executive chairman.Finlayson-Green , who is currently chief executive at storage firm Apex Linvar, joins Eezehaul as its looks to strengthen its position in the contract logistics market.Eezehaul MD Mark Duggan says: “Anthony will play a key ...
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ArticleCity Link rolls out Sameday-branded fleet
City Link has rolled out a dedicated new livery for its Sameday fleet, featuring the strapline ‘when tomorrow is too late’ to help strengthen the operation’s brand.The parcels firm says the Sameday service has expanded rapidly in the past 12 months, with new contract wins across multiple business sectors, and ...
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ArticleOlympic Torch Relay route details revealed
Operators can now access a street-by-street guide to the Olympic Torch Relay.The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games has revealed the detailed route the ”moving roadblock” will take as it travels across the UK.The Olympic Flame will complete a 70-day journey, and with a series of events planned around ...
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ArticleGovernment to sell off strategic road network
The government is to part-privatise the roads in a bid to attract much needed investment for the UK's creaking transport network.Prime Minster David Cameron will announce a feasibility study during a speech at the Institute of Civil Engineers later today.In a bid to raise millions in investment, foreign companies would ...
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ArticleNews Extra: Chancellor ignores the economic case for a cut in fuel duty
The Chancellor turned his back on the road transport industry in the Budget, announcing August's 3.02ppl increase in fuel duty will stay. MT takes a look at the economic case against this decision.The price of bulk diesel has climbed 18.9% in the past 18 months, to reach a record high ...