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All Motor Transport articles in 2012 – Page 7
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ArticleReed Boardall expands cold store
Frozen food storage and distribution business Reed Boardall Group says it has extended cold store capacity at its 55-acre site in Boroughbridge, North Yorkshire, to 142,000 pallets with a new 102,000ft² building that incorporates 14 additional loading docks.The new store, which opened in October, has cost the firm around £14m ...
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ArticleClipper creates 300 jobs at new Asda hub
Leeds-based Clipper Logistics is creating over 300 jobs at a new site on Teesside, following the signing of a 10-year deal last year with retailer Asda to provide deconsolidation solutions for its George clothing brand.The Wynyard Park hub, which opened at the end of October, will be largely dedicated to ...
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ArticleOlympic Games hits City Link profit
City Link's profit and volumes suffered as it fell victim to lower than expected demand during the Olympic Games.The parcel firm posted a turnover of £76.2m for the three months ending 30 September, a 2.4% increase on the same period in 2011. It is the first time City Link has ...
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ArticleEddie Stobart and Unite could go to Acas over Doncaster jobs row
Eddie Stobart and the Unite union could be heading to arbitration service Acas to end the row over drivers’ jobs at Tesco’s Doncaster DC.The move comes after a 72-hour walkout last week by 180 Unite driver members facing redundancy at the DC. This included a demo outside a Tesco store ...
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ArticleNorbert's £100m Comet contract in the hands of the administrator
Norbert Dentressangle’s five-year, £100m contract with Comet is in the hands of administrator Deloitte following the biggest high street collapse since Woolworths in 2008.Wincanton, Comet’s previous logistics partner, walked away from a warehousing and distribution deal with Comet on 30 April after it was unable to agree terms with OpCapita, ...
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ArticleTransport Manager of the Year added to 2013 Awards
Transport managers are often the unsung heroes of any logistics operation, and to recognise their contribution Motor Transport is launching a new Transport Manager of the Year Award as part of the 2013 MT Awards.Juggling the needs of the business to make a profit, the demands of customers for high ...
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ArticleSheldon Clayton buys CFT's Wednesbury operation
West Bromwich-based Sheldon Clayton Group has acquired the Wednesbury, West Midlands operation of Manchester warehousing and transport firm CFT Services for an undisclosed sum.The move will see all 30 staff at CFT’s Wednesbury operation move to Sheldon Clayton’s 12-acre, West Bromwich site.Sheldon Clayton group MD Stephen Pollock said the acquisition ...
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ArticleMontjotin takes the helm at Norbert Dentressangle
Hervé Montjotin has been named as the new chief executive officer at French logistics group Norbert Dentressangle, following the resignation of François Bertreau. In addition to his new role, Montjotin retains his previous responsibilities as head of the group’s transport division.Montjotin has worked for Norbert Dentressangle since 1995, when he ...
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ArticleFreshLinc takes on four longer semi-trailers
Refrigerated distribution specialist FreshLinc has taken delivery of four new longer semi-trailers from Gray & Adams.The four 14.6m long trailers, fitted with Carrier Vector dual-temperature fridges and BPW self-steer axles, can carry 28 pallets each – two more than a standard 13.6m trailer. They will be used for intensive trunking ...
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ArticleLogistics director calls for super semi-trailers to be part of DfT trial
The European logistics director at Kimberly-Clark believes operators should push the DfT to introduce "super" semi-trailers into in its longer semi-trailer trial.Peter Surtees, European logistics director at Kimberly-Clark, was speaking after the publication of a University of Huddersfield report on high capacity vehicles (HCVs) last week.Impact Assessment: High-Capacity Vehicles, which ...
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ArticleCollectPlus network reaches 5,000
CollectPlus has signed up its 5,000th store to its parcel delivery and returns network.It means the network of local convenience stores offering the CollectPlus service has grown by nearly 1,000 in the last year, with its latest addition in Brentwood, Essex.Parcel volumes through the network have leapt 250% in the ...
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ArticleRoyal Mail opens eight sorting centres for Christmas peak
Royal Mail is opening eight temporary sorting centres to handle the expected rise in parcel volumes this Christmas.The centres will be dedicated to sorting a ‘significant proportion’ of the parcels handled by the firm before they are distributed to regional depots across the country.Temporary operations will be phased in across ...
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ArticleDPD reveals £175m expansion plan
DPD is expanding a number of its sites and investing in a new sorting hub and depots to handle increased demand from online retailers.The £175m investment, which follows a period of growth after the launch of its Predict service, includes a £12m investment in building 10 new depots, £20m of ...
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ArticleNews Extra: Back loads essential to viability of Scottish long haul routes
The rising cost of fuel and improving load-fill are challenges that all UK hauliers are faced with. But for those that run long-distance routes in and out of Scotland, the need to improve vehicle utilisation in a market where freight traditionally flows in to Scotland, with very little exported to ...
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ArticleScania's fuel card offers members bulk purchasing benefit
Scania has launched a fuel card based on cooperative principles, allowing operators to benefit from the bulk purchasing discounts usually reserved for the largest players in the sector.The Scania Fuel Card is administered by The Fuelcard People, with Scania buying fuel direct on members' behalf to enhance the purchasing power ...
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Article"Substantial remedies needed" for UPS and TNT merger, says European Commission
The European Commission (EC) believes “substantial remedies are needed” before the proposed takeover of TNT Express by UPS can be cleared.In a merger review speech made on Friday (2 November), Joaquín Almunia, EC vice-president responsible for competition, said that “serious competition concerns would arise” if it went ahead without revisions.Last ...
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ArticleOperators invited to submit evidence for Vosa inquiry
Operators have been invited to supply evidence to support an inquiry by the Transport Committee into the work of Vosa.Issues to be covered by the select committee include: what can be done to improve the standards of foreign-registered trucks operating in the UK; how the agency can better support the ...
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ArticleAinsworth & Martin becomes North West Logistics
Lancashire’s Ainsworth & Martin has become North West Logistics, relocating from its Preston home to a new site in Accrington.Fortec-member Ainsworth & Martin acquired North West Logistics some two years ago. The complementary businesses had been run separately, but after a £100,000 investment in the Accrington facility, Ainsworth & Martin ...
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ArticleGovernment urged to ringfence cash from HGV road user levy
Pressure is mounting on the DfT and Treasury to ringfence the money raised by the HGV Road User Levy for the benefit of the road transport sector.The levy, which could begin in April 2014 if approved by Parliament, and will see operations pay a daily charge of up to a ...
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ArticleTNT Post to provide international deliveries for CollectPlus
TNT Post has signed a deal with convenience store parcel network CollectPlus to provide international deliveries for SMEs.The new service will give smaller online retailers the opportunity to drop off parcels for worldwide delivery at one of 4,800 CollectPlus stores nationwide.Director of international parcels for TNT Post, Bob van Ierland ...