All Motor Transport articles in 2013 – Page 12
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MT Tracker 14 March
A very quiet week on the Stock Exchange for transport-related shares - ahead of City Link's numbers tomorrow (15 March). All eyes will be on Rentokil's parcels arm to see if it posts a full-year profit. But it hasn't stopped a rather telling trend in the past week...Meanwhile, in keeping ...
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MT ArticleNorth West Logistics reveals new livery
North West LogisticsNorth West Logistics, which recently superseded the Ainsworth & Martin name, has taken delivery of eleven new trailers featuring its updated group livery.The operator, which is lead by MD Stephen Dunn, has purchased nine Euroliners for its work on the Continent, and two double decker trailers for use ...
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Potter Logistics gets Multimodal
Potter Logistics will be championing its plans for improved rail gauges and longer head shunts at its rail freight terminals in Ely, Knowsley and Selby, and showing off its new livery at the Multimodal exhibition running from 23 to 25 April at the Birmingham NEC.Stuart Taylor, business development director, said: ...
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Mitsubishi Electric Europe renews Norbert Dentressangle contract
Mitsubishi Electric Europe has renewed its contract with Norbert Dentressangle for another five years.Norbert handles the distribution of products including air conditioning units, display screens and industrial automation equipment for Mitsubishi Electric Europe's UK division.The operator has held the contract since 2008 and in this time has extended its services ...
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MT ArticlePre-packs probed and Britain's 'enterprise culture' uncovered
"Allowing directors to 'have another go' if they are not culpable is an important part of our enterprise culture, and can sometimes benefit suppliers of the failed business as they may wish to trade with the new business."Believe it or not this comment came from the Department for Business, Innovation ...
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MT ArticleDelivered delivers growth and buys new vehicles
Delivered's Martin Cavendish, group operations managerThames Valley parcel firm Delivered is expanding its truck and van fleet after seeing an increase in volumes just a few months after its launch. MD Jon Barber said the firm is currently seeing similar volumes as in the run-up to Christmas in both its parcels ...
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MT ArticleRhys Davies boost profit by nearly 60%
Transport and logistics firm Rhys Davies & Sons marked its sixtieth anniversary last year with a 58% rise in profit, the firm’s latest annual results statement has revealed. The Cardiff-based haulier, which runs 170 trucks and has nine sites around the UK, reported profits before tax of just over £1m ...
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City Link pleased with cost savings but still makes a loss
City Link narrowed its losses by 54% in 2012, but a reduction in volumes from higher margin B2B customers meant that its performance was behind the expectations of parent company Rentokil Initial.The parcel firm's pre-tax loss shrunk to £35.9m for the year ended 31 December 2012, from a loss of ...
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Fuel duty: We're all in it together
Without doubt one of the smartest things FairFuelUK (FFUK) has done to date it to get The Sun on board with its hugely successful campaign to see off further fuel duty rises.Yes, ahead of next week's Budget there seems to be plenty of support for FFUK's push for a reduction ...
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Owens Road Services wins two year Amazon contract
Owens Road Services has won a two year contract with Amazon, delivering loads between fulfilment centres.Since February, the Welsh operator has been transporting goods between Amazon's Swansea site to locations across the UK, excluding Scotland.The online retail giant awarded the contract on the basis that Owens is local to Amazon's ...
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Hermes sees volume growth since introduction of ParcelShops
Hermes has revealed that its ParcelShops have handled more than 870,000 parcels since the concept was introduced in June.The carrier says its SME online delivery service, myHermes, has experienced significant growth in the past 12 months. myHermes volumes, including that handled by its network of 1,000 ParcelShops, have more than ...
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MT ArticlePallet networks set new volume record
Pallet networks achieved record volume last year , with almost 16 million pallets processed though the UK's collection of central hubs.This was a 4.1% increase in total volume on 2011, according to new data from the Association of Pallet Networks (APN).The growth rate was slightly down on the previous period ...
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MT ArticlePotter Logistics strengthens ties with Westmill Foods
Potter Logistics at Selby distribution centrePotter Logistics has won a £1m contract with Westmill Foods, building on an existing relationship.As part of the two-year deal, the operator will handle raw materials for the Yorkshire-based rice milling and packaging facility. It will also provide warehousing and transportation of bulk and bagged ...
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MT ArticleElddis new Actros units hit the road
Elddis now has its ten new shape Euro-5 trucks on the roadElddis has put another ten Euro-5 new Actros trucks into operation.The units will be used on trunking activities within the fleet, which comprises standard and longer semi-trailers, as well as shorter length ‘urban artics’.Last year the Consett-based operator found ...
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Howard Tenens expands after winning new business
Howard Tenens is increasing its number of depots as well as expanding existing ones since winning new business this year.The Gloucestershire-based operator recently acquired the 240,000ft² warehouse located next to its site in Swindon, Wiltshire, which was originally built by the firm and sold on.It bought the warehouse back ...
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MT ArticleCV Show partners expect big things for 2013
The CV Show is back with a bang, with all but two of the major truck builders making an appearance.If 2011 was the return of the “full-fat” CV Show, then 2013 will be a full-cream, gold-topped event, with all but two of the major truck builders using the show to ...
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MT Tracker 20 March
City Link failed to turn a profit on Friday posting a pre-tax loss of £26.4m while turnover for the year was up 4.8% to £321.7m. Rentokil was disappointed and said the "financial performance in the year was behind our initial expectations".However, CityLink remains propped up by the rest of ...
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Industry welcomes promise of a fairer deal on pre-packs
The RHA has welcomed the government’s decision to investigate the pre-pack administration process after the Insolvency Service announced a review that aims to make the procedure more transparent for creditors.RHA chief executive Geoff Dunning told MT the review needs to look into balancing the needs of both creditors and the ...
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MT ArticleTurnover up 28% in 2012 says RTH Lubbers
The UK arm of oil and gas specialist Lubbers Transport Group, RTH Lubbers, saw turnover rise last year as a result of an increase in sales and the rapid expansion of its interests in Italy.The company said it saw a 28% increase in turnover in the last financial year, which ...
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MT ArticleMartin Foley - 'driving force behind North-West transport' - dies aged 65
Martin Foley, described by friends and colleagues as the “driving force behind many transport companies in the North West”, has died aged 65 after a long illness. Foley helped set up Callteam in the early 1980s winning a coveted contract with Kelloggs, before moving on to be a director of JF ...