All Motor Transport articles in 2013 – Page 13
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MT ArticleFortec looks forward with new appointments
Fortec truck at Magna ParkThe Fortec Pallet Distribution Network has made two key appointments as it looks to enhance its corporate business and image.Marcus Fischer, previously financial director at the network, has become commercial director to focus on driving forward Fortec’s corporate division this year.Fischer described the development of the ...
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Fear that London LGV ban plan could spread
Plans to ban LGVs from entering London during the busiest times of the day could be adopted by other cities across the UK, experts have said.The proposal is one of a range of measures included in London mayor Boris Johnson’s blueprint for cycling in the capital that are targeted at ...
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Budget 2013: No fuel duty increase this September
Chancellor George Osborne has confirmed in the Budget there will be no rise in fuel duty this September.Speaking today at parliament, Osborne said he had "listened" and name checked PetrolPromise.com founder Robert Halfon MP and Alan Reid, MP for Argyll and Bute (Conservative and Liberal Democrat respectively) as he revealed ...
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MT ArticleIf he says 'aspiration nation' one more time....
Chancellor George Osborne almost choked on his own Budget today - with the undoubted highlight being some water going down the wrong way mid-speech - but he has frozen the scheduled September fuel duty rise.Osborne told a rather raucous House of Commons: "We’ve all listened to the people we represent. ...
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MT ArticleIndustry welcomes fuel duty freeze, but claims more needs to be done
George Osborne, chancellorThe industry has welcomed the chancellor’s decision to cancel the planned September fuel duty rise, but says more still needs to be done to get the economy on the road to recovery.The RHA, FTA and FairFuelUK welcomed the duty freeze, but were disappointed that George Osborne did not ...
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MT ArticleSupply chain managers reject Post Office pay deal
Royal MailSupply chain managers at the Post Office have voiced their discontent over a pay deal that would have seen them awarded an unconsolidated lump sum averaging 2.5% a year for two years.In a ballot organised by the Unite union, nearly 96% of those taking part from the supply chain ...
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MT ArticleBudget 2013: Operators support fuel duty freeze
More operators have reacted to the chancellor’s Budget this afternoon (20 March), with both DBL Logistics and parcel firm APC Overnight supporting George Osborne’s decision to scrap the planned fuel duty rise.Sheffield-based haulage company DBL Logistics, which estimates that it uses around 50,000 litres of fuel per quarter, said the ...
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MT ArticleFreight let down by Wales
Severn CrossingAn influential group of MPs has slammed the Welsh government for effectively ignoring a cross-industry group set up to deliver the country’s freight strategy.In its Crossing the Border report, the Commons’ Welsh Affairs Committee said it was disappointed that the Welsh government had failed to convene a meeting of ...
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IFB and ACPO to share intelligence on insurance fraud
The Insurance Fraud Bureau (IFB) and the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) have signed a formal intelligence sharing agreement.The agreement should make it easier to identify the organised criminal gangs engaged in cross-industry insurance fraud such as crash-for-cash scams. The concord, signed by the IFB’s head of intelligence Stephen ...
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MT ArticleStalkers pays moving tribute to former MD
Stalkers Transport Services has put a new Daf CF85 on the road to honour the memory of MD Hughie Stalker, who passed away on 10 February after a five- year battle with lung cancer. The truck, supplied by Solway Daf in Carlisle and based at the firm’s headquarters in ...
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MT ArticleEU welcomes plans for dramatic increase in alternative fuel stations
The EU Transport Council has welcomed plans to dramatically extend the number of alternative fuel stations around Europe. In a debate on 11 March attended by UK secretary of state for transport, Patrick McLoughlin, ministers broadly welcomed the initiative.The initiative, which was put forward by the European Commission in January, ...
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MT ArticleEconomic pressures take their toll on CM Downton
A harsh economic climate, growing costs and rising customer resistance to rates increases all left Gloucestershire-based haulier CM Downton struggling to raise its profit level significantly, despite a 13.8% increase in turnover in the year to the end of June 2012. Group turnover excluding joint ventures rose from £78.3m to ...
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Yearsley opens first 'superhub'
Yearsley Group has officially opened its new Hams Hall ‘superhub’ at Coleshill, in the West Midlands.The site, which it bought from Ropemaker Properties after formally acquiring the business and assets of former site occupier Partner Logistics Hams Hall in September last year, incorporates a 200,000ft² automated cold store.The cold store ...
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Lavazza chooses Bibby Distribution for coffee deliveries
Bibby Distribution has won a warehousing and distribution contract with coffee company Lavazza.The new contract, which will see the operator deliver coffee, biscuits, chocolates, crockery and promotional materials, will be run out of Bibby’s multi-user warehouse in Stoke-on-Trent.Around 160 orders per week will be packed and delivered to Lavazza’s food ...
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MT ArticleSon of Noel Zwecker applies for O-licence
A firm run by David James Zwecker, who previously worked as operations director at failed transport company Noel Zwecker International Transport, has applied for an O-licence. David’s firm, James Zwecker Transport & Storage, is based in the same road in Killylea, Co. Armagh as Noel Zwecker International Transport was, and ...
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MT ArticleCindy Miller becomes UPS Europe president
UPS UK, Ireland and Nordics president Cindy Miller has been promoted to president of UPS Europe.Miller will assume her new role from 30 April and will be responsible for operations over 120 countries in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. A spokeswoman said her successor will be announced in due ...
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MT ArticleHireco adds 500 new trailers to rental fleet
Trailer hire specialist Hireco has ordered almost 500 new trailers from SDC, Lawrence David and Dennison for delivery during the first half of 2013. “These new high spec trailers have been ordered to meet steady demand for quality equipment,” said Hireco MD James Smith. “Hireco is now well placed to ...
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TNT Express reveals profit improvement plan
TNT Express has revealed a profit improvement plan between now and 2015 to “create a more focused, efficient and profitable TNT Express”.The programme, called ‘Deliver!’, is expected to cost €150m (£ 128m))and aims to increase growth in its most profitable areas, reduce costs by €220m by 2015 and invest around ...
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MT ArticleKnights of Old puts new Iveco Stralis Hi-Way into operation
Knights of Old has added the new Iveco Stralis Hi-Way to its fleet along with five Stralis Hi-Roads.The 6x2 twin-steer tractor units all come with Iveco’s Driver Style Evaluation tool, which the manufacturer claims can help drivers follow a fuel efficient driving style and improve fuel efficiency by between 5% ...
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MT ArticleNew livery for Interlink Express
Parcel carrier Interlink Express has unveiled its new corporate identity, following a period of growth in both its B2B and B2C business.The multi-million pound rebranding will be rolled out across its fleet of 2,500 vehicles, staff uniform, signage and marketing materials across its 97 depots.The firm has simplified the wording ...