All Motor Transport articles in 2013 – Page 15
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MT Tracker 4 April
Good old Stobart. You can always count on them doing something that will hit the headlines. What was somewhat overshadowed yesterday - when it was revealed that Avril Palmer-Baunack would be leaving the role that was created for her in January - is some welcome financial news.Firstly: Stobart Group - ...
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Retailer Next extends Hermes contract to 2022
High street retailer Next has extended its contract with Hermes extending their relationship to over 30 years.The four-year contract renewal will see Hermes continue to provide home delivery for Next Directory customers until 2022, a contract it has held since the retailer launched it as a mail order operation in ...
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MT ArticleStobart, Palmer-Baunack and Tinkler
Back at the Motor Transport Awards 2012, at the height of July when the weather was hot, I had the pleasure of chatting with Andrew Tinkler. Stobart was in the process of acquiring Autologic and I asked him how it was going.The Stobart boss said it was going well, and ...
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Life after UPS for TNT Express
TNT Express has unveiled a two-year plan to target higher margin business, which includes palletised freight and larger, heavier parcels, and improve its profitability.TNT has been evaluating its business following the collapse of its proposed merger with UPS in January.One analyst believes that moving into pallets would be a challenge ...
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MT ArticleScania: The Next Generation
Scania has taken the unusual step of introducing second-generation Euro-6 engines nine months before Euro-6 emissions legislation is fully implemented at the end of this year. When it unveiled its first Euro-6-compliant 12.7-litre engine two years ago, Scania said that testing showed fuel consumption was comparable with Euro-5’s. But now ...
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MT ArticleHazchem extends coverage in Europe with new members
Redhead International delivers internationally for HazchemPalletised chemicals distribution specialist the Hazchem Network has added three new members to extend its coverage in to Europe.Pan-European operator P&O Ferrymasters will cover the Benelux region, while Bradford, West Yorkshire-based Redhead International will handle loads to and from Austria.Allen Logistics, which has depots in ...
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MT ArticleBlitz shows compliance still a pressing issue in van sector
Standards of compliance remain a pressing problem in the light commercial vehicle sector, judging by a recent crackdown on the M4 in which more than 100 fixed penalties were issued for a range of road traffic offences.In the four-day blitz in March involving Wiltshire Police and HM Revenue and Customs, ...
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Wincanton wins new contract logistics business, but hit by low container volumes
Wincanton’s contract logistics business “is continuing to perform robustly”, it has said, while the company was hit by low volumes in its container business.The first quarter of 2013 saw the operator open a convenience store DC for Morrisons and a similar operation for Sainsbury’s, both serving the London area, the ...
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Ceva profit falls 'not good enough'
The chief executive of Ceva Logistics has said reporting a 22% year-on-year fall in profit “simply isn’t good enough” as it continues with further cost-cutting measures.For the year-ending 31 December 2012 the Ashby-de-la-Zouch based logistics company saw global turnover rise 4.8% to €7.2bn (£6.1bn) but did say that if it ...
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Molson Coors orders another round with DHL Tradeteam
Brewer Molson Coors has renewed its primary distribution and DC management contract with DHL Tradeteam, extending their relationship to mid-2015.Tradeteam will remain the exclusive provider of primary distribution between the brewery, Tradeteam depots and customers until June 2015, delivering around 65,000 loads for the drinks firm annually.It will also continue ...
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MT ArticleLeading haulier calls for stiffer penalties on illicit fuel
Prominent Northern Ireland LGV operator Willie Oliver has called for stiffer penalties to be applied to those found using laundered fuel. Oliver, who is MD of Coleraine-based Oliver Transport Services and a board member of the RHA, has also thrown his weight behind the recent suggestion by RHA director of ...
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MT ArticleSlow economy drags on property demand
Total industrial and logistics floorspace take-up fell 22% last year due to weak economic conditions and a shortage of good quality stock, according to property consultancy Jones Lang LaSalle’s latest UK Industrial Property Trends Today report. Subdued economic activity in 2012 “acted as a drag on property demand”, said the ...
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ByBox extends technical services division with Echo acquisition
ByBox Field Support has extended its technical services arm with the acquisition of courier firm Echo.Echo, which provides time-critical spare parts delivery for clients including Fujitsu, IBM and Getronics, will be incorporated into ByBox’s Technical Services division.The acquisition will see the company’s network of field technicians grow to over 400, ...
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MT ArticleCourier TGH Logistics to be liquidated
Courier company TGH Logistics has gone into liquidation, owing creditors over £130,000.The courier, which was based in Toddington, Bedfordshire, provided an international and UK same day courier service, including regular deliveries for the banking sector.It traded for over five years before appointing liquidator Nigel Spearing of Spearing Insolvency on 21 ...
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Ceva Logistics postpones NYSE float
Ceva Logistics has postponed its proposed float on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) as it looks to restructure its balance sheet and stem its shrinking profits.In May 2011, Ceva, which is owned by affiliates of Apollo Global Management, revealed its intentions to file for an initial public offering (IPO) ...
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UPS appeals against TNT merger decision
UPS has appealed against the European Commission's (EC) decision to prohibit its acquisition of TNT Express, on the basis the decision was “factually and legally erroneous”.If successful, the prohibition would be annulled, meaning that the EC would not be able to use the UPS decision as a basis for future ...
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MT ArticleCV Show 2013: Ford reveals new Transit Courier
Ford has unveiled the new Transit Courier at the Birmingham CV Show, the last of its new Transit models. The small panel van completes a four-vehicle line-up, that the company hopes will boost sales by over 50% by 2016.Based upon the company’s B-segment platform, the new Transit Courier uses the ...
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MT ArticleCV Show 2013: MAN boss says this year's show is vital to 'demystify' Euro-6
MAN Truck and Bus UK CEO Des Evans believes the 2013 CV Show is the most important in its 35-year history as it will provide a vital wake up call to operators on the transition to Euro-6. Evans said there is widespread ignorance on the latest EU emissions standard which ...
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MT ArticleYeardley MD 'disappointed' by lack of Euro 6 availability
Featherstone, West Yorkshire-based vehicle operator Brian Yeardley Continental has said it is “very disappointed” that new Euro-6 trucks cannot be delivered by some vehicle suppliers in the UK yet. MD Kevin Hopper told Motortransport.co.uk the firm wanted to trial Euro-6 tractors from Iveco, Scania and Volvo from May or June ...
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UK Mail sees highest ever daily volumes in March
UK Mail saw its highest ever daily volumes across its parcels and mail divisions in March, the firm reported in its pre-close trading update today (9 April), but would not reveal the actual numbers.Group reported turnover for the year ended 31 March was up 11% on 2011/12's figures. Performance in ...