All Motor Transport articles in 2013 – Page 8
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MT ArticleWincanton raises the roof and improves fuel efficiency with Freddies
Unliveried Wincanton unit featuring Hatcher FreddieWincanton has taken delivery of 115 new tractor units equipped with powered, height-adjustable roof fairings, reporting that height-matched fairings improve fuel consumption by about 5% compared with conventional fixed fairings.The units, 90 Mercedes-Benz Actros (the outgoing model) and 25 Renault Premiums, have joined Wincanton’s container ...
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MT ArticleTNT Express – ouch
UPS/ TNT Express – it’s over. Gone. Finito. Forget about it. Now we have to look at the future of TNT Express and that means turning the global business into a profitable one.Back in January – TNT insisted its future was bright – despite the European Commission shunning UPS’ advances. ...
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MT ArticleYearsley Group unveils new livery on new Actros trucks
Lancashire-based Yearsley Group has unveiled its refreshed livery on 30 new Mercedes-Benz Actros trucks.The chilled distribution specialist has replaced older vehicles as well as increasing its overall fleet size with the purchase of the Actros 2545 SteamSpace tractor units.It has also taken a delivery of 300 new refrigerated Gray & ...
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European backload rates fall
International operators suffered due to weak rates during Christmas 2012 due to the recession across most of the Continent, according to an online international backloads service.The latest Freightex European Road Freight Rate Index, based on the price paid per load between November 2012 and January 2013, revealed that rates ...
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MT ArticleDB Schenker expands capacity at Midlands hub
DB Schenker has expanded its road network hub in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, promising "agressive growth plans" in the UK.The UK arm of German firm Schenker expanded the site after the contract logistics work carried out there was moved to a new site in Tamworth.Schneker has increased capacity and improved security at ...
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MT ArticleValera chooses Norbert Dentressangle for catering equipment distribution
Norbert Dentressangle has won a new logistics contract with catering equipment and commercial refrigeration supplier Valera.It will use two-man crews from its specialist services operation to collect equipment from Valera’s Banbury operation for consolidation at Norbert’s Leighton Buzzard site.Own branded products, as well as products from Sanyo, Fagor, Jordao Cooling ...
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Elite Transport Services not ready to end yet
The chairman of Elite Transport Services has said he has a “very strong desire” to turn the business around, after creditors voted to back a company voluntary arrangement (CVA) at the container haulier.Gary Bethnal told MT that the decision to enter a CVA, which was backed by 99% of creditors, ...
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MT ArticleDfT holds out for longer-semi trailer adoption
Wincanton was one of the first operators to have an LST on the roadThe DfT has said a decision will be made in due course on the rigidity of the December deadline for operators to take up their allocations of longer semi-trailers as part of the government’s 10-year trial.It comes ...
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MT ArticleFowler Welch MD Nick Hay - Part 1
Fowler Welch MD Nick Hay has strong views on fleet replacement cycles and the switch to Euro-6 as he explains to Steve HobsonFowler Welch runs a fleet of 400 units and 800 trailers from 10 sites around the UK. Best known as a chilled operator, it dropped the ‘Coolchain’ from ...
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London mayor gets LGVs off the LEZ hook
London mayor Boris Johnson has abandoned plans to introduce a Euro-4 NOx standard for trucks operating in the London Low Emission Zone (LEZ) in 2015, but buses will still have to comply.The current phase 4 of the LEZ demands that trucks and buses meet only the particulates requirements of Euro-4, ...
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MT ArticleMT Tracker 20 February
Looking at this week's share prices it is easy to pick out Hargreaves as the best performing company in road transport. And you wouldn't be far wrong, if you're measuring it over the past four weeks. The upturn is pretty stark. But it doesn't tell the whole story...Let's take a ...
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Neil Lloyd joins Yodel as chief executive
Yodel has appointed Neil Lloyd as chief executive, following the departure of Jonathan Smith in January.Lloyd, who was previously chief operating officer at facilities provider and catering firm ISS UK, will report to executive chairman Dick Stead, who temporarily managed the company since Smith’s departure.Lloyd said: “I am very pleased ...
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MT ArticleUPS signs Ferrari Formula 1 sponsorship deal
UPS has become the official logistics and shipping sponsor for Ferrari.Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa will drive the Ferrari F138 bearing the UPS shield in the Formula 1 World Championship during the parcel carrier’s multi-year sponsorship. The logo will also appear on the drivers’ overalls and Ferrari's transport fleet and ...
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MT ArticleWill a fresh face to the industry help Yodel on its path to profitability?
Yodel’s Dick Stead has repeatedly urged companies to do more to keep up with demand around peak periods.Five months since Jonathan Smith announced his departure from Yodel, the parcel carrier today revealed the new man who will be filling his shoes. Introducing Neil Lloyd, the new Yodel chief executive, who ...
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International operators could face higher ferry prices
Cross-channel rail services supplier Groupe Eurotunnel has said it will challenge the Competition Commission over its provisional findings that passengers and freight customers could face higher prices because of its expansion into ferry services on the Dover-Calais route. The Competition Commission said yesterday (19 February) that it believed Eurotunnel’s ...
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MT ArticleB&Q to install biomethane filling station
DIY retailer B&Q is to install a biomethane gas filling station at its Swindon DC to support the operations of 50 dual-fuel trucks the firm introduced at the site in December. The 50 trucks, split equally between Mercedes-Benz and Volvo, were brought in after two separate trials in the last ...
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Marks & Spencer confirms transport arrangements for Castle Donington site
Retailer Marks & Spencer has confirmed that DHL is to handle the collection and delivery of goods into its new Castle Donington warehouse in the East Midlands when it opens this spring.DHL will also handle outbound deliveries to M&S Stores. However, deliveries to M&S e-commerce customers, meanwhile, will be handled ...
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MT ArticleClugston Distribution adds to fleet and workforce
North Lincolnshire-based Clugston Distribution Services has revealed it will expand both its fleet and its workforce with a £1.5m investment in new tractors and trailers this year. The firm is adding 13 new Renault Premium tractive units to its 75 strong fleet, five of which will work on the ...
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OFT hits Mercedes-Benz and three CV dealers with £2.6m fine
Mercedes-Benz and three of its commercial vehicle dealers – Ciceley, Road Range and Enza - have admitted infringing competition law and agreed to pay settlements totalling £2.6m, the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has revealed.A fourth dealer, Northside, has also admitted infringing competition law but will avoid any fine due ...
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MT ArticleDeadline day March 28!
The deadline to enter the Motor Transport Awards ends on March 28 - so go to the awards website mtawards.co.uk to download an entry form now.The Awards are free to enter and the website includes plenty of helpful tips on what the judges will be looking for.This year we have ...