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All Motor Transport articles in 2014 – Page 10
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ArticleElite Transport Services buy put Deben Transport in the red
The acquisition of administration-hit Elite Transport Services pushed Deben Transport into the red last year. The Felixstowe-based container haulier posted a £668,135 pre-tax loss in 2013, its annual accounts to 31 December show. This followed a £63,568 pre-tax profit the year before.Commercial director Rachael McCall told Motortransport.co.uk that the purchase ...
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ArticlePan-industry approach urgently needed to address driver shortage
It's hard to move for training, recruitment and skills-crisis stories at the moment, with a return to economic growth, the industry's chronic shortage of fresh blood, the high cost of getting your HGV licence, and even the Driver CPC all playing their part in what appears to be a very ...
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ArticleREC research warns of driver scarcity for Christmas peak
Operators’ fears of a driver-shortage-fuelled capacity crisis this Christmas have been backed up by new research revealed today by the Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC).The quarterly data showed that in September, 21% of employers looking to hire permanent drivers and distribution workers and 23% of those looking to recruit drivers ...
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Royal Mail and Amazon on the hunt for Christmas peak staff
Royal Mail and Amazon UK have both launched a recruitment drive for hundreds of temporary staff to assist with the increase in peak volumes expected this Christmas.The mail and parcel carrier hopes to bring an additional 19,000 staff on board in seasonal roles across its Royal Mail and Parcelforce Worldwide ...
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ArticleFFUK pledges to keep up the fight on fuel duty
FairFuelUK launched its election manifesto at the House of Commons today, with a succession of MPs pledging to support the influential lobby group’s seven main campaign objectives.These include a 3p cut in fuel duty to help stimulate economic growth, bringing UK fuel duty in line with other European Union countries ...
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Arrow XL appoints two new senior managers
Arrow XL has announced two senior appointments as part of its strategic growth plans.Bryan Towse has been recruited as general manager of the two-man delivery specialist’s main hub in Wigan, and will be responsible for managing relationships with key clients and suppliers to drive growth across the organisation. He will ...
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ArticleWaitrose launches year-long click and collect trial
Waitrose has begun a year-long trial of temperature-controlled click and collect lockers at various locations across the UK.The first two locations at Chorleywood and Ickenham TfL London Underground stations are now operating, and Waitrose intends to open eight more sets of lockers at other TfL stations and Gatwick airport ...
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APC reveals £6m investment ahead of peak
APC Overnight is to increase both parcel sortation and truck parking capacity at its Staffordshire HQ in preparation for the Christmas peak.The £6m investment will see an additional two sortation systems installed at its Cannock hub by the end of this month, increasing sortation capacity to between 15,000 and 20,000 ...
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ArticleDPD invests £10.2m in increasing capacity
DPD has invested £10.2m in opening six new or expanded depots in response to growing parcel volumes.Additional depots in Radlett, Lincoln and Liverpool have been added to the network, while capacity at existing facilities in Reading, Feltham and Dartford (pictured) has been expanded.It will open 36,000ft² facilities in Dartford, ...
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ArticlePrax expands UK coverage with Cardiff terminal
Leading independent fuel supplier Prax Petroleum is expanding its coverage of Wales and the South West of England with the opening of a terminal in Cardiff to add to its Dagenham and Immingham sites.Prax sales and marketing director Neil Robertson said the supplier was being welcomed into the Welsh market, ...
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Yodel to boost driver workforce ahead of peak
Yodel is seeking 5,000 additional drivers, self-employed couriers and warehouse staff as it gears up for the Christmas peak.It is looking for 750 warehouse staff, 760 employed drivers and 470 self-employed van drivers, along with 2,830 self-employed couriers to make deliveries in their local area on a part-time basis to ...
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ArticleKeep used trucks in the UK, urges M-B UK MD
Michael Kamper took on the new role of UK MD of Mercedes-Benz Trucks when the truck importer restructured its commercial vehicle operation in January 2014. He describes his business as a “microcosm” of the factory in Stuttgart.“I have to raise the funds for the testing, purchasing, the route to market, ...
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ArticlePaneltex to launch quiet truck at Quiet Cities
Paneltex will be unveiling its 7.5-tonne electric truck at Quiet Cities, as part of the outdoor demonstration zone at the second day of the global summit focused on enabling quieter deliveries of freight in urban environments.Based on a standard Isuzu Forward chassis, the refrigerated box van has a payload of ...
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Bibby launches apprenticeship scheme for school leavers
Bibby Distribution has launched a 12-month apprenticeship scheme to attract school leavers into the logistics sector.The RightStart programme will see youngsters embarking on Level 2 apprenticeships at four different Bibby Distribution sites in the Midlands and South West to experience a cross-section of the markets the business operates within.At the ...
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ArticleMercedes-Benz trucks boss confident in Euro-6 technology
Stefan Buchner has been in charge of Mercedes-Benz Trucks since January 2013, taking over just 12 months before the introduction of Euro-6 - arguably the most significant change in emissions standards since the introduction of Euro-3 in 2006.Buchner has been with Daimler for almost 30 years, the first 20 in ...
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Government to double UK cycling activity over the next decade
The government has revealed its intention to double cycling activity in the UK by 2025, publishing a ten-year plan setting out its goal. DfT's Cycling Delivery Plan, published earlier today, outlines its goal of spending £10 a year on cycling per UK resident by 2021 at the latest, stating: “A ...
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Government motoring agencies could do better
The recent Transport Committee report on government motoring agencies didn't pull any punches, as we've come to expect.In regards to Driver CPC it was damning: “If businesses and drivers must commit time and resource to mandatory training, then that training must be worthwhile. At the moment, this is not ...
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Article50 not out - ATS Euromaster keeps on rolling
Next year sees tyre distributor ATS Euromaster celebrate its 50th anniversary since setting up in the UK. Although part of Michelin, it retains its independence, offering a full range of products and services.Simon Tattersall (pictured) was appointed head of national fleets in 2013, having previously been ATS Euromaster’s head of ...
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ArticleChinese AdBlue supplier enters UK market
A new supplier of AdBlue is entering the UK, aiming to take 10% of the market and challenge the dominance of the current leaders Yara and GreenChem.Top!Blue is part owned by Chinese petrochem giant Sinopec and will be blending AdBlue at six initial locations around the UK using urea imported ...
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Smiths News launches click and collect service for Amazon
Newspaper and magazine distributor Smiths News has begun a partnership with Amazon to offer online shoppers a same-day parcel collection service. The newspaper wholesaler and logistics firm will utilise its vehicle fleet after deliveries of print products have been made to deliver parcels into click and collect stores.Amazon says this ...