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All Motor Transport articles in 2014 – Page 14
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ArticleWincanton celebrates two recent business wins
Wincanton has secured two new distribution contracts: a five-year deal with military equipment supplier General Dynamics UK and a three-year contract renewal with Adidas.The General Dynamics deal extends a relationship it has held with Wincanton since 2006, which involves inventory management, storage and dispatch of Bowman secure communications equipment used ...
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ArticleUniversity unveils cycle-friendly truck concept
Loughborough University has unveiled a new design of truck it claims could save the lives of hundreds of cyclists and pedestrians. The Direct Vision concept, based on a previous design from the University of Aachen (FKA), features a cab 80cm longer than normal trucks with a rounded nose, smaller dashboard, ...
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ArticlePAC report criticises stop-go approach to roads funding
A piecemeal, stop-go approach to funding for road maintenance has made it difficult for highways authorities to deliver maintenance cost-effectively over recent decades, the Public Accounts Committee has said. In a new report on roads maintenance published this week, the committee said the DfT’s “unpredictable and fluctuating” budgets for road ...
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Book now to secure your place at Quiet Cities
Booking for the Quiet Cities global summit in November is now open.The two-day summit, a joint initative between Motor Transport, TfL, DHL and Route Monkey, and it will take place on 25 and 26 November at Twickenham Stadium.Confirmed speakers include Ian Wainwright, head of freight and fleet programmes at TfL; ...
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Mail competition inquiry launched following Royal Mail calls
An inquiry into competition in the UK postal sector has been launched, after calls from Royal Mail to protect it from last mile delivery competition earlier this year.The Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) committee yesterday said the inquiry would investigate access, end-to-end delivery of mail, the parcel delivery services available ...
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Parcels, pallets and prices hit UK Mail
Parcel volumes over the summer at UK Mail were below expectations, causing turnover to slip 1% year-on-year in the first half of its financial year.For the six months ending 30 September UK Mail said that the first quarter showed good revenue performance, but the second quarter has been more challenging ...
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Boughey Distribution finalises Wardle consolidation
Boughey Distribution parent NWF Group had a stable quarter of trading over the summer as it revealed that all customers have now been relocated to its Wardle, Manchester, DC.During June, July and August NWF said that Boughey “remained stable” with the normal seasonal reduction in activity across the summer months. ...
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ArticleAPC appoints head of transport
APC Overnight has appointed Mike Allison as head of transport.Allison has held various roles in the transport industry over the last 15 years and has also specialised in the movement of hazardous goods with the police. He has joined the company to improve efficiency, as well as setting and maintaining ...
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ArticleTNT Express warns it is unlikely to hit 2015 profit target
TNT Express has admitted that it is unlikely to hit its profit improvement target for 2015, following an increase in competitive pressures and poor trading conditions in Europe.In a trading update today, the express parcel carrier admitted that it is likely to take three to five years for its Outlook ...
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ArticleLegislation, that's what we need
Shadow transport secretary Mary Creagh addresses the Labour Party conference in Manchester. Photo credi: Stefan Rousseau/PA WireMary Creagh MP, Labour’s shadow secretary of state for transport, told the party’s conference in Manchester yesterday that a Labour government would focus on transport safety - with big ramifications for operators.“We deserve to ...
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City Link shakes-up management team
City Link has completed a restructure of its executive board, appointing three new directors.It has appointed ex-Hermes operations director and former Tradeteam MD Liam Tucker as operations director. He replaces Adele Henderson. Tucker has also held logistics roles at Iceland Foods and Scottish Courage.David Biggs will join as sales and ...
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Premier Logistics bringing young blood into its business via apprenticeships
Premier Logistics has launched an apprenticeship scheme to encourage local young people to join its Leicester-based operation.The Pall-Ex member will ultimately take on four youngsters to work in different areas of the business: accounts, vehicle maintenance, transport operations and customer service.Mark Steel, commercial manager, told Motortransport.co.uk that in the past ...
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Gefco wins Range Rover logistics contract following JLR review
Gefco has won a contract with Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), covering the moment of Range Rovers across the UK.The contract was awarded after JLR carried out a review of its domestic logistics providers. It did not disclose which operator held the contract before.The deal, which Gefco claims will increase its ...
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ArticleTfL commissioner Peter Hendy picked as Transaid trustee
Charity Transaid has appointed TfL commissioner Sir Peter Hendy as a trustee as it seeks to expand the scope of its international work.Transaid aims to improve people’s quality of life in the developing world by making transport more available and affordable. It was founded by Save the Children and the ...
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ArticleAKW Group wins warehousing deal with fashion house SRG
Manchester-based AKW Group has won an 18-month 4,000-pallet warehousing contract with fashion house SRG Apparel.Having worked with the menswear specialist for the past 12 months, AKW said the contract, worth £700,000, was a key target for its 500,000ft² warehousing division based at Trafford Park.“This is an important contract for our ...
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ArticleMarks & Spencer extends Norbert Dentressangle relationship
Marks & Spencer has renewed its contract with Norbert Dentressangle for a further five years.The renewal also sees the scope of the partnership increased to include the delivery of a major automation project at the retailer’s Bradford DC, along with the management of the existing ambient food operation at the ...
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Freight First predicts tripling in turnover by 2018
Time-sensitive logistics services provider Freight First has predicted it will triple its turnover to between £10m and £12m in the next four years.The Runcorn-based firm, which carries out general haulage and ADR work in addition to time-sensitive contracts for customers like shop-outfitters and catering equipment suppliers, has just increased the ...
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ArticleSlow burn: longer semi-trailer trial participants in 2014
APC Overnight longer semi-trailersWhen the Longer semi-trailer trial was announced at the end of 2011 for an immediate start the next calendar year, The Hub took the name of the project at face value.However, given the surprise news that there are still 400 allocations available to run the longer trailers, ...
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Cambridge universtity mandates cyclist safety improvements for contractors
Contractors working for Cambridge university have been asked to make safety improvements to their HGVs corresponding with the Construction Logistics and Cycle Safety (Clocs) scheme.Based on the London developed Clocs initiative, which has been led by Transport for London, the Cambridge version binds contractors to installing extra mirrors and side ...
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Asos says Barnsley fire cost it up to £30m in lost sales
Online fashion retailer Asos has said today that a fire that destroyed stock and disrupted operations at its Norbert Dentressangle-run warehouse in Barnsley cost it as much as £30m.In a trading statement released today, Asos CEO Nick Robertson said: "Due to the fire at our Barnsley distribution centre, we lost ...