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All Motor Transport articles in 2014 – Page 4
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Staffing Matters: Apprenticeships - giving logistics a facelift
As I discussed last month there is hard evidence that apprenticeships help businesses become more effective. Let’s use this drive and influx in talent to raise our profile at the same time.Most of my clients are telling me they are struggling to attract talent because of the poor perception and ...
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BIS committee examines parcel firms' evidence in competition inquiry
This week saw the first evidence session in the Business, Innovation and Skills Committee’s inquiry into competition in the post and parcel sector take place.The session mainly focused on the level of competition that Royal Mail is facing and what impact this might have on the universal service it is ...
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Government to pump £214m into boosting cyclist numbers and improving infrastructure
Deputy prime minister Nick Clegg today (27 November) announced a £214m funding pot to help the government achieve its aim of doubling the amount of cyclists on UK roads in the next 10 years.He said the money represented the biggest-ever single investment in cycling.The government will allocate £114m to boost ...
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ArticleSainsbury's renews management deal with Fraikin
Commercial vehicle fleet services supplier Fraikin has signed a new two-year contract with grocery retailer Sainsbury’s to manage the supermarket’s home delivery fleet in southern England. The new contract sees Fraikin managing 1,000 vehicles operating out of 120 stores, representing 55% of the retailer’s 1,800-strong 3.5-tonne GVW fleet.Fraikin, which has ...
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Yodel suspends courier after parcel throwing incident
Yodel has suspended one of its couriers after publication of a YouTube video apparently showing one of its team throwing a parcel containing a Tower of London ceramic poppy over a fence.The parcel carrier, which was appointed to deliver the ceramic poppies from the Tower of London display to consumers, ...
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ArticleNew guidance launched for operators planning out-of-hours deliveries
New guidance for fleet operators wishing to make out-of-hours deliveries was launched by TfL at the inaugural Quiet Cities global summit held in London this week.Getting the timing right is a toolkit for all stakeholders involved in re-timing freight deliveries - including hauliers, local councils and businesses – and outlines ...
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FTA bemoans abrupt changes to Fors accreditation scheme
TfL has been criticised by the FTA for introducing a number of significant changes to the cyclist safety equipment requirements under its Fors accreditation scheme without a consultation or a formal announcement. The changes, which came into effect last month, introduce a requirement at bronze level for vehicles ...
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TfL launches out-of-hours deliveries toolkit at Quiet Cities
New guidance for fleet operators considering out-of-hours deliveries was launched by TfL at Quiet Cities yesterday‘Getting the timing right’ is a toolkit for all stakeholders involved in re-timing freight deliveries - including hauliers, local councils and businesses – and outlines the benefits and issues to consider when rescheduling deliveries, from ...
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ArticleCM Downton boosts truck and trailer fleet to meet demand
CM Downton has made a £4.5m investment in its fleet after a take-off in demand, purchasing 50 new tractor units and 60 curtainsided trailers.The orders consist of 30 MAN TGX 6x2s, rated at 480hp; 20 Daf XFs, rated at 460hp; and 60 trailers from Tiger Trailers, featuring an over chassis ...
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ArticleInfrastructure project support is go for growth for Garic
Whether it is a major infrastructure project or small housing development, construction sites nowadays have to provide toilets, washing facilities and areas to rest and eat – creating a large demand for temporary amenities, writes Simon Jack.For Garic, which supplies equipment to meet such needs, this creates a complex logistical ...
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Former Yodel boss returns to the world of logistics
Yodel’s former chief executive, Jonathan Smith, has returned to the logistics scene with a new role heading up recently launched parcel firm locker InPost.Hailing from Poland, InPost launched in the UK this April and joins an increasingly crowded market alongside the like of ByBox, and similar concept, if not similar ...
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ArticleRoad haulage rates show minimal growth
Road haulage rates have risen only fractionally in the last two years, provisional figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) have shown.According to the ONS’s latest Services Producer Price Indices, which record changes in the prices received for particular business services in the UK, road freight transport rates at ...
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Quiet Cities 2014 closes on a high
Day two of Quiet Cities concluded the global summit, providing delegates from logistics operators, logistics customers and policy makers and implementers with solutions to enabling out-of-hours deliveries.As well as hearing presentations from event partner DHL, the Noise Abatement Society and Volvo Trucks delegates were able to explore a variety of ...
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ArticleBaxter Freight: going for growth
Having made his dislike of the HGV Road User Levy known recently, The Hub took the time to catch up with Ian Baxter, company founder and chairman of freight forwarder Baxter Freight.Launched last April, the business has gone from a standing start to annual turnover of £5m, according to Baxter, ...
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ArticleDHL launches gas-powered quiet truck at Quiet Cities
DHL has launched its gas-powered quiet truck at the inaugral Quiet Cities global summit.The vehicle, a two-axle rigid Scania P-280, has a spark ignition Otto Cycle engine, which has the potential to reduce engine noise by half compared to that of a standard diesel engine, enabling out-of-hours deliveries to be ...
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ArticleJohn Lewis Partnership puts 38 dual-fuel Dafs on the road
John Lewis Partnership (JLP) has had 38 of its Daf CFs converted into dual-fuel units, running on a mixture of diesel and compressed natural gas (CNG).The vehicles have been converted by Prins Autogas and will be used to deliver to John Lewis and Waitrose branches across the country.They each have ...
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ArticleEverywoman awards now open for nominations
The eighth FTA Everywoman in Transport & Logistics Awards programme are open for nominations, seeking out the industry’s role models and rising stars.Recognised as the backbone of the economy and providing flow of goods on which all other commercial businesses depend, the transport and logistics industry has been transformed by ...
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Royal Mail reveals Amazon deal after warning of threat from retailer's delivery network
Less than a week after warning of the likely impact Amazon’s logistics network will have on its growth prospects, Royal Mail has revealed a new click and collect contract with the online retailer. The deal will involve delivery of online orders to Post Office stores through Royal Mail’s Local Collect service, ...
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Successful start to Quiet Cities 2014
Over 200 delegates at the first day of Quiet Cities 2014 were told that the nature of urban freight must change in order to meet the multiple challenges of the 21st century.In the first day of the two day global summit, delegates heard speeches from Lord Digby Jones and Sir ...
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Perry and RHA tackle driver shortage
Transport minister Claire Perry has met a delegation from the RHA to discuss the crippling driver shortage and the RHA’s proposal for a £100m package of grants to train new HGV drivers.Last week’s meeting followed Perry’s response to a Commons question from Conservative MP Philip Hollobone – whose Kettering constituency ...