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All Motor Transport articles in 2015 – Page 12
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Commercial Body Fittings to showcase essential safety kit for urban CV fleets at Freight in the City Expo
Commercial Body Fittings (CBF) will be showcasing its extensive range of truck, van and trailer safety equipment at the Freight in the City Expo at London’s Alexandra Palace on 27 October.With the launch of the London Safer Lorry Scheme last month, it is now a requirement for the majority of ...
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ArticlePall-Ex welcomes trio of new members
Pall-Ex has welcomed three new members as part of what it describes as a “revision of delivery areas, aimed at lowering emissions and improving delivery times”. Rugby-based Exact Logistics has taken responsibility for the CV postcode area, and joins the network from Palletways.MD Adam Shuter said the company’s Pall-Ex membership ...
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LowCVP to run test programme to benchmark emissions of gas-powered HGVs
The Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership (LowCVP) has been chosen to manage a new test programme to benchmark the latest gas trucks for emissions, including methane, CO2 and fuel consumption.Work will complement the operator on-road tests being carried out during the government’s Low Carbon Truck (LCTT), which is nearing its final ...
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ArticleStrong performance at Tuffnells boosts Connect Group revenues
Tuffnells Parcels Express contributed £114m of revenue and £9.7m of operating profit to its new owner Connect Group in the year to the end of August, group chief executive Mark Cashmore has revealed.The parcels firm - which Connect Group acquired in November last year and subsequently said was exceeding expectations ...
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ArticleAPC member celebrates 150th birthday
APC Overnight member G Thompson has celebrated its 150th birthday and the five generations of family that have seen the company through to the landmark. The company dates back to 1865, when founder George Thompson started to work as a freight agent for private rail companies.The London-based firm ceased to ...
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ArticleOperators asked to voice opinions to shape Transport for the North freight strategy
Transport for the North (TfN) is seeking the views of operators to help shape the UK’s first pan-regional freight and logistics strategy.The new strategy is expected to enable TfN to determine the steps that are required, in terms of network and policy development, to realise the freight and logistics industry’s ...
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R Swain & Sons acquires Gatwick Plant; sees pre-tax profit boost
Strood, Rochester-based R Swain & Sons has delivered a boost to its special projects division with the acquisition of specialist plant and services firm Gatwick Plant.Based in Horley, Surrey, Gatwick Plant runs a 12-strong fleet of specialist vehicles including low loaders, rear-steer trailers, crane-equipped vehicles and abnormal load escorting vehicles. ...
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Carillion successfully trialling video-analytics cyclist-detection system from Vision Techniques
Carillion has become the first operator to install a new video analytics-based cyclist-detection system VT TurnAware from safety equipment firm Vision Techniques.The new method of detecting cyclists uses a smart camera and integrated CPU that recognises single-direction movement towards the vehicle, warning the driver when a cyclist approaches.Carillion, which operates ...
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Hoyer wins Esso UK delivery contract
Hoyer Petrolog has been awarded what is describes as a “significant development for the business” by way of a three-year contract with Esso to cover its UK delivery business for Tesco Express (Alliance).The contract, which runs until June 2019, also covers Esso’s industrial and wholesale delivery network in the UK ...
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Freight in the City speaker line-up brings together experts to debate sustainable urban logistics
Every day in London alone, more than 360,000 tonnes of goods are moved by lorries: that’s 15,000 tonnes of freight picked up or dropped off every hour. Without these deliveries, the capital’s shops, restaurants, offices and workplaces would come to a standstill overnight.“No method other than the lorry is capable ...
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ArticleTaking the Optifuel challenge
A sunny Wednesday in October the Estoril race circuit outside Lisbon, Portugal saw 37 of Europe and north Africa's best HGV drivers go head to head for the title Renault Trucks' Optifuel Challenge Eco Driver of the Year 2015.Representing the UK were Simon Ellis, pictured right, who drives for Wincanton ...
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Transport for the North announces new chief executive will be Merseytravel's David Brown
Transport for the North (TfN) has chosen Merseytravel director general David Brown as its new chief executive.He will lead the organisation as it develops a new strategy for transforming the northern economy through better transport connectivity between the city regions, which is due to be published in March 2016.An interim ...
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Christopher Snelling, FTA: 'The role of road freight is irreplaceable in urban areas'
Christopher Snelling, head of national and regional policy at the Freight Transport Association, will be speaking at the Freight in the City Expo in London later this month about the crucial role that road freight plays in servicing the UK's towns and cities, and why banning HGVs from built-up areas ...
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ArticleHoward Tenens refreshes trailer fleet with Schmitz double-deckers
Howard Tenens has replaced eight 12-year-old trailers with new Schmitz Cargobull S.KO Cool tri-axle deep freeze trailers. The manufacturer said that the double-deck trailers' quiet refrigeration units, combined with Piek-certified floors, reduces noise emissions to less than 60dB, meaning they are ideal for loading and unloading in noise-controlled areas.The vehicles ...
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Tell us your thoughts about delivering into city centres and you could win a £50 Amazon voucher!
With only a fortnight to go until the inaugural Freight in the City Expo at London's Alexandra Palace, we’d like to hear from freight operators about the key challenges when delivering goods into urban environments.Have you ever considered making out-of-hours deliveries, or perhaps you’ve been exploring the merits of greener ...
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ArticleKnights of Old expands fleet with new MANs
Knights of Old has expanded its fleet of more than 200 vehicles with 34 new MANs. Six 26-tonne TGX 6x2 tractor units rated at 440hp, and a further six at 480hp, have already been delivered to the haulier’s Chichester and Northampton depots, along with 14 18-tonne TGM curtainsided rigids.A further ...
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Let us know your city logistics challenges and you could win a £50 Amazon voucher!
With only two weeks to go until the inaugural Freight in the City Expo in London, we’d like to hear from urban logistics operators about the challenges of making town centre deliveries.Have you ever considered making out-of-hours deliveries, or perhaps you’ve been exploring the merits of greener fuels for your ...
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ArticleThe new Priority Freight question
Anyone familiar with the dark arts of O-licence law and the traffic commissioners will be familiar with the Priority Freight question.In 2009 Judge Brodrick of the Upper Tribunal overturned a TC's decision to revoke the haulier’s O-licence by, in part, posing what is now commonly referred to as the Priority ...
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ArticleEurotunnel weakspots must be upgraded, says FTA
The FTA has called on Eurotunnel and the French authorities to upgrade any weak spots in their security fencing after more than 100 migrants broke into the tunnel operator’s French terminal earlier this month, causing hours of delays to passenger and freight services. FTA international manager Don Armour said the ...
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ArticleDaf approves Goodyear's winter tyres for factory-fit
Truck maker Daf has become the first truck manufacturer to approve Goodyear’s new Ultra Grip Max winter tyres as factory-fit options. The Ultra Grip Max tyre range, available in both drive and steer axle versions, is claimed to provide up to 40% more snow grip when half-worn and up to ...