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All Motor Transport articles in 2015 – Page 16
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ArticlePalletways goes live with former UK Pallets site as part of major expansion
Palletways has significantly increased its capacity at its central hub in Lichfield, Staffordshire, after taking on the former UK Pallets site on Fradley Distribution Park.The pallet network has been conducting a pilot at the site, located 500m from its central hub, and has now gone fully operational with immediate effect. ...
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Van driver safety the focus of new field service conference
Van driver safety is to be the focus of a new conference organised by Microlise on 4 November at the MIRA Proving Ground in Warwickshire.Aimed at field service and van fleet managers, it will enable delegates to learn about new technologies, as well as techniques to improve road safety and ...
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Tougher roadwork rules for contractors a good thing for movement of goods, says FTA
The Freight Transport Association (FTA) says the government's plan for stronger regulations to prevent long stretches of roadworks on motorways could cut delays and reduce costs for HGV operators.According to the FTA, transport secretary Patrick McLoughlin has told Highways England to introduce tough new rules for contractors to prevent motorists ...
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ArticlePall-Ex Benelux from 2016
Pall-Ex Benelux will launch at the start of 2016, the pallet network has said.The latest addition to the Pall-Ex Group will cover the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Belgium from a hub located in the latter.It is expected to start operation with a membership of ten hauliers.“The Pall-Ex Benelux hub will be ...
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ArticleNeill & Brown invests in new facility as pallet business grows
Neill & Brown Global Logistics has spent £90,000 on a new transit warehouse.The warehouse at its headquarters in Hessle, near Hull, has been designed to accomodate double-decker trailers and will be used for loading and unloading pallets bound for both the UK and Ireland.The warehouse will handle anything from shipments ...
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Movement at last on pallet weights
There’s been a surprising inertia around the issue of pallet weights despite there being a clear and growing problem, in part due to the pallet networks’ success at expanding their offer beyond the traditional B2C.Certainly, The Hub has spoken to hauliers whose drivers have hurt themselves trying to shift pallets ...
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ArticleSalford Van Hire - 50 years young
In 50 years Salford Van Hire (SVH) has established itself as one of the most influential players in the CV market. The Manchester-based business was created by Italian-born Raffaello Bacci (pictured, centre) in the 1960s when Mr B, as he is known to his 200 employees, spotted an opportunity to ...
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ArticleAll change at the top for Fortec
Pallet network Fortec, owned by French logistics giant Geodis, has undergone a change in its management structure following the departure of MD Neil Hodgson and commercial director Marcus Fischer.In October last year, Dave Spong, general manager commercial and Adrian Bradley, general manager operations, took over from Niel Hodgson and Marcus ...
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ArticleBreeding success: How Panther clawed its way to the top of the two-man delivery food chain
Panther is launching two new services to customers this month after a year of contract wins and the acquisition of a rival took its annual turnover close to the top of the two-man delivery food chain. The group plans to introduce a Sunday delivery option, as well as a high-end ...
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Listen to the Motor Transport Podcast: Alastair Peoples exclusive interview
Our second Motor Transport podcast is now available for your listening pleasure.This edition we have an exclusive interview with DVSA chief executive Alastair Peoples, addressing issues such as the challenges of merging businesses (Vosa and the DVSA), the introduction of remote enforcement at te agency and the supply-and-demand issues surrounding ...
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RHA attacks London mayor’s HGV retrofitting plans
London mayor Boris Johnson’s plans to force the retrofitting of larger windows in HGV cab near-side doors have been attacked as a step too far that risks further damaging the image of road transport.Speaking to MT after the mayor revealed the initiative at the launch of the Safer Lorry Scheme ...
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Fors to amend accreditation process after controversy
The Fors Community Partnership (FCP) has announced an immediate change to the way firms are allowed to progress through the Fors accreditation levels. The move comes after it emerged that a vehicle operator was elevated from silver to gold status at the same time as its O-licence suspension was being ...
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Fortec to limit tail-lift deliveries to 750kg
Fortec has followed Palletline and become the second pallet network to back a tail-lift weight restriction of 750kg across its network.The new weight restriction will kick in from next month and follows Palletline’s announcement in March that it would launch a weight restriction of 750kg on all standard tail-lift deliveries ...
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DX meets with residents protesting new super hub build
DX has met with residents of a village who are protesting the proposed build of the parcel courier’s new super hub in Essington, Staffordshire. Earlier this week around 80 residents gathered at the site on Hobnock Road to protest the new hub, which will cost an estimated £63m to build, ...
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EU discusses best way to regulate drones
The European Transport Committee has drafted a report into the best way to regulate unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) without stifling investment in the expanding sector.It is a rapidly evolving market, with commercial use of drones in different sectors being explored globally.For example, earlier this month, Finnish courier firm Posti launched ...
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Welsh council makes significant fleet savings through tyre management strategy
Cardiff Council has reduced the amount of out-of-hours callouts made for its fleet through a new tyre management regime.Previously, the council made 150 out-of-hours calls each year to replace failed tyres on its fleet of 500 vans and 60 trucks. However, since appointing ATS Euromaster to manage its fleet’s tyres, ...
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Future Cities Catapult report to share UK urban infrastructure best practice with Brazilian cities
A new report from Future Cities Catapult aims to share UK best-practice in intelligent urban infrastructure with cities in Brazil.It seeks to foster links between local authorities in both countries and encourage the two-way flow of knowledge and innovation about common urban challenges, such as traffic congestion, overcrowding and road ...
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Government rejects City Link insolvency law reform call
The government has rejected calls from two select committees for an urgent change in insolvency law, after the collapse of City Link last Christmas left sub-contractors and non-secured creditors £30m out of pocket. A joint-report from Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and Scottish Affairs Committees in March called for ...
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New Iveco Eurocargo range to make UK debut at Freight in the City
Iveco's brand-new Eurocargo range, launched today in Italy, will be making its UK public debut at the Freight in the City Expo next month in London.Purpose-designed as ‘the truck the city likes’, it combines a striking new design, interiors, technology and improved visibility, to deliver maximum safety, efficiency and sustainability.The ...
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ArticleMD 'confident' despite widening losses at Hoyer UK
Hoyer, Mailand, Vado Ligure, Hafen Scenen, Deep See, Container Terminal, Hupac, Fahraufnahmen Sattelzug, Container Chemie, FoodHoyer UK MD Mark Binns has said he is “confident” this year will be better than last after the firm reported widening losses for the 12 months to the end of December. Turnover at the ...