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All Motor Transport articles in 2015 – Page 17
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ArticleEdge Transport's Deeside base fully operational
Edge Transport’s new Deeside base is fully operational, following an official opening ceremony attended by former secretary of state Lord Barry Jones and RHA chief executive Richard Burnett. The company relocated from Llay, Wrexham to Deeside in May of this year. The new 6.2 acre site houses a warehouse, which ...
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ArticlePentalver adds 52 Scanias to fleet
Container operator Pentalver has added 52 new Scania R series tractor units to its road haulage fleet. The vehicles are to be split between its Cannock and Felixstowe operations, with 45 and seven vehicles going to each site respectively.The Scania R450SCRs were provided by Scania dealership Keltruck.Nick Matthews, general manager ...
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XPO gobbles up Bernard Matthews contract renewal
Turkey farmer and supplier Bernard Matthews has renewed its storage and distribution contract with XPO Logistics for a further three years. Under the terms of the contract, XPO manages the food company’s national frozen storage facility and product distribution.Additionally, the operator handles seasonal fresh and frozen storage and distribution of ...
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Abbey avoids Calais with new Zeebrugge route
Liverpool-based tanker operator Abbey Logistics Group has begun sending unaccompanied tank containers to mainland Europe via Zeebrugge for one of its food ingredient customers in order to avoid ongoing migrant problems in northern France. The firm, which previously sent articulated tankers to mainland Europe via Eurotunnel, has invested in eight ...
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ArticleMaking more use of Northern ports could shave up to 156 million HGV miles off UK road network
Many suppliers are considering relocating their operations to cities in the North of England in order to be closer to their customer base, delegates were told at a policy seminar in Westminster yesterday.According to Frank Rogers, deputy chief executive and director of integrated transport services at Merseytravel, an organisation that ...
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Merlin launches driver retention course for managers
Training company Merlin Supply Chain Solutions is attempting to tackle the problem of the HGV driver shortage by launching a course aimed at helping transport and line managers retain their driving staff.The training company, which is a subsidiary of Knights of Old, is set to launch the course early next ...
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Transport for London explores options to boost road capacity through more strategic freight journeys
Transport for London (TfL) hopes to increase capacity on London’s road network by encouraging the use of freight consolidation centres and urging the retiming of deliveries to commercial and domestic premises.Paul Strang, TfL’s senior strategy and planning manager (freight and fleet), told delegates at this week’s Westminster Energy, Environment & ...
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Border Force will have stopped 80,000 illegal migrants by year's end
Border Force will have prevented the entry of 80,000 migrants by the end of 2015, it has predicted. UK Border Force assistant director Andy Coram discussed the figures at the RHA Compliance Conference on 9 September, where he compared the predicted 80,000 entry attempts to 40,000 in 2014 and just ...
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Scottish B2B courier achieves top rating in council-backed air quality scheme through focus on reducing fleet emissions
Eagle Couriers has become the first courier north of the border to achieve the top grading in a council-backed initiative to improve air quality.As part of a focus on reducing its carbon footprint, the Scottish B2B courier was awarded five stars in the ECO Stars Fleet Recognition Scheme, which carried ...
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Paragon opens doors to new routing and scheduling demonstration centre for fleet operators
Paragon Software Systems has opened a new facility that enables fleet operators to learn how routing and scheduling optimisation can bring ‘real-world’ benefits to their operations.Located at Paragon’s HQ in Dorking, Surrey, the new technology centre is split into different zones designed for demonstrations, testing, one-to-one training and business reviews.Tracking ...
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Low-carbon champions recognised for their achievements in vehicle design and operations
Pioneers in the design, engineering and operation of low-carbon vehicles were recognised at the annual Low Carbon Champions Awards last week at Milton Keynes.TV personality, writer and blogger Robert Llewellyn - who starred in Red Dwarf and Scrapheap Challenge - was Master of Ceremonies, presenting the Awards at the Double ...
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Ocado grows in Q3 despite Amazon Fresh rumours
Ocado’s share price took a 7% tumble back in July, after rumours that Amazon’s home delivery service, Amazon Fresh, was set to touch down on UK shores cast a shadow on the delivery firm’s prospects.Speculation remains rife concerning Amazon Fresh’s appearance, following last month's news that the online retail giant ...
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Cleaner freight to play its part in delivering government's air quality strategy
Cleaner freight deliveries will play an important role in helping the government achieve the aims set out in its draft national air quality strategy launched this week.A series of national and local measures have been combined to create a UK action plan to bring levels of nitrogen dioxide within EU ...
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Trade associations welcome driver shortage investigation
Trade associations have welcomed the announcement that the Transport Committee has launched an investigation into skills and workforce planning in the road haulage industry. The investigation, announced at the end of last week, will address what the government has or has not done to tackle the UK’s HGV driver shortage.The ...
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Fife Council to trial ULEMCo's dual-fuel hydrogen-diesel refuse vehicles and vans
ULEMCo is converting two refuse collection vehicles and five Ford Transits operated by Fife Council to run on its dual-fuel hydrogen-diesel technology.The system was being showcased at last week's Low Carbon Vehicle 2015 event at Millbrook, and was developed through the Levenmouth Community Energy Project (see below) - which has ...
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XPO, Con-way and Norbert Dentressangle - three's company
It’s been an eventful week at XPO Logistics – owners of the former Norbert Dentressangle business.Firstly, it emerged that former ND chief Hervé Montjotin had left his position as chief executive of XPO’s European business less than three months into his new role – posing some awkward questions as to ...
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UPS to trial range-extended electric vehicle on London operation
UPS has launched its first range-extended electric delivery vehicle for initial trials in the UK, developed in collaboration with TEVVA Motors.Range-extending technology allows electric vehicles to go further, serving routes that would otherwise be beyond the capability of a conventional electric vehicle.Since June 2014, UPS has worked with TEVVA Motors ...
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Grafton becomes first builders' merchant to gain both Clocs champion and Fors gold accolades through £1.2m focus on cycle safety
Grafton Merchanting GB has invested £1.2m in cyclist safety equipment and training for its fleet and drivers and has now achieved the highest level of accreditation in two industry safety and compliance initiatives.The plumbing and builders' merchant group operates a 750-strong fleet across its business, which includes famous brands such ...
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ArticleWincanton adds Renault Range T to its fleet
Wincanton is continuing its fleet expansion at pace with the addition of 21 Renault Range Ts for its construction division and 85 for its container business.This latest expansion follows on from the addition of 80 new Renault and Mercedes-Benz trucks and 276 curtain-sided trailers to Wincanton’s fleet in December of ...
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ArticleGrafton Merchanting invests £1.2m to safeguard cyclists
Grafton Merchanting GB (GMGB) has spent £1.2m on driver training and fitting safety equipment to its fleet, as part of its commitment to the Construction Logistics and Cyclist Safety (Clocs) certification.The builders and plumbers' merchant has fitted alround camera system, as well as reversing sensors, to its fleet of 750 ...