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All Motor Transport articles in 2015 – Page 22
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New ops director at Pall-Ex less than a year after predecessor's appointment
Pall-Ex has appointed Mark Tapper as its group operations director, less than a year after predecessor Kevin Morley was placed in an equivalent position.Tapper’s role incorporates the former UK operations director position, which was held by Morley until earlier this year when, according to his LinkedIn profile, he departed just ...
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ArticleDHL's Tradeteam extends Bibendum PLB Group contract
DHL's Tradeteam has renewed its partnership with Bibendum PLB Group for a further ten years. Tradeteam will continue to manage the warehousing and distribution of the company's wine, spirits, beers and soft drinks to customers throughout England, Wales and Scotland.The contract, said Bibendum, will provide long-term supply chain stability as ...
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ArticleElddis MD Nigel Cook has high hopes for new transport consortium
“I’m sat looking at an old Commercial Motor cover from 2010”, says Elddis Transport MD Nigel Cook. “There’s a big picture of an Elddis truck on it with the words ‘collaboration is key to success’. Nothing has changed.”Collaboration, Cook firmly believes, is “imperative” to surviving in the haulage industry; a ...
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Suckling Transport sees profit and turnover leap despite tough market
Suckling Transport said business had been “encouraging” last year, with profit and turnover up 49% and 43% respectively.Following a relocation of its head office in May 2014 after a change of ownership the previous year, the Laindon, Essex-based haulage contractor made sales of £19.4m during the year to 31 December ...
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Circle Express registers second year of profit as it trades through CVA
Circle Express has continued to trade successfully under a Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA), achieving its second consecutive profitable year.The company's latest results lodged at Companies House show the express distribution service made sales of £28.8m in the year ending 31 October 2014, an increase of £2m on the previous year.Pre-tax ...
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European Commission extends deadline for investigation into FedEx-TNT merger
The European Commission (EC) has extended the deadline for the completion of its investigation into FedEx’s proposed acquisition of TNT. The new deadline is 13 January compared with the original 7 December deadline. It came after the two operators requested more time.Ricardo Cardoso, spokesman for competition policy of the EC, ...
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Local authorities' collaboration with freight partnership promotes sustainable urban deliveries in the North East
Interview: Freight in the City met with the North East Freight Partnership to find out how its role is helping its regional cities adopt more sustainable working practices for the essential movement of goods.The North East Freight Partnership works with local government, businesses and operators to encourage sustainable movement of ...
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ArticleMore than a third of transport managers to quit within five years
Around 34% of transport managers intend to quit within five years, a new survey from the FTA has found.The figure, based on data collected from 328 transport managers, is a significant increase compared with last year's response to the same question, when 23% of the participants stated their intention to ...
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ArticleBurnt Tree adopts Enterprise name after year-long integration
Commercial vehicle hire firm Burnt Tree has been integrated into Enterprise Flex-E-Rent– the UK commercial vehicle division of Enterprise Rent-A-Car - a year after it was bought by the business.Enterprise has been running Burnt Tree as a separate business since the acquisition, while the management team implemented an integration programme.The ...
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ArticleTransport Exchange members beat average number of empty journeys
Members of the Transport Exchange Group (TEG) freight exchanges are running empty on just 9% of journeys – way below the national average of around 28%, according to TEG’s newly appointed head of business development Simon Bunegar.TEG has agreements with 10 of the leading telematics companies to integrate location and ...
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ArticleTime to bring longer-semi trailer manufacturers in from the cold
Slowly but surely the longer semi-trailer trial is getting ever closer to its trial target of 1,800 vehicles on the road, according to the findings of the third annual report by Risk Solutions.Yes, it’s more than three years into a trial that has been beset with problems, but 2016 should ...
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ArticleTNT's Swindon parcel DC operational
TNT’s new Swindon DC is complete and in use, and is expected to be fully operational by the end of the year.The parcel hub and adjoining depot on Highworth Road, Swindon, was developed by IDI Gazeley over a 26 week period.TNT reportedly chose the site because of its proximity to ...
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NFT owner to buy Palletforce in £30m deal
NFT owner EmergeVest had made a £30m bid for pallet network Palletforce.The acquisition, which remains subject to shareholder approval, will bring investment and also the opportunity to take the Burton-upon-Trent business global thanks to EmergeVest’s logistics interests in he UK and China.Palletforce, which was founded in 2001 by Mick Scarlett, ...
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ArticleIndesit staff to conduct four days of strikes over pay
More than 200 drivers and warehouse staff at Indesit UK are to carry out four days of industrial action from the end of next week.The strikes come after further negotiations between the white goods manufacturer and union Unite failed to resolve long-standing grievances about pay.Unite has announced a 24 hour ...
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HGVs and vans could benefit from on-road electric charging infrastructure
Early adoption of wireless electric vehicle recharging within the freight sector is a key ingredient to the future roll-out of ‘charge-as-you-drive’ technology, according to a Highways England report.The recommendation was made in a feasibility study carried out by the Transport Research Laboratory (TRL) into the introduction of dynamic wireless power ...
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All-electric Nissan e-NV200 put to work on Solihull Council's community project fleet
An all-electric Nissan e-NV200 is joining the fleet of Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council.The zero-emission van will be used by the local authority's neighbourhood services team on a wide range of community-focused projects.It's one of the first 100% electric vehicles on the council's 69-strong fleet, which includes everything from small city ...
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ArticleUniversity of Nottingham adds nine electric Renault Kangoos to fleet
The University of Nottingham has added nine electric Renault Kangoo vans to its fleet as part of its sustainability strategy.They will account for around 15% of the fleet vehicles used by the university’s estates and catering teams every day.Nottingham said the new zero-CO2-emission vans will improve air quality, reduce noise ...
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Could workplace parcel bans deliver the end for carriers?
A series of employers, including transport authorities, have reportedly banned workers from ordering personal parcels to be delivered to the workplace, months after TfL warned that an increase in unregulated traffic was largely down to a rise in office deliveries. The DVSA and DfT are among those said to have ...
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ArticleArrow XL gets on board with double decker trailers
Arrow XL has spent £500,000 on 19 new double deck trailers for its fleet, which it said will provide greater efficiencies in terms of fleet capacity, fuel economy and environmental footprint.The 19 trailers have been manufactured by Cartwright to suit the bulky nature of Arrow XL's delivery products, which are ...
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Green Party: adopt French road signs that enable cyclists to ride through red lights
UK cities should follow Paris’s lead in allowing cyclists to travel through red lights if the way is clear on agreed routes, according to the Green Party.The French capital will be erecting signs this summer - featuring an upside down triangle, an arrow and a picture of a bicycle - ...