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All Motor Transport articles in 2015 – Page 25
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DHL Supply Chain surges as Tradeteam falters
DHL Supply Chain raised pre-tax profit by almost 125% last year, accounts filed at Companies House have shown. In the year to the end of December, the firm grew its turnover by 7.3% to £4.13bn (2013: £3.85bn), with pre-tax profit rising 124% to £91.6m (2013: £40.9m).However, the result left DHL ...
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ArticleTransport associations welcome relaxation of drivers' hour rules
Transport organisations have welcomed news of a relaxation in enforcement of the driver’s hours rules today in light of recent problems for cross-Channel freight vehicles, but have been split in their reactions to the detail of the change. Earlier today, the DfT said it had agreed an immediate relaxation of ...
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ArticleRisk of violence in Calais - an independent report
Given the severity of the situation international operators face in Calais, risk management firm Spherical International has conducted an assessment of the region, and supplied its findings to Motortransport.co.uk readers.Risk of violence in CalaisAsk anyone involved in UK haulage what is affecting their international capability today and most will respond ...
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Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership reveals shortlist for Champions Awards
The Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership (LowCVP) has announced the shortlist for its 2015 Low Carbon Champions Awards, which aim to recognise the UK’s continued progressive thinking in the area of low carbon transport.Now in their fifth year, the awards celebrate best practice in the UK in accelerating the shift to ...
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Updated Vector 1350 trailer refrigeration unit offers more power at lower noise levels
Carrier Transicold has launched a quieter, yet more powerful Vector 1350 trailer refrigeration unit.The new Vector provides 13,100 watts of refrigeration capacity for the transportation of perishable goods, while the manufacturer said its lighter weight of 643kg will enable hauliers to carry larger payloads.Noise levels emitted from the unit have ...
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ArticleLost and found: Tony Leighton returns to Hoyer
With the recent management changes at Yodel, Birds Transport and Logistics and TNT UK’s International division – not to mention Greg Lofts arrival at Suttons Tankers - The Hub got to wondering where Tony Leighton had landed.Leighton was a surprise departure from the position of MD of Suttons Tankers last ...
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TNT UK reveals new head of international division after management shake-up
TNT veteran Tony Jakobsen has replaced Stuart Stobie as head of TNT UK and Ireland’s international division, as part of a major management overhaul.Jakobsen’s appointment and Stobie’s departure come as TNT pushes through major change across the business ahead of its purchase by larger US rival FedEx.The acquisition is expected ...
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Clipper Logistics ready to catch the e-commerce wave
Clipper Logistics, in its own words, enjoyed an excellent year’s trading for the twelve months ended 30 April 2015.It seems its buy of electronics returns specialist Servicecare Support Services late last year was canny, complementing the general merchandise and retail returns service it was already offering customers under its Boomerang ...
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ArticleSupply chain operatives apprenticeship gets green light after HGV driver disappointment
The government has given the greenlight to a supply chain operatives apprenticeship just days after it rejected the HGV driver apprenticeship. Both schemes were put forward by an industry-led working group of employers supported by the FTA, RHA and CILT under the government’s Trailblazer apprenticeship initiative.However the HGV Driver apprenticeship ...
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Clipper Logistics has excellent year; returns dividend to shareholders
Clipper Logistics has enjoyed a successful first year listed on the London Stock Exchange, experiencing a leap in turnover and profit.The company, which has just struck a deal with retailer John Lewis to develop its click and collect service, saw group turnover climb 16.7% to £234.8m in the year to ...
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Royal Mail breached competition act, says provisional Ofcom decision
Ofcom has provisionally found that Royal Mail breached competition law with the price increases competitor Whistl complained to the regulator about last year. The complaint was lodged by Whistl in January 2014, when the then-TNT Post accused Royal Mail’s price changes to its access services of discriminating against its key ...
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Viewpoint: InPost UK's Ian Caminsky on how locker boxes can reduce number of parcel deliveries in towns
Ian Caminsky, CEO of InPost UK, explains why he believes automated, click and collect locker boxes could be an effective way to reduce the amount of delivery vehicles in city centres as the online sales sector continues to expand.“The fast-growing trend towards online flash sales such as Amazon’s Prime Day ...
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ArticleYodel chief executive Neil Lloyd steps down from role
Neil Lloyd, chief executive of loss-making delivery firm Yodel, has stepped down. Turnaround specialist Lloyd was brought in two and a half years ago, with the self-stated goal of improving the firm’s customer service and improving its public image.Speaking at the time, Yodel executive chairman Dick Stead said: “I am ...
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Management cull at TNT UK's international division after revenue dip
Major management restructuring in the face of declining revenues at the UK International division of TNT Express has also seen ‘a handful’ of top executives made redundant, Motortransport.co.uk has learnt.The news comes as the Dutch-owned delivery company, which is set to be acquired by larger US rival FedEx for around ...
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Hawksworth departs Birds; replaced by interim MD
John Hawksworth has left his role as MD of Birds Transport and Logistics and has been replaced by interim MD Patrice Schneider.Hawksworth joined Birmingham-based Birds in April 2014, having formerly held the role of commercial director at AM Widdowson & Son. Birds - formerly Birds Groupage Services – was bought ...
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FTA wants to see exempt construction vehicles brought under licensing and testing regime if using public roads
Volumetric concrete mixer lorries should be subject to the same regulations as other HGVs if they are operating on public roads, the Freight Transport Association (FTA) has urged the government.It was responding to two separate government consultations that ended in March this year, with results yet to be announced, that ...
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O'Donovan Waste Disposal trials Mercedes Econic skip-loader with improved driver visibility
London operator O’Donovan Waste Disposal is asking its drivers to make a cultural change by embracing an unconventional skip lorry in the form of the Mercedes-Benz Econic.Now in operation in the capital as part of a four-week trial by the waste management company, it is the first Econic to hit ...
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London operators hit with lion's share of PCNs, yet 70% successfully challenged at appeal
London goods operators are five times more likely to receive a parking ticket in London than anywhere else in the UK, according to a Freight Transport Association (FTA) survey.Data from 85 companies that were issued between them a total of 16,043 tickets showed that 80% stemmed from London, with those ...
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"Little or nothing" been done to protect hauliers in Calais from "sheer volume" of migrants
A risk management company has warned that “little or nothing” is being done to protect the employees of haulage firms in Calais – and the warning signs are there that violence in the area could escalate.Nathan Monshin, director of international risk at risk management specialist Spherical International, told Motortransport.co.uk, after ...
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Clipper to develop John Lewis Click and Collect service
Clipper Logistics has extended its 17 year relationship with John Lewis which will see it further develop the retailer’s click and collect services in Waitrose stores.Starting this autumn, Clipper will deliver around 40,000 customer orders to 100 Waitrose stores around the country. This may evolve, said Clipper, in line with ...