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All Motor Transport articles in 2015 – Page 29
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ArticleWincanton wins contract with manufacturer Taylor and names new finance director
Wincanton has been awarded a new contract with manufacturing firm Taylor and revealed its new finance director.The new contract sees Wincanton managing all of Taylor’s domestic transport.Taylor produces four-wheeled galvanised steel containers and said the arrangement would help it widen its geographical reach as well as offer its customers more ...
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Creditors back CVA at AM Widdowson & Son
Creditors at AM Widdowson & Son have voted to approve a CVA that will see them paid 36.12p in the pound.Creditors met to vote on the CVA proposals at the Leicester haulier on Friday 3 July. It was approved ahead of a winding up petition hearing at the High Court ...
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Black Friday retail madness is here to stay, warns Yodel chairman
The US retail phenomenon Black Friday is here to stay in the UK, and this year it is going to be four times bigger, Yodel executive chairman Dick Stead has warned. In 2014, online sales promotions such as Black Friday and Cyber Monday saw an unprecedented and unexpected boom in ...
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Local authorities pivotal in promoting shift to low-emission vehicles in cities
Take-up of low-emission vehicles in towns and cities is steadily increasing year-on-year, but local authorities have a significant part to play in supporting this growth.This was the message delivered by the Office of Low-Emission Vehicles (OLEV) to delegates attending a Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership workshop in York city yesterday (6 ...
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ArticleStowaway damage may hit insurance premiums
Goods-in-transit insurance could become more difficult, more restrictive and more expensive for cross-Channel operators in light of the increasing problem of loads being spoiled by stowaways, a loss adjuster has warned. Rod Davis, senior partner at Clark Woodward Hungate, which specialises in surveys and investigations for insurers underwriting transit ...
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ArticleFTA's Wells urges chancellor to cut fuel duty
FTA chief executive David Wells has written to chancellor George Osborne asking him to cut fuel duty ahead of the emergency budget this Wednesday (8 July).Following the Conservative victory in the May general election, giving the party its first majority government since 1997, Osborne will set out the new government’s ...
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ArticleRoyal Mail 'screwed' us, says Whistl CEO
Whistl CEO Nick Wells has blamed Royal Mail for the demise of its final-mile delivery service last month, claiming the company “screwed” Whistl with “differential pricing and some changes to zonal arrangements”.Speaking at the Mail and Express Delivery Show in London last month (30 June), Wells said: “Because of that ...
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Freight in the City seminar programme to provide practical, real-life guidance to improve city deliveries
The seminar programme is taking shape for the inaugural Freight in the City Expo on 27 October at London’s Alexandra Palace.Split into three distinct work streams to cover all aspects of clean, safe and efficient urban logistics, the seminars will bring together operators, local authorities, businesses, industry experts and policy-makers ...
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ArticleXPO renews Tesco recycling contract
XPO Logistics, formerly Norbert Dentressangle, has renewed its contract with Tesco for the management of the retailer’s Recycling Service Units (RSUs) across the UK and Ireland. The contract will also see XPO handle the maintenance of Tesco’s loose equipment fleet.Tesco’s RSU network, which largely shares locations with its distribution facilities, ...
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ArticleMotor Transport Awards 2015: The Movie
The Motor Transport Awards 2015 were a red-hot success, not only with 1,600 people turning up to the Grosvenor House hotel on Park Lane on Wednesday 1 July, but for all the winners too!DPD Group were the superheroes on the night, taking home an astonishing and mighty five awards.The parcels ...
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Be prepared for London's Safer Lorry Scheme HGV rules, says FTA
The Freight Transport Association (FTA) is urging operators to prepare early for Transport for London’s (TfL) Safer Lorry Scheme, due to go live on 1 September.From this date, all HGVs operating in the capital must be fitted with additional mirrors and sideguards – but the new regulations are “exceptionally precise” ...
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ArticleTEF Transport acquires Millfield Haulage
Palletforce member TEF Transport has acquired fellow North Yorkshire haulier Millfield Haulage for an undisclosed sum, after it was offered the business following the retirement of owners Alfred (Ted) and Jayne Beat.The Scarborough-based firm - which recently added four new Mercedes Benz Actros units to its 40 strong fleet – ...
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ArticleTPN in for the Eezehaul
Following on from our previous post on the subject – pallet networks in the market for haulier members – it appears The Pallet Network (TPN) has been doing a bit of shopping of its own too.At the start of the year, TPN revealed Eezehaul founder Mark Duggan had joined to ...
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Climate Change Committee recommendations for lowering UK transport's greenhouse emissions
The Committee on Climate Change (CCC) has urged the government to provide greater long-term certainty on policies that enable the UK transport industry to invest in emission-reduction schemes and vehicles.It said many existing policies and funding streams for the transition to a low-carbon economy are due to end by 2020 ...
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ArticleEvolution not revolution for new FTA boss
In contrast to the RHA – which looked outside the organisation to the transport industry for its new CEO – the FTA appointed its former finance and operations director David Wells to replace CEO Theo de Pencier when he announced his departure earlier this year.An engineer by profession, Wells does ...
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ArticleACS&T boosts turnover, but profit hit by competitive margins in transport division
ACS&T said squeezed rates and higher subcontracting costs in its transport operations were the main reasons for a fall in operating profit during 2014, despite a boost in turnover.Results for the year ended 27 December 2014, show an operating profit before exceptional costs of £500,000 (2013: £1.2m). Turnover rose 4% ...
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ArticlePotter Logistics celebrates 50 years with UKWA awards
Derrick Potter, chairman of Potter LogisticsDerrick Potter, founder and chairman of Potter Logistics, celebrated the company’s 50th anniversary by receiving the Chairman’s Award at the annual UK Warehousing Association Awards at the Dorchester Hotel yesterday (1 July).The award, presented by UKWA chairman Tony Mohan, recognises the individual who has ...
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MT Awards 2015 winners revealed
DPD Group were the big winners at the 2015 Motor Transport Awards, taking home a staggering and unprecedented five awards.The parcels firm collected awards in the following categories: Business Excellence; Best Use of Technology; Customer Care; Technical Excellence and Home Delivery Operator of the Year.Potter Logistics, which is celebrating its ...
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ArticleCepac expands and extends Woodland Logistics contract
Woodland Logistics – part of the Woodland Group – has signed an expanded contract with long-term customer, packaging manufacturer Cepac securing the business until 2020.The Essex-based operator has handled contract logistics for the Rotherham-based manufacturer, part of the HSA Group, since 2005 – a contract it renewed for a further ...
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Panther to introduce Sunday deliveries
Two man delivery group Panther Warehousing plans to launch a Sunday delivery service later this year, following a successful take up of the Saturday service the group launched in 2013. Over the two years since its implementation, demand for Saturday deliveries has grown by 135%, so MD Colin McCarthy said ...