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All Motor Transport articles in 2015 – Page 30
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ArticleJohn Lewis to introduce click and collect charge
John Lewis has announced it plans to introduce a £2 surcharge on click and collect deliveries under the value of £30, having said it can’t afford to continue to offer the service for free. The scheme, launched in 2008, sees six million orders collected from stores every year, compared to ...
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Wincanton trial leads to national distribution contract with Halfords
Wincanton has been awarded a new contract with retailer Halfords that will see it become the sole operator of its national transport contract.Halfords awarded the contract after an initial distribution project which looked to deliver a more efficient delivery management for the retailer. During this period Wincanton also demonstrated its ...
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ArticleCalais mayhem: treat the disease not the symptoms, says Eurotunnel
It is impossible to stop the migrant problem at Calais, only a co-ordinated effort to address the issue at source will bring respite to hauliers crossing The Channel, Eurotunnel has said.Responding to an incident last week, triggered by the first of the strikes by French ferry workers that have crippled ...
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ArticleKeyfuels and Allstar fuel cards merged into One
Keyfuels parent Fleetcor has merged the Keyfuels CV fuel card with its Allstar car and van fleet card to create a single card – Allstar One. While the new card has chip and PIN for transactions at Allstar’s 8,000 UK sites, this technology will not be available at Keyfuels’ network ...
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Union Unite wants “positive and constructive” discussions after Widdowson job losses
Union Unite has said that it is looking to work in a “positive and constructive manner” with the management at AM Widdowson & Son after it emerged that a recovery plan at the Leicester haulier would involve 50 redundancies.Last week Motortransport.co.uk exclusively revealed that HMRC issued a winding-up petition against ...
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Zero-emission refrigeration units for HGVs move a step closer
A greener way to transport refrigerated and frozen goods moves a step closer with the opening of Dearman's new R&D facility near Croydon, Surrey.The Dearman Technology Centre is the first dedicated liquid air engine facility of its kind and will enable the company to begin full testing of its ...
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Lloyd Fraser satisfied with profit and turnover growth
Lloyd Fraser Holdings has said it is “broadly pleased” with its performance after reporting a rise in profit before tax of almost 60%.In the year to 31 August 2014, the firm notched up a near 14% gain in turnover to £53.85m (2013: £47.28m) while profit before tax shot up over ...
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ArticleAlexandra Palace chosen for inaugural Freight in the City Expo
The inaugural Freight in the City Expo will take place at London’s Alexandra Palace this autumn.“We have selected Alexandra Palace as the venue for the first Freight in the City Expo because it offers a fantastic exhibition space large enough for articulated trucks to drive straight into and it has ...
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Arcese profit falls for second year running
Tilbury, Essex-based haulage, freight forwarding and logistics firm Arcese UK said it is working to address its business performance after suffering a 90% fall in profit over the past two years.Turnover in the year ending 31 December 2014 fell 4% to £23.02m (2013: £24.07m), while pre-tax profit dropped 85% to ...
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ArticleDeal puts us in Top 100 - Premier Logistics boss
The boss of Leicester-based Premier Logistics believes its purchase of fellow Pall-Ex member CJ Express means it has hit the big time.Speaking about the deal for the first time, Premier Logistics MD Lee Christopher told MT that the purchase of Hull-based CJ Express was transformational.“It means group turnover is now ...
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Scottish urban delivery guide launched by FTA
The Freight Transport Association (FTA) has launched a policy guide for making efficient urban deliveries to Scottish towns.It aims to support economic growth in Scotland’s cities – and builds on the legacy of collaborative working practices that maintained efficient services in Glasgow during the Commonwealth Games in 2014.The document highlights ...
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New enforcement unit stops 136 HGVs in first month
A new City of London Police Commercial Vehicle Unit has stopped 136 HGVs and taken 95 off the road in its first month.Funded by TfL and launched last month, the unit’s intelligence-led crackdown found drivers of non-compliant vehicles were also committing offenses such as not having insurance, having inappropriate licenses, ...
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Remaining in Europe crucial- Pall-Ex MD
A huge increase in continental e-commerce over the coming years means staying in Europe is crucial to the future of Pall-Ex, said group MD Kevin Buchanan.Buchanan said there were signs that the recent phenomenal growth of e-commerce in the UK could be slowing, but that cross-border commercial transactions were predicted ...
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ArticleStrike threat at Indesit UK
Union Unite has begun balloting more than 200 drivers and warehousing staff at white goods manufacturer Indesit UK about possible industrial action over pay settlements and redundancy terms.Unite regional officer Mark Plumb said the ballot, which ends on 7 July, was the result of anger over two years of sub-inflation ...
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Article'More talking, less sabre-rattling is the answer,' RHA tells councils
The RHA has said that rather than sabre-rattling and pushing for powers to fine, local councils would be better served encouraging dialogue between residents and businesses if they want to cut the number of trucks breaching weight-limits.The comments came after The Local Government Association (LGA) attacked the road transport sector ...
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ArticlePentalver rises on upsurge in market but warns on 2015 challenges
Container haulier Pentalver was “assisted greatly by an upsurge in market conditions” in 2014 after it saw a 7.3% rise in turnover year-on-year.For the year-ending 31 December 2014 Pentalver Transport posted a rise in turnover from £57.2m to £62.7m, while pre-tax profit also rose to £4.3m, from £2.9m in the ...
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ArticleHigh Cube Network appoints Elddis' Cook as chairman
Left-to-right: Lee Smith, Alan Maher, Mark Woodside, Neil Taylor, Nigel Cook, Henk van der Wal, Mick WilsonElddis Transport MD Nigel Cook has been appointed chairman of the High Cube Network, a consortium of eight operators, including Elddis, S&R Smith and Sons and Owens Transport, that was launched in April.Cook announced ...
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Nearly half of apprentices over 25
Almost half the apprentices entering the logistics industry are over the age of 25, figures from research and marketing agency Firedog – the company led by former Skills for Logistics MD Ross Moloney – have revealed.In the academic year 2013/14, said Firedog, 49% of apprentices entering the industry were over ...
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Calais port problems prompt action calls
The RHA has called for better information to be made available to truck operators about cross-Channel delays after an alarming spike in illegal migrant activity in Calais last week. Following a strike by French ferry staff, trucks were caught up in hours of delays and subsequently targeted by migrants attempting ...
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New owner at AM Widdowson ahead of CVA creditors meeting
Further information has emerged regarding events at Leicester haulier AM Widdowson & Son ahead of a meeting of creditors of on 3 July ahead of a proposed CVA.Insolvency practitioner Leonard Curtis has recommended that unsecured creditors are returned 36.12p in the pound as part of a CVA that has the ...