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All Motor Transport articles in 2015 – Page 40
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Urban freight hubs could be a political vote winner, says London courier Fastlane
London-based global courier Fastlane International is calling on the UK’s political parties to introduce urban freight hubs to reduce congestion and emissions in city centres.The parcel firm said the use of urban consolidation centres could be a vote winner, yet it has not been addressed by any of the major ...
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Wincanton full of beans following Heinz contract renewal
Wincanton is to reach its 20 year milestone with H J Heinz, having renewed its long-standing contract with the food giant until at least 2019.Under the contract, Wincanton is responsible for the transportation, warehousing and repackaging of Heinz products, including its baked beans and sauces.The group handles around 35,000 loads ...
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FTA puts the spotlight on London freight
With work currently taking place on London's Cycle superhighway scheme, and ahead of the introduction of the London Safer Lorry Scheme in September, the FTA's Managing Freight in London conference will take place next month.According to the FTA, over 265,000 freight vehicles delivering 360,000 tonnes of goods to the UK ...
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Tesco goes live with new Microlise system
Tesco has gone live with a Microlise routeing system after a six week installation operation. Microlise installed both hardware and software for the supermarket giant in 2,500 vehicles across 19 depots over a period of six weeks. This followed an earlier phase which saw 4,000 units installed 18 ...
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Next step taken in integration of MAN and Scania
Volkswagen has taken another step to integrate its MAN and Scania truck brands, creating a new holding company devoted solely to commercial vehicles.The new holding company is called simply ‘Truck & Bus Gmbh,’ neatly side-stepping the issue of brand priorities.It will be led by Andreas Renschler, formerly boss of Daimler’s ...
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ArticleShortlist revealed for 2015 Everywoman Awards
The shortlist for the 2015 FTA Everywoman Transport and Logistics Awards has been revealed ahead of next month’s ceremony.The awards, which began eight years ago, recognise women in all walks of the transport and logistics industry, from directors to warehousing employees. The winners for each of the categories, including the ...
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Hoyer UK MD says financial recovery in UK is "fragile"
The UK MD of Hoyer Petrolog, the German bulk transport giant, has said that Britain is “experiencing very mixed general economic conditions and fragile confidence” after the company saw turnover and profit dip.Mark Binns, who also sits on the board at Hoyer GmbH as director of its Petrolog business, said: ...
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Norbert Dentressangle likely to be the first of several European purchases, says XPO Logistics boss
A €3.2bn (£2.3bn) acquisition of French transport and logistics giant Norbert Dentressangle by US group XPO Logistics could be just the first in a series of takeovers of European companies the Greenwich, Connecticut firm's chairman Bradley Jacobs has said. Speaking the day after news of the takeover emerged, Jacobs said ...
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Calling all rental, leasing and contract hire companies: take part in CV Informer 2015
The CV Informer 2015 survey is now live as Motor Transport, in partnership with the BVRLA, compiles its annual report on the commercial vehicle rental, leasing and contract hire sector.Over 100 companies involved in the rental and leasing of trucks, trailers and vans took part in last year’s research. This ...
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Tesco names replacement after Laffey's move to Eddie Stobart
Supermarket giant Tesco has appointed Andrew Woolfenden as its new UK distribution director, following the naming last week of former incumbent Alex Laffey as chief executive of Eddie Stobart.Woolfenden, who has already taken up his new job, has held numerous senior roles within Tesco, most recently an 11 month stint ...
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Deben Transport collapse highlights need to address container transport rates
The collapse of Deben Transport highlights the urgent need to address the poor rates plaguing the container haulage market, the boss of Pentalver has said.Speaking to Motortransport.co.uk, Chris Lawrenson said Deben’s demise did at least take 200-plus vehicles out of “a network that’s already creaking”.However, “the benefit to the container ...
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ArticleFTA asks government not to enforce licence-check requirement until online system is improved
The FTA has urged the government not to enforce driving licence checks once paper counterparts are abolished on 8 June, as the proposed online replacement is still not a viable alternative for fleet operators.New FTA chief executive David Wells has written to DVLA chief executive Oliver Morley telling him that ...
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Birth of a logistics superpower...
At a conference call with analysts the day after its acquisition of Norbert Dentressangle was announced, XPO Logistics chief executive officer Bradley Jacobs explained why the US firm wanted ND and what plans it has to develop it. Here with the highlights…Why XPO wanted ND: “It’s our most transformational acquisition ...
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ArticleSteve Agg to retire as CILT chief executive
Eighty-plus staff will be employed at the new packing operation during peaks.Steve Agg is to retire as chief executive of the Chartered Institute for Transport and Logistics (CILT).After almost 10 years in the role, Agg will step down at the end of December this year.His replacement is yet to be ...
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Born again: what Eric did next
Eric Born revealed he was leaving Wincanton last month to be succeeded by group finance director Adrian Colman.Born, who joined Wincanton in 2009 as chief operating officer and became chief executive in 2010, has accomplished his mission.Namely taking on a business that in 2011 plunged to a £26m full-year loss ...
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ArticleSafety scheme Clocs up 100 champions since launch
The Clocs scheme has now signed up 100 champions since its launch two years ago, with more operators urged to come onboard.Clocs champions are organisations and individual construction projects that have committed to implementing the scheme’s standard within their own businesses and across their supply chains. They typically include fleet ...
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ArticleBest in the business: Paul Day, MD, Turners (Soham)
Paul Day, MD of Turners (Soham), is one of the most respected operators in the transport industry, earning plaudits for his professionalism, strategic thinking and rigorous cost control. A Cambridge maths graduate and former GB table tennis player, Day is the grandson of Turners co-founder Wallace Turner.One supplier close to ...
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Election 2015: The industry talks back
This week’s issue of The Hub’s sister publication Commercial Motor contains a look into what the political parties have to offer the road transport industry (or, as was outlined in a previous blog post, what they don’t).So they’ve had their say. Now it’s time we take a look at what ...
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ArticleLogistics sector M&A predictions becoming reality after £2.3bn Norbert Dentressangle bid
XPO Logistics' bid for Norbert Dentressangle is the latest in a predicted flurry of M&A transactions expected to take place during 2015, as the transport and logistics sector grows in confidence.KPMG predicted earlier this month that M&A activity across the global transport sector was set to step-up a gear, with ...
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ArticleNR Evans opts for Schmitz Cargobull reefers to boost fleet size
NR Evans has expanded its fleet with 15 new Schmitz Cargobull refrigerated trailers.The new trailers join the temperature-controlled operator’s 202-strong fleet - of which 98 are Scmitz Cargobull vehicles - and will be used to transport packaged milk between DCs across the country as NR Evans seeks to expand its ...