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All Motor Transport articles in 2015 – Page 42
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ArticleBridgestone ties up 100% fleet cover deal with Axis at CV Show
Bridgestone has extended its existing relationship with Axis Fleet Management, signing a deal at last week’s CV Show to provide tyres and whole-life support for the hire firm’s entire fleet.Previously, the tyre manufacturer had been responsible for 70% of the 3,000-plus-strong Axis fleet of MANs and Dafs.The deal follows recent ...
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ArticleFrankonia uses SevenEye to boost London multi-drop deliveries
London speciality baker Frankonia The Bread House has fitted SevenEye tracking technology to its three new Mercedes-Benz Sprinter vans working on multi-drop operations in the capital, which it said has helped enhance its customer service levels.The speciality bread delivery operation requires vans to make between 60 and 90 drops per ...
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ArticleACS&T boss takes helm of food and drinks logistics body
Malcolm Johnstone, MD at ACS&T, has been appointed president of the Food Storage & Distribution Federation (FSDF).It is his second term as president of the FSDF- the sole UK trade body that represents and supports the interests of the entire food and drink logistics industry.Johnstone, also a Fellow of the ...
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ArticleGet involved with roll-out of national logistics Career Academies at this year's Multimodal
Operators attending Multimodal next week are urged to head over to Think Logistics' stand, 622, to find out how they can get involved with promoting the sector to young people and assist with the launch of a series of logistics-themed Career Academies later this year.Firms are needed to run their ...
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ArticleEx-Yodel boss Jonathan Smith joins APC Overnight
APC Overnight has appointed former Yodel boss Jonathan Smith as its chief executive.He replaces former chief executive Karl Brown, who took the reins at the parcel delivery network in November 2013. Brown will remain on the APC board and continue to act as chairman of his three member depots; Direct ...
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Tesco loses distribution director to Eddie Stobart
Tesco distribution director Alex Laffey is to take over as the new chief executive of Eddie Stobart Logistics. Laffey, who takes up the post on 5 May, has been at the helm of the whole of Tesco’s UK distribution operation, which delivers to over 3,000 stores and moves 50 million ...
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ArticleVolvo CEO replaced in new push for profits
Volvo Group has announced the appointment of former Scania president and chief executive officer Martin Lundstedt (pictured) as its own new president and CEO. Lundstedt, who will take up his new job in October, replaces Olof Persson who steps down with immediate effect. Group chief financial officer Jan Gurander will ...
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Keyfuels to launch driver fuel card control tool at Multimodal
Keyfuels is using Multimodal to unveil ControlMax, an online portal that gives fleet managers complete control over the use of their drivers' fuel cards.They can create and change a wide range of rules such as maximum or minimum transaction values, the number of transactions in a day or week, the ...
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ArticleGregory Distribution welcomes apprentice drivers
Gregory Distribution has taken on four apprentice drivers at its Cullompton depot as part of a drive to attract younger people into the industry.Sean Pearson, Mitchell Brooks, Callum Clinton and Jack Miles, all aged 19, are undertaking driver training at a local training facility as part of their apprenticeship, while ...
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What politics doesn't have to say about road transport
Let’s talk politics. Who are you voting for? And who do you think is interested in winning your vote?With the election fast approaching, we’ve been reaching out to the key players to find out what they have to offer the road transport industry. The answer, in most cases, is not ...
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London Construction Consolidation Centre's growth spurt
The London Construction Consolidation Centre (LCCC) has more than doubled in size in the past 12 months, as building contractors seek alternative delivery methods in the face of congestion and local authority constraints.Operated by Wilson James, the LCCC now comprises 12,000m² of warehousing space – last month taking on a ...
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Econic to be offered with 8-speed PowerShift for wider urban role
Mercedes-Benz said its Econic municipal chassis is soon to be offered with an 8-speed PowerShift automated gearbox as an alternative to the current 6-speed Allison automatic box.This will provide further scope for the Econic to be used in a wider urban role - such as distribution, tipper and mixer duties ...
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Tevva reveals range-extended electric 7.5-tonne urban delivery truck
An electric range-extended low-emission 7.5 tonne delivery vehicle made its public debut at the CV Show last week, attracting an "over-whelming positive response” according to its maker.Tevva Motors, (originally Teva Motors) was set up by Israeli entrepreneur Asher Bennett in 2012 to develop an electric range-extended 7.5-tonne truck. The prototype, ...
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Deben Transport applied to change its O-licence weeks before its collapse
In the weeks leading up to its collapse, Deben Transport attempted to make changes to its depot network as it battled to stay afloat.A list of newly published applications and decisions via The Office of the Traffic Commissioner, shows that in the weeks leading up to its demise, Deben had ...
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FTA hosts seminar day at Multimodal
The FTA is hosting a series of seminars on the second day of the Multimodal show next week.Speakers from the likes of Sainsbury’s, The Co-operative, Lafarge and Peel Ports are due to participate in the association’s seminars, which take place on Wednesday 29 April.Topics include measuring your carbon footprint, the ...
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ArticleStaffing Matters: Removing barriers for later life workers
On 11 March, the government’s report titled “A New Vision for Older Workers: Retain, Retrain, Recruit” was published. Written by Dr. Ros Altmann CBE, it’s a very comprehensive and thought-provoking review of later life working.As this upcoming election looms, it is evident than many aspects of British businesses practices and ...
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ArticleDPD's Predict wins Queen's Award for Enterprise
DPD’s Predict delivery service has won a Queen’s Award for Enterprise in the Innovation category.The award was given to Predict because of its role in what was described as DPD’s recent transformation and “dramatic” growth over the last five years, as well as the quality of the service itself.Predict gives ...
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ArticleAbbey Logistics picks Pallet-Track network to boost growth plans
Abbey Logistics Group has become a shareholder member of the Pallet-Track network, which it said will complement the growth of its general haulage division.The MT Haulier of the Year 2014 will cover the WA postcode region for Wolverhampton-headquarterd Pallet-Track pallet network.Steve Granite, MD at Bootle, Merseyside-based Abbey, said: “Our general ...
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CM Downton 'sweet' on Nestlé with new contract win
CM Downton has become a part of Nestlé’s UK haulier network after signing a new contract with the food and confectionary giant. The contract will see Downton moving 10 loads a day for Nestlé between a variety of manufacturing and warehousing facilities.These loads will include work with Cereal Partners UK, ...
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ArticleEastern boost for Norbert's two-man delivery operations
Norbert Dentressangle (ND) is expanding its two-man delivery Specialist Services arm by investing in new infrastructure at its Bury St Edmunds DC to accomodate the operation.This latest investment follows the opening of a similar centre at its Wakefield, West Yorkshire site in March to “meet growing demand” for the operation, ...