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All Motor Transport articles in 2015 – Page 43
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Clipper continues retailer streak with Pep & Co win
Clipper has continued its chain of fashion retailer contract wins, having signed a deal with new high street retailer Pep & Co. The Pep & Co brand is part of Pepkor UK, which was initiated by former Asda CEO Adam Bond in 2014 as part of the wider South African ...
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CM Downton feels benefit of C&H (Hauliers) buy
CM Downton’s acquisition of C&H (Hauliers) in 2013 helped boost turnover by 15% year-on-year, according to its most recent filings at Companies House.For the year-ending 30 June 2014 turnover stood at £108.5m (2013: £94.2m) but pre-tax profit fell to £4.7m, from £5.3m in the previous year. The directors’ report described ...
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ArticleMAK Couriers named company of the year at thirteenth Transport Awards
Warwickshire-based MAK Couriers was named company of the year at Transport Exchange Group's thirteenth annual Transport Awards.The group welcomed more than 300 industry professionals to the the ceremony, held last week at the St Johns Hotel, Solihull, where it recognised the achievements of its 3,500 member haulier and courier businesses.Other ...
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ArticleThe return of Johnathan Bulmer
Bulmers Transport ceased trading in 2011Back in February 2011, north-east container haulier Bulmers Transport closed its doors. The business had been running since January 2009, following the administration of Bulmers Logistics.That pre-pack administration was particularly controversial in some circles, as the trade and assets of Bulmers Logistics was sold to ...
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ArticleRecovery plan and cost-cutting couldn't save Deben Transport
Deben Transport was unable to save itself despite taking cost-cutting measures leaving it with no choice but to cease trading, as revealed by Motortransport.co.uk on Monday, its administrator has said.In a statement, Mark Upton and David Scrivener of Ensors, which were appointed as administrators of the firm earlier this week ...
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Operators hope to forge new business relationships at Multimodal
Many of the UK’s major multi-modal operators will be heading to the Multimodal exhibition at the Birmingham NEC later this month.Potter Logistics will be redesigning its stand (237) to highlight some of its major milestones as it celebrates 50 years in business.“Meeting up with new clients and customers is never ...
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ArticleUKWA to host logistics board game challenge at Multimodal
The UK Warehousing Association (UKWA) is inviting visitors to this year’s Multimodal exhibition to take part in an adapted ‘speed’ version of the Business on the Move board game, which is aimed at getting younger people interested in a career in logistics.The game, which will be played under the “UKWA ...
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Van sector needs to improve safety to avoid O-licensing, says SMMT
Van operators are being urged to improve maintenance arrangements and safety to avoid being bought into the O-licensing regime.The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has launched its van maintenance campaign at the CV Show today, which it hopes will help operators meet their self regulatory requirements.The organisation, which ...
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ArticleThe changing face of the Motor Transport Top 100
"To lose one… may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose both looks like carelessness." This year we’ve lost three of the (formerly) one hundred largest operators in the UK, either by business failure or acquisition. Is this misfortune? Carelessness? Or something else altogether?At the end of last year the ...
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ArticleDHL renews Ford Fleet Demonstrator contract
DHL Supply Chain has won a three-year renewal with Ford to manage the manufacturer’s Fleet Demonstrator programme, which grants customers an extended test drive period with the vehicles. DHL’s automotive marketing and sales support business, Inside Track, will manage the programme’s customer booking, delivery and collection of the cars, ...
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ArticleDeben Transport MD and finance director stepped down from roles ahead of collapse
With the shock, if not complete surprise, that Deben Transport has ceased trading today, The Hub took a closer look at some of the company's recent filings at Companies House. Having rescued Elite Transport Services from administration in 2013 (picking up the assets for £75,000 - but paying a total consolidation ...
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Deben Transport ceases trading
MT Top 100 company Deben Transport has ceased trading, with an administrator expected to be appointed later today.The Felixstowe-based operator, which rescued Elite Transport Services from administration in 2013, blamed a “sustained period of losses” for the decision to cease trading, in a termination of employment letter seen by Motortransport.co.uk.The ...
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Wincanton boss Eric Born to quit role in summer
Wincanton chief executive Eric Born is to step down in July.He is to be replaced by the company's group finance director Adrian Colman on 1 August, when Born will leave the business to become chief executive of a global, as yet, unnamed company.Born (pictured) joined Wincanton in April 2009 as ...
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Creating a legend: Europa MD Andrew Baxter
At the first sight of Europa, according to the Greek myth, Zeus was instantly overcome by her beauty and grace. She’s been a popular woman ever since, inspiring the name of a continent, a moon of Jupiter and now the face of one of the fastest changing operators in the ...
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Is it the weight? Or is it the technique?
It’s not our business to go about imposing extra hassle and costs on truck operators, but The Hub is wondering whether all the fuss recently about the maximum weight of pallets in tail-lift deliveries is really warranted. Talk to Palletline, the pallet network that first raised the idea of reducing pallet ...
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ArticleOnly 50% of foreign-registered trucks visiting Northern Ireland pay HGV Road User Levy
Only half the foreign-registered trucks visiting Northern Ireland are paying the HGV Road User Levy, NI minister of the environment, Mark Durkan, has suggested. Responding recently to a written question about the impact of the HGV Road User Levy on cross-border trade in Ireland, Durkan confirmed: “The most recent data ...
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Restricted licence holders in decline in Northern Ireland
New figures from Northern Ireland’s Department of the Environment (DOE) suggest there are still many operators who should hold restricted operating licences there but do not, after changes to the operator licensing scheme back in 2012. Despite the requirement from July that year for own-account operators to get a restricted ...
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ArticleYour FedEx TNT questions answered
Got any burning questions about FedEx’s acquisition of TNT? We might be able to help.The two companies held a Q&A session shortly after the takeover announcement was made, and The Hub tuned into the webcast so we could fill you in on all the details.Highlights of the opening speeches included ...
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Pallet-Track starts new European service ahead of schedule
Wolverhampton-based pallet network Pallet-Track has said its new international service in partnership with Hellmann Worldwide Logistics UK will begin operating next Monday (13 April). The partnership, which the two firms announced a year ago, will deliver to 56 countries via a combination of road, sea and air.Pallet-Track founder and MD ...
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RHA wants maximum pallet weight across the industry
The RHA has confirmed it would like to see a reduced maximum pallet weight applied to tail-lift deliveries right across the road haulage sector – not just among pallet networks. Commenting on the recent decision by pallet network Palletline to limit the maximum weight of pallets it takes for tail-lift ...