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All Motor Transport articles in 2015 – Page 7
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ArticleMeaty new distribution contract for Culina
We’re not sure if this particular Peperami broke out of the back of this vehicle or is waiting to hijack it. But either way, the picture aptly illustrates the award of a contract to food logistics specialist Culina for UK distribution of the well-known meat snacks. Under the two-year deal, ...
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Gasrec sources LNG from National Grid's new Kent terminal
Gasrec is now using LNG supplied from National Grid’s new Isle of Grain terminal in Kent.The facility went live on 11 November and the LNG supplier, which claims to fuel 60% of natural gas vehicles running in the UK, described it as a “critical” step in ensuring reliable and consistent ...
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ArticleInsurance broker expected more anger over 3.5% IPT hike
A leading commercial vehicle insurance broker has expressed surprise that the logistics sector has not reacted more angrily to the 3.5% hike in insurance premium tax (IPT) that came into effect this month. The rise, which was announced in the Budget in July and affects a range of insurance policy ...
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ArticleKnights of Old celebrates Penguin contract extension with branded trailers
Knights of Old Group has put two Penguin-branded SDC urban trailers on the road to celebrate a three-year extension to its contract with publisher Penguin Random House UK, taking their relationship to more than 12 years. The contract will see it continue to deliver books out of the publisher’s warehouses ...
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ArticleOperators evading tax with incorrect driver payments could face penalties
Operators could face financial penalties if they are discovered to be paying employed drivers incorrectly to evade tax,after the RHA highlighted the practice.Nickie Elenor, employment consultant at law firm Rothera Sharp, told MotorTransport.co.uk that misleading the authorities about the employment status of a driver is an area that is “very ...
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ArticleOperators face triple threat from Autumn Statement
Operators face a potential triple whammy in the chancellor’s Autumn Statement on 25 November with cuts to spending on local roads, the DVSA’s enforcement budget and an increase in fuel duty on the cards.The government cuts, which will slash up to 30% off the DfT and the Department for Communities ...
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ArticleDPD opens four new depots ahead of Christmas peak
DPD has opened the fourth in its series of new “super depots” ahead of what it expects to be its busiest Christmas peak period to date. The new depot in Stoke was opened yesterday (16 November), joining new sites in Cardiff, Dagenham, and Exeter, which opened between August and October.The ...
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Freight operators call for UK-wide compliance standards for fleets
More than 85% of truck operators believe there should be a UK-wide compliance standard for fleets to improve safety, according to a new survey by Freight in the City.Currently, there are no national guidelines, meaning that standards differ across regions.In London, TfL’s Safer Lorry Scheme requires all vehicles weighing more ...
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ArticleMotor Transport Top 100 2015 revealed
The UK’s 100 largest operators are more profitable than they were last year and employ more people, according to the Motor Transport Top 100 2015, in association with SDC.Average turnover for the Top 100 is £283.7m, up year-on-year from £272.9m; average pre-tax profit is £11.2m, up year-on-year from £9.5m and ...
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DHL secures five year Mothercare extension
DHL Supply Chain has strengthened its 25 year relationship with Mothercare by winning an extension to its contract.The five-year deal sees DHL Supply Chain handle national distribution to Mothercare’s network of over 300 UK stores and its international franchises until 2020.DHL will manage the operation at its main site in ...
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Royal Mail signs three-year online fulfilment deal with Waterstones
Royal Mail has won a three-year contract with book retailer Waterstones to handle delivery of all online goods.Purchases from Waterstones.com will be delivered through Royal Mail’s Tracked 24, Tracked 48 and International services.Royal Mail said it was selected for its quality of service and capacity, particularly its ability to handle ...
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ArticleHow optimistic do YOU feel?
The latest UK Logistics Confidence Index compiled by Barclays and Moore Stephens found operators are generally still pretty optimistic about the prospects for themselves and the logistics industry – but not as optimistic as they were.The results of the H2 2015 survey – carried out among 100 logistics professionals by ...
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DVSA faces double-whammy of strike action
Union Prospect has confirmed a strike by its members at the DVSA.It comes after it received support for industrial action in a ballot over the pay and conditions that will apply as part of the introduction of the Next Generation Testing (NGT) model the agency is rolling out nationwide, and ...
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ArticleAsda's strategic withdrawal from Black Friday
Black Friday came, as most domineering capitalist ideas do, from the USA. It was the idea of some canny retailers, filling the public holiday void between Thanksgiving on the Thursday and the weekend; a holiday that bores the American public as much as Boxing Day does for us Brits. So ...
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ArticleNew Wincanton boss Colman sets sight on improved customer service
With Wincanton renewing its focus on logistics by disposing of its Records Management business earlier this month, and now posting a 5.8% increase in half-year turnover, new chief executive Adrian Colman is beginning to make his mark.Colman, former chief financial officer at the group, took over the top position in ...
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ArticleGenial Geordie at the reins of Isuzu Truck (UK)
Pete Murphy took over as MD of Isuzu Truck (UK) in November 2013 after founder Nikki King sold the business and became honorary chairman. The genial Geordie took the reins at an interesting time for the UK truck market, with the turmoil of a change in Euro emissions standards about ...
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New 'people friendly' sideguard panel launched for HGVs
Dawes Highway Safety is now selling a sideguard panel designed to prevent people or equipment becoming entangled with an HGV's under-run bars.The panels are made from a shatterproof, durable grade of polypropylene with no sharp edges and the company said they can be easily retrofitted to existing lorry under-run bars.During ...
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DHL warehouse staff poised to strike at Banbury
Warehouse staff at DHL Supply Chain’s Cherwell Campus site in Banbury, Oxfordshire, are set to strike after further negotiations between the GMB union and the company failed to resolve an ongoing pay dispute. In a ballot which ended on 6 November, 73% of members voted for strike action and 83% ...
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Contract logistics growth boosts Wincanton half-year turnover
A strong performance in Wincanton’s contract logistics business saw turnover jump in the first half of its financial year, but losses in its Pullman Fleet Services division slowed profit growth.Group turnover increased 5.8% to £582.8m in the six months to 30 September (2014: £550.9m), mainly driven by strong volumes in ...
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Kodak transfers warehouse operations to Miniclipper Logistics
Kodak, the graphic communications division of Eastman Kodak, has transferred all UK warehouse operations to Miniclipper Logistics as part of a £2m, two-year rolling contract.The two companies have worked in partnership for the past two decades.All logistics functions and a number of employees at Kodak have been transferred to Miniclipper ...