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All Motor Transport articles in 2016
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Nikola One makes electrifying debut
A recent event in the US – one that has nothing to do with Donald Trump –may well prove to be a significant landmark in the road transport history, but it may equally turn out to be another of the many dead ends that lead from the highway to technological ...
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ArticleThe insolvencies, closures and near misses that struck the industry in 2016
While Motortransport.co.uk did not see as many industry insolvencies or closures in 2016 as in previous years, there were still a number of high-profile cases that shocked the transport sector.A former Tip-Ex haulier of the year became one of the first business casualties of 2016 when restructuring firm FRP Advisory ...
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ArticleThe mergers and acquisitions that shook transport in 2016
In an analysis of mergers and acquisitions in the global transport sector early this year, KPMG predicted activity would remain high in 2016 - and their forecast has proven to be spot on.Hargreaves Services (pictured top) kicked things off in January with the purchase of earthmoving and civil engineering firm ...
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ArticleIs the industry ready for the apprenticeship levy?
The government’s apprenticeship levy will come into force in April 2017. This means in just four months, companies with a payroll of £3m or more will be paying 0.5% of that cost into a pot, which UK businesses will be able to draw from for staff training.The tax was announced ...
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Clean air zones: the story so far
With clean air zones under the spotlight as pressure grows on the government to clean up our skies, Freight in the City takes a look back at how the issue has unfolded over 2016.Growing pressure on the government to clean up the air in Britain’s major cities could see more ...
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ArticleYear in review: road transport's themes of 2016
While it didn’t start so, the UK’s divisive EU referendum vote dominated the middle of the year onwards and much like the general public, appeared to split Motortransport.co.uk readers. For some it represented the chance to escape the red-tape generated by Brussels, ditch measures such as Driver CPC and stop ...
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What is the future for gas-powered HGVs?
With dual fuel trucks proven to pump out more greenhouse gases than diesel trucks, what is the future for gas-fuelled HGVs?Dual fuel gas trucks are on the ropes. Recent research following the DfT-sponsored Low Carbon Truck Trial has shown that greenhouse gas emissions from the 217 dual fuel gas trucks ...
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Deutsche Post DHL's UK Mail acquisition completes
Deutsche Post DHL’s purchase of UK Mail has completed, meaning the postal operator is now fully owned by the German company. DHL announced its intention to buy UK Mail for £242.7m in September, in a bid to offer its domestic customers a stronger cross-border parcel delivery service.Prior to the ...
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ArticleFowler Welch and Cartwright put 'carbon reducing' trailer on the road
Fowler Welch has ordered 10 units of a new trailer it has designed with Cartwright, which the firms say will reduce carbon footprint by making it easier to backload the vehicles. The refrigerated trailers are fitted with automated pallet delivery (APD), which can automatically load 26 pallets in 90 seconds.Trailers ...
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ArticleDVSA refines OCRS to help it focus on most non-compliant
The DVSA has introduced a combined traffic and roadworthiness score to its OCRS system to help focus its roadside enforcement on high-risk operators.Examiners will now use the combined score to determine which vehicles to check, but operators will be able to view their individual roadworthiness and traffic scores online.Under a ...
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Birds Transport name, some assets and business, believed to have been sold to Widdowson Logistics
The Birds Transport & Logistics name, some assets and business, are believed to have been sold to HLD Group-owned Widdowson Logistics.The deal would represent an exit for Birds owner Ballyvesey Holdings, which purchased the loss-making business for an undisclosed sum in February 2013 from family owners Andrew and Delvene Levett.However, ...
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Wincanton bags four-year Ikea deal
Wincanton has secured a four-year contract to provide support at two new DCs for furniture and homeware retailer Ikea.Wincanton will lease and fit-out the DCs, which have a combined space of more than 500,000ft², in two locations north and south of the River Thames.The operator said the deal will support ...
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Proper Oils greases urban operation with new Fuso Canters
London oil supplier Proper Oils has updated its urban fleet with three new 8.5-tonne Fuso Canter rigids.Chosen for the agility provided by the engine-under-cab and compact design, the vehicles carry up to four tonnes of oil at a time to customers, many of whom are based in high street locations.As ...
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ArticleRAC puts truck rescue patrol vehicle on the road
The RAC has introduced a truck rescue patrol vehicle with plans for more in 2017.The roadside rescue vehicle (pictured), which began operating in the West Midlands on 5 December, is equipped to deal with specific issues faced by drivers of commercial vehicles from 3.5-tonne vans to 44-tonne HGVs.The RAC said ...
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ArticlePalletforce to open hub in South after QTR Transport acquisition
Palletforce is to expand operations in the South East, with plans to open a southern hub, following its acquisition of QTR Transport earlier this year.The network said Berkshire-based QTR Transport, which will operate exclusively for Palletforce when it leaves Palletline this week, will provide Palletforce members “with the best possible ...
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Number of clean air zone cities in UK could triple to 16
The number of UK cities introducing new clean air zones (CAZs) could triple to 16 following renewed pressure on the government to tackle vehicle pollution.The FTA has warned that the original government proposal set out last year to create five CAZs by 2020 in Birmingham, Leeds, Nottingham, Derby and Southampton ...
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Ceva seals warehousing deal with DIY group Arlec
Ceva Logistics will help Australian DIY group Arlec build up its UK business after sealing a new warehousing deal.Ceva has secured an evergreen contract with Arlec, which designs and manufactures electronic and electrical products for the DIY market in Australia and New Zealand.It is now entering the UK market to ...
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Bibby Distribution creates jobs with site expansion
Bibby Distribution is creating 50 new jobs after it doubled the capacity of its Max Park site in Corby by snapping up a neighbouring 212,500ft² warehouse.The move, which ramps up the Max Park site’s capacity to 424,000ft² making it its largest 3PL distribution campus, has followed surging customer demand in ...
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ArticleWincanton/Argos drivers vote to accept deal
Wincanton drivers working for Argos have voted to accept a deal offered to them by the operator to prevent them from taking planned strike action. Around 30 drivers at Argos’s NDC at Barton-under-Needwood, Staffordshire, had planned to strike on 20 December for three days over an unresolved holiday pay dispute.Unite ...
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ArticleDeutsche Post DHL/UK Mail deal gets green light from EC
Deutsche Post DHL has had its offer to buy UK Mail for £242.7m cleared by the European Commission, bringing the deal one step closer to completion. The German company announced its intention to buy the UK postal operator in September this year, after two years of turbulence at UK Mail.DHL ...