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All Motor Transport articles in 2016 – Page 3
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Freight in the City takes the last-mile debate to Birmingham in March 2017
Save the date for the Freight in the City Spring Summit ‘Improving the last mile’ on 1 March 2017 at Edgbaston Stadium, Birmingham.This exciting, free-to-attend-event will focus on the latest innovation and operational practices to ensure last-mile freight movements are safe, clean and quiet across urban areas.An exciting line-up of ...
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Operators moving towards dedicated gas-power over dual-fuel HGVs, says CNG Fuels
Dual-fuel HGVs are not the future for green transport, according to natural gas supplier CNG Fuels.CEO Philip Fjeld told Freightinthecity that UK operators are switching from dual-fuel HGVs to dedicated gas-fuelled lorries, forecasting an eightfold rise in dedicated trucks next year.Fjeld pointed to the performance of dual-fuel HGVs in the ...
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Menzies Distribution wins three-year national contract with WH Smith
Menzies Distribution has said that a successful transition has taken place from the previous supplier of national logistics at WH Smith as it begins work on a three-year contract.The deal sees Menzies supply trunk services from the three WHSmith Distribution Centres in Birmingham, Swindon and Dunstable into the Menzies depot ...
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ArticleVolvo Trucks launches cyclist safety programme 'See and Be Seen'
Volvo Trucks has created a new global safety programme for cyclists to improve understanding of how unprotected road users and HGVs can interact on the roads.It was launched last month at the International Cycling Safety Conference in Bologna, Italy, and is a continuation of the manufacturer's existing road safety programme ...
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Camden UPS drivers prepare for two-day strike
Drivers at UPS in Camden, London will strike for two days next week, in a row over alleged bullying, harassment and racism.The troubled depot has been at the centre of various disputes over the last three years, with the Unite union claiming staff are being forced to work overtime and ...
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UK has more traffic hotspots than anywhere in Europe; London most congested city
The UK has more traffic hotspots than any other European country, a new report has revealed.If unaddressed this will likely cost the economy £62bn over the next decade in lost time, Data company Inrix has claimed.The study by the data company showed that there were 20,300 traffic hotspots in UK ...
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ArticleCNG Fuels to supply Waitrose, Argos and Brit European, with biomethane fuel
Natural gas fuel supplier CNG Fuels is promising to cut fleet operators running costs with the launch of its renewable biomethane fuel, which it claims is 40% cheaper than diesel and emits 70% less CO2.The company has already signed a deal to supply the fuel to retailers Waitrose, John Lewis ...
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ArticleNominate your drivers for Microlise awards
Nominations are now open for the Microlise Driver of the Year Awards, the winners of which will be announced on 16 May 2017, the night before the Microlise Transport Conference at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry.While the three main awards are based on analysis of anonymous Microlise telematics performance data ...
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BCA Automotive Services targets organic growth after acquisitions
The integration of Stobart Automotive and Paragon Automotive at BCA Marketplace as its Automotive Services division is “progressing well” after seeing major increases in turnover and EBITDA in the first half of its financial year.BCA Marketplace bought Stobart Automotive (formerly Autologic) from Eddie Stobart Logistics in August 2015, and in ...
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ArticleB&H Worldwide wins Logix Aero aircraft parts contract
Aerospace logistics and warehousing firm B&H Worldwide has won a deal with aircraft parts provider Logix Aero to operate its Heathrow parts facility.B&H Worldwide will use its warehousing and inventory management tool, OnTrack, to support Logix Aero’s global operations, including the management of its aircraft components stock.B&H Worldwide customer solutions ...
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ArticlePaul Dyer to replace retiring Perry Watts at DHL Supply Chain
Paul Dyer (pictured) will become chief executive of DHL Supply Chain UK and Ireland on 1 January 2017, with Perry Watts retiring from the role after eight years.Dyer is currently president, global automotive, at DHL Supply Chain, where he is responsible for shaping the long term growth and strategic direction ...
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Driver crushed to death by pallet during residential delivery
Thames Valley Police are investigating an accident in which a lorry driver employed by Palletways member Reason Transport was crushed to death whilst unloading a palletised delivery in High Wycombe.The driver, in his fifties, was unloading from an HGV in a residential road at 11am on Wednesday last week (21 ...
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SNP: Government has no Brexit plan for international hauliers
The SNP has attacked Chris Grayling, Secretary of State for Transport, for having no plan in place to ensure that international hauliers have access to the European single market that has “served logistics for nearly half a century”.In a heated parliamentary debate on the impact of Brexit on the transport ...
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Drivers can still be recruited under managed migration, says Grayling
A new system of managed migration will allow the road transport industry to recruit skills internationally after the United Kingdom leaves the European Union, Chris Grayling, Secretary of State for Transport, has assured operators.In a parliamentary debate on the impact of Brexit on the transport industry Grayling also insisted that ...
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Gasrec calls on government to back gas-power for HGVs to meet emission challenge
Gasrec is calling on the government to cut HGV emissions by making the use of natural gas as a low emission alternative to diesel a central plank of its air quality plans.In a written response to the government’s Clean Air Consultation this week, Gasrec argued that if the state is ...
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Northern Ireland government consults on plans to encourage use of alternative fuels
Northern Ireland’s Department for Infrastructure (DfI) is seeking views on a series of measures designed to encourage the uptake of alternative-fuelled vehicles.It is considering removing the requirement for commercial vehicles that run on hydrogen, CNG or LNG to seek special authorisation from the DfI in the form of a vehicle ...
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Smart Freight Centre leads new project to help businesses lower transport emissions
A new global project has been set up to help businesses reduce greenhouse gas emissions from their logistics supply chain.The EC-funded Logistics Emissions Accounting and Reduction Network (Learn) project is being carried out by a consortium of 13 organisations.It is being led by the Smart Freight Centre, and will run ...
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DSV Road sees record September and October volumes
DSV Road depots in Purfleet and Tamworth handled over 10 million kg of freight in September each – the first time the company has achieved such volumes– and the Tamworth site matched the landmark figure in October.Furthermore DSV’s UK domestic network handled over 60,000 consignments for both September and October, ...
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ArticleAPN member volumes grow despite Brexit and driver shortage challenges
The members of the Association of Pallet Networks (APN) moved more than 17.5 million pallets in the first nine months of 2016. APN chairman Paul Sanders said this was a 4.5% increase on pallet volumes over the same period in 2015.He said: “The pallet network model responds well to volume ...
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ArticleGoodyear adds fleet management to services portfolio
Goodyear has launched Proactive Solutions, a fleet management service that builds on is Fleet Online Solution for tyre management which has been around 10 years and covers over 350,000 vehicles in Europe.The services offered fall into two broad families, Proactive Tyre and Proactive Fleet, which includes two options Driver Behaviour ...