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All Motor Transport articles in 2016 – Page 8
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Direct Vision Standard is sensible way forward, says FTA
London's Direct Vision Standard is a more intelligent and rounded approach to vulnerable road user safety than previous mayor Boris Johnson's plan to mandate extra HGV cab windows, according to the FTA.Speaking at today's (2 November) Freight in the City Expo at Alexandra Palace, Natalie Chapman, FTA's head of policy ...
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ArticleFuso Canter E-Cell makes UK debut at Freight in the City Expo
Mercedes-Benz has given the Fuso Canter E-Cell its UK debut at the Freight in the City Expo at Alexandra Palace today (2 November).The zero-emission light truck employs four lithium-ion batteries to power a permanent-magnet electric motor that produces 150hp and peak torque of 650 Nm.The chassis-mounted battery packs have a ...
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ArticleJohn G Russell profit up after focusing on core distribution service
Scottish multimodal operator John G Russell boosted pre-tax profit by 8% last year despite suffering from floods, sluggish rates and disruption on cross-channel routes.The company posted a pre-tax profit of £2.91m in the year to 31 March 2016, up from £2.69m in the same period the previous year. Turnover fell ...
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Freight "absolutely essential" to London economy, says Shawcross
London needs to find new ways to tackle issues caused by its “essential” freight movements, was the message from deputy mayor of London for transport Val Shawcross as she opened the Freight in the City Expo at Alexandra Palace this morning.Speaking at her first freight industry event in her role, ...
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ArticlePalletline sees increase in operators wishing to defect from other networks
The number of operators wishing to defect to Palletline from rival networks has risen markedly in the past 12 months, Palletline's MD Graham Leitch has claimed.Commenting on the addition of former Palletforce member S&J European Haulage (pictured left) and former TPN member ICT Express (right) to Palletline’s network, Leitch said: ...
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Arcese UK slips into the red
Tilbury, Essex-based logistics and freight forwarding firm Arcese UK has slumped into the red, but has vowed to increase both turnover and profit this year.It reported a pre-tax loss of £872,725 in the year to 31 December 2015 compared with a pre-tax profit of £36,928 for the same period in ...
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Rising fruit and vegetable volumes helps Turners (Soham) turnover and profit grow
Turners (Soham) saw pre-tax profit and turnover increase last year due to rising fruit and vegetable volumes.Pre-tax profit rose 11% to £24.8m in the period between 4 January 2015 and 2 January 2016, up from £22.3m the previous year.Turnover increased to £247m from £238m, with the biggest contribution coming from ...
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Sainsbury's to open national frozen food DC
Sainsbury’s is to replace its Elstree DC in Borehamwood with a national frozen food DC in Northampton. The 325,000ft² replacement facility will be built next to Sainsbury’s existing 625,000ft² DC in Prologis Park Pineham. Construction work is expected to begin in the spring and be completed by early 2018.A Sainsbury's ...
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ArticleGiving a lift to driver recruitment
Mobile Mini is a fast-growing provider of temporary site accommodation and secure storage containers across the UK. Founded in the USA in 1983, it set up in the UK in 2005 in Stockton on Tees and now has 16 depots with more than 36,000 portable units.Mobile Mini currently runs around ...
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Wincanton toasts five-year Majestic Wine win
Wincanton has sealed a five-year deal with Majestic Wine to set up a national fulfilment centre (NFC) at its shared user site in Greenford which will process 40% of the wine merchant’s online orders.As part of the agreement, Wincanton will store, pick, pack and deliver over 4 million Majestic Wine ...
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Pall-Ex revives plans for European expansion
Pall-Ex has reignited its European expansion push and will have almost doubled its existing network on the continent by early next year.With Italy and Iberia up and running, the pallet network outlined ambitious plans to Motortransport.co.uk in summer 2011 to have 15 master franchisee agreements in place across the continent ...
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Boss of Europa Worldwide sees bright Brexit future
Even if customs clearance is reinstated following Brexit, leaving the EU remains the best thing for the UK, according to Europa Worldwide Group MD Andrew Baxter. Dartford-based Europa has a 45/55% split in its European/UK freight volume and plans to increase exports to the continent.“It would be much better if ...
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Transport for Greater Manchester to adopt Clocs
Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) is looking to encourgage uptake of Clocs across the city region.A city-centre event, featuring an Exchanging Places demonstration, was attended by operators, construction firms and local council representatives earlier this month.They discovered how Clocs could reduce work-related road risk in their supply chains – a ...
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Fees for Clocs members could be on the cards
TfL has appointed a private consortium to run Clocs and roll the work-related road risk scheme out across the UK, which could potentially see the introduction of fees.The Clocs Secretariat and Administration will focus on engaging public authorities, planners and procurers to mandate Clocs for all construction contracts.The secretariat comprises ...
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ArticleGovernment challenges industry to employ more minorities
The government has challenged the logistics industry to boost the number of its female and ethnic minority employees. The government itself has a target of 20% of entrants to the engineering and technical apprenticeships to be female of BAME, and said in its response to a Transport Committee skills report ...
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Gulliver's Truck Hire focuses on vulnerable road user safety at Freight in the City Expo
Gulliver’s Truck Hire will be talking to visitors at next week’s Freight in the City Expo about the range of safe, compliant commercial vehicles it can provide fleet operators for urban operations.The rental business recently provided fridge-bodied Mercedes-Benz Econics for Reynold’s Catering on a long-term contract hire deal for use ...
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Uncertainty over EU driver rights is major risk to UK
Uncertainty over EU workers’ future employment rights is a “major concern” given that 10% of the UK’s driver workforce is from the EU, the FTA has warned. In a new report, The driver shortage: issues and trends, the FTA highlights the UK’s reliance on the 31,542 EU drivers in the ...
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Travis Perkins: 'construction industry leading the way on work-related road risk'
Building merchant group Travis Perkins will be taking part in next week’s Freight in the City Expo to demonstrate its commitment to managing work related road risk (WRRR).Travis Perkins, itself a Fors gold member and Clocs champion, has this year introduced four new Mercedes-Benz Econics to its urban operations to ...
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ArticleWH Bowker buys warehousing and transport operations at five Potter Logistics' sites
WH Bowker has bought the warehousing and transport operations at five sites belonging to Potter Logistics for an undisclosed sum.The operations are located at Droitwich, Knowsley, Ripon (the first three all top-tier COMAH accredited facilities), Selby and York.WH Bowker, which has locations in Preston and Hull, said the acquisition make ...
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Coalition pushes for Lower Thames Crossing decision
A coalition of businesses and freight groups have signed a letter urging the chancellor to make up his mind on the preferred route for the Lower Thames Crossing.They say a new crossing would make a significant contribution towards two of the country’s most significant economic challenges – the need to ...