All Motor Transport articles in 2016 – Page 9

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    Government opens Modern Transport Bill consultation

    2016-10-26T12:14:00Z

    A consultation into the Modern Transport Bill, which aims to boost the use of electric vans in the UK, has begun.The bill was announced in the Queen’s Speech earlier this year, and would tackle what the government described as the three main challenges of boosting ULEV (ultra-low emission vehicle) use ...

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    Norbert Dentressangle trading strong before XPO Logistics transition

    2016-10-26T08:40:00Z

    The transition from Norbert Dentressangle to XPO Logistics in 2015 saw the 3PL make strong turnover gains across its three primarily road transport based activities in the UK.XPO acquired ND on 8 June 2015, and renamed its legal entities on 1 December 2015 – according to its most recent filings ...

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    Pie Mapping to showcase journey planning and fleet management at Freight in the City Expo

    2016-10-25T18:08:00Z

    Pie Mapping will be at Freight in the City Expo on 2 November in London to demonstrate how its fleet management and journey planning software can make deliveries more efficient.The firm’s Pie Maps, available from next month, provides real-time journey planning to ensure vehicles take the most efficient route ...

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    Third Heathrow runway met with cautious welcome by transport associations

    2016-10-25T16:09:00Z

    The decision to build a third runway at Heathrow Airport has been tentatively welcomed by the industry. While the general consensus is that it was the correct decision, there remain uncertainties that need clarification, according to road transport representatives.The decision to expand Heathrow was announced today (25 October) after years ...

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    Wincanton cements deal with Hanson

    2016-10-25T16:00:00Z

    Wincanton bought 75 new cement mixers for it's Hanson contractHanson has outsourced part of its concrete delivery operations to Wincanton.Under the eight-year contract Wincanton will deliver more than half a million cubic metres of concrete a year to Hanson's customers, typically building contractors, using a flexible fleet of around 70 ...

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    Road haulage trailblazers given final go ahead as government confirms apprenticeship funding

    2016-10-25T15:57:00Z

    The HGV driver training apprenticeship has been given the official go ahead with the government’s confirmation of apprenticeship funding today. The department will fund 100% of apprenticeship training for companies with fewer than 50 employees taking on candidates aged 16-18, as well as committing more than £60m of funding for ...

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    DX Group's Legal Post (Scotland) deal given the green light

    2016-10-25T08:24:00Z

    DX Group’s multi-million pound takeover of Legal Post (Scotland) and First Post has been given the green light, after the UK competition authority closed its investigation into the deal.The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announced in July that it was reviewing DX’s £3.25m acquisition, which will increase the operator’s presence ...

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    FTA to reveal ultimate winner of Driver of the Year competition at Freight in the City Expo

    2016-10-24T19:53:00Z

    The winner of the FTA’s Driver of the Year contest will be announced next week at the Freight in the City Expo at Alexandra Palace on 2 November.The Driver of the Year event was held over three days in July at Mercedes-Benz at Wentworth Park, Barnsley, with competitions in three ...

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    Great Bear delivered roaringly good performance ahead of purchase by Culina Group

    2016-10-24T16:35:00Z

    Great Bear Distribution delivered a stellar performance in the final financial year before Culina Group bought it in March.For the year to 31 December 2015, the Chester-based distribution and storage company reported an 8.2% turnover rise to £152.5m (2014: £141m) with pre-tax profit up 9.9% to £11.1m (2014: £10.1m) in ...

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    Transport Committee to investigate congestion in towns and cities

    2016-10-24T16:31:00Z

    The Transport Committee has launched an inquiry into how effective integrated traffic management strategies are at cutting congestion in towns and cities.Strategies under the inquiry’s spotlight will include bus priority measures; local road pricing; parking schemes; cycling and walking infrastructure; tram and trolley-bus systems; intelligent transport systems; and ...

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    John Mitchell (Grangemouth) sees profit growth thanks to cost-controls

    2016-10-24T12:21:00Z

    CM 16.07.15 Vehicle operator John MitchellJohn Mitchell (Grangemouth) has reported a significant rise in profit after cost-control measures and a focus on its warehousing arm.For the year ending 31 March, the haulage and warehousing business recorded a turnover largely static compared with last year, at £13.2m.However, pre-tax profit increased almost ...

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    Currie European focuses on boosting margins after turnover fall

    2016-10-24T12:10:00Z

    Currie European’s MD said it had been focusing on customer and route profitability during 2016, in order to mitigate limited success in increasing its rates.Stephen Turner said “good improvements” had been made but that a lot of work remained on boosting margins.He was commenting following the publication of its latest ...

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    Simon Gibson Transport had excellent year ahead of purchase by GCA Europe

    2016-10-24T11:28:00Z

    Simon Gibson Transport enjoyed what it described as an “excellent trading year” in 2015, shortly before it was sold to GCA Europe SA.Accounts filed at Companies House showed that turnover at the East Yorkshire bulk powder haulier rose to £13.3m in the year ending 31 December 2015, up from £13.1m ...

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    Pre-tax profit grows at Bartrums despite fall in turnover

    2016-10-24T09:18:00Z

    Bartrums has posted a combined turnover of £26.7m for its road services and haulage and storage arms, down on the previous year’s results, but pre-tax profit showed an improvement.For the year ending 31 December 2015, the Eye, Suffolk, business made a total pre-tax profit of £1.8m, up 8.5% on 2014.Despite ...

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    Grants of up to £20,000 now available for operators buying larger electric vans and trucks

    2016-10-23T20:02:00Z

    The government has extended the Plug-in-Van grant scheme to larger electric vans and trucks.Operators may now be eligible for grants up to £20,000 if they replace their larger conventionally-powered vans and trucks with electric vehicles.The extension of the Plug-In Van grant will mean N2 category vehicles (3.5 – 12 tonnes ...

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    Former Fortec boss Adrian Bradley joins Pall-Ex as network bolsters management team

    2016-10-21T16:10:00Z

    Fortec’s former general manager of operations Adrian Bradley has joined Pall-Ex as director of operations. Bradley worked at the top of Fortec with David Spong (pictured), who remains at the network in the role of network director.The two stepped up to run the network after the departure of Marcus Fischer ...

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    HMRC "considering" low pay allegations against Hermes

    2016-10-21T15:43:00Z

    HMRC has responded to MP Frank Field’s call for an investigation into low pay at Hermes, stating it had referred his evidence to the “appropriate compliance teams for consideration”. Field sent HMRC information last month, which he claimed was evidence of the courier failing to meet minimum wage requirements for ...

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    LoCity highlights John Lewis and Commercial Groups' alternative fuel strategy

    2016-10-21T15:36:00Z

    John Lewis Partnership and Commercial Group explain the steps they took to select alternative fuels for their fleets and how this supports their CSR initiatives in the latest LoCity case study video.https://youtu.be/9p11ZaMlRAULoCity is a five-year industry-led initative supported by TfL that aims to boost understanding and uptake of low-emission commercial ...

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    Joloda to demonstrate Vanloda system at Freight in the City Expo

    2016-10-21T14:33:00Z

    Joloda International will be demonstrating the benefits of its Vanloda system for urban deliveries at next month’s Freight in the City Expo.It is a full-length roller bed for vans, which is portable and installed by a driver in five minutes without the use of any specialist tools or experience.Suitable for ...

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    Teletrac Navman launches guide to role of technology in fleet management

    2016-10-21T11:19:00Z

    Telematics firm Teletrac Navman has released a free guide for operators on how technology supports fleet risk management.The free to download document talks readers through the role technology can play in managing fleet risks.It also provides tips on catching maintenance issues before they evolve into bigger problems and optimising vehicle ...