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All Motor Transport articles in 2017 – Page 10
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LoCITY can help small businesses keep pace with emissions regulations, says FSB
The industry-led LoCITY programme is offering practical help for local independent businesses looking to keep pace with emissions regulations in London, according to the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB).Denise Beedell, FSB development manager for Greater London, said the impartial guidance provided by LoCITY will help time-pressed small business owners make ...
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ArticleTransport journalist and PR Steve Gray remembered
It is our sad duty to report the passing of former colleague and good friend, Steve Gray (pictured right), at the age of 71.He succumbed at the weekend after a period of gradually deteriorating health, throughout which he remained determined to live his life as fully as possible, both personally ...
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Transport minister pledges action to expand MSA lorry parking
Transport minister John Hayes MP has pledged to meet his opposite number at the Department for Communities and Local Government to try to free the blockage placed on the development of HGV parking at motorway services areas (MSAs) by local authorities.Speaking at the launch of the first annual survey of ...
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Failed Searon Logistics owed creditors more than £7m
Creditors of Searon Logistics are thought to be owed £7.26m after the Felixstowe company’s fall into administration.A reduction in haulage rates followed by an announcement by shipping lines in March that they were “changing alliances” led to the haulier's collapse in July.In a report to creditors, the administrators at McTear, ...
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Jim Welch appointed chairman of Palletline
Welch Group MD Jim Welch has been appointed chairman of Palletline following the retirement of Trevor Ellis, who has been in the role for 11 years and will remain on the Palletline board.Welch, who became financial director at the pallet network after the firm joined in 2010, said: “I wasn’t ...
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DX Group makes loss of £80m as new leadership team faces up to the challenge
DX Group made a pre-tax loss of more than £80m in the year ended 30 June 2017. The group issued a profit warning about the year's results in February, and its CEO Petar Cvetkovic stepped down in June after an "exceptionally difficult year".Though DX Group did see a 1% growth ...
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ArticleEuropean business representatives call for Brexit transition period to ensure frictionless trade
A selection of European businesses and trade bodies, including the FTA, has called for a Brexit transitionary period to ensure a frictionless customs and trade environment. The group has urged EU and UK negotiators to put legal and business certainty at the top of their negotiating agenda. It has also ...
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CitySprint to recruit 1,000 couriers for Christmas period
CitySprint is recruiting 1,000 additional couriers for this year’s Christmas period to support its growing ecommerce and food delivery sectors.The pushbike, motorcycle, car and van courier service has a network of 41 service centres and a fleet of more than 3,500.The drive is in response to the busy Christmas period ...
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Ware Transport assets snapped up after airfreight specialist enters administration
Birmingham-based Ware Transport has been snapped up by Trilogy Freight after entering administration.DVSA records show air freight specialist Ware Transport (Birmingham) was authorised to run more than 20 vehicles at its base near Birmingham airport and also a Manchester site.A sub-contractor for the business, which lists its directors as Sarah ...
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FORS to increase site audit frequency for gold members
FORS is to increase the frequency of site audits that gold members are required to undertake.From 1 January, gold operators whose membership comes up for review will be required to commission a site audit every two rather than three years, at an estimated additional cost of £75 a year for ...
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ArticleM and J Haulage collapse leaves bitter taste for sugar beet growers
M and J Haulage, a major sugar beet haulage contractor, has been placed into administration prompting concerns among growers that they’ll struggle to find another company to harvest and deliver the crop.Administrators at KPMG were appointed to the Snelland, Lincs-based haulier on 12 October and they are now exploring whether ...
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Bradshaw to electrify Freight in the City Expo with Goupil vehicle showcase
Freight in the City caught up with Drew Bradshaw, joint MD at Bradshaw Electric Vehicles to hear what they'd be exhibiting on stand 31 at the London expo on 7 November. Which products and services are you planning to promote at the show and why?Bradshaw is showcasing the new range of ...
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ArticleSOE chief executive Ian Chisholm dies
The Society of Engineers' chief executive, Ian Chisholm, has died aged 67. The SOE said Chisholm, who joined the society in 2001, left an 'incredible legacy' behind him.Ian was appointed chief executive of SOE last year, and the organisation said he played an instrumental role in making it an "influential, ...
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ArticleVolvo Trucks to exhibit Direct Vision-friendly FMs at Freight in the City Expo
Volvo Trucks will focus on London's Direct Vision Standard at the Freight in the City Expo, displaying its construction FM range in light of TfL's interim announcement on the standard's rating scheme. The transport body began its second consultation on the scheme last month, along with the release of its ...
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Tevva Motors and Aquafuel amongst Low Carbon award winners
The commercial vehicle sector was recognised at last week’s Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership Low Carbon Champion Awards held at the Energy 2017 at Birmingham NEC.Now in their seventh year, the awards aim to celebrate the achievements of organisations and individuals who are leading the way towards low-emission road transport in ...
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ArticleOxford asks hauliers to help it ban petrol and diesel vehicles from city
Oxford City Council wants all freight deliveries made by zero emission vehicles by 2035 - and it wants hauliers to say how that could happen.It wants to create the world’s first zero emission zone in three years’ time and gradually ban the types of vehicles allowed into the city centre.The ...
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Government must tackle UK's creaking infrastructure
The UK will face gridlock on the roads and ever worsening air quality unless the government tackles the country’s creaking infrastructure, according to the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC).It also said fuel duty needed to be overhauled and road pricing looked at again, despite a public backlash when it was last ...
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ArticleNC Cammack & Son leaves Fortec for Palletforce
NC Cammack & Son has left Fortec to join rival network Palletforce.The family business, bought by Kinaxia Logistics in 2013, will take over coverage of the Colchester area from fellow member Simarco.Simarco has given up part of its coverage to Cammack because of growing pallet volumes in the area.NC Cammack ...
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ArticleAmazon to open third fulfilment centre in the North West
Amazon is to open its third fulfilment centre in the North West, with a new facility set to go live in Bolton next year.The online retailer said it's continuing its UK expansion to meet increasing customer demand, offer a wider product selection and allow SMEs selling on its marketplace to ...
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ArticleMurrays Pallet Logistics in administration
Carlisle-based Murrays Pallet Logistics has entered administration.The company was a member of pallet network Palletways, but according to a spokesman the pallet service will continue because a network member has stepped in to handle the postcode.“The Palletways network services previously provided by Murrays will be picked-up by Beaches Logistics. We ...