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All Motor Transport articles in 2017 – Page 15
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ArticleRoad services growth drives Bartrums business onwards
Bartrums has reported a combined turnover of more than £28m for 2016, with strong growth in its road services arm.Newly published accounts show that for the year ending 31 December 2016, the Eye, Suffolk-based company posted a turnover of £19.6m in its haulage and storage division, 3.7% higher than in ...
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ArticleUPS named first commercial partner for Fuso eCanter electric truck
UPS will be the first commercial partner of Daimler-owned Fuso’s electric eCanter truck, which was officially launched in New York today.Production of the truck, which has a 100km range and 3-tonne payload, began in Portugal earlier this year.Daimler hopes to deliver 500 eCanter units to businesses in the US, Europe ...
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ArticleUK warehousing space will be under acute pressure if UK adopts WTO rules after Brexit, expert warns
The availability of UK warehousing stock could come under increased pressure should the UK default to WTO rules in the wake of failed Brexit negotiations.Just-in-time supply chains, particularly for automotive spare parts - including trucks and vans - would seek to mitigate import delays and trade tariffs of between 2.5% ...
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Daimler launches all-electric Fuso eCanter truck in New York
Daimler has globally launched its all-electric truck in New York City, marking the vehicle's entrance to the US, European and Japanese markets.The Fuso eCanter has a range of 100kms and payload of around three tonnes.Daimler hopes to deliver 500 eCanter units in the next two years, with a view to ...
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ArticleKammac joins Pallet-Track to fill Abbey Logistics Group hole
KammacKammac has joined Pallet-Track, taking on the WA postcode that is being vacated by Abbey Logistics Group at the end of next month.The operator, formed in the 1980s by MD Paul Kamel, has depots in Lancashire, Merseyside, Nottinghamshire and Staffordshire.It employs more than 350 people and specialises in contract logistics, ...
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ArticleEddie Stobart opens training academy to wider transport industry
Eddie Stobart has opened its previously in-house training academy up to the whole transport industry. The operator opened its training facility at its Appleton HQ in 2015, where it's been training its own employees in HGV driving, transport legislation, warehouse and operational training and management development.As of today (14 September) ...
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ArticleSpar wholesaler James Hall & Co buys new Volvos
Spar wholesaler James Hall & Co has bought eight new Volvos to serve more than 600 stores across the country. The operator bought six 4x2 FM tractor units as well as two 6x2 FE rigid trucks, with 410hp and 320hp respectively.The vehicles have 11-litre Volvo engines and are equipped with ...
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ArticleRHA pays for researcher for Dover MP Charlie Elphicke
Charlie Elphicke MPDover MP Charlie Elphicke accepted a gift of £22,577 from the RHA this year, according to the government’s annual Register of Interests released last month. Elphicke’s office said the gift pays for the secondment of a parliamentary researcher for a year. It was the highest donation in the ...
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ArticleMPs urged to back road transport as the sector faces uncertain times ahead
The skills shortage, Brexit and the push towards low-emission vehicles are the biggest issues facing the road transport industry, the chief executive of the RHA has said.Speaking this week at a parliamentary reception to mark National Lorry Week, RHA boss Richard Burnett called on MPs to support the industry through ...
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Operators and manufacturers give thumbs up to DfT driving licence proposal to aid alternative fuel vans
Operators and manufacturers have given strong support for a DfT proposal, currently under consultation, to allow category B (car) licence holders to operate heavier vans if they are fitted with alternative fuel systems.It has been welcomed by those firms wishing to increase their use of low-emission delivery vehicles without losing ...
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DHL Supply Chain wins uniform and equipment deal from West Midlands Police
DHL Supply Chain has been awarded an initial six-year contract by West Midlands Police (WMP) to join the National Uniform Managed Service (NUMS).As part of the contract with what is the second largest police force in the UK, DHL will design and deliver police uniforms and equipment for WMP, based ...
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New Transport Committee members named
The members of the Transport Committee, which will serve under chairwoman Lillian Greenwood, have been announced.The select committee will comprise of a mixture of Labour, Conservative, SNP and DUP politicians.The members are: Ronnie Cowan (Scottish National Party) – Inverclyde Steve Double (Conservative) – St Austen and Newquay ...
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ArticleAbbey Logistics Group to end general haulage and pallet work and focus on tanker business
Abbey Logistics Group will close its general haulage and pallet network business to concentrate on the tanker business where it first made its name.In a statement today (12 September), the firm, which was originally known as Abbey Road Tanks, said it had grown rapidly in the last two years through ...
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ArticleRegister now for Freight in the City Expo 2017
Registrations are now open for this year’s free-to-attend Freight in the City Expo on 7 November at Alexandra Palace, London.Now in its third year, the expo provides a collaborative forum for urban logistics decision-makers from the public and private sector to debate the key challenges and latest innovation to promote ...
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NFT promotes Ross Eggleton to chief executive role as part of growth plans
Chilled food logistics specialist NFT has announced a management restructuring that will see chief operating officer Ross Eggleton become chief executive at the firm in January.As part of the restructuring, current CEO David Frankish will become NFT vice- chairman with responsibility for strategic customer development and acquisition and merger opportunities.He ...
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ArticleIllegal waste carriers targeted by joint DVSA and Environment Agency operation
Up to 150 operators believed to be operating illegally in the London waste sector are to be targeted in a joint operation between the DVSA, Environment Agency (EA) and the Met Police.The goal is to either put these serially non-compliant operators out of business or force them to run legally.The ...
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HSE conducts further maximum pallet-weight tests after initial data found to be inaccurate
Further tests to establish the safe maximum weight of a pallet for tail-lift deliveries have been carried out after the previous results from the HSE were found to be inaccurate.Concerns have been growing that delivery drivers are expected to handle pallets that are sometimes more than 1,000kg in weight, placing ...
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Northern Irish border can't be a “test case” for UK's future customs relationship with EU
The UK cannot use the Northern Irish border as a “test case” for its future customs relationship with the EU, Brexit chief negotiator Michel Barnier has warned.However Barnier also said the imposition of a hard border between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland needed to be avoided.Speaking at a ...
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ArticlePallet-Track passes 20 millionth pallet milestone
Pallet-Track marked a milestone this month after processing the 20 millionth pallet through its network since it first opened for business 13 years ago.The pallet network, which recently opened a £10m hub in Greater Manchester, said it had recorded an increase in the volume of traffic through its UK locations ...
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ArticleLeon Daniels to leave TfL by year's end
Leon Daniels (left) with London's mayor Sadiq Khan.Leon Daniels, head of TfL’s surface transport, is leaving his role towards the end of this year, it has been confirmed.Daniels, who has held the role for seven years, is responsible for TfL’s bus and tram services and has also played an integral ...