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All Motor Transport articles in 2017 – Page 19
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ArticlePalletline adds three members to the fold
Palletline has welcomed three new members; IJ McGill, F and G Transport and HE Baldry Haulage.IJ McGill is returning to Palletline after two years at Fortec; F and G transport will be moving from UPN; and HE Baldry Haulage will be making the shift from Palletways.Bristol-based IJ McGill, which will ...
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Industry reacts to driving licence reform plans for clean van technology
A proposal to allow category B (car) driving licence holders to drive heavier vans, provided they run on an alternative fuel, has been welcomed by Gasrec.The fuel supplier last year pushed the DfT to consider an additional 1-tonne allowance on the category B driving licence for drivers of low-emission vans, ...
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Searon Logistics calls in administrators after biggest customer relocates
Felixstowe-based Searon Logistics has entered administration after its largest customer moved to Southampton, causing a significant increase in costs.Insolvency firm McTear, Williams & Wood was appointed by the company on 8 August after an attempt to find a buyer or a new investor failed. A spokesman for the insolvency practitioners ...
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ArticleBad debt up 20% for road transport sector
The UK road transport sector saw a 20% surge in suppliers’ bad debts in the second quarter of 2017, according to the latest Creditsafe Watchdog Report.The report, which tracks quarterly economic developments across the transport sector, revealed bad debt owed to the sector leapt to £3.3m in Q2, up from ...
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Retiming deliveries could lead to cyclist deaths, says SteerSafe
Moves to encourage out-of-hours deliveries in London, aimed at cutting congestion, have been slated by safety campaigners who warn they could lead to more cyclists’ deaths.Road safety campaign SteerSafe said this week that any move to night-time deliveries should be accompanied by a mandatory requirement for hauliers to install 360-degree ...
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ArticleArrow XL hub destroyed by fire to reopen in 2019
ArrowXL's Worcester hub after the fire in AprilArrow XL has said it will be two years before it can reopen the hub that was destroyed by a fire earlier this year.The 200,000ft² Worcester hub, one of Arrow's four key sites, was consumed by the blaze on 20 April.The two-man delivery ...
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ArticlePeter Fuller named as new UK Mail CEO
UK Mail CEO Peter FullerUK Mail has named Peter Fuller as chief executive officer, almost two years after his predecessor stepped down. Guy Buswell left UK Mail in November 2015, during a tumultuous period when the company saw pre-tax profit plummet in the wake of the wrong sortation technology being ...
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Registrations now open for third Freight in the City Expo in London
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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LoCity invites freight operators to a free roadshow on gas-powered CVs
Operators considering using gas-powered vans or HGVs can find out all they need to know at the latest LoCity roadshow taking place on Thursday 21 September at Twickenham Stoop Stadium.Free to attend, the roadshow is the second in a series of four events created for the freight industry to help ...
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Consortium to trial system that will switch to zero-emission running in polluted areas
A consortium formed of several automotive technology companies and Leeds City Council is developing a system that will automatically switch a vehicle’s engine to zero-emission running in heavily polluted areas.The council has teamed with Cenex, Transport Systems Catapult, consultancy EarthSense, transport network systems developer Dynniq and Tevva Motors to launch ...
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ArticleElddis Transport loses turnover to low fuel prices
Lower fuel prices cost Elddis Transport last year, with savings passed onto customers causing a drop in turnover. The County Durham operator recorded turnover of £25.6m for the year ended 31 December 2016; a 1.6% from 2015’s £26.1m.But MD Nigel Cook told MT the drop was entirely down to last ...
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Hargreaves Services to tighten spending in its logistics arm
Hargreaves Services is to "ration" expenditure in its logistics division after it suffered a 91% fall in operating profit last year due to competitive pressure.Operating profit plunged from £1.2m to £100,000 in the year to 31 May 2017, as turnover dropped 11% to £48m (2016: £54.4m). It said this reflected ...
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Article£10m northern hub for Pallet-Track
Mark Pulford, logistics director for Pallet-track (left) with Cllr David Molyneux, deputy leader of Wigan CouncilPallet-Track will open a £10m northern hub at Ashton-in-Makerfield, Greater Manchester, next week.The pallet network said the regional hub, which officially opens on Monday 7 August, has created 20 jobs although more are expected as ...
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ArticleGas as a road transport fuel - has its time finally come?
The UK’s first ‘open access’ bio-LNG filling station at the Daventry International Rail Freight Terminal (DIRFT) Gasrec has bet a small fortune on the future of natural gas as a road transport fuel. Chief executive Rob Wood tells Steve Hobson that the odds are moving in its ...
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Clipper Logistics wins five-year contract with Edinburgh Woollen Mill
Clipper Logistics has signed a five-year deal with Edinburgh Woollen Mill.The operator will provide services on “a predominately exclusive basis”.Steve Parkin, executive chairman of Clipper, said: “Clipper began its relationship with Edinburgh Woollen Mill Group last year.“I am delighted that throughout a detailed tender process, we have been able to ...
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Capital needs dedicated freight commissioner, says London Chamber of Commerce and Industry
London needs a dedicated freight commissioner to meet the growing logistical demands of the capital, according to the London Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI).The organisation said that while it supports London mayor Sadiq Khan's plans to tackle congestion and air quality in the city, they need to be complemented ...
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Major hauliers to trial gas-powered HGVs in UK's largest biomethane fuel trial
Six major hauliers will be testing the performance of 81 dedicated gas-powered HGVs in the UK’s largest-ever trial of biomethane-fuelled trucks.The project forms part of the government’s £20m Low Emission Freight and Logistics Trial launched in January, which aims to demonstrate cleaner HGV technology emerging in the UK market.A consortium, ...
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ArticleArgos on the the e-commerce Fast Track
Argos Fast TrackArgos has reinvented itself to compete in the digital age against the rapid rise of the e-retailers and it’s done so by putting road transport at the heart of its operation.Two years ago Argos signalled its ambition to take the fight to e-retailers and their increasingly sophisticated express ...
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ArticleAKW Global Logistics invests £250,000 in its Trafford Park warehouses
AKW Global Logistics has spent £250,000 upgrading its Trafford Park warehouses.Additional racking and a fleet of 16 Mitsubishi gas-powered forklift trucks featuring warning and impact sensors have been added following an original spend of £2m to add capacity for the group in 2010.“The market is constantly changing for users of ...
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Argos facing strike action over redundancy payment dispute
Three weeks of strike action among Argos staff is on the cards in an ongoing dispute over redundancy payments.The Unite union said the retailer had failed to negotiate a national agreement covering redundancy and severance packages and had failed to guarantee workers’ future terms and conditions after 500 staff transferred ...