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All Motor Transport articles in 2017 – Page 6
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Stanford West lorry park cancelled after government concedes it will not win judicial review
The government has pulled the plug on the planned lorry park in Stanford West, which was selected as a solution to the chronic congestion caused by Operation Stack.The collapse of the planned lorry park contingency means there will be no alternative to Operation Stack until March 2019 at the earliest.Former ...
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ArticleFreight industry must not be 'thrown to the wolves' if government fails to deliver viable customs system
The road freight industry is in danger of being “thrown to the wolves” if the government fails to install a competent customs system in time for Brexit, the FTA warned this week.The warning came in response to the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) report: Brexit and the future of customs, published ...
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Gas network growth will put refuelling stations under pressure to deliver on price
As the UK’s natural gas refuelling network grows giving operators more choice of where to fill up, some stations using more expensive refuelling technology may be forced to close, experts have warned.The business case for buying gas trucks depends heavily on the price operators pay for gas, so cheaper stations ...
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ArticleWaters Waste Services and Universal Tanker Solutions merge
Neal Waters (left) and Simon Gunn (right).Middlesbrough-based Waters Waste Services has merged with Universal Tanker Solutions, which operates out of St Helens in Merseyside.The merger has resulted in the creation of the Universal Tanker Group, although the respective brands will live on, and is the first step in its national ...
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ArticleUK tops poll of cargo thefts across Europe and the Middle East in September
Almost 70% of reported cargo losses across Europe and the Middle East in September occurred in the UK, according to the Transported Asset Protection Association.The figures are revealed in TAPA’s latest survey of cargo losses across 11 European and Middle Eastern countries.Whilst TAPA acknowledged that some of the other countries ...
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Tesco merger with Booker gets provisional green light
Tesco’s £3.7bn merger with Booker has been given the provisional go ahead by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA).The authority began investigating the merger of the UK’s largest grocery retailer and the UK’s largest grocery wholesaler in May to examine how it would affect competition.In a statement today, Simon Polito, ...
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ArticleAllied Bakeries drivers threaten strike action over 'paltry' pay deal
Allied BakeriesDrivers at Allied Bakeries’ Kingsmill depot at West Bromwich are threatening to strike after being offered a “paltry” pay deal, union Unite has warned.More than 100 drivers at the depot, which supplies 1.5 million loaves a week to customers including Asda, Morrisons, Sainsbury’s and Tesco, are being balloted this ...
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ArticleJames Kemball opens new container facility in period of growth
Felixstowe-based haulier James Kemball has made a “multi-million pound” investment in a new loaded container storage depot at the Port of Felixstowe, as part of plans to grow its client base.The move follows rapid growth at the company last year, when it reported a 32% rise in pre-tax profit to ...
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Motor Transport Top 100 2017 Interactive Tables – Top 100 Notes
These interactive tables enable you to explore Motor Transport's Top 100 2017.Click on the tabs at the top of the table to view the different data sets. You can also click on the column headers to sort the table data from highest to lowest (or click again to sort from ...
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Motor Transport Top 100 2017 Interactive Tables – Top 100 Sales per employee
These interactive tables enable you to explore Motor Transport's Top 100 2017.Click on the tabs at the top of the table to view the different data sets. You can also click on the column headers to sort the table data from highest to lowest (or click again to sort from ...
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ArticleCall for clarity on TfL's Direct Vision Standard
Industry experts have accused TfL of putting the cart before the horse with its Direct Vision Standard (DVS).Speaking at the Freight in the City Expo at Alexandra Palace this week (7 November), Ross Paterson, head of product and marketing at Mercedes-Benz, said customers were asking what star rating each model ...
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ArticleWincanton's boss Adrian Coleman on why change in a challenging market is welcome at the 3PL
Adrian Colman, retiring chief executive at WincantonCustomers’ willingness to shake up the status quo will stand Wincanton in good stead whatever challenges lie ahead, according to its boss.Speaking to MT at the publication of its half year results to 30 September, CEO Adrian Coleman said diversity in the customer base ...
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Motor Transport Top 100 2017 Interactive Tables – Top 100 Growth in Profit
These interactive tables enable you to explore Motor Transport's Top 100 2017.Click on the tabs at the top of the table to view the different data sets. You can also click on the column headers to sort the table data from highest to lowest (or click again to sort from ...
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Motor Transport Top 100 2017 Interactive Tables – Top 100 Return on sales
These interactive tables enable you to explore Motor Transport's Top 100 2017.Click on the tabs at the top of the table to view the different data sets. You can also click on the column headers to sort the table data from highest to lowest (or click again to sort from ...
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Wincanton benefits from retail, as restructuring of transport division begins
Wincanton has found home is where the heart is as customers in the DIY and home retail sectors drove growth at the operator. At the same time it has begun surgery to return its industrial and transport division to health.Group turnover for the six months to 30 September 2017 grew ...
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New Arrival in commercial vehicle sector plans to electrify the market
Arrival remains bullish about the prospects of its electric-powered light commercial vehicle, and the disruptive impact its technology-led approach will have in the broader market.Aiming a shot at its larger, conventional rivals, Matt Key, chief of business development at the Banbury-based start up, said: “The world we live in, especially ...
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Motor Transport Top 100 2017 Interactive Tables – Top 100 Profit per employee
These interactive tables enable you to explore Motor Transport's Top 100 2017.Click on the tabs at the top of the table to view the different data sets. You can also click on the column headers to sort the table data from highest to lowest (or click again to sort from ...
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ArticleMT Awards 2017 winner profile - Partnership Award sponsored by Wincanton
Wincanton Industrial and Transport MD Chris Fenton, second from right, presents trophies to Meachers Global Logistics commercial director Gary Whittle, Steve Porter Transport Group chairman Steve Porter, and Red Funnel CEO Kevin GeorgeMeachers Global Logistics, Red Funnel and Steve Porter Transport Group took home trophies in this year’s Motor Transport ...
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Motor Transport Top 100 2017 Interactive Tables – Top 100 Growth in turnover
These interactive tables enable you to explore Motor Transport's Top 100 2017.Click on the tabs at the top of the table to view the different data sets. You can also click on the column headers to sort the table data from highest to lowest (or click again to sort from ...
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Big data will improve urban deliveries, says Microlise
Big data can improve driver and operational safety, Microlise told delegates at Freight in the City 2017, after a trial with Innovate UK captured seven billion truck miles of information.Matt Hague, executive director – product strategy, at Microlise, said: “There is a lot of technology on the vehicle now that ...