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All Motor Transport articles in 2017 – Page 8
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Strong freight sector support of LoCITY is helping deliver 'significant benefits'
The scale of freight sector support for the industry-led LoCITY programme is a “real achievement”, according to a top TfL official.LoCITY is a five-year programme that began in 2016, supported by TfL, to help the freight industry make the transition towards adopting more low-emission vans and HGVs on their fleets.Speaking ...
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ArticleInterview: Andy Humpherson, MD, Jigsaw - 'Putting the pieces together'
DREAM JOB: “The dream is to have planned traffic every day that you can pre-allocate resource to,” says MD Andy HumphersonIs it a 3PL? Is it a 4PL? No it’s a 3.5PL. Steve Hobson talks to national consortium Jigsaw about its alternative haulier partner model.Jigsaw is a consortium of 11 ...
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London Ultra Low Emission Zone start date confirmed
London's low-emission zone will go live on 8 April 2019, London mayor Sadiq Khan has confirmed. After this date, HGVs not meeting Euro-6 emission standards will have to pay £100 per day to operate in the affected area while non-Euro-6 vans and other smaller vehicles will pay £12.50.The fees are ...
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Mayor confirms Ultra Low Emission Zone will start in April 2019
London mayor Sadiq Khan has confirmed his plan for an earlier start date for an Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ).In a statement today, TfL confirmed that the ULEZ would start on 8 April 2019 in central London requiring HGVs to meet Euro-6 emission standards and petrol-powered vehicles Euro-4.The ULEZ will ...
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Microlise: 'Big data can help freight sector boost road safety in urban areas'
The freight sector is on the verge of harnessing the power of big data to boost the safety and efficiency of their fleet movements in urban areas, according to telematics firm Microlise.Speaking ahead of his appearance at next week’s Freight in the City Expo in London, Matthew Hague, executive director ...
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West of Scotland Heavy Haulage collapses into administration under weight of competition
Wind turbine transport firm West of Scotland Heavy Haulage has entered administration due to “growing competition, rising costs and unsustainable cash flow problems”.FRP Advisory was appointed to the company, as well as at associated trading business West of Scotland Storage, late on 30 October.Founded more than 70 years ago and ...
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New CEO for Hermes UK as Carole Walker promoted to CEO Hermes Europe
Carole Walker has been promoted to CEO of Hermes Europe, with UK MD Martijn de Lange stepping into her shoes as UK CEO.New Hermes Europe CEO Carole Walker begins construction on the UK Rugby super hubThe new appointments take effect from today (2 November).Hermes said that Walker and de Lange ...
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Freight industry recognised for commitment to quiet deliveries at John Connell Awards
The freight industry was recognised for its commitment to reducing noise pollution during the 16th annual John Connell Awards in London this week.Dubbed the ‘noise Oscars’, the awards champion advances in reducing the negative impact of unnecessary noise on the general public.Winner of the John Connell Quiet Logistics Award was ...
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ArticleKinaxia Logistics selects FORS as required group standard
Kinaxia Logistics has set the FORS standard as the requirement across its group of eight operators. The group's health, safety and compliance manager Trevor Dickenson said that FORS had not only covered "everything we need in terms of training, servicing, health and safety", but had helped identify the gaps in ...
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ArticleTruck of the Week from commercialmotor.com
Truck of the Week is a new 2017 Mercedes-Benz Arocs 4148K 8x4 chassis designed to accommodate a plant body for concrete work.The unregistered vehicle with ClassicSpace day cab includes automatic transmission, power take-off equipment, hub reduction rear axle and cruise control.Billingham-based dealer Bell Truck and Van is offering it for ...
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ArticleBibby Distribution in fast lane with Suzuki contract win
Bibby Distribution has won a contract with Suzuki to deliver all its motorcycles, marine engines and all-terrain vehicles.Working from Suzuki’s depot in Milton Keynes, Bibby will deliver across the UK and Ireland under a three-year deal.Bibby secured the contract after a competitive tender, for its strong reputation and its use ...
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Dennis Eagle to show Direct Vision-ready Elites at Freight in the City Expo
Dennis Eagle will be bringing two of its Elite urban trucks to Freight in the City Expo next week, which have a five-star rating in the TfL’s interim ratings for the Direct Vision Standard.The manufacturer will have a 44-tonne Elite tractor unit on display, which has been developed with Explore ...
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Innovate UK: 'Embracing new technology helps freight operators stay competitive'
Freight operators must keep pace with emerging technology to remain competitive, according to the newly appointed ultra-low-emission vehicle lead at Innovate UK.Speaking to Freightinthecity.com, Venn Chesterton said the growing number of competing demands on the freight sector – such as CO2 reduction, air quality regulations and on-demand deliveries – mean ...
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ArticleR Swain & Sons delivers turnover hike and profit growth
R Swain & Sons defied “considerable” customer and competitor pressure to deliver a 10% rise in turnover last year, according to the firm’s latest annual results.Publishing its accounts for the 12 months to 31 December 2016, the Kent-based group revealed a rise in turnover to £45.9m (2015: £41.5m) with pre-tax ...
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HSE test results could open the door to stricter pallet weight guidance
The introduction of stricter guidelines on tail-lift delivery pallet weights moved a step closer this week after the HSE confirmed it had completed a series of additional tests to establish the maximum safe weight for pallets.The additional tests, which looked at push and pull forces, were ordered by HSE in ...
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ArticleMT Awards 2017 winner profile Fleet Van of the Year sponsored by VisionTrack
VisionTrack chief technology officer Anthony West presents the trophy to Fiat Professional press relations manager Tom Johnston (second left) and head of brand Richard ChamberlainFlexible manufacturer, expanding dealer network and vehicle range, and improved durability, Fiat’s Ducato is a worthy winner of MT’s Fleet Van of the Year award.“I am ...
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ArticleReady for a change - BigChange gets top value from Transaid interns
Former MAN CEO Des Evans and RHA chief executive Richard BurnettAt the one-day internships of former MAN CEO Des Evans and the RHA’s Richard Burnett at fleet management software firm BigChange, Steve Hobson takes a closer look at the business.At the Motor Transport Awards in July, Transaid held an auction ...
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MWC Logistics unaffected by stablemate CJ Express's collapse
MWC Logistics has survived the collapse of its sister company CJ Express, revealed by MT last week.The Huddersfield-based haulier continues to trade and is unaffected by CJ Express's failure. Parent company Premier Logistics is unaffected also.Premier Logistics purchased the haulage business in 2015, which comprised of CJ Express and CJ ...
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ArticleSee the DAF LF City at Freight in the City Expo
Freight in the City Expo at Alexandra Palace, London, next week will showcase DAF Trucks’ new LF City.The City variant is part of a wider LF range of lightweights (from 7.5- to 18-tonne rigids).The 7.5-tonner that will be at the expo is powered by an SCR-only 3.8-litre 170hp engine, developing ...
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ArticleBullet Express: 'factor in growing tail lift costs or face price race to the bottom'
Operators must start factoring in the costs associated with the increasing volume of tail lift deliveries to avoid a race to the bottom on price, a leading haulier warned this week.David McCutcheon, MD of Pall-Ex member Bullet Express, estimates the additional cost of tail lift deliveries, which have grown exponentially ...