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All Motor Transport articles in 2018 – Page 9
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ArticleTransdek UK bringing latest Urban Double-Deck Trailer to Freight in the City Expo
Transdek UK will be exhibiting its latest Urban Double-Deck Trailer at Freight in the City Expo in London next month.The trailer firm said its 29 pallet or 50 roll cage capacity allows it to carry twice the load of a conventional 18-tonne rigid vehicle and 55% more load than an ...
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ArticleContinental Tyre Group appoints new head of fleet sales
Tony Stapleton has been named in the newly created role of head of fleet sales at Continental Tyre Group.He takes on responsibility for all fleet business across the UK and Ireland at the business, which was created by the merger of Continental and Bandvulc's businesses.Stapleton will lead, implement, develop and ...
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ArticleThe UK's automotive supply chain faces a huge shock in the event of a no-deal Brexit, warn associations
A no-deal Brexit will cause “massive logistical problems” in the automotive supply chain, with manufacturers facing a choice of either absorbing significant rising costs in the movement of vehicle parts or passing them on.The warning from vehicle makers came as negotiations at the latest European Council Summit failed to lead ...
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ArticleJohn Mitchell (Grangemouth) gets its house in order ahead of change at the top
A significant investment by John Mitchell (Grangemouth) has paved the way for “generational change” according to its MD, who intends to retire within the next few years.Iain Mitchell said he did not want to wait until he was 65 before deciding how the business should be run in the future.The ...
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Walkers Transport rolls out new management training programme
Walkers Transport has rolled out a new management training programme to develop leaders of the future and support the continued growth of the business.The Palletways member has operations in Manchester and Leeds, and the training will be offered to managers at those sites.Read more Walkers Transport recruits group business ...
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ArticleFORS drives past 5,000 member mark in 10th anniversary year
FORS now has 5050 members in what is its tenth year of operation.Speaking to MT at the organisation’s annual conference held in Birmingham this week (16 October), FORS director John Hix said the scheme would reach 5,200 members by the year's end.Hix said that there were now more members within ...
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ArticleBeaches Logistics Group appoints new general manager at its Carlisle depot
Bryan Jones has joined Beaches Logistics Group as general manager of its Carlisle depot.Jones (pictured) takes on the role following the departure of the previous general manager, Steve Murray, in August.Jones said: “Beaches has a lot of prospects. I started as a 'white van man' 28 years ago, moved into ...
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No reform to London Lorry Control Scheme anytime soon
A report into the London Lorry Control Scheme (LLCS) suggests long awaited changes to make hauliers’ lives easier may not happen for at least another four years.The review of the 33-year-old scheme by London Councils’ Transport & Environment Committee stated that any increase or decrease in the hours of control ...
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CitySprint introduces new 'heavy' freight service across the UK
Same-day courier company CitySprint has launched a new UK delivery service - Freight Desk - for oversized, heavy and difficult-to-handle items.Customers will be able to book the service for same-day deliveries and Paul Gisbourne, chief executive at CitySprint said: “We recognise that in today’s economy, speed, reliability and convenience are ...
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Kent County Council calls for emergency police powers to keep freight flowing in no-deal scenario
Kent County Council is calling on the government to give police emergency powers to control the flow of freight around the Channel ports in the event of a no-deal Brexit.The council wants the enhanced police powers to kick in if the DfT is forced to activate Operation Brock, its contingency ...
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ArticleNew FORS standard tackles air quality and terrorism
FORS published its latest standard at its annual members’ conference held yesterday (16 October) in Birmingham.The latest edition - version five - addresses the need for air quality improvements and sets out how operators in the scheme can guard against terrorism.The FORS standard is updated every two years in a ...
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Logistics sector confidence tumbles as Brexit fears grow
The logistics sector has suffered its biggest fall in confidence since 2015 as concerns grow about the possible impact of Brexit.According to the latest UK Logistics Confidence Index report, the sector’s confidence index has fallen from 56.7 in 2017 to 52.6 this year.This puts industry confidence close to its lowest ...
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Hauliers slam Operation Brock disruption ahead of Brexit
The haulage industry has slammed the DfT and Highways England for failing to give hauliers advance warning of a series of overnight closures on the M26, which began last week.The closures are part of Operation Brock, the government’s contingency plan that will enable the M26, parts of the M20 and ...
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ArticleDPD UK opens its first all-electric last-mile delivery depot
DPD UK has opened its first all-electric last-mile delivery depot in Westminster, London today (17 October).The 5,000ft² Westminster site, which can handle 2,000 parcels per day, is the first of eight all-electric depots planned across the capital. The next will open in Shoreditch next month and DPD is searching for ...
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Frontline deal brings Connect Group ray of hope in bleak year
Connect Group’s Smiths News division has secured a new five year deal with magazine distributor Frontline, bringing further signs of an upturn in the group’s fortunes.The £750m deal closely follows the renewal of its contract with News UK in July. It will see Smith News continue to deliver Frontline’s 40% ...
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ArticleSpeed Welshpool wins commercial furniture distribution deal
Palletways member Speed Welshpool has won a contract with commercial furniture supplier Tabilo.Under the contract the Powys-based firm, which specialises in palletised freight and haulage services including the delivery of parcels and irregular freight, will handle a “substantial” volume of pallets each month.Tabilo operations manager Neil Owen said the company ...
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ArticleCarl Moore joins Yodel’s management team as network operations director
Yodel has strengthened its management team with the addition of Carl Moore as its new network operations director.Moore, whose former posts include executive advisor for network strategy at Fedex/TNT and group operations director at UK Mail, will be responsible for overseeing Yodel’s national network of customer delivery depots.He will report ...
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Yodel does “right thing” for customers caught out by House of Fraser collapse
Yodel subsidiary CollectPlus is processing and delivering around 5,000 parcels back to House of Fraser customers free of charge, following the retailer’s collapse into administration and its sale to Sports Direct.The move follows confirmation from the administrator that customers submitting claims for a refund would be treated as unsecured creditors ...
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ArticleThe choice is clear - gas is the way to go for cleaner air
Mark Gilks, transport specialist, CalorThere has never been a better time for the freight industry to fully embrace gas-based fuels. While gas is already a part of the bigger picture, the government’s recently launched ‘Road to zero’ strategy, and the introduction of clean air and low emission zones, means gas’s ...
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ArticleLogistics can no longer ignore environmental measures
Patrick Gallagher, CEO, CitySprint GroupFrom April 2019 the world’s first Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) will come into effect in central London, with an extended north-south ULEZ announced for 2021.At CitySprint, we believe the introduction of government initiatives such as the T-charge and the ULEZ are necessary steps in combating ...