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ArticleAll change at Yodel as CEO Mike Cooper joins Eurostar
Former CFO Andrew Peeler replaced Mike Cooper as CEO earlier this yearYodel CEO Mike Cooper is to leave the business at the end of the month, leaving chief financial officer Andrew Peeler to become the business's fourth chief executive in just over five years. Peeler joined the parcel carrier in ...
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ArticleUnder new management - Yodel's four-point plan to profit
Just before he left the business in January, Yodel's then CEO Mike Cooper told MT about his four-point plan to turn Yodel around from years of losses to profitability. Redesigning its transport network and harnessing its data more effectively are some of the things achieved in his time at the ...
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ArticleChris Grayling retains role as transport secretary heading DfT in cabinet reshuffle
Chris Grayling MP has retained his role as transport secretary after Prime Minister Theresa May's cabinet reshuffle today (8 January).Grayling took up his position in July 2016, succeeding Patrick McLoughlin who had been in post since 2012.Grayling has been the MP for Epsom and Ewell since 2011. He was the ...
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ArticleLidl to build Luton warehouse as part of £1.45bn London growth plan
Lidl is to build a 1,000,000ft² warehouse and RDC in Luton as part of its £1.45bn investment plan for the UK. When complete, the facility will be double the size of the largest of its 15 other UK warehouses.The RDC will service Greater London, providing support to Lidl's warehouses in ...
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Interactive Cost Tables
The Motor Transport Interactive Cost Tables are a vital tool will help you calculate your fleet's running costs, and allow you to factor in the dynamic shrinking or expansion of the size of your fleet, and your business costs.Simply add your fleet to the calculator and business costs and the ...
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Annual Cost Tables
Welcome to the Motor Transport operating cost tables, widely regarded as the most reliable and accurate measure of the costs of running commercial vehicles. Put together after meticulous research into the actual costs of operating vans, rigid trucks and artics, the MT cost tables have been used as the benchmark ...
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Senior traffic commissioner to discuss targeting rule breakers at Microlise Transport Conference
Senior traffic commissioner Richard Turfitt will speak at the Microlise Transport Conference, a year after he stepped into predecessor Beverley Bell’s shoes.Turfitt said he will use the event in Coventry to tell the industry about the Office of the Traffic Commisioners’s work to reform its systems and processes.Turfitt said: “By ...
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Severn Crossing tolls drop as ownership shifts to Highways England
Prices have dropped on the Severn Crossings today as the bridges entered back into public ownership.VAT was removed from the toll price tag as the crossings came under the responsibility of Highways England this morning, meaning HGVs will now pay £16.70 instead of £20.The cost for a van to cross ...
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Home delivery egg must hatch or go bad
One industry observer's slightly jaundiced view of the home delivery vans cluttering up his street.Ocado’s admission that it has been held back by a driver shortage while motorists’ frustration gets worse because of the increasing number of side-street-blocking home delivery vans is a paradox for the modern age; how can ...
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CitySprint trials hydrogen-powered van and boosts cargo bike fleet in London
CitySprint is trialling its first hydrogen powered van in London and has more than doubled its fleet of cargo bikes.The carrier plans to have an emission-free fleet in the city by 2020.CitySprint has developed the van with Renault, and its client Mitie will run the vehicle in the capital for ...
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ArticleMT Awards 2017 winner profile Safety in Operation Award sponsored by CVL
From left: Palletline health and safety manager Ken Bell; MD Graham Leitch, operations director Richard Gutsell; and CVL sales director Eric BurnsWinner of the Safety in Operation Award this year was Palletline for its exceptional attitude towards keeping its staff and customers safe.After securing its third Motor Transport Safety in ...
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ArticleCitySprint and Renault trial hydrogen-powered van in London
CitySprint is trialling its first hydrogen powered van in London, working towards a goal of an emission-free fleet in the city by 2020.The operator has developed the van with Renault, and its client Mitie will run the vehicle in the capital for the next six months.CitySprint will compare the vans ...
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ArticleCM Downton takes profit hit from driver shortage but remains 'very upbeat'
The driver shortage becoming more acute drove CM Downton’s profit down in the 2016/17 financial year, and the operator said it’s having its “most difficult commercial conversations” with clients to date as it moves to increase fees.MD Andy Downton told MT that its 9% pre-tax profit drop to £5.1m in ...
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DfT refuses to disclose cost of using Manston Airport as Operation Stack alternative
The government is refusing to disclose how much it has paid the owners of a former airport in Kent to use it as an emergency lorry park during Operation Stack.The decision not to release the total amount paid to date by the DfT to Manston Airport came after Highways England ...
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ArticleHMT Groupage puts Sally Salon liveried trailers into service
Palletline member HMT Groupage has put two curtainsiders from Dennison Trailers into service featuring livery promoting its customer Sally Salon.HMT Groupage and Sally Salon, part of Sally Europe, have worked together since 2013.Initially HMT Groupage ensured the client’s 275-strong Sally Stores business, which supplies a range of hair and grooming ...
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ArticleYodel thanks new control centre for improved performance at peak
Yodel has thanked its new control centre and leadership team for a successful peak period, which saw its TrustPilot score increase despite higher parcel volumes and adverse weather. The carrier saw parcel volumes grow 11% year-on-year in the four weeks before Christmas eve.In the week before Christmas, it's volumes were ...
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ArticleMP Frank Field calls for investigation into Palmer Harvey & McLane demise
Work and Pensions Committee chairman Frank Field MP has added his voice to former employees’ demands for an investigation into failed wholesaler Palmer Harvey & McLane (P&H), which collapsed with more than £65m in debt last November.The 92-year-old Hove-based firm, which had an operating licence for 600 vehicles, delivered groceries ...
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Jury out on likelihood of sale of XPO Logistics to Home Depot
Analysts have given a mixed response to a recent media report claiming US retail giant Home Depot had held internal talks about a potential bid to acquire XPO Logistics.The report, by US news website Recode, said an unnamed source “close to Home Depot’s strategy” had claimed the retail giant is ...
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ArticleIveco Daily gas-powered vans join Veolia street cleaning fleet in London
Iveco has supplied three Daily Natural Power vans to waste management company Veolia that will carry specialist equipment for removing graffiti.The vehicles, from Dunstable-based Iveco dealer Northern Commercials, will be used as part of a new contract with the London Borough of Camden.They will refuel from Veolia’s brand new compressed ...
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Mercedes-Benz adds 12-speed PowerShift gearbox to UK Econic lineup
Mercedes-Benz has made its Econic more attractive to general haulage operations with the addition of a 12-speed gearbox, with Travis Perkins taking delivery of the first 10 UK equipped examples.The low-entry vehicle has previously only been available with an automatic six-speed Allison transmission gearbox.This Allison option, according to Mercedes, remains ...