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Profit up 8% at Suckling Transport

2016-10-17T12:11:00Z

Suckling Transport delivered an 8% rise in pre-tax profit in the year to 31 December 2015, according to its latest annual results.Pre-tax profit was £1.3m (2014: £1.2m) with turnover up 2.5% to £19.9m (2014: £19.4m).Suckling Transport said growth had been driven by maintaining its long-term customer base whilst adding short-term ...

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TNT UK annual loss up by a third ahead of FedEx purchase

2016-10-17T11:55:00Z

TNT UK’s pre-tax loss ballooned to £22.1m last year ahead of its acquisition by FedEx Corporation in May 2016.New accounts published at Companies House show the business’s year-on-year loss increased 32.3% compared with a loss of £16.7m a year earlier.Turnover in the year ended 31 December 2015 fell 1% to ...

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London Lorry Control Scheme review will start this month

2016-10-17T11:31:00Z

A review into the future of the London Lorry Control Scheme (LLCS) will start later this month although it will not be completed until next summer.London Councils said a steering group, made up of representatives from the London boroughs, TfL and the Greater London Authority (GLA), will meet on 24 ...

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Driving ahead in logistics recruitment

2016-10-17T09:10:00Z

Driving Plus is one of the fastest growing driver recruitment agencies in the UK, having acquired the Milestone business in September last year and being part of the Staffline Group that is on course for a £1bn turnover in the next two years.MD Mark Underwood gives MT a brief lesson ...

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Backwatch Safety Products keeps fleets safe at Freight in the City Expo

2016-10-17T08:00:00Z

Backwatch Safety Products will be heading to London’s Alexandra Palace next month to demonstrate how it can equip fleets with the latest vulnerable road user detection and vehicle recording systems.The technology firm provides a range of safety options for fleets, including blind spot detection systems, multi camera digital video recording, ...

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Iveco to show Stralis NP at Freight in the City Expo

2016-10-14T13:25:00Z

Iveco’s Stralis NP (natural power) will be appearing at next month’s Freight in the City Expo in London.Launched this summer, the Stralis NP is Europe’s first long-haul gas-powered truck and one which the manufacturer believes will take natural gas out of a ‘niche’ segment and into the mainstream.Iveco has been ...

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Industry must unite on Brexit wishes, says MP

2016-10-13T16:17:00Z

The industry must present its Brexit wishes to government with a united voice in the lead up to the UK’s exit from the EU, MP Rob Flello has said. Speaking at Motor Transport’s Brexit Debate earlier this week, the MP for Stoke-on-Trent South (pictured) said government would only listen to ...

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Complying with Clean Air Zones will hit smaller HGV and van fleets hardest

2016-10-13T15:57:00Z

Smaller haulage firms could "struggle to absorb" the costs of fleet upgrades when Clean Air Zones are created across five key UK cities, according to a Defra impact assessment published today.The impact assessment accompanies a national consultation, launched today, to decide the best way to implement Clean Air Zones as ...

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Emoss to demonstrate zero-emission electric truck at Freight in the City Expo

2016-10-13T11:36:00Z

Dutch vehicle converter Emoss is heading to next month’s Freight in the City Expo in London to demonstrate how its range of electric trucks can help with addressing both emissions and noise restrictions in city centres.Based on rigid chassis spanning from 7.5 tonnes GVW through to 28 tonnes GVW, the ...

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GMB to ballot members at Bidvest Logistics in pay dispute

2016-10-13T11:34:00Z

Union GMB is to ballot members at Bidvest Logistics after the company reconsidered the amount it was to increase employees’ pay by.The union said Bidvest had originally offered employees a 1% increase in basic pay, but this was cut to 0.8% to allow it to meet its national living wage ...

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HGV safety and design to be addressed at Freight in the City Expo

2016-10-13T10:57:00Z

HGV safety standards and design are to be hotly debated at this year’s Freight in the City Expo, following London mayor Sadiq Khan’s announcement last month to introduce a world-first Direct Vision Standard for lorries entering the capital.If you are interested in learning more about the topic, then head along ...

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Improving air quality in urban areas a key topic at Freight in the City Expo

2016-10-13T09:28:00Z

Improving air quality in the UK’s towns and cities will be a key focus at this year’s Freight in the City Expo next month at London’s Alexandra Palace.Speakers from across the UK will talk about the challenges facing local authorities to achieve strict EU air quality regulations, and how the ...

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Andy McDonald retains shadow transport secretary role

2016-10-12T12:54:00Z

Middlesbrough MP Andy McDonald has retained his post as shadow transport secretary, surviving the latest Labour party cabinet reshuffle.McDonald took on the role in June after Labour’s Nottingham South MP Lilian Greenwood resigned the post in protest at Labour chief Jeremy Corbyn’s style of leadership.The role of Labour shadow transport ...

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Gordon Leslie completes rebranding of its warehousing business, Benchmark Packaging

2016-10-12T11:42:00Z

Gordon Leslie Group has completed the rebranding of its Glasgow-based warehousing and bonded storage business Benchmark Packaging, which it purchased in December 2014.This includes putting newly liveried trailer (pictured) on the road.The operator said Benchmark Packaging, which offers specialist bonded storage and contract packing services mainly for the whisky ...

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Solar-powered hydrogen refuelling site opens to fleets in east London

2016-10-12T11:07:00Z

A third public-access hydrogen refuelling station has been opened at the Centre of Engineering Manufacturing Excellence (CEME) in Rainham, east London.Operated by energy storage firm ITM Power, the station is the first of its kind using solar energy from a solar PV array at CEME to make renewable hydrogen on-site.It ...

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Cartwright to show new Streetwise urban semi-trailer at Freight in the City Expo

2016-10-11T16:04:00Z

The Cartwright Group is using next month’s Freight in the City Expo to showcase a new urban semi-trailer, which enables unloading to take place directly onto a footpath from the side of the vehicle.The 10m Streetwise features a patent-pending design that sees the trailer retain the ability to load from ...

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London's Ultra Low Emission Zone will be in force by 2019

2016-10-11T11:34:00Z

London mayor Sadiq Khan has confirmed that an Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) will be introduced in central London by 2019, a year earlier than originally envisioned.This will mean all vans and lorries will need to be Euro-6 to avoid paying a daily charge of £100 for HGVs and £12.50 ...

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David Batty joins Abbey Logistics Group

2016-10-10T12:35:00Z

Abbey Logistics Group has appointed Motor Transport Hall of Fame resident David Batty to lead its engineering department. Former chief operations engineer of supermarket Somerfield, Batty joins the company with more than 40 years of industry experience.He was awarded the Motor Transport Award for Service to Industry in 2007, and ...

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Motor Transport Podcast: Direct Vision Standard and DHL's UK Mail acquisition

2016-10-10T09:48:00Z

The MT team is back in the podcast studio after a summer break, and if you're ready for a hit of the latest news being dissected and discussed, the latest Motor Transport Podcast will not disappoint. In this episode, Christopher, Chris and Emma chat about London Mayor Sadiq Khan's newly ...

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Reynolds Catering Supplies picks refrigerated Econics for safer, quieter London deliveries

2016-10-10T08:56:00Z

A pair of fridge-bodied Mercedes-Benz Econics have arrived on the London fleet of fruit and veg supplier Reynolds Catering Supplies.Reynolds’ new 18-tonne ‘urban prototypes’ have been designed to make deliveries safer and quieter during multi-drop deliveries in the capital.The Econics feature panoramic windscreens and full-length, folding side-doors to give the ...