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ArticlePalletways appoints new member and development director
Palletways has appointed Dave Walmsley as its member and network development director. Walmsley, who will oversee the network’s “continuous growth” in his new role, joins Palletways from Lyreco, where he held the role of commercial director for 25 years.He said: “Palletways has got a great reputation in the UK and ...
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Transport for London's road safety actions recognised at European level
Transport for London’s (TfL’s) efforts to improve road safety in the capital have been recognised as outstanding at a European level.TfL has received the Preventing Road Accidents and Injuries for the Safety of Employees (PRAISE) award for a rigorous safety programme, which has improved the standards of its own drivers ...
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ArticleGulliver's to showcase municipal and general fleet hire services at Freight in the City Expo
Gulliver’s Truck Hire will be exhibiting at next week’s Freight in the City Expo and keen to speak with local authority fleet managers and freight operators looking to hire the latest general and municipal vehicles for their operations.The family-run firm owns a hire fleet of 6,000 late-registration vehicles fitted with ...
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Transport for London opens first section of North-South segregated cycle route
Transport for London (TfL) has opened the first section of its North-South segregated cycle route – six months after construction first commenced.The two-way 800m section runs from Elephant & Castle to the Peabody Estate on Blackfriars Road. It will intersect with the new Quietway 1 from Waterloo to Greenwich at ...
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ArticleWide customer base keeps ARR Craib in growth
Aberdeen-based ARR Craib Transport has said that the falling price of oil in 2014 did not stop its growth last year, as it leaned on food and drink and construction and building customers.In the year-ending 31 March 2015 turnover rose to £52.8, from £46.1m in the previous year, while pre-tax ...
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DPDgroup UK trading in a "very strong financial position"
DPDgroup UK, which trades as DPD and Interlink Express, has seen turnover rise 26% and pre-tax profit increase 19.6% and said it is “well placed to deliver further growth”.In the year from 30 December 2013 to 4 January 2015 DPDgroup reported turnover of £872.5m, up from £692.3m in its previous ...
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Vulnerable-road-user detection a key focus from exhibitors at Freight in the City Expo
With cyclist numbers on the rise in the UK’s towns and cities, it has never been more essential to assist commercial vehicle drivers and ensure they are able to detect vulnerable road users in close proximity of their vehicle.Freight in the City Expo at London’s Alexandra Palace on 27 October ...
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Profit continues to fall at TNT UK
Challenging market conditions in the UK and Europe combined with the loss of a major fashion contract saw pre-tax losses widen and turnover fall at TNT UK last year.Its annual results for the year to 31 December 2014 showed a 2.4% drop in turn-over to £725m last year (2013: £742m). ...
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ArticleEarned recognition will be of huge benefit to operators, says new DVSA boss
The new head of the DVSA has promised that its ‘earned recognition’ scheme will be a huge benefit to operators, “as they will be able to work in a freer way than they can now”.Speaking to MT last week after becoming interim chief executive of the DVSA following Alastair People’s ...
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UK cities overlooked in wake of new London Freight Enforcement Partnership?
Earlier this week, TfL launched the London Freight Enforcement Partnership – an evolved model of the Industrial HGV Task Force it started up two years ago.This ‘new and improved’ scheme will see TfL, the DVSA, the Met and City of London Police enhance their enforcement work across the capital with ...
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Licence Bureau to demonstrate how to keep fleet drivers safe and compliant at Freight in the City Expo
Licence Bureau will be talking to fleet operators at Freight in the City Expo about how its Compliance Managed Services (CMS) online portal can ensure its drivers are safe and legally compliant to operate vehicles.The web platform allows companies to assess, check and improve the performance of their drivers quickly ...
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Law-breaking skip operators in London may now be fined £200 for offences
Skip operators in the capital who flout the law may now be fined £200 in a move to protect residents and maintain road safety agreed by London boroughs.London Councils’ Transport and Environment Committee (TEC) agreed to set penalties for contravening regulations for operating skips on London’s public highways, including offences ...
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Commercial Body Fittings to showcase essential safety kit for urban CV fleets at Freight in the City Expo
Commercial Body Fittings (CBF) will be showcasing its extensive range of truck, van and trailer safety equipment at the Freight in the City Expo at London’s Alexandra Palace on 27 October.With the launch of the London Safer Lorry Scheme last month, it is now a requirement for the majority of ...
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ArticlePall-Ex welcomes trio of new members
Pall-Ex has welcomed three new members as part of what it describes as a “revision of delivery areas, aimed at lowering emissions and improving delivery times”. Rugby-based Exact Logistics has taken responsibility for the CV postcode area, and joins the network from Palletways.MD Adam Shuter said the company’s Pall-Ex membership ...
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LowCVP to run test programme to benchmark emissions of gas-powered HGVs
The Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership (LowCVP) has been chosen to manage a new test programme to benchmark the latest gas trucks for emissions, including methane, CO2 and fuel consumption.Work will complement the operator on-road tests being carried out during the government’s Low Carbon Truck (LCTT), which is nearing its final ...
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ArticleStrong performance at Tuffnells boosts Connect Group revenues
Tuffnells Parcels Express contributed £114m of revenue and £9.7m of operating profit to its new owner Connect Group in the year to the end of August, group chief executive Mark Cashmore has revealed.The parcels firm - which Connect Group acquired in November last year and subsequently said was exceeding expectations ...
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ArticleAPC member celebrates 150th birthday
APC Overnight member G Thompson has celebrated its 150th birthday and the five generations of family that have seen the company through to the landmark. The company dates back to 1865, when founder George Thompson started to work as a freight agent for private rail companies.The London-based firm ceased to ...
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ArticleOperators asked to voice opinions to shape Transport for the North freight strategy
Transport for the North (TfN) is seeking the views of operators to help shape the UK’s first pan-regional freight and logistics strategy.The new strategy is expected to enable TfN to determine the steps that are required, in terms of network and policy development, to realise the freight and logistics industry’s ...
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R Swain & Sons acquires Gatwick Plant; sees pre-tax profit boost
Strood, Rochester-based R Swain & Sons has delivered a boost to its special projects division with the acquisition of specialist plant and services firm Gatwick Plant.Based in Horley, Surrey, Gatwick Plant runs a 12-strong fleet of specialist vehicles including low loaders, rear-steer trailers, crane-equipped vehicles and abnormal load escorting vehicles. ...
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Carillion successfully trialling video-analytics cyclist-detection system from Vision Techniques
Carillion has become the first operator to install a new video analytics-based cyclist-detection system VT TurnAware from safety equipment firm Vision Techniques.The new method of detecting cyclists uses a smart camera and integrated CPU that recognises single-direction movement towards the vehicle, warning the driver when a cyclist approaches.Carillion, which operates ...