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Jigsaw welcomes three new puzzle pieces
Jigsaw has added a trio of pieces to its puzzle in the form of three new partner hauliers. PC Howard, Nolan Transport and Montgomery Transport have joined the consortium’s 10 other members, which include CM Downton (Jigsaw’s parent company), Elddis Transport and the Widdowson Group. Jigsaw said the new partners, ...
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Ultra-low emission zone needed by 2018 says Labour MP Diane Abbott
London Labour MP and mayoral candidate Diane Abbott has called for the introduction of an ultra-low emission zone (ULEZ) in the capital by 2018, two years ahead of plans already proposed by current London mayor Boris Johnson.Abbott secured a Commons debate on London’s poor air quality yesterday (9 June), claiming ...
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Alastair Peoples to leave the DVSA in October
The DVSA has announced that its chief executive, Alastair Peoples, is to retire from the civil service in October.Peoples has been chief executive at the DVSA since its formation and was previously chief executive at Vosa, which was merged with the Driving Standards Agency (DSA) to create the DVSA in ...
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ArticleMenzies Distribution buys AJG Parcels
Menzies Distribution has snapped up Inverness-based AJG Parcels in a £7.5m deal that allows it to enter the e-commerce parcel market.The logistics firm said the purchase would also help it appeal to companies seeking cost-efficient deliveries to the North and rural West of Scotland.According to Menzies, AJG Parcels began 20 ...
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Driving through Central London in a Volvo distribution truck: first-hand report
With the current focus on truck safety in London, Volvo kindly laid on two distribution trucks for our technical editor to drive so that we could experience for ourselves just what it's like to drive through the city centre on a typical weekday, and how much help the latest technology ...
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Boris pushes for a reduction of 14,000 deaths or serious injuries in London by 2020
A new target to halve the number of people killed or seriously injured on London’s roads by 2020 has been set by the Mayor or London today (9 June).Meeting the new target would mean a reduction of more than 14,000 deaths or serious injuries over the next five years.The commitment ...
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Freight Compliance Unit to target London hauliers
TfL is to launch a Freight Compliance Unit (FCU) this summer which will act as the central point for enforcement activity against HGVs in the capital.A key part of its strategy will be a shared intelligence unit based in central London manned by staff comprising a Metropolitan Police officer, a ...
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GMB launches legal claim over pay of agency workers
The pay logistics firms award agency staff has been brought into sharp focus after the GMB launched a legal claim against four companies involved in the operation of Marks & Spencer’s DC in South Marston, Swindon. The GMB is bringing a group claim against four firms on behalf of ...
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ArticleXPO Logistics closes Norbert Dentressangle deal
Norbert Dentressangle has been officially purchased by XPO Logistics. The deal to acquire 67% of the business from the Norbert family has gone through less than six weeks after an unsolicited €3.24bn (£2.3bn) bid was made by the US firm for the business.XPO will now launch a tender to acquire ...
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ArticleDeveloping the London Boroughs Consolidation Scheme
Freight in the City met with the man behind a thriving London consolidation scheme about how it is helping three local authorities make procurement, environmental and efficiency gains.Nigel Symonds, MD at Green Lane Logistics, has been working with Camden Council as a logistics project manager and heads up the London ...
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Bidvest Logistics prolongs Prologis lease at Avonmouth
Bidvest Logistics has signed a lease with Prologis on a 116,000ft² space in Prologis Cabot Park in Avonmouth, Bristol. The company already occupies the space with the new lease securing the continuity of its supply chain and protecting employees’ jobs.Bidvest Logistics UK MD Shaun Foley said: “Prologis Cabot Park is ...
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ATF test staff and DVSA to hold crunch strike talks next week
Authorised testing facilities (ATFs) could still be left without vehicle test staff as a result of industrial action if talks taking place on Monday 8 June between union Prospect and DVSA chief executive Alastair Peoples do not go well. The union and the government agency are meeting next week to ...
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ArticleA wealth of experience: Tristan Balayn, MD, Gefco UK
Gefco is a company with a long and dynamic history as one of the global leaders in the automotive logistics industry. After its creation by Peugeot in 1949, “Les Groupages Express de Franches-Comté” had accumulated 25 members of staff in four locations by the end of 1950. Now, the group ...
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ArticleCommercial Group's hydrogen-powered vans show how operators can help improve air quality
Commercial Group demonstrated to delegates at the FTA Managing Freight in London conference that the successful introduction of hydrogen-powered vans onto its fleet is a good example of how operators can lead the way in reducing emissions.“We're an operator of vans across the UK, with a significant number in ...
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London to launch a low-emission commercial vehicle strategy
Transport for London (TfL) is poised to launch a low-emission commercial vehicle programme to help stimulate the market for low, ultra low or zero-emission vans and lorries.Split into three distinct work streams, the project will first concentrate on increasing the availability and affordability of viable low-emission commercial vehicles and retrofit ...
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ArticleTransport for London aiming to expand rapid charging infrastructure across capital
Transport for London (TfL) is seeking companies to develop future charging infrastructure to support ultra-low emission vehicles, including rapid charging technology for commercial vehicle fleets.The announcement forms part of the mayor’s strategy to improve air quality in the capital, which will see the introduction of the world’s first ultra-low emission ...
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ArticleDPD plans to make collecting your parcel a Doddle
DPD has added parcel collection chain Doddle to its PickUp network of collection points.In March the express delivery firm revealed that retailer Halfords would be part of its PickUp initiative, a planned collection of 2,500 parcel shops (rather than a dating website).With e-commerce king, it’s just one of multiple offers ...
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Fors scheme aiming to triple its size during national roll-out
The Fors Community Partnership is seeking to treble membership levels as part of its strategy to take the scheme national.Aecom, supported by CILT and Fleet Source, took over the day-to-day running of Fors in February following a TfL tender process that saw them awarded a five-year concession.Steve Agg, chief executive ...
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The road transport glass ceiling
What do Moya Greene at Royal Mail (pictured left); Carole Woodhead at Hermes and Marianne Culver at TNT have in common? They are the only operators in the Motor Transport Top 100 that have a female chief executive. By any measure, a 3% return on 50% of the population is ...
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Government to sell stake in Royal Mail this year
The government is to sell its remaining stake in Royal Mail, completing the company’s journey from public-to-private road transport heavyweight.In a statement released today, the chancellor said the sale of the government’s £1.5bn stake in the UK’s largest commercial vehicle operator would start this year, completing the privatisation begun with ...