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ArticleTfL calls for balanced approach to enforcement in London
A balanced approach to enforcement for all road users was a key message to emerge from speakers at the FTA’s Managing Freight in London conference on Tuesday (2 June).It is also imperative that all road users addressed road safety issues to reduce serious or fatal incidents, said Rob Lowe from ...
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ArticleClancy Plant Hire spends £1.5m on new Iveco rigids
Clancy Plant Hire has spent £1.5m on 24 new Iveco Trakker rigids.The new vehicles include 14 replacements for older vehicles on the fleet, and nine additional trucks. Deliveries from Iveco dealer Northern Commercials will commence in August, with all the new trucks expected to be on the road by the ...
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ArticleAndrew Jones MP says industry must attract more women
The DfT’s new transport minister, Andrew Jones MP has said that the industry “has some catching up to do” as the number of women working in road transport is “tiny” compared to the number of men.Jones (pictured) told last week's 2015 FTA Everywoman in Transport and Logistics Awards in London ...
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XPO Logistics raises more than £2bn for Norbert takeover and further acquisitions
XPO Logistics has begun raising $3.26bn (£2.1bn) to finance its takeover of Norbert Dentressangle and for other, as yet unspecified acquisitions. The US firm, which last month indicated that its €3.2bn (£2.3bn) acquisition of the French transport and logistics giant could be just the first in a series of takeovers ...
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O'Donovan conducting low-to-ground side-skirt trial on landfill tippers
Tottenham-based O’Donovan Waste Disposal is conducting a ‘how low can we go’ trial on tipper side-skirts.MD Jacqueline O’Donovan said a side-skirt is normally fitted 550mm from ground level, however, the company is successfully operating an eight-wheel tipper with side-skirt ground clearance of only 375mm, working across a rutted landfill site.A ...
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Joint intelligence freight compliance unit planned for London
Transport for London (TfL) is launching a Freight Compliance Unit (FCU) in the next few months to become the central hub for all enforcement activity directed at non-compliant HGVs in the capital.A vital component of the new unit will be a shared intelligence unit based in central London manned by ...
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Wincanton takes action to improve Pullman profitability
Wincanton has put in place a turnaround plan for its Pullman Fleet Services business after the segment delivered an “underwhelming” performance in its most recent financial year.The company intends to put in place a new management team and a profit improvement strategy for the vehicle maintenance and repair business (pictured ...
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ArticleBig Green Parcel Machine delivers profit leap
The sale of Tuffnells Parcels Express to Connect Group in November last year certainly doesn't look like it was a fire sale (if there was ever doubt).Following an update from Connect Group recently that set out the contribution from Tuffnells and turnover growth in its most recent year, the operator ...
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ArticleTfL, Met Police and DVSA to jointly tackle non-compliant operators in London
TfL will be launching the Freight Compliance Unit (FCU) this summer to serve as the central point for all 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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ArticleRoads are key priority says transport minister Andrew Jones MP
Andrew Jones MP, the new transport minister with responsibility for freight and logistics, says his key priority for the future is delivery of the strategic road infrastructure programme.The new parliamentary under secretary of state for transport, to give him his official title, was visiting the Tip-ex and Tank-ex exhibitions in ...
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Road Safety GB launches campaign to warn children of HGV blindspots
A road safety group has partnered with truck manufacturer Scania to launch an education pack aimed at school children to warn of the dangers of HGV blindspots.Road Safety GB’s initiative - ‘Stay safe on the roads’ - is aimed at 10- and 11-year-olds and includes a tutorial for teachers, a ...
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ArticleAcumen Automotive Logistics adds four Auriga Deluxe trailers to fleet
Acumen Automotive Logistics has bought four new Rolfo Auriga Deluxe enclosed semi-trailers as part of its strategy to refresh its entire 15-strong enclosed transporter fleet.The UK-based finished vehicle transporter first announced its fleet replacement strategy last December after its acquisition of Stobart Group’s enclosed transport subsidiary Enable.Acumen said the new ...
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CLOCS presentation from Tip-ex 2015 available for download now
Over 70 delegates took time out from the Tip-ex and Tank-ex shows last week in Harrogate as CLOCS took the work-related road risk message out on the road.Members of the CLOCS team, along with representatives from Lafarge Tarmac, Cemex, FM Conway and SiG took the audience through a range of ...
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BVRLA welcomes more accurate emissions testing on vans
An EC proposal for ‘real world’ air pollution tests for vans and cars was agreed last week by member states to provide a more accurate procedure for measuring vehicle emissions.New proposals will require vehicles to be tested on the road and in traffic, rather than in laboratory-like conditions as is ...
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ArticlePalletways "awash" with success after Better Bathrooms contract renewal
Palletways has extended its contract as the main haulier for independent bathroom and tile manufacturer Better Bathrooms. The network is expected to move around 100,000 pallets a year for the retailer, as well as providing support to warehousing staff at Better Bathroom’s new Didcot distribution centre.Palletways will work alongside the ...
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FTA: UK supply chain 'in danger of collapsing'
The UK supply chain is “in danger of collapsing” as the migrant problem continues to worsen in Calais, the FTA has warned.Reacting to the intensification of migrant activity in and around the French port in the last few weeks, Don Armour, FTA international affairs manager, told Motortransport.co.uk: “The whole thing ...
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DX Group proposes land acquisition for new hub
DX Group has purchased 44 acres of land in the West Midlands as part of plans for a £35m new hub. DX estimates the facility will be ready in two to three years, when it will replace its current site at Willenhall, about three and a half miles down the ...
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ArticlePall-Ex appoints new group sales and marketing director
Pall-Ex has appointed Chris Bowden as group sales and marketing director, following a series of new member appointments in the wake of the closure of UK Pallets.A former DX Group board member, Bowden (pictured) has more than 24 years of industry experience, which Pall-Ex believes he will employ to build ...
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Rail freight on the slide as volumes fall 5%
The volume of goods carried by rail in Great Britain fell last year by 5.5%, new figures from the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) have shown.According to the latest statistics, 29.9 million tonnes of freight were carried by rail in the final quarter of 2014-2015, leaving the annual total ...
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Expect Distribution shuts two-man delivery operation
Bradford-based logistics firm Expect Distribution has closed its two-man e-retail delivery operation, following a number of “operational challenges”.The service, which it established in 2012 to handle large and bulky items, was shut down last week with the loss of 12 jobs, MD Neil Rushworth confirmed. Sixteen other staff employed by ...