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ArticleDfT to consider extending low-emission grant for larger CVs
The government is to consider extending the grant system for low-emission vans to larger vehicles, the Office for Low Emission Vehicles (OLEV) has revealed.In a report on its plans for 2015-2020, the OLEV said uptake of the van grants which have only been available for vehicles under 3.5 tonnes GVW, ...
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DPD to introduce Sunday deliveries to meet retailer demand
DPD is to begin delivering parcels seven days a week to meet demand from e-commerce customers.Its Sunday delivery service will be launched on 20 July and will allow parcels to be collected from businesses on Saturdays for Sunday delivery.Online retail customers will also be able to offer consumers the option ...
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ArticleFuelMax and KMax tyres 'a winning formula' for Goodyear
Goodyear Dunlop has "hit on a winning formula" for its premium Goodyear brand truck tyres with the FuelMax low rolling resistance range and the KMax high mileage range, according to commercial director Marc Preedy. Speaking at the CV Show, Preedy said it was "great to be back after a period ...
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TNT Post defends postie bonus despite more dumped mail
TNT Post has denied its practice of rewarding postmen for speedy deliveries is a problem, despite more mail having being found dumped by one of its employees. In mid-April – just a few days after a BBC London News report highlighted piles of mail found abandoned in a bush elsewhere ...
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ArticleMultimodal 2014: Malcolm Logistics launches its 50ft container
Malcolm Logistics unveiled its 50ft container at Multimodal yesterday (30 April), one of 40 that the company plans to introduce to both its road and rail operations.The container, which was officially launched by the Princess Royal at the NEC yesterday, sits on top of the chassis of one of its ...
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ArticleCemex achieves national Fors gold status
Cemex tipperCemex, which has been shortlisted for the Motor Transport Safety in Operation award, has achieved Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme (Fors) gold status for its national fleet.The operator, which achieved gold for its London-based fleet under the scheme last summer, has been involved with the Transport for London (TfL)-run initiative ...
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Multimodal 2014: Howard Tenens wins Costa contract extension
Howard Tenens has won a five-year contract extension from Costa Coffee and will continue to manage the ingredient supply chain for its Costa Express and Costa ‘Proud to Serve’ businesses.The operator won its initial contract with the coffee chain’s self-service operation, Costa Express, in 2012. This has now been extended ...
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Wincanton wins Loaf homeware contract
Homeware supplier Loaf has awarded a new multichannel contract for nationwide storage and distribution services to Wincanton. The contract, which Wincanton will run from its multi-user warehouse in Greenford, West London, involves the 3PL’s two-man “white glove” operation making deliveries of items including beds and sofas to Loaf customers across ...
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Multimodal 2014: Canute reveals Lakeland contract renewal
Essex-based Canute Group has secured a contract renewal from cookware firm Lakeland.The renewed contract involves trunking from Lakeland’s DC in Kendal, Cumbria to Canute’s depots in Warrington, Coventry, Kendal, and Gamston, Nottinghamshire. Products are then delivered to high street retailers overnight so that they are on the shelves the next ...
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ArticleMoloney confirmed as chief executive of Skills for Logistics
Dr Ross Moloney, CEO of Skills for LogisticsDr Ross Moloney has been officially appointed as chief executive of Skills for Logistics (SfL).Since being appointed acting chief executive in September 2013, following the sudden departure of previous boss Mick Jackson, Moloney has been working to drive forward key projects, the organisation ...
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ArticleMultimodal 2014: Sheffield's Logistics Hub launches
A group that aims to promote Sheffield as an area for more warehousing and logistics companies to invest in was launched at Multimodal yesterday (29 April).The group, called Logistics Hub UK, is formed of companies from both the private and public sectors and hopes to attract more logistics companies to ...
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ArticlePentalver unveils London Gateway depot
Container haulier Pentalver Group has this week opened a new depot at DP World London Gateway.The new facility includes storage for empty containers, dry container repair, and refrigeration services, all of which began operating yesterday (28 April).A spokeswoman for Pentalver said the site was opened on a trial basis on ...
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ArticleBrian Yeardley on a high after customers return
West Yorkshire international haulier Brian Yeardley Continental (BYC) said the tide is turning for UK hauliers trying to compete on the continent, after a number of customers it lost several years ago returned to the company.MD Kevin Hopper told Motortransport.co.uk the return of such customers was the result of demand ...
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TfL to deliver Fors into private hands
TfL is to step away from the day-to-day running of the Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme (Fors) and bring in a private party on a commercial basis, in a move that suggests operators will soon face a fee to be part of the initiative.Fors has been put out to tender, with ...
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Motor Transport Awards shortlist published
Today is the day everyone who entered the Motor Transport Awards has been waiting for: the announcement of who has made it onto the all important shortlist and who is in with a chance of walking away with the biggest prize in road transport. Over 60 independent judges were cloistered ...
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ArticlePalletline sets new record thanks to Easter surge
Palletline member RT McEwanIt may have just launched Plus Logistics to take its services to a wider audience, but Palletline's pallet business appears to be in rude health itself.On 17 April, fueled by Easter demand, Palletline set a new internal record, processing just shy of 16,000 pallets at its Birmingham ...
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ArticleClipper Logistics wins Antler and Go Outdoors contracts
Clipper Logistics has secured two contracts: one with luggage brand Antler and another with camping-equipment retailer Go Outdoors.The operator will provide worldwide warehousing and distribution for Antler from its Wynyard Park, Teesside site.The contract will involve collection from Teesport and handling all order fulfillment for Antler’s customers, which include wholesalers, ...
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Europe to see more electric vehicle recharging/refuelling points
The European Parliament has approved rules forcing the establishment of more electric vehicle recharging points and alternative fuel stations on the continent.In a vote on 15 April, it agreed to implement a new directive that will oblige member states to submit minimum proposed levels of refuelling and recharging stations, with ...
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ArticleRisk of severe delays when registering trucks this autumn, warns SMMT
Operators could face severe delays in getting new trucks registered this autumn as new EC rules on vehicle type approval kick in, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has warned.From 29 October, vehicles over 3.5 tonnes GVW built in more than one stage will come into scope of ...
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Glasgow Games: still not enough information for operators
Goods vehicle operators still do not have the information they need to prepare properly for the traffic restrictions that will apply during the Glasgow Commonwealth Games, the Freight Transport Association has warned.Despite the organisers of the Games issuing what they called "detailed plans" on 24 April for traffic management around ...