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ArticleMet police's Exchanging Places scheme gets MAN power
Exchanging PlacesThe Metropolitan Police’s Cycle Task Force has unveiled the latest tool to help it in its Exchanging Places cyclist safety awareness programme – an MAN TGX truck.The truck, which the Met's Cycle Task Force has leased for a year with funding from TfL, will be used at 120 Exchanging ...
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ArticleBibby wins multi-million Seabrook Crisps contract renewal
Bibby Distribution has secured a three-year contract renewal with Seabrook Crisps in a multi-million pound deal.The new part of the deal will see it distribute around 3.5m packets of crisps per week from Bibby’s 530,000ft² multi-user warehouse in Yeadon, West Yorkshire.It will use a mix of dedicated and multi-user vehicles ...
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ArticleBedfords wins five-year Associated Newspapers contract extension
Bedfords Group has won a five-year contract extension with Associated Newspapers, covering distribution of the Daily Mail and The Mail on Sunday.The Yorkshire operator will distribute to two titles across the UK until October 2018, delivering to 60 wholesalers and covering 140,000 miles every night.It has also been named as ...
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ArticleFreight First targeting turnover leap after marketing drive
Freight First MD Simon MeredithRuncorn-based logistics company Freight First has predicted a 40% rise in its turnover in the current financial year thanks to a major marketing drive during the last 12-14 months.The firm, which runs a 19-strong fleet of rigids and artics engaged in general haulage as well as ...
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ArticleFrancis tips the odds in its favour with new trailers
Francis Transport (Northwich) has acquired, on five-year lease, 30 replacement trailers from TIP Trailer Services.The new curtainsiders – all 13.6m units from SDC with an internal height of 3.1m– will be used on low-mileage work within the UK for the transport of lightweight items, such as plastic bottles for major ...
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UK Mail secures land for new hub
UK Mail has secured a 231,000ft² plot of land in the West Midlands to develop its new hub.The purpose-built mail and parcel sorting centre will be developed at Prologis Park Ryton, near Coventry, and will include a 36,330ft² head office building.Automatic sorting equipment will be installed at the site, which ...
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ArticlePalletways fills coverage gap as Heathcliff Haulage enters administration
Palletways has worked quickly to fill a gap in its coverage left by Cambridgeshire operator Heathcliff Haulage, which went into administration in January.The Wisbech operator, which covered the PE and CB postcodes for Palletways, left the network earlier this month.“This was a mutual decision based on the company’s ability to ...
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Royal Mail union dispute comes to an end
Royal Mail staff have accepted a deal with the Communication Workers Union to increase pay, job security and stability, ending the operator's lengthy dispute with the union.Today members voted to accept an offer which will see an increase in pay in excess of 9%, over the three years to 2016.Over ...
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ArticleOcado to invest £100m in network and vehicles this year
Ocado plans to invest £100m in its hubs, depots and vehicles this year to increase capacity in its network.The online grocery delivery firm hopes to be able to commit to a third customer fulfilment centre (CFC) in a, as yet, undisclosed location to provide enough capacity for growth in the ...
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ArticleRoadways Container Logistics awarded contract renewal with EWL
Roadways Container LogisticsRoadways Container Logistics has secured a three-year contract extension with frozen food supply chain company Edge Worldwide Logistics (EWL).Roadways already manages more than 200 movements a week for EWL, and has a member of staff based at the client’s Salford headquarters responsible for co-ordinating container movements.Alan Edge, CEO ...
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ArticleHermes to introduce Sunday deliveries
B2C parcel carrier Hermes is launching a seven-day home delivery service, which it hopes will increase its first-time delivery rate.Sunday deliveries will initially be available as a next-day delivery option for retail orders made on Saturdays, and will be fully tracked.Hermes' service follows the introduction of seven-day deliveries by Amazon ...
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Turnover at Boughey Distribution falls despite new contract wins
Turnover at Boughey Distribution fell during the first half of its current financial year, despite winning a number of long-term contracts.Results for the half year to 30 November 2013, published by parent company NWF Group, showed a 2.1% decline in turnover at the food distribution arm to £18.5m (H1 2012: ...
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Fuel card provider adds 279 sites to its network
Leading fuel card supplier Keyfuels has added a further 279 fuel sites, meaning its customers now have access to over 1,790 sites nationwide.The network expansion includes 57 new sites suitable for both HGV and LCV vehicles, four new truckstops specifically for HGV, as well as over 30 new sites in ...
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Enter your outstanding female staff in Everywoman awards
Now is the time to show off the female talent working in your business by entering them in the FTA Everywoman in Transport and Logistics Awards.You have just one week left to let the world know that the women in your organisation are recognised and rewarded for their committed contributions. ...
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ArticleWorldwide Logistics and Distribution acquires Home Direct Logistics
Parcel carrier Worldwide Logistics and Distribution (WWLD) has acquired two-man delivery firm HTH Logistics, which trades as Home Direct Logistics.The acquisition of the furniture transport company will increase the Milton Keynes-based firm’s owned and leased fleet to 25 vehicles.A spokesman said WWLD will continue to use subcontractors, which takes the ...
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Scania named as most sustainable CV manufacturer
Scania has been ranked the most sustainable vehicle manufacturer by Corporate Knights in its annual Global 100 Index.The truck manufacturer ranked as the 38th most sustainable company, while Daimler was at the 60th position in the list, which was revealed at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, this month.Van ...
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ArticleNew guide aims to clear up confusion over breaks
New guidance on the breaks required under the drivers’ hours and working time rules is to be published later this year by the DfT in an effort to address confusion between the two. The guide, which will be put together by a working group led by the FTA, was announced ...
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Digitach download limit to be extended to 90 days
The time limit for downloading data from a digital tachograph is to be extended from the current 56 days to 90 days by the end of this year, the DfT has confirmed. In a document summarising responses to a series of proposals made in late 2012 to help reduce red ...
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Unite optimistic over future of jobs at TNT Fashion Group
Union Unite remains optimistic that most of the jobs under threat as a result of a restructure at TNT Fashion Group UK can be saved, regional officer Nick Halton told Motortransport.co.uk after an initial consultation meeting with the company. Up to 130 jobs at three sites in Leicester, Clayton and ...
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Heroic effort proves fulfilling for Clipper
Clipper Logistics has won a contract to operate an efulfilment solution for the trading arm of military charity Help for Heroes. The logistics firm will be shipping a wide range of clothing, accessories, homeware and gift items worldwide from its Enfield shared-user site for Help for Heroes Trading, which previously ...