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ArticlePeter Larner looks back on his 40 year career
After more than 40 years in the industry, Peter Larner retires from his role as MD of Essex tanker operator Suckling Transport on 31 October. He tells the history of his world in five objects to Steve Hobson.A quietly spoken, thoughtful man, Peter Larner has built a reputation for keeping ...
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ArticleFTA welcomes recommendations to shake-up parking enforcement
The Freight Transport Association (FTA) has welcomed the Transport Select Committee’s call to government to review “unacceptable” local authority parking enforcement, which is costing operators hundreds of thousands pounds a year in Penalty Charge Notices (PCNs).James Hookham, FTA managing director of policy and communications, who gave evidence to the committee, ...
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MT Tracker - 23 October
Last week the MT Tracker took a break - to compile the MT Top 100 - look out for it at the end of November. It's no secret that our big six make the Top 100, but as for exactly where you'll have to wait until 18 November.In the meantime, ...
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ArticleEuro-6 put to the test at Fowler Welch
Fowler Welch has revealed to MT that it is running an extensive Euro-6 trial, ahead of its planned fleet replacement purchasing next year.Nick Hay, MD of the chilled, ambient and FMCG operator, said the company will be trialling 24 Euro-6 tractor units, comprising: five each from MAN, Mercedes-Benz and Scania, ...
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Norbert Dentressangle prosecuted over weight breaches
Norbert Dentressangle has been prosecuted by Wiltshire Council after its lorries breached a weight restriction on four occasions.Volunteers in a Lorry Watch scheme reported the company after spotting the vehicles breaking the 18-tonne limit on Bradford-on-Avon’s town bridge.Swindon Magistrates issued a £500 fine for each offence, a £50 victim surcharge ...
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ArticleBibby Distribution in the red
Bibby Distribution Services (Holdings) slipped into the red to the tune of almost £4min the year to 31 December 2012, compared with a £4.5m operating profit the previous year.This was the result of a £7.5m loss at its subsidiary System Training. Bibby Distribution chief executive Iain Speak said the distribution ...
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Pallet network membership alone is not enough, warns haulier
Regional hauliers will not survive in the long term if their only income is from pallet network membership, according to Simon Nelson, MD of Nelson Distribution.The Derbyshire business joined Palletforce early this year, along with Lockwood Haulage, after a reorganisation of the network’s East Midlands region saw the departure of ...
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ArticleWaitrose to open second London online DC
Waitrose plans to open its second dedicated online DC in London next year, doubling the number of delivery slots available to customers in the area.The grocer hopes to open a six-acre DC in Coulsdon, south London, in autumn 2014. It will have 80,000 ft² of picking space and will process ...
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ArticleTNT orders 300 Euro-5 trucks for urban deliveries
TNT Express has spent £12m on 300 Euro-5 mid-range trucks as part of its fleet renewal programme.It has placed an outright purchase order for a total of 261 7.5 tonne trucks comprising of Daf LF45s, MAN TGL 7.150s and Iveco 75E 16s alongside a further 39 12 tonne Iveco 120 ...
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C&H (Hauliers) parent Charles Gee in administration
The Charles Gee Group of Companies, parent company to C & H (Hauliers), entered administration today (21 October) following “acute cashflow problems”.The group’s 14 subsidiaries - including C&H (Hauliers) - provided, among other contracts, the transportation of wings for Airbus and the distribution of giant paper reels used at ...
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ArticleEP Training founder Ed Pargeter dies
Ed Pargeter, founder and owner of EP Training in Bookham, Surrey died suddenly last week aged 67.A well known and highly respected figure in LGV training Pargeter set up EP Training 32 years ago.His son Sean, a director of EP Training, said: "He was a true gentleman who always ...
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DHL and RHA call for swift resolution to Grangemouth dispute
Both DHL and the RHA have urged Grangemouth Refinery owner Ineos, the Unite union and workers at the plant, to swiftly resolve their differences and resume fuel production.DHL, which in March took over distribution of fuel for BP from the Grangemouth refinery to airports in Scotland and northern England, said ...
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ArticleReed Bordall takes 50 new Volvo trucks
Reed Bordall Volvo trucksYorkshire-based frozen food logistics firm Reed Boardall Group has taken delivery of 50 new trucks – all Volvo FH 6x2s with the Euro-5 D13C 500hp engine and Globetrotter cabs – as part of its regular fleet renewal programme.The firm said the acquisition, direct from Volvo Trucks, was ...
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Jesus Ciria revealed as new boss of Suckling Transport
Suckling Transport secured a five-year contract renewal and revealed it's new boss will be Jesus Ciria.The firm was bought by Italian fuel transport firm Silvio Bertani Group for an undisclosed sum in May.Ciria, a Spaniard with long experience in tanker operations, will succeed Peter Larner.Larner will retire after 40 years ...
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What price Euro-6?
There is only one thing wrong with Euro-6 – "and that’s the price". So concluded Nigel Cook of Elddis Transport at Commercial Motor Live’s lively discussion about the impact of the new ultra-clean Euro-6 emissions standard.Well the price is of course only what someone is prepared to pay and word ...
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Royal Mail strike could force customers to rethink delivery options
The post and parcels industry has said the impending Royal Mail strike could force customers to rethink their delivery options as rival operators prepare for disruption to their final-mile deliveries.Patrick Gallagher, CEO at same-day carrier CitySprint, said retailers have been gearing up for potential strike action since the ballot by ...
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ArticleACS&T plucks new business from chicken supplier
Grimsby, Lincolnshire food logistics specialist ACS&T has extended its contract with Isle of Bute based chicken products supplier Delta Foods by a further three years. The contract extension, which begins in November, involves storage and distribution to wholesalers nationwide of a range of brands including Delta, Malov and Kingarth.A spokeswoman ...
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TNT extends time-specific delivery service
TNT Express has extended its delivery before noon service to more locations across Europe, including the UK.Its ‘12:00 Express’ and ’12:00 Economy Express’ services, which provide guaranteed delivery before noon on the next or earliest possible working day, has been extended to 26 countries in Europe in just three months.TNT ...
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ARR Craib performs strongly in "unpredictable" year
ARR Craib has boosted both turnover and pre-tax profit despite what it describes as “sporadic and unpredictable” trading conditions for the road transport sector during its last financial year.The Aberdeen-based haulier saw turnover up nearly 10% for the year ended 31 March 2013 to £42.8m and pre-tax profit up 3% ...
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ArticleArrow XL appoints Ian Howell as CEO
Two-man delivery company Arrow XL has appointed Ian Howell as CEO.Howell begins his new role with immediate effect and joins from Marks & Spencer, where he held the position of head of multi-channel logistics.Prior to that, he was director of supply chain at Land of Leather and held a number ...