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Norbert Dentressangle to open two-man DC in Taunton

2013-07-12T12:41:00Z

Norbert Dentressangle will open a new DC in Taunton, Somerset, at the end of this month, granting it greater access to the South West.The Taunton site will act as a regional hub for its two-man delivery Specialist Services division.The operator is spending £150,000 in refurbishing a 160,000 ft² warehouse, located ...

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FFUK to hand over petition urging OFT to investigate oil pricing

2013-07-12T11:39:00Z

FairFuel UK (FFUK) and its supporters will hold a rall outside the London HQ of the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) on Monday (15 July) as the campaign group renews calls for a fair and transparent investigation into oil pricing.Founder Peter Carroll, who won a service to the industry award ...

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DSA investigated 100 Driver CPC centres last year

2013-07-11T16:17:00Z

The DSA had 100 Driver CPC audits referred to it by JAUPT last year after concerns about the standard of training provision were raised following general inspections.The figures were revealed at last month’s RHA National Training Conference at Warwick University by Peter Weddell-Hall, head of training accreditation services at DSA.Of ...

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Scottish hauliers fear independence effect

2013-07-11T15:07:00Z

Scottish hauliers have expressed fears for the viability of their businesses following the revelation that they would have to pay to use UK roads if Scotland votes for independence.A Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) report revealed recently that operators based in an independent Scotland would need to pay ...

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Hermes and ByBox team up to offer parcel locker deliveries

2013-07-11T14:49:00Z

Hermes has teamed up with ByBox to offer a parcel locker delivery and collection service for SMEs and online retailers.The carrier will launch the service with 100 drop-off and pick up points across the UK, with hopes to increase the number of lockers to 250 by the end of 2013.The ...

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Gregory Distribution snaps up Interoute Transport Services

2013-07-10T15:43:00Z

Devon-based Gregory Distribution has acquired the business, assets and goodwill of Oxfordshire firm Interoute Transport Services, which went into administration on 17 May. The acquisition includes Interoute’s 120,000ft² warehouse operation on a leased site in Thame. It also includes the 27 employees retained out of its original 65 staff after ...

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Royal Mail IPO to take place this year

2013-07-10T13:53:00Z

Royal Mail’s planned privatisation will go ahead with the sale of shares through an initial public offering (IPO) this year, the government has revealed.Business secretary Vince Cable told MPs that the IPO will include both a retail offer to allow large investors and members of the public to buy shares ...

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Call to shift London freight deliveries outside of peak hours

2013-07-10T13:34:00Z

Freight deliveries within the capital should be shifted outside of peak hours, according to a new report from the Roads Task Force (RTF).In its vision for London’s roads and streets, the RTF called today for more investment in infrastructure, as well as greater use of technology to ease congestion through ...

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ATF operators 'optimistic' they can fight Vosa clampdown

2013-07-10T12:40:00Z

ATF Operators Association (AOA) president and Boleyn Transport MD Stephen Smith says he is optimistic plans by Vosa to clamp down on operators of authorised testing facilities can be thwarted, after taking legal advice on the matter. In June, Vosa revealed plans to reduce the number of testing sessions it ...

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Howard Tenens to convert 35 LGVs to dual-fuel

2013-07-10T12:34:00Z

Gloucestershire-based Howard Tenens is converting 35 of its LGVs into dual-fuel vehicles to reduce its carbon footprint.The company, which received a £1.26m funding boost from the Department for Transport last year to help install the fuel systems, will convert a selection of 4x2 and 6x2 trucks to run on a ...

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London City Bond wins renewal from Boutinot

2013-07-10T12:32:00Z

London City Bond (LCB) has had its contract with wine merchant Boutinot extended by six years.LCB will continue to provide warehousing and distribution across the UK for Boutinot out of its bonded warehouse in Barking, where it manages a number of other recently won contracts with other wine suppliers including ...

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MT Tracker 10 July

2013-07-10T12:29:00Z

UK Mail’s share price continues to climb as does its turnover. The company said this week that it has seen year-on-year daily parcel volumes increase by 25% in the first quarter of this year, with Q1 turnover also up 6%.Defying the diminishing mail market trend, UK Mail is also one ...

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Don't take a chance with Driver CPC

2013-07-09T15:32:00Z

The Driver CPC feature in MT's 24 June issue makes moderately worrying reading for operators who rely on agencies for a significant number of drivers.Large fleet operators with a mainly fully employed and loyal workforce are probably by now well on the way to getting all their drivers the 35 ...

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Fors registrations head past 1,300

2013-07-09T14:47:00Z

Transport for London’s Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme (Fors) now has more than 1,300 registered members.Fors, which was launched in April 2008, is a free to join initiative aimed at improving fleet and vehicle operational efficiency.Total Fors registrations (awaiting accreditation) as of the 26 June, stood at 1,333. Of this, 872 ...

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UK Mail sees daily parcels volume surge in first quarter

2013-07-09T11:57:00Z

UK Mail saw a 25% year-on-year increase in daily parcels volume during the first quarter of this year, the post and parcel carrier has revealed.The firm’s interim management statement, covering the period from 1 April to 30 June 2013, and published today, shows that group turnover for the first quarter ...

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DHL staff at Jaguar Land Rover sites vote for industrial action

2013-07-08T16:15:00Z

DHL Supply Chain staff belonging to the Unite union have voted in favour of industrial action at some of customer Jaguar Land Rover’s sites, after rejecting a pay offer.The DHL employees at plants in Castle Bromwich, Solihull and Hams Hall, voted for industrial action in what the logistics firm has ...

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Pall-Ex Romania receives boost

2013-07-08T14:50:00Z

One time Pall-Ex Romania rival TCE Holding has joined the network, it has been revealed.Following the deal, TCE will now move its palletised goods through the network of hauliers, rather than competing against it.Danor Ionescu, CEO of Pall-Ex Romania, said: “By working alongside TCE Holding, we are able to bring ...

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Hazardous waste partnership for Potter Logistics and Chloros Environmental

2013-07-08T14:24:00Z

Potter Logistics and hazardous waste management company, Chloros Environmental, have formed a “strategic partnership” to run a new waste transfer facility at Potter's Droitwich DC.The partnership will see Chloros opening a 4,000 sq ft hazardous waste transfer facility, located at Potter's top-tier, Control of Major Accident Hazards-accredited DC in the ...

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Grampian Continental business booms thanks to Newcastle site

2013-07-08T14:14:00Z

Grampian Continental has won £500,000 in new contracts since it opened a Newcastle site last year, it has said.The Aberdeenshire-based operator, which specialises in gas and oil transport, claimed it is winning new business each week, the majority of which has come from Aberdeen firms looking to increase their presence ...

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MT Awards 2013 - what they didn't want you to see

2013-07-05T14:17:00Z

The Motor Transport Awards aren't just about one evening - they are about taking some embarrassing and incriminating pictures as well!Firstly we have Motor Transport editor Steve Hobson doing his best impression of Mr Cellophane from the musical Chicago.Then our very own Natasha Kaplinsky, content editor Laura Hailstone, with mike ...