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ArticleThe Pallet Network's new hub begins to take shape
The Pallet Network’s (TPN) new hub at Prologis Park Midpoint in Minworth is taking shape ahead of its planned opening next year. The new hub, next to TPN’s current home, is about 50,000ft² bigger, at 367,500ft².TPN MD Adam Leonard said its real advantage would be significantly increased parking space, with ...
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ArticleMichelin weathering the recessionary storm
It is now five years since the credit crunch plunged Europe into deep recession. MT editor Steve Hobson went to Michelin HQ in Clermont-Ferrand to find out how the super-premium tyre maker is weathering the storm.Recessions are tough on premium brands, as buyers go into survival mode and the long-term ...
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Senior TC Beverley Bell slams Vosa
Senior Traffic Commissioner Beverley Bell has lambasted Vosa for “not targeting the serially and seriously non-compliant”, and taking the easy route by going after “nice, but incompetent, small operators”.The allegations were made before the Transport Select Committee as part of its on-going inquiry into the work of Vosa back in ...
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ArticleTravel the trans-European transport network
The Highways Agency, Transport for Scotland, Transport for London, councils, damn councils and the Welsh mob. One day soon – UKIP permitting - the arteries of the UK economy (SNP permitting), could be under the control of the rather grand sounding trans-European transport network, rather less grandly abbreviated as TEN-T.As ...
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M6 closed for 12 hours after fatal accident
The eastbound carriageway of the M6 was closed for almost 12 hours on Monday (28 May) after a fatal accident involving a car and three LGVs, the Highways Agency has confirmed. The incident, which occurred at 10.48am between junction 1 of the M6 and the M1 motorway at junction ...
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ArticlePetition calling for oil price investigation draws 32,000 signatures
A petition calling for a full investigation into possible price fixing in the UK road fuels market has generated over 32,000 signatures.The petition, set up by fuel price campaign group Fair Fuel UK (FFUK) in mid-May in the wake of a series of raids by EU regulators on firms involved ...
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ArticleCo-operative expands waste back-haul operation
The Co-operative Group is expanding its back haul operation in a move that will save thousands of road miles and see 34,000 tonnes of food shop waste diverted from landfill.At the moment 1,500 food shops segregate waste for collection by The Co-operative's Logisitics Service with support from transport partners Norbert ...
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ArticleForth crossing changes will not lead to fresh tolls
The establishment of a new entity to manage the Forth Road Bridge and the new Forth crossing will not give rise to the reintroduction of tolls there, a spokesman for the current crossing operator has confirmed.Scotland’s parliament passed a bill to set up a new company to manage the crossings ...
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ArticleWiddowson takes Iveco Hi-Way route
Leicester-based Widdowson is reinforcing its 125-strong fleet with 21 new Iveco Stralis Hi-Ways.The deal, financed through Iveco Capital, saw it take delivery of ten of the units earlier this month, with the remainder to be delivered by Guest Truck and Van in the coming months.The new units will be used ...
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Royal Mail to launch click and collect service for online retailers
Royal Mail will launch the UK’s largest click and collect network later this year, introducing the service to over 10,000 Post Office branches.The post and parcel carrier is currently in talks with a number of major online retailers about offering the service on their websites when it becomes available later ...
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MT Tracker 29 May
UK Mail's bull run couldn't last. After hitting the heights of 510pence per share last week, following a stellar set of results, it has drifted back slowly to 497p as of today - still significantly higher than the 445p the week before its full year results. Not bad work in ...
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ArticlePall-Ex France goes live
Pall-Ex has launched in PolandPall-Ex France has officially gone live, becoming the business’s fourth active network on the Continent.Pall-Ex France, which is run by De Rijke, has a hub in Bourges and 40 hauliers in membership.Lionel Brizard, network director at Pall-Ex France, said: “Unlike Pall-Ex Romania, we’re not the first ...
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Pall-Ex appoints marketing director to support European expansion
Pall-Ex has appointed marketing consultant Jean-Paul Benizri as its marketing director, to support it in its expansion on the Continent.Benizri has been active most recently within the international drinks market, working with brands such as Fratelli Martini, Tequila Agave Azul and Azarro Wine in a number of senior roles.Pall-Ex MD ...
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ArticleRegulators and operators share the stage at Microlise conference
Over 400 delegates gathered at Nottingham University for the 2013 Microlise Transport Conference to hear a diverse mix of speakers – introduced by FairFuelUk spokesman Quentin Willson - discuss topics ranging from compliance and enforcement to using technology to improve operational efficiency.Setting the scene, RHA chief executive Geoff Dunning said ...
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George Willis named as MD of UPS UK, Ireland and Nordics
George Willis has replaced Cindy Miller as MD of UPS UK, Ireland & Nordics, following Miller’s promotion to president of UPS Europe, Middle East and Africa earlier this year.The former US operations manager will be responsible for the parcel carrier’s business in the UK, Ireland, Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Iceland, ...
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Interoute Transport Services collapses into administration
Oxfordshire-based Interoute Transport Services has been placed into administration, and its transport business closed with immediate effect.The operator, which is based in Thame, appointed administrator Quantuma last Friday afternoon (17 May).MT understands that Interoute director Neil Daniells had been offering the business for sale ahead of its collapse.Carl Jackson, partner ...
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ArticleLangdons boosts Scottish urban deliveries
Langdons has taken on two more trailers from Gray & Adams to boost its urban delivery operations in cities in Scotland.The trailers are equipped with Anteo tuck-under tail-lifts, Whiting roller shutter doors and the latest Thermo-King Spectrum fridge units to cope with urban deliveries. The tractor units can also operate ...
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ArticleGrocontinental opens £5m frozen goods warehouse
Environment Minister Owen Paterson officially opened Grocontinental’s £5m frozen goods warehouse at its Whitchurch, Shropshire HQ last week.The 4,000m² warehouse boosts the company’s storage capacity by 13,000 pallets taking total storage capacity to 143,000 pallets.“As the biggest employer in a predominantly rural area, the company makes a major contribution to ...
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TNT UK quadruples profit through cost saving and operational changes
Profit at TNT UK almost quadrupled in 2012, during a year that put parent company TNT Express under pressure while the proposed takeover by parcel giant UPS was being considered.Pre-tax profit soared to £13.8m for the year ended 31 December 2012, after a year that saw it slip to £3.4m ...
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ArticleCollectPlus more than doubles parcel volumes in a year
CollectPlus has reported record volumes, more than doubling the number of parcels handled last year to 7.7 million, up from 3.3 million the year before.It claimed that its client base has risen 32% in the past 12 months, winning new contracts from retailers including John Lewis, Asda, Clarks, Schuh and ...