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ArticleMultimodal 2013: Come and meet Motor Transport
Owens Road Services are at Multimodal 2013Wincanton, DSV, Owens Road Services, Potter Logistics, and Pentalver are among 270 exhibitors at the Multimodal show, which is on now at Birmingham's NEC.As official media partner, Motor Transport is at the NEC, bringing you all the latest news from the show, ...
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Multimodal 2013: Potter Logistics wins rail freight contract with SITA UK
Potter Logistics has won a 30-year rail freight contract with waste and recycling company SITA UK.In a deal worth more than £20m, Potter Logistics will handle the transport of over 430,000-tonnes of residual household waste from its rail freight terminal at the Knowsley Industrial Estate in Knowsley, Merseyside.The waste will ...
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Industry welcomes fuel duty pledge from PM
The industry has welcomed the prime minister’s pledge to look at finding a way to avoid any more fuel duty rises during the current parliament.On the local election campaign trial in Derbyshire earlier this week, Cameron said he wanted to keep going with moves to block rises in fuel duty."We ...
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ArticleCoca-Cola Enterprises plans to close direct store delivery operation
Own account operator Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) plans to axe its direct store delivery operation later this year.The drinks firm’s plans will affect its sites in Bristol, East Kilbride, north London, Northampton, Sidcup in south-east London and Wakefield.A CCE spokeswoman said: “We propose to partner with wholesalers to offer our remaining ...
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ArticleMultimodal 2013: Dachser commits £23m to build new UK logistics centre
Dachser is to invest £23m in a major integrated logistics centre close to its existing operation in Northampton.Exhibiting at Multimodal 2013, which opened today (23 April) at the NEC, the company said the investment was in response to the rapid increase in demand for Dachser’s pan-European trailer services.“Export growth was ...
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ArticleAPC Overnight delivers Motor Transport Awards entries for judging
APC Overnight will deliver the Motor Transport Awards entries to Leicester, for two days of judging this week.Representatives from the industry will judge the awards entries tomorrow (24 April) and Thursday at the Hilton in Leicester.You can book your table at the Motor Transport Awards now, by visiting the Motor ...
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ArticleParcel locker service InPost UK launches
Parcel locker firm InPost UK launched yesterday (22 April), with the roll out of 100 lockers nationwide and a further 100 waiting for installation.The firm, which MD Simon Croft said is on target to hit its aim of installing over 2,000 parcel lockers nationwide by the end of 2013, is ...
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Maxi Haulage satisfied with financial performance
Trading at Maxi Haulage was “very satisfactory” last year, as the Scottish firm continued to invest in its fleet and reduce costs.Turnover for the group’s haulage division was up 6% at £42.8m (2010/11: £40.3m), its results for the year ended 30 September 2012Pre-tax profit at the Scottish haulier fell 30% ...
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Everywoman Awards shortlist revealed
This year’s shortlist for the Everywoman Awards is “proof that there are no barriers to success in the industry if you are committed and have the drive to succeed”, according to Maxine Benson, co-founder of Everywoman.The awards, which take place at the Savoy Hotel in London on 16 May, shine ...
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ArticleGreenergy reaps benefits after bringing transport operations in-house
Wholesale fuels supplier Greenergy has revealed it is planning to bring more of its haulage operations in-house after an initial insourcing operation a year ago proved successful. The nationwide petrol and diesel supplier, which first decided to start running its own transport operations in April 2012 and initially employed 59 drivers ...
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DHL wins Range Rover door interior delivery contract
DHL has won a contract with Faurecia, to deliver Range Rover door interiors produced by the supplier to Jaguar Land Rover.The deal will see DHL provide sequenced deliveries from the tier-one supplier's manufacturing plant in Fradley, Staffordshire to the Jaguar Land Rover site in Solihull, West Midlands.Deliveries will be ...
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The road transport rich list 2013 - Yodel owners still top
Yodel owners the Barclay brothers remain the richest people directly deriving at least a proportion of their wealth from interests in road transport. But there are some surprising new entries in the 2013 Sunday Times Rich List published yesterday.Sir David and Sir Frederick Barclay are worth £2.3bn, up £100m on ...
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ArticleCo-op completes logistics overhaul with Castlewood opening
Co-op Castlewood is now openThe Co-operative Group has completed the overhaul of its UK logistics network today (19 April) with the opening of its Castlewood DC in North Derbyshire.The official opening of the £22m DC brings to an end a project begun in 2004 to modernise the retailer’s distribution network, ...
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ArticleKeltbray splashes out on 32 new Scania tippers
Keltbray has added Scania tippers to its fleetConstruction services firm Keltbray has spent £5.5m on 32 new Scania Euro-5 tippers in a bid to improve the safety and efficiency of its fleet.The company, which operates in and around London and also provides decommissioning services, has also entered into an agreement ...
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Palletforce push into Europe gains pace
Pallet network Palletforce has beefed up its continental European coverage by joining new European pallet network alliance Allnet. The four members of the alliance, which was formalised around six weeks ago, include One Express of Italy, Palet System of France and Online Systemlogistik of Germany.Together, the four pallet networks boast ...
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ArticleGoldstar Heathrow comes to Glasgow
Air freight specialist haulier Goldstar Heathrow has opened a depot in Glasgow and is completing the consolidation of its three depots around the London as part of a restructure and expansion of its business.The Glasgow depot,10,000 ft² located near the airport in the city, was set up by Goldstar to ...
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Palletline parts ways with operations director
Palletline has parted ways with its operations director of seven years, Mark Pulford, by 'mutual consent", MotorTransport.co.uk has learnt.Pulford joined the Birmingham-based pallet network in June 2006. He left in February of this year. Before this he was director of operations at Palletline rival Pall-Ex for seven years.Kevin Buchanan, MD ...
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UPN reveals partner structure for revised European service
The United Pallet Network (UPN) has revealed further details about how its European service expansion, revealed early this week, will work in practice.Speaking to Motortransport.co.uk, UPN commercial director Dave Brown, said the move to upgrade the network’s existing IT to provide instant pricing, quotes and online ordering for Europe via ...
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Birds Eye extends Norbert Dentressangle contract
Birds Eye has extended its contract with Norbert Dentressangle to include storage and supply of packaging and ambient raw materials at its Lowestoft site.The new part of the contract will also cover on-site shunting across Birds Eye’s manufacturing complex in Lowestoft and temperature-controlled and ambient storage for up to 3,500 ...
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ArticleJam today for Bibby's Iain Speak
Visiting the Atchison Topeka depot in Droitwitch, now run by Bibby Distribution, it is easy to imagine – after seeing a warehouse full of jam ready to go into a famous biscuit – that they have turned the phrase ‘jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today’ on its ...