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Signs that expected Euro-5 sales spike is underway
Operators appear to be ramping-up their Euro-5 purchasing activity ahead of the Euro-6 emissions deadline, a leading financing and vehicle leasing company has said.Despite the poor sales performance in the first two months of 2013, CVS has claimed there are now signs that operators are starting to loosen the purse ...
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ArticleAsda rewards supply chain partners
Belgian consolidator 2XL and the male cancer charity Orchid were the two big winners at the fifth annual Asda Supply Chain Awards held in Leeds last week.Zeebrugge-based 2XL was shortlisted in several categories and picked up the coveted supply chain excellence award from Asda supply chain director Gavin Chappell at ...
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ArticleMcDowell's adds six new Scanias to its fleet
West Yorkshire-based R McDowell Distribution has put six new Scanias into operation after seeing an increase in business volumes.The tractor units were added to the firm’s fleet after the opening of its new depot in Milton Keynes.An increase in volumes on Scottish routes also played its part in encouraging it ...
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ArticleJigsaw gets a new livery
Jigsaw has unveiled a new livery, which it said is designed to reflect its position within its network of nine regional partners.The livery will appear on its fleet of 15.6m trailers, which were built by Cartwright and are allocated to Jigsaw’s majority shareholder MT Haulier of the Year 2012 Downton ...
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ArticleFuel thieves targeting Heathrow
It comes as no surprise to The Hub that Hounslow has been named the ‘worst London borough for fuel thefts’ by the BBC, with a total of 175 reported thefts between 2009 and 2012.The figures, which were obtained from the Metropolitan Police by the BBC via a Freedom of Information ...
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ArticleFTA and Everywoman help attract and develop female logistics talent
FTA and Everywoman have joined forces to create a year-round programme of activity that operators can adopt to help them attract, retain and develop female employees.Launched today (8 March) to coincide with International Women’s Day, the FTA Everywoman Accelerate Programme incorporates Everywoman's range of services into three packages - ...
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ArticleField of broken dreams
Photo: ShutterstockWhat price progress? Quite a bit apparently in the case of one logistics business keen to move to a new London home. The Hub was shocked to hear that plans to relocate – a few miles as the crow flies, although within the same borough – have likely been ...
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ArticleLondon Gateway looks to save road miles
London Gateway claimed it saved 9,000 lorry journeys after accepting a single “mega delivery” of aggregate by cargo ship.The 90,000-tonnes of material will be used to construct a gate complex at the port, due to open later this year.London Gateway engineering director Andrew Bowen explained that the aggregate was going ...
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ArticleTata Chemicals extends Seafield Logistics contract
Tata Chemicals has extended its contract with Seafield Logistics to include worldwide deliveries.Seafield Logistics, which already provides the distribution and warehousing of bagged and bulk products across the UK and Europe, will continue to do so for another three years following the renewal of its original deal.It will continue to ...
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ArticleACS&T Logistics reels in Young's Seafood contract renewal
Seafood company Young’s has extended its relationship with ACS&T Logistics for three years.ACS&T has held a storage and distribution contract with the firm’s foodservice division since the early 1990s.It aims to reduce mileage by cross docking the majority of its deliveries at ACS&T’s Wolverhampton site, by using planning software to ...
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Poundland extends contract with DHL
Retailer Poundland has extended its South East distribution contract with DHL Supply Chain.The contract will now be ran out of DHL’s new £7m Hoddesdon DC in Hertfordshire, where the operator will oversee all transport operations and deliver over 13,000 pallets a week to over 4.5 million customers.Poundland will share its ...
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ArticleRHA welcomes relaxed rules for car transporters
The RHA has welcomed the DfT’s decision to relax cabotage rules for car transporter firms during the new number-plate peaks in March and September, but warned that it should not be extended to other sectors.Roads minister Stephen Hammond said his decision to relax the rules and allow car transporters from ...
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ArticleDHL’s aviation deal with BP takes off in Scotland
DHL started work this week (Monday 4 March) on its three-year deal to handle aviation fuel movements for BP in Scotland.DHL will take over distribution of fuel from BP’s Grangemouth refinery to airports in Scotland and northern England. DHL already handles many of BP’s aviation fuel deliveries throughout the rest ...
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Operators warned to check diesel temperature
Operators should check the temperature of their bulk diesel deliveries, as hot fuel may be costing them as much as 1ppl, according to Neil Robertson, sales and marketing director at independent fuel supplier Prax Petroleum.Fuel volume is measured at a standard 15C, so if fuel is delivered at, say, 18C ...
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Fowler Welch secures two year contract renewal with Mars
Mars has renewed its regional distribution contract with Fowler Welch, extending the relationship by two years.The contract covers a factory clearance service and outbound distribution to retailers and secondary wholesalers.Fowler Welch will run from two locations in the Midlands and Greater London, using a dedicated fleet. The operator has held ...
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ArticleHead of UK Pallets takes early retirement
UK PalletsThe head of UK Pallets has left the business after more than seven years in his role, Motortransport.co.uk has learnt.Terry Richards, who was previously MD of parent company Business Post (now UK Mail) joined the pallet division as MD in November 2005.This week (4 March) Graeme Wilson, UK Pallets ...
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Article40 MPs sign FFUK letter urging the chancellor to cut fuel duty
FairFuelUK and its backers were joined by 100 MPs at the Houses of Parliament on Monday [4 March], where 40 MPs signed a letter calling upon the chancellor to cut fuel duty.The letter, which appeared in The Times today, was signed by MPs including Robert Halfon, Conservative MP Caroline Nokes ...
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MT Tracker 6 March
Following the themes of recent weeks the big winner in the Motor Transport tracker is Hargreaves Group - even if the performance of its transport group is slightly off target.On Thursday 28 February Hargreaves Group published its interim results for the six months ended 30 November 2012. Within its overall ...
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ArticleNews Extra: Hewn from Granite
In 1995, Abbey Logistics approached All Saints secondary school in Kirkby looking for talent to fill two management trainee vacancies. The young men it chose, Steve Granite and Paul Laverick, have grown up to become the current MD and commercial manager at the Merseyside company.The structured training, which provided an ...
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ArticleExact Logistics says IT system saves 130 days of work annually
Exact Logistics claims it has saved around 130 days of work annually after developing its own software to handle orders from Germany.It developed the freight processing system to meet demand after buying into German freight sharing firm CTL in November.The system has allowed the firm to save time through automatic ...