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Times have never been tougher, says Gregory boss
Conditions in the road transport market have "never been more challenging" the chief executive of Gregory Distribution has said.Talking to Motortransport.co.uk, John Gregory said customers’ procurement departments were using the UK’s economic frailty as an excuse to drive down prices during increasingly frequent tendering exercises."Margins in this industry are not ...
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Viridor secures Peterborough council deal
Waste and recycling firm Viridor has signed a public private partnership with Peterborough City Council to treat the authority’s residual waste.The 30-year deal will see the development of an energy-from-waste facility at the council’s existing recycling site at the Fengate industrial area.The project will require capital investment of approximately £75m ...
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Has the EC’s UPS/TNT decision ignored potential for “non-integrators”?
The European Commission last week revealed the nature of its concerns during review of the aborted UPS/TNT merger. The review focused on “integrators”- parcel firms which operate incorporated international air and road transport networks - and the names La Poste and DPD cropped up...During the process, the EC claimed ...
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ArticleTfL understands the importance of freight
Following the successful engagement Transport for London (TfL) had with the road transport industry in the build up to, and during, the Olympic Games, it’s satisfying to hear that TfL has set up a new, free-standing Freight Delivery Unit.The official line from TfL is that the unit will “co-ordinate all ...
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ArticleBigger, better MT.co.uk launches today
As Motortransport.co.uk celebrates its first birthday, we have enhanced and improved the site, bringing you additional content that you can only read online.To ensure we continue to provide you with the most relevant news and content to help you and your organisation stay on top of developments in the road ...
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ArticleTime for port-centric logistics?
Last month, Tilbury-based The Logistics Terminal (TLT) said it had seen a 100% increase in its port-centric throughput in a year, processing an average of 160 containers per week. Although this is a huge increase in volumes for an operation that only began in January 2011,The Hub estimates that this ...
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ArticleWhat’s next for TNT and UPS?
Since the multi-billion Euro UPS/TNT deal was stalled by the European Commission last month, questions surrounding what the companies plan to do next have been raised. The EC’s decision has made approval for UPS to take over another carrier look unlikely and analysts say the year-long deal has been ...
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ArticleEmphasis on logistics boosts Gordon Leslie Group
A continued move from straight transport to logistics activities including warehousing, packing and freight forwarding helped Glasgow-based Gordon Leslie Group achieve a 20% rise in pre-tax profit in the year to 30 September 2012.Turnover in the year fell around 8% to £4.8m (2011: £5.2m), but profit before tax came in ...
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ArticleMacintyre Transport profit slides on stagnant rates
Pressure on rates has led to Felixstowe-based container specialist Macintyre Transport reporting a 9% fall in pre-tax profit despite a near 11% rise in turnover.Turnover in the year to 30 April 2012 rose from £19.3m to £21.4m due to organic growth, said chairman Harvey Macintyre; pre-tax profit, however, fell from ...
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ArticleDHL to close Widnes DC after customer review
DHL has closed one of its DCs in the North-West after one of the site’s major customers reviewed its entire transport operations.The firm plans to move operations which are part of its Supply Chain division at its Widnes, Cheshire site to its existing Avonmouth, Somerset, and Radlett, Herts, sites, following ...
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ArticleUK now 32% of total Norbert Dentressangle turnover
A “satisfactory” fourth quarter left French logistics giant Norbert Dentressangle with group turnover of €3.88bn (£3.32bn) during 2012 – up 8.5%.The group’s transport division accounted for just over €2bn of this (up 3.7%), despite reduced volumes from some customers; with its contract logistics work adding just under €1.8bn (up 12%), ...
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ArticleCommercial vehicles key to reducing emissions
Commercial vehicles have “a very big role” to play in reducing road transport carbon emissions in the future, according to the head of the Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership (LCVP).Speaking to Motortransport.co.uk after an event this week (29 January) marking the tenth anniversary of the public-private partnership, LCVP MD Andy Eastlake ...
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Privatise road network, says CBI
The only way to ensure the long-term health of the UK’s ailing roads network and plug a £10bn funding shortfall is to wrest control away from the government, a new CBI report has claimed.With the economy already losing up to £8bn a year in congestion related costs, the report, titled: ...
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ArticlePalmer-Baunack in the spotlight
So, who is really in charge of Stobart Group? On Monday 21 January the answer to that question was suddenly not so simple.Andrew Tinkler and William Stobart have driven the company since their holding company, WA Developments International, acquired Eddie Stobart in 2004 – and subsequently reverse merged with WA ...
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UPS and TNT deal would have restricted competition, says regulator
The European Commission (EC) said the aborted UPS and TNT merger would have increased prices and would not have been challenged enough by other carriers.The regulator officially blocked the merger from taking place on 30 January, claiming it would have restricted competition for express delivery between European countries in 15 ...
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ArticleYusen Logistics exceeds one million pallets target
More than a million pallets of medicines and pharmaceutical raw materials have already been contracted out for carriage in Yusen Logistics’ pan-European network.The Northampton-based logistics provider is also expanding its fleet on the self-titled ‘Pharma Superhighway’ service to incorporate more double-deck, duel temperature trailers as it looks to improve load ...
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Disappointment as OFT says there will be no fuel market investigation
The founder of campaign group PetrolPromise has expressed his disappointment after the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) decided against launching an investigation into the UK petrol and diesel market.Campaign founder Robert Halfon, MP for Harlow, said: "I am grateful to the OFT for their work. But it is disappointing that ...
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Do you know a strong female role model? Nominate them for the 2013 Everywoman Awards
The road transport industry is being urged to play its part in attracting more women to the sector by entering this year’s Everywoman in Transport & Logistics Awards.“The annual awards, sponsored this year by the FTA, demonstrate that the sector suits women and is one in which they can excel,” ...