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ArticleUPS and TNT: How the merger unfolded
Life after UPS for TNT ExpressUPS has pulled out of its multi-billion Euro bid to take over TNT Express, almost a year after it first entered into talks with the parcel firm. It hoped the merger would create a €45bn (£37.4bn) logistics giant, increasing the US firm’s presence in the ...
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ArticleUPS pulls out of TNT deal
UPS has pulled out of its €5.16bn offer for TNT Express - in a deal that would have created a business with a combined annual turnover of £1.3bn in the UK - blaming European Commission (EC) concerns with the acquisition.The proposed merger is expected to be prohibited by the ...
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ArticleCity Link extends partnership with Secured Mail
City Link is to extend its relationship with postal service Secured Mail from mid-February to include mail items.It already collects larger packets and parcels from businesses and the new collaboration allow it to extend the service.Secured Mail accesses Royal Mail mail centres and collects its customer’s mail. It then transports ...
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ArticleAdvanced Supply Chain turnover leaps 57%
Advanced Processing, which trades as Advanced Supply Chain, took another step towards its target of £100m turnover by 2016, after a revealing a 57% rise in its most recent financial year.For the 12 months ending 30 June 2012 turnover rose to £28m, from £17.5m in the previous 12 month period.The ...
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ArticleHellmann strengthens Dutch connections
Hellmann Worldwide Logistics UK has entered into partnership with BF Global Logistics and said it will strengthen freight networks in the Netherlands.BF Global Logistics has recently taken over from former Hellmann partner at Tilburg, Cargo-Partner Network BV, and this new partnership is expected to continue the Road Xpress and logistics ...
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ArticleJohn G Russell warns of continuing squeeze ahead
Glasgow haulier John G Russell (Transport) has warned the distribution sector of a “difficult” 12 months ahead as costs keep rising while rates and profit margins continue to stagnate.Alan Poulton, chief executive, logistics at the group, told MT the firm was finding it increasingly difficult to squeeze further efficiencies out ...
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ArticleOFT's commercial vehicle investigation enters home stretch
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) is about to enter the final stage of its investigation into Mercedes-Benz and five vehicle dealerships over suspected breaches of the Competition Act in the distribution of commercial vehicles.The investigation, launched in 2010, relates to five separate alleged infringements between March 2007 and ...
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ArticleDHL Supply Chain wins £14m Travis Perkins contract extension
DHL Supply Chain has won a £14 million contract renewal with Travis Perkins Group, which will see it handle 160,000 deliveries per year.The three and a half year contract extension will see the firm manage national transport operations from the builders merchant's Northampton DC, moving 20,000 loads annually.It will transport ...
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ArticleRail freight body calls LHV research into question
Campaign group Freight on Rail has called the findings of recent research into longer heavier vehicles (LHVs) by the University of Huddersfield into question.The pressure group has countered in its own report that their introduction would lead to reduced, rather than increased, efficiency and bring greater environmental and safety costs ...
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ArticleTrucks maintained in-house most likely to breakdown, reveals report
Operators servicing their vehicles in-house suffer more breakdowns each year than those using alternative maintenance arrangements, according to exclusive research.MT’s UK Commercial Vehicle Operator Report, produced in association with Texaco, reveals that vehicles maintained at an operator’s workshop will on average suffer more breakdowns during the course of a year ...
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Panther provides three hour delivery window with new technology
Two-man delivery firm Panther has invested £250,000 in technology, allowing it to provide customers with a three hour delivery window.It has developed a mobile app in its aim to stay ahead of its competitors, allowing Panther to track the location of its drivers, send them the details of their daily ...
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ArticleTIP Trailer Services opens seventh ATF
TIP Trailer Services, part of GE Capital, has opened its seventh authorised testing facility (ATF) in Essex, following a £120,000 depot upgrade.The Grays, Essex site offers LGV and ADR as well as hire and maintenance as part of a rolling programme to develop a network of ATFs.The trailer rental service ...
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TNT Post offer LGV driver training courses
TNT Post is to offer LGV driver training courses, including Driver CPC modules, at a number of sites across the UK.DSA-approved Driver CPC courses will be conducted at training centres nationwide, along with LGV driver training, legal, digital tachograph, safety, customer service and fuel-related courses.It has also launched a commercial ...
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ArticleVindis Group chooses DHL for vehicle distribution
DHL has won a nationwide vehicle distribution contract with car dealership Vindis Group.The new contract will see DHL’s vehicle distribution arm Inside Track handle over 4,000 movements of new and demonstrator vehicles per year from Vindis’ site in Alconbury, Cambridgeshire, while the majority of the deliveries will take place in ...
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Article2013 MT Awards open for entries
The Motor Transport Awards are now open for entries – and for 2013 we have introduced a couple of new categories and brought back an old favourite to keep the awards bang up to date.This year we have introduced Repair & Maintenance Workshop of the Year, an award for the ...
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ArticleNews Focus: Scania helps operators down the green road
Late last year, Scania held a high level conference in Brussels to discuss how European road freight transport can cut CO2 emissions while remaining competitive. At the event MT caught up with Jonas Hofstedt, Scania’s senior vice president, powertrain development (pictured), to discuss the manufacturer’s approach to maximising the fuel ...
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Profit and turnover up at Goldstar Transport
Container haulier Goldstar Transport saw an 8.6% increase in turnover and a pre-tax profit rise of 35% in the 12 months ending 31 July 2012.The Felixstowe-based haulier, which has depots in Tilbury, Rochester, Southampton, Bristol, Liverpool, Birmingham and Wakefield, said in its annual report that turnover rose from £65.4m in ...
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Retail deliveries double for CitySprint during Christmas peak
Retail deliveries for same day courier CitySprint doubled over the Christmas peak, in comparison to 2011’s figures.The firm handled over a quarter of a million retail deliveries during December, its busiest Christmas peak to date, experiencing its largest volumes on Thursday 18 December.Chief executive Patrick Gallagher said home retail delivery ...
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ArticleUK Mail sees improved pallets and parcels performance
UK Mail Group saw a 20% increase in parcel volumes and improved performance in its pallets division during the third quarter, it has revealed in an interim management statement today.The firm saw an increase in turnover for its pallets business during the period, after seeing a significant decline in operating ...
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ArticleTruck registrations hold up commercial vehicle market numbers
Daf still leading the new truck sales chartTotal commercial vehicle registrations fell during 2012, according to the latest figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), with Volvo faring the worst across the twelve month period.Registrations from January to December were down 5.9% across truck and vans, with ...