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In memoriam: road transport industry legends

2012-12-28T13:00:00Z

There comes a time when we must all say goodbye to our loved ones, and in 2012 the road transport industry lost several great servants. Gone but not forgotten, the legacy of these industry veterans will live on in our memories, Motor Transport pays tribute to some of the figures ...

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Driver CPC - a progress report

2012-12-28T07:00:00Z

Halfway through the five year period within which most professional LGV drivers must obtain their Driver CPC, Motortransport.co.uk rounds up progress.After 10 months on police bail, the “URTU seven” were told no further action was to be taken over allegations that a Driver CPC course run by the drivers’ union ...

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A year in the life of the parcels sector

2012-12-27T13:00:00Z

With volumes and demand on the up, 2012 has been a year of change for parcel carriers. But adjusting to the increase in demand in a competitive market has been easier for some than it has for others. Motortransport.co.uk looks back at some of the biggest stories in the parcel ...

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Palletline defends itself after residents complain

2012-12-27T07:00:00Z

Palletline has defended itself after residents complained that vibrations from trucks accessing its London hub in Perivale were causing property damage.A local residents group, led by Vinny K-Maddage, has put Ealing Council and Transport for London under pressure to act.However, Palletline said that despite having operated from Perivale for the ...

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Motor Transport counts down the industry’s most powerful people

2012-12-26T13:00:00Z

Welcome to the first edition of Motor Transport’s Power Players – the list of the 20 people who we believe have the most influence and exert the most control over the road transport industry.This list is by no means objective, but we’ve debated the merits of those on the list. ...

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Flurry of takeovers proves the consultants right

2012-12-26T07:00:00Z

They told us it would happen: in April 2012, advisory firm KPMG predicted a flurry of mergers and acquisitions in the logistics and distribution sector during the year… and that’s exactly what we got.Top of the pile in terms of the most noteworthy was undoubtedly the UPS/TNT Express merger announced ...

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Motor Transport Awards: the serial winners

2012-12-25T13:00:00Z

Which companies have won the most Motor Transport Awards? Well, just three companies have got into double figures. Read on to find out…TNTTNT, in all its forms, has won 32 MT trophies, including a record six victories in the Customer Care category and a record seven in the Training category.It ...

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Top 10 contract wins of 2012

2012-12-25T07:00:00Z

Logistics firms have won millions of pounds in new and extended contracts this year from retailers and manufacturers based in the UK and beyond. Here is Motortransport.co.uk's top 10 contract wins of 2012.Ceva Logistics wins five year Silentnight home delivery contractIn June, Ceva revealed that it had won a five-year ...

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Glendale Transport deliver gourmet reindeer fodder

2012-12-24T14:40:00Z

Palletways member Glendale Transport has delivered 220lbs of reindeer moss to four hard-working reindeer at Richardson’s Garden Centre in Seaham, South Shields.The special bushy lichen, which serves as good winter fodder for reindeer, has been transported more than 1,300 miles from Lapland in Finland.“We were delighted when Richardson’s Garden Centre ...

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Loss at Evans Transport after depot dispute

2012-12-24T11:56:00Z

North-Devon haulier Evans Transport slipped into the red after being forced to write-down an exceptional charge of £310,000 relating to its Anchor Mill, Barnstable depot.Evans Transport posted a pre-tax loss of £149,552 for the 12 months ending 31 March 2012, compared to a pre-tax profit of £150,391 in the previous ...

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Tesco takes on 25 refrigerated longer semi-trailers

2012-12-24T10:42:00Z

Tesco has taken delivery of 25 new refrigerated longer semi-trailers in order to help it achieve its aim of reducing carbon emissions.It will operate the new trailers from its RDCs in Avonmouth, Livingston and Peterborough, and each can carry six more cages than a standard 13.6m trailer.Tesco fleet engineering manager ...

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Talented females wanted for the 2013 Everywoman in Transport & Logistics Awards

2012-12-21T15:45:00Z

The UK’s brightest female talent within road transport are being called to enter the 2013 Everywoman in Transport & Logistics Awards.With seven categories, including director of the year, industry champion, and team leader of the year, the awards aim to highlight the diverse career opportunities available in the sector and ...

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MEPs move forward on new truck noise limits

2012-12-21T11:44:00Z

MEPs have narrowly voted through a proposal to introduce new legislation on maximum vehicle noise that would see most new heavy road-going trucks restricted to a maximum of 79dB(A) with new off-roaders limited to 80dB(A).The vote, held by the EU Parliament’s Environment Committee on 18 December, also moves forward a ...

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Co-op completes construction of Castlewood DC

2012-12-21T08:04:00Z

Construction has been completed on a new £22m food DC for The Co-operative in north Derbyshire, which the firm says will employ over 1,000 people and create around 320 new jobs.The Castlewood site, which will service over 500 Co-operative food stores in Yorkshire, Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire, will start operation ...

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Norbert Dentressangle ends Comet relationship

2012-12-20T17:17:00Z

Norbert Dentressangle will cease providing warehousing and distribution services to collapsed retail chain Comet from tomorrow (21 December).Last month the operator warned its five-year £100m contract with Comet, which it only signed earlier this year, was in the hands of the retail chain’s administrator Deloitte.At the start of this week ...

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New development threatens Clipper Logistics and Potter Group's 24-hour operations

2012-12-20T10:46:00Z

Two leading logistics firms have questioned plans for a new residential development in Yorkshire that would involve the construction of a new primary school and numerous homes adjacent to their operating sites.Clipper Logistics and Potter Group have both written to Selby District Council to question the planned Olympia Park development, ...

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Yearsley welcomes Peterborough planning decision

2012-12-20T10:09:00Z

Yearsley Group has welcomed a decision by Peterborough City Council’s planning committee to approve the construction of buildings up to 35m high at the Gateway Peterborough distribution park, where it intends to build a new 385,000ft2 cold store.The decision means Yearsley can now proceed with a planning application for ...

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UPS predicts 20 December will be busiest day

2012-12-19T16:06:00Z

UPS predicts that tomorrow (20 December) will be its busiest day of the year with an estimated 28 million packages delivered worldwide.The parcels giant expects to deliver over 12 million more packages on its busiest day than its daily worldwide average of 15.8 million parcels.It anticipates delivering 527 million parcels ...

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News Extra: After the Games

2012-12-19T10:28:00Z

Although the heroics of Team GB at London 2012 already feel like a long time ago, UPS, which was named logistics and express delivery partner to the Games in January 2009, doesn’t officially wrap up its involvement until the end of this month.The winding down and effective closure of two ...

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MT Awards 2013 ready for lift-off

2012-12-19T10:21:00Z

The 2013 MT Awards will be presented at the Grosvenor House in London on 3 July - and the road to the collecting one of the 18 iconic trophies starts in January when the entry forms go online.The categories for 2013 will be (new awards are in italics): Customer ...