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    ND enjoys a good cuppa

    2012-02-23T15:39:00Z

    Norbert Dentressangle (ND) has won a three-year contract with Tata Global Beverages for the UK storage and distribution of Tetley teas, with its shared-user network cited as a major factor in clinching the deal.The contract will see ND relocate the warehousing from the current Tetley warehouse at Newton Aycliffe, County ...

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    Harlequin picks up Kellogg’s

    2012-02-23T15:38:00Z

    Haulage consortium Harlequin Logistics has injected some snap, crackle and pop into its five members after revealing that its first contract has been signed with Kellogg’s.Harlequin will deliver some 15,000 Kellogg’s loads per year from the cereal manufacturers depot in Manchester to retailers’ RDCs, wholesalers and cash and carry ...

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    DPD goes carbon neutral

    2012-02-23T15:33:00Z

    B2C parcel giant DPD says it is enhancing its green credentials by providing carbon neutral shipping from its five major European markets at no extra cost to the customer.The initiative, badged Total Zero, will see the company build on measures to reduce its carbon footprint as well as buy carbon ...

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    Co-op takes delivery of 330 Carrier Transicold units

    2012-02-23T15:29:00Z

    The Co-operative Group has taken delivery of 330 new Carrier Transicold refrigeration units to coincide with the final stage of development at its RDC in Andover, Hampshire.The order includes 171 Supra 950 multi-temperature systems mounted to 18- and 26-tonne Scania rigids, and 159 Vector 1850 units fitted to Gray & ...

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    Carlson buys car transporter assets

    2012-02-23T15:27:00Z

    Carlson Vehicle Transfer, part of Groupe Cat, has bought some of the remaining assets of Quantum Automotive out of administration.Quantum appointed administrators Simon Plant and Daniel Plant of SFP on 31 January just days before the assets of sister-firm Sensible Transport were acquired by Autologic after it fell into administration ...

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    Bow moves to UPN

    2012-02-23T15:15:00Z

    Derbyshire’s Bow Distribution has moved from UK Pallets to the United Pallet Network (UPN), ending an eight-year relationship with its former network.Bow made the switch last month and is covering the same DE postcode for UPN. It has been replaced at UK Pallets by Allegro Transport.Andy Bowd, chairman at Bow ...

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    Save Truckpol campaign

    2012-02-23T15:00:00Z

    Major operators are throwing their weight behind a campaign to save TruckPol, led by MT’s sister magazine Commercial Motor, the Road Haulage Association and the Freight Transport Association.Since the withdrawal of its government grant last April, the freight crime intelligence unit has managed to survive on funding from the private ...

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    Police launch URTU fraud investigation

    2012-02-23T14:56:00Z

    Seven men, including URTU general secretary Bob Monks, have been released on bail after a series of co-ordinated arrests as part of an investigation into alleged fraud offences relating to LGV licences and Driver CPC.The operation, conducted by Greater Manchester Police’s Volume Fraud unit in conjunction with the Driving Standards ...

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    Plan now for Olympics

    2012-02-23T14:51:00Z

    This summer it won’t be business as usual for the road transport industry.The world’s biggest sporting event is hitting UK shores on 27 July and bringing with it a host of traffic restrictions and road closures that will result in changes to delivery patterns and the way you normally operate.If ...

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    Operators urged to cut carbon

    2012-02-23T14:44:00Z

    The FTA has urged operators to join its Logistics Carbon Reduction Scheme (LCRS) to strengthen its efforts to avoid government action over commercial vehicle emissions.Evidence from the scheme, which published its second annual report this week, will be submitted to the DfT's Freight Review later this year. The FTA hopes ...

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    Cabotage deal in the offing

    2012-02-23T14:36:00Z

    UK and Irish governments are set to meet next month to discuss cabotage regulations after intense lobbying from Irish hauliers.For years hauliers in both countries have delivered trailers to ports, where they were collected for inward delivery by a driver working in that country. This practice falls foul of cabotage ...

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    Buyers’ guides now on commercialmotor.com

    2012-02-23T14:31:00Z

    “Challenging.” That seems to the euphemistic description for the tough economic times in which we find ourselves. Capital budgets are being cut to the bone – and then trimmed some more.That’s where our series of free buyers’ guides on Commercialmotor.com will come in handy. We aim to cut a route ...

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    Attracting and retaining talent remains key concern for logistics bosses

    2012-02-23T14:23:00Z

    Almost three-quarters (72%) of transport and logistics bosses plan to overhaul how they manage the talent within their companies in response to the skills crisis.Sector analysis of PricewaterhouseCooper’s (PwC) 15th Annual Global CEO Survey reveals that attracting and keeping hold of talent is a significant concern for most bosses within ...

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    ATF fees reform “not enough”

    2012-02-23T14:07:00Z

    Stan Robinson says VOSA's new MoT test fee structure, which will make it financially more attractive for hauliers to use private test facilities, has "not gone far enough".The organisation confirmed that from 1 April, HGV annual test fees at authorised testing facilities (ATFs) and designated premises (DPs) will go down, ...

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    Contact us

    2012-02-16T10:33:00Z

    Please use our contact us form to send us a message and we will pass on to the right person, and only use the details provided for this purpose.[contact-form-7 id="17086" title="Contact Form"] EditorialFor queries regarding editorial coverage and news releases, please contact:Editor: Steve HobsonEmail: steve.hobson@roadtransport.comTel: 0208 912 2163Download the Motor ...

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    Isuzu Truck (UK) expands dealer network with Commercial Motors (Wales) in Newport

    2012-02-13T09:03:00Z

    Isuzu Truck (UK) expands dealer network with Commercial Motors (Wales) in Newport.

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    Orwell Truck & Van open new ATF in Ipswich

    2012-02-12T09:28:00Z

    East Anglia’s Mercedes-Benz dealer Orwell Truck & Van has spent £600,000 on a new VOSA-approved Authorised Test Facility (ATF).The dedicated lane is at Orwell’s headquarters on the Martlesham Heath Business Park, Ipswich. Service director Steve Webb says: “We have always prepared vehicles for MoT testing. But the big advantage for ...

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    Imperial purchases four Watts Truck Centre sites in West Country

    2012-02-12T09:20:00Z

    Imperial Commercials expands its operation with a share acquisition of four sites belonging to DAF Trucks dealer Watts Truck Centre.

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    Danes have appetite for night-time deliveries

    2011-10-24T09:20:00Z

    The state of the global economy and its subsequent effect on public spending, together with the environmental imperative that has made carbon reduction a top priority certainly hasn’t hindered the progress of night-time deliveries in Europe.There is an increasing appetite on the Continent for this simple win-win solution, which improves ...

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    Night-time proves the right time to deliver

    2011-08-13T09:38:00Z

    A throw-away comment from a truck driver about night-time deliveries last week summed up perfectly one of the reasons why delivering out-of-hours makes a lot of sense.“Night-time deliveries are f***ing great; there’s no idiots getting in your way on the streets,” this driver called to his mate as I walked ...