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HomeNewsMorrisons: longer semi-trailer trial has helped cut 130,000 road km a week

Morrisons: longer semi-trailer trial has helped cut 130,000 road km a week

November 15, 2013 Christopher Walton


 

The boss of one of the largest own-account fleets in the country, Morrisons, has launched a robust defence of the longer semi-trailer trial claiming it has helped it deliver a 6.5% productivity saving since the trial began. Speaking at the IGD Supply Chain conference in London last week Malcolm Basey, supply chain director at Morrisons, said that the supermarket giant had “taken advantage” of the re-allocation of longer semi-trailers in September. It runs 38 15.65m trailers and will take delivery […]




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