All Industry News articles – Page 230
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Motor Transport Power Players: 13 - Steve Parkin
13) Steve ParkinTitle: Chairman, Clipper LogisticsSteve Parkin is one of those larger than life characters that still enliven the logistics industry. Having left school with no qualifications and after spending 18 months working as a coal miner, he built Clipper Logistics from a one man and a van operation to ...
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Motor Transport Power Players: 14 - Moya Greene
14) Moya Greene Title: Chief executive officer, Royal MailThe Motor Transport Top 100 employ more than 331,690 people across the country. However, Royal Mail’s 143,000 employees account for 43.1% of that total. Or in other words, no one in road transport is responsible for more jobs in this industry than ...
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Motor Transport Power Players: 15 - David Wells
15) David Wells Title: Chief executive, FTAWells succeeded Theo de Pencier as chief executive of the FTA at the beginning of May. It’s unusual that the chief executives of both associations are starting their period in office at similar junctions, which makes it hard not to make comparisons with the ...
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MT ArticleMotor Transport Power Players: 16 - Rob Flello MP
16) Rob Flello MP Title: Chairman of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Freight Transport and MP for Stoke-on-Trent SouthFlello is the pre-eminent voice in Westminster when it comes to freight. Just before the election he said that it was “a largely misunderstood industry, often disregarded, or worse, by many in ...
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Motor Transport Power Players: 17 - Andrew Woolfenden
17) Andrew WoolfendenTitle: UK distribution director, TescoThere are fewer more high-profile, and demanding, jobs in road transport and logistics than running the in-house operations of (still) Britain’s biggest retailer.Tesco has had a rough 18-months, posting its worst set of annual results and a pre-tax loss of £6.38bn in February. Much-hand ...
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Motor Transport Power Players: 18 - Alex Laffey
18) Alex Laffey Title: Chief executive officer, Eddie Stobart LogisticsIn April 2014 Stobart Group disposed of 51% of its 100% shareholding of the Stobart road transport business to Douglasbay Capital (Dbay) – the former owners of TDG - for £280.8m.At the time William Stobart was the chief executive, but a ...
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New MTP episode available now
The latest episode of the Motor Transport Podcast (MTP) is available for download now. In this week's broadcast, Christopher Walton, Emma Shone and Ashleigh Wight discuss the effect the closure of the Forth Road Bridge is set to have on the haulage industry, with the RHA predicting huge industry-wide costs.The ...
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Motor Transport Power Players : 19 - Derrick Potter
19) Derrick Potter Title: Founder and executive chairman, Potter LogisticsDerrick Potter celebrated both the 50th anniversary of the founding of Potter Logistics and his 50th wedding anniversary in 2015, marking the occasion with the title of Motor Transport Haulier of the Year.While company isn’t the biggest in the UK by ...
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MT ArticleScottish hauliers slam "horrendous" cost of Forth Bridge closure
Scottish hauliers are up in arms about the “horrendous” extra costs they face because of the HGV ban on the Forth Road Bridge, which has been extended until the end of February. The bridge, originally scheduled to reopen to HGV traffic on 4 January after steelwork repairs, will reopen to ...
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Motor Transport Power Players: 20 - Michael O'Donoghue
20) Michael O’DonoghueTitle: executive vice president for the UK, Ireland and Nordics, Ceva LogisticsAfter a painful and damaging refinancing and restructuring that saw several major customers move work away, Ceva Logistics is now back on the up.O’Donoghue is leading the firm’s resurgence in the UK and talks bullishly of a ...
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MT ArticleMotor Transport reveals the 2015 Power Players
Welcome to the fourth edition of Motor Transport's Power Players - the list of the 20 people we believe have the most influence, and exert the most control, over the road transport industry.The 2015 edition of the Power Players is by no means objective, but the journalists here at Motortransport.co.uk ...
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The government moves to make HGV sideguards compulsory for all new vehicles
The government is planning to outlaw the removal of sideguards and rear under-run devices on HGVs as part of its drive to reduce cyclist deaths across the UK.The plan is contained in the DfT’s British Road Safety Statement (BRSS) published this week, which also proposes doubling the fine for HGV ...
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FTA welcomes "improved" mirror legislation for new HGVs
The FTA has welcomed the advent of “improved” mirrors for new HGVs from next year, describing them as a commonsense approach to boosting road safety.Christopher Snelling, head of national and regional policy at the FTA, said: "We're very happy with this as it's exactly the sort of approach to safety ...
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Unions and DVSA to resume talks in new year
Talks between DVSA management and Prospect and Public and Commercial Services (PCS) unions at arbitration service ACAS appear to be bearing fruit.Both unions have pledged to suspend all industrial action for the duration of the talks, with DVSA promising not to take disciplinary action against staff who refuse to follow ...
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FTA seeks assurances that Forth Bridge will reopen next month
The FTA has demanded assurances from Scotland’s transport minister that the Forth Road Bridge will re-open to all vehicles on 4 January.The closure of the bridge has caused huge financial headaches for many logistics companies, with vehicles forced to take a 50-mile detour via the Kincardine Bridge, which has experienced ...
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Improved mirrors to boost cycle safety will be mandatory on new HGVs next year
Improved mirrors that eliminate HGV blind spots will become mandatory on newly registered vehicles from July of next year across the EU.The measure, championed by the UK government, was adopted following a vote yesterday (16 December) by the European Commission.For the first time it will be mandatory for all newly ...
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DfT reshuffle sees freight minister Andrew Jones add to role
Yet another reshuffle at the DfT has seen local roads and traffic minister Robert Goodwill step away from road transport entirely.Under the move Goodwill’s responsibilities for local roads and traffic will be taken on by freight and logistics minister Andrew Jones, with Lord Ahmed of Wimbledon retaining responsibilities for road ...
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Panther Warehousing seals deal with Euramax Solutions
Panther Warehousing has inked a deal with window and door manufacturer Euramax Solutions to deliver its products on behalf of major DIY retailers including Wickes and Screwfix.Euramax awarded Northampton-based Panther the contract with the aim of reducing its carbon footprint, improving the supply chain and lowering its outlay.Under the deal ...
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Consultation launched into Operation Stack alternatives
A public consultation has been launched into proposals for a new lorry parking area as an alternative to Operation Stack in Kent.It comes after an announcement by the chancellor George Osborne in his Autumn Statement that £250m was being made available to buy space in the county for HGVs, which ...
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MT ArticleGovernment gives thumbs-up to LGV Trailblazer apprenticeship
The government has finally given the go-ahead to a Trailblazer apprenticeship for lorry drivers after it was submitted for the third time last month.An industry-led consortium of logistics employers, supported by the RHA, FTA and CILT, has been working on the LGV Trailblazer Standard for more than a year.Consortium chairman ...