All Industry News articles – Page 247
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MT ArticleChinese AdBlue supplier enters UK market
A new supplier of AdBlue is entering the UK, aiming to take 10% of the market and challenge the dominance of the current leaders Yara and GreenChem.Top!Blue is part owned by Chinese petrochem giant Sinopec and will be blending AdBlue at six initial locations around the UK using urea imported ...
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Fors to be rolled-out nationally next year
TfL’s Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme (Fors) is to be rolled-out nationwide in January 2015.The scheme, which promotes cycle safety measures and equipment, will shortly be placed into private hands following tendering process earlier this year.The successful bidder will operate the scheme for up to seven years through a concession contract, ...
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Sainsbury's logistics director to be keynote speaker at Quiet Cities
Richard Fleming, logistics director at Sainsbury’s has been confirmed as a keynote speaker at the Quiet Cities global summit next month.Fleming brings a wealth of experience to the event, heading up a logistics business of 16,000 staff that runs 1,042 tractor units; 342 rigids and 2,371 trailers out of 22 ...
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MT ArticleAmazon to employ 1,000 new staff across eight fulfilment centres
Amazon has announced plans to create 1,000 new permanent roles at its network of eight UK fulfilment centres in the “coming months”.In the past two years, the online retail giant has recruited more than 2,000 new employees, with this latest cohort creating a 7,000-strong workforce.John Tagawa, director of UK operations ...
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MT ArticleFirms outline Driver CPC wishlist
John Lewis has called on Jaupt to provide more visibility about the way in which a driver obtains their Driver Qualification Card (DQC) in the future.Speaking at a Skills for Logistics (SfL) event last week to celebrate the sector’s achievement in successfully completing the first wave of Driver CPC training, ...
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MT ArticleResearch reveals more than 67,000 logistics employees are lacking right skills
More than 67,000 employees working in the logistics sector are regarded as not being proficient in their jobs, according to a report by a government advisory body.The UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES) also said that a shortage of HGV drivers means more staff and younger workers are required ...
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MT ArticleLittle appetite for click and collect amongst operators
Almost a third of logistics companies fear new B2C delivery methods such as click and collect, viewing them as a threat to their businesses, according to a report by Barclays.The Last Mile report found that 31% of logistics firms identified retailers’ click and collect services as a threat, highlighting concerns ...
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MT ArticleSkills for Logistics officially launches Standard of Excellence for Driver CPC
Skills for Logistics (SfL) launched its Driver CPC Standard of Excellence last week at an event held at the John Lewis Northampton distribution centre.Operators and training providers took part in presentations evaluating how the first five-year wave of Driver CPC had been conducted, highlighting best practice from across the industry ...
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PD Portcentric Logistics wins LCL deconsolidation contract with Allport
Allport Cargo Services is to relocate its less-than-container load (LCL) deconsolidation service to the port of Felixstowe after signing a three-year contract with PD Portcentric Logistics.It plans to move all of its LCL deconsolidation operations, currently at Tilbury, into a 500,000ft² site operated by PD Portcentric Logistics. Allport then ...
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MT ArticleStart spreading the news about out-of-hours deliveries at Quiet Cities
Credit: Mark Lennihan/AP/Press Association ImagesStacey Hodge, director at Office of Freight Mobility, New York City Department of Transportation, will bring an international perspective to the first Quiet Cities summit in Twickenham next month. As well as showcasing the out-of-hours delivery experience in the Big Apple the two-day event will bring ...
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MT ArticleBook now to secure your place at Quiet Cities
Quiet Cities is the first global summit focused on enabling quieter deliveries of freight in urban environments.The two-day summit, a joint imitative between Motor Transport, TfL, DHL and Route Monkey, and it will take place on 25 and 26 November at Twickenham Stadium.It will bring together key stakeholders interested in ...
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MT ArticleTiger Trailers secures early orders
Tiger Trailers, the trailer manufacturer set up by former Cartwright Group joint MDs John and Steven Cartwright, has secured a series of orders from major operators, some of whom previously bought from Cartwright.Gloucester 3PL Downton has ordered 60 Tiger curtainsided trailers for use on a variety of work, including paper, ...
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Push to force more alternative fuel stations gathers pace
New rules to ensure the build-up by 2020 of more refuelling points for vehicles using alternative fuels have been formally adopted by the European Council.I comes after their final approval in the European Parliament in April.Under the new rules adopted on 29 September, EU member states will have to set ...
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ECO Stars launches website to boost fleet efficiency
ECO Stars has launched a new website to help operators understand the environmental and financial benefits they could gain from learning how to improve fleet efficiency and lower fuel usage.Launched in 2009 in South Yorkshire, the fleet recognition scheme has now expanded across the UK as well as into Spain, ...
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Driver shortage will force rates up
Operators are struggling to find reliable agency drivers as they gear up for the peak Christmas period, with warnings that the shortage will intensify, forcing prices higher.Leicester-based Premier Logistics told Motortransport.co.uk its main agency has been struggling to provide staff. “Because of Driver CPC, there is a clause in the ...
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MT ArticleRevised French road tolling scheme to be launched early 2015
A revised French road tolling scheme covering parts of the currently free-to-use trunk road network is to be introduced early next year – targeting international hauliers transiting the country.The original Ecotaxe was intended to cover 15,000km of non-motorway national roads, which are heavily used by freight traffic that is priced ...
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FairFuelUK concerned by lack of Labour Party interest in fuel price issue
FairFuelUK (FFUK) co-founder Howard Cox has said he is “absolutely disgusted” with the Labour Party’s apparent disinterest in the issue of fuel prices, after a fringe event on the subject held at the Labour Party conference in Manchester attracted just a handful of attendants. FFUK spent around £4,000 – ...
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MT ArticleMercedes-Benz confirms 8x4 Euro-6 Econic cab for tipper market
Mercedes-Benz has confirmed it is working on an 8x4 Euro-6 version of its low entry Econic cab, which that would be suitable for some urban construction applications where the improved visibility of vulnerable road users such as cyclists is an issue. Michael Kamper, UK MD of Mercedes-Benz Trucks, told MT ...
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MT ArticleUniversity unveils cycle-friendly truck concept
Loughborough University has unveiled a new design of truck it claims could save the lives of hundreds of cyclists and pedestrians. The Direct Vision concept, based on a previous design from the University of Aachen (FKA), features a cab 80cm longer than normal trucks with a rounded nose, smaller dashboard, ...
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MT ArticlePAC report criticises stop-go approach to roads funding
A piecemeal, stop-go approach to funding for road maintenance has made it difficult for highways authorities to deliver maintenance cost-effectively over recent decades, the Public Accounts Committee has said. In a new report on roads maintenance published this week, the committee said the DfT’s “unpredictable and fluctuating” budgets for road ...