All Industry News articles – Page 250
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Former energy minister replaces Hammond as transport minister
Former energy minister John Hayes been named as transport minister, replacing the outgoing Stephen Hammond.Hayes, Conservative MP for South Holland and The Deeplings, has taken on responsibility for freight and logistics in this week's government reshuffle.Hayes held the position of energy minister at the Department for Energy and Climate Change ...
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MT ArticleMotor Transport Awards special digital edition out now
Relive the industry event of the year with the Motor Transport Awards special digital edition, which is available to download now.Remember the night with a full list of award winners, winner profiles, videos and photo galleries from the biggest road transport event of the year, which took place at the ...
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MT ArticleTransport minster Stephen Hammond culled from cabinet
Transport minister Stephen Hammond has been culled from the cabinet by the PM in a government reshuffle.It comes just six months after taking Hammond took back responsibility for freight and logistics from Robert Goodwill.A Downing Street spokesperson told MotorTransport.co.uk that details of who would be taking over the role would ...
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GFS opens three new sites
Parcel and carrier manager Global Freight Solutions (GFS) has opened a northern consolidation depot in Warrington, a new head office and moved into its first overseas office in Athens.GFS said the Warrington site, located on the Taurus Business Park, will give businesses across northern and central England the ability to ...
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Homebase denies late fines are unfair
Home improvement retailer Homebase has roundly rejected the suggestion that fines of up to £3,000 for late deliveries at its DCs are excessive or unfair. The retailer was recently named alongside three others by vehicle operators for the high fines it levies on suppliers for late deliveries at its DCs ...
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MT ArticleOut-of-hours urban deliveries will be the focus of Quiet Cities summit
Motor Transport has partnered with TfL, DHL and Route Monkey to launch a global summit to enable quieter deliveries of freight in urban environments.Quiet Cities will take place on 25 and 26 November 2014 at Twickenham Stadium. The two-day event will feature a full conference programme, a networking dinner, exhibition, ...
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MT ArticleLiverpool gets £46m logistics hub funding boost
Liverpool from the airLiverpool City Region Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) has received a £46.6m funding boost for its Superport ambitions.The funding is part of a package awarded to Liverpool from the government's Regional Growth Fund and will be used for transport schemes that directly support its plans to become a ...
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Operators up in arms as Mars changes payment terms
Operators working for Mars UK have hit out at a change in their payment terms, which have increased from 90 to 120 days, claiming the situation will damage cashflow so much that they may not re-tender for the business.Last month Mars UK was named and shamed in the national media ...
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Driver agency market set for online 'revolution'
The creators of a new online marketplace that connects temporary drivers with hirers, Driver Exchange (DX), claim it is set to revolutionise the market for agency LGV drivers.Adam Thompson, co-founder of DX, said it would transform the agency driver market – just as Opentable.com and eBay have in the fields ...
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Argos DC staff set to strike over new shift patterns
Around 1,000 warehouse staff at five Argos DCs are set to strike for 24 hours tomorrow (4 July) in a dispute over terms and conditions, union Unite has claimed.The union said the strike, which is set to start at 6am at Argos’s Basildon, Bridgwater, Castleford and Magna Park sites and ...
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MT ArticleGet the Abbey habit! MT Awards 2014 winners revealed
Abbey Logistics made it a double whammy at last night’s MT Awards, picking up Haulier of the Year and Business Excellence Awards – also joining an exclusive club of just three other firms who have won Haulier of the Year twice. Innovations included the development of a twin-cargo trailer, capable ...
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Geoff Gillo joins Pall-Ex board
Former Tibbett & Britten finance and commercial director, and co-founder of private equity firm Keswick Enterprises, Geoff Gillo has joined the board at Pall-Ex as a non-executive director.His appointment comes a month after Cris Stephenson became UK MD at the network; a move which saw former UK MD Adrian Russell ...
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NI levy announcement expected this week
An announcement is expected before the end of this week detailing how the HGV Road User Levy is to be enforced in Northern Ireland.Although the levy has been payable by law in NI since April - as elsewhere in the UK - there has been no enforcement of it there ...
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MT ArticleRHA names Richard Burnett as chief executive
The RHA has named Samworth Brothers Distribution MD Richard Burnett as its new chief executive. He will take up his position when outgoing chief executive Geoff Dunning retires in August.While he joins the association from an operational background, Burnett has held numerous positions in large contract logistics companies, namely TDG, ...
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MT ArticleCEO steps down from MAN Truck & Bus UK
MAN Truck & Bus UK has announced the departure of its CEO, Des Evans, following recent illness.Evans, who has been credited with many significant advances in the UK business at MAN, held the position of UK CEO for a decade, with the exception of a short break in 2010 when ...
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MT ArticleGT launches into heavy van tyre market
GT Radial has launched a new tyre range designed for heavy duty, high speed vans.Available in 25 sizes ranging from 155R12C 8PR to 235/65R16 8PR with speed indexes from R to H and load indexes from 88/86 to 118/116, most of the new Maxmiler Pro range is offered in ...
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MT ArticleDoddle to give parcel carriers more B2C delivery options
Parcel collection and delivery service Doddle, which has parcel shops at a number of National Rail stations in the South East, plans to have 300 locations open in the next three years.The newly-established service, which is independent of any single parcel carrier and available for any operator or online retailer ...
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RHA meets with reformed Highways Agency watchdog
The RHA has met with the group that will be scrutinising the performance of the Highways Agency (HA) once its reform is complete.Transport watchdog Passenger Focus will form a stakeholder group, including representatives from the road haulage sector, to represent the views of those using the strategic road network once ...
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MT ArticleFTA gives cautious welcome to TfL guidance on cycling infrastructure
The FTA has given a cautious welcome to Transport for London’s (TfL) plans to accomodate the growing number of cyclists in the capital but warned that freight deliveries nust be considered in any new designs.Launched last week (13 June), the draft London Cycling Design Standards showcased the latest ideas ...
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MT ArticleScania offers three-year R&M package as standard
Scania is underlining its confidence in the reliability of its Euro-6 range by becoming the first manufacturer to offer a three year repair and maintenance package as standard on all new long haul and distribution trucks. The “bumper to bumper” package covers everything except out of hours servicing and annual ...