All Interviews articles – Page 6
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ArticleVolvo Trucks MD brings bus experience to bear on greener trucks
The major truck importers seem to turn over MDs almost as fast as Premier League football clubs and the latest incumbent at Volvo Trucks Robert Grozdanovski recently took over following Arne Knaben’s five year stint.Grozdanovski comes to Warwick after eight years in Eastern Europe and says that within reason Volvo ...
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Taking the best of everything drives growth at XPO
Malcolm Wilson was appointed CEO of XPO Logistics Europe in September 2017 – well-deserved recognition for the work he did integrating the UK operation over the previous 12 years.Wilson, who has 25 years’ experience in the logistics industry, was MD of Christian Salvesen when it was acquired by French 3PL ...
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ArticleNew generation steers Farrall's Group towards future growth
The third generation of family firm Farrall’s Group has stepped forward to take over the reins of the business.Siblings Kat and Matthew Farrall (pictured) have become joint MDs of the Chester-based haulage and warehousing firm with the aim of expanding the company’s customer base and boosting annual turnover from £9.4m ...
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ArticleProhire continues to invest despite Brexit uncertainty
Established in 1997, Prohire has enjoyed continuous growth from both existing and new business over the last 22 years, offering a full range of contract hire, rental and fleet management services for vehicles from car-derived vans to 44-tonne tractor units.It has not let the uncertainties surrounding Brexit stop its investment ...
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ArticleDVSA chief enforcer on Earned Recognition and private annual testing
Marian Kitson joined the DVSA as director of enforcement in September 2018 after 32 years with HMRC. Speaking to MT editor Steve Hobson at the Microlise Transport Conference in May, Kitson said the agency’s flagship Earned Recognition scheme for the most compliant operators was going well.“We now have 7% of ...
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ArticleMAN seeks clarity from legislators on autonomy and carbon emissions
Goran Nyberg Photo: Professional ImagesMAN Truck and Bus enjoyed its best year for truck sales for a decade in 2018 but speaking at a press conference yesterday UK MD Thomas Hemmerich warned that the “legislative environment going forward is hard to read so is more challenging than before”.These challenges include ...
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ArticleMark Duggan on The Pallet Network's blossoming relationship with Eddie Stobart Logistics
For a man that has led The Pallet Network (TPN) through its biggest change in recent history, namely joining the Eddie Stobart Logistics (ESL) fold, Mark Duggan comes across as assured and relaxed when motortransport.co.uk catches up with him.The reason for the interview with TPN's MD is that it’s now ...
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Sir Mike Penning on addressing the driver shortage; why he won't back May's Brexit deal and a need for emission controls
Sir Mike Penning MP announced at an RHA parliamentary reception last year that he intended to form an all-party parliamentary group (APPG) on road freight and logistics to ensure that this vital sector has a voice in parliament as the UK leaves the EU.Penning was elected Conservative MP for Hemel ...
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Michael Conroy talks to MT about Palletforce's super 2018
When MT meets up with Palletforce CEO Michael Conroy, at a central London hotel rather than the network’s hub in Burton-upon-Trent, it is ahead of the big EV Cargo announcement.So while Palletforce’s future is as the Express division of newly formed EV Cargo, our subject for the day is solely ...
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ArticleMike Penning: why the MP is back fighting for road transport
He laid the groundwork for the HGV Road User Levy and and started the longer semi-trailer trial while transport minister. Now he’s back supporting recovery operators and hauliers as the chair of two parliamentary groups, MT finds out more.The former squaddie and the only transport minister to have held an ...
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ArticleTransdek founder argues the case for fixed-deck double-deck trailers
Transdek CEO and-founder Mark Adams in front of a Queens Award-winning Wedge trailerBased at its 35,000sq ft factory in Doncaster, Transdek is best known for its innovative ‘Wedge’ fixed double-deck trailers and rapid install, modular double deck lifts. Founder and CEO Mark Adams is on a mission to highlight the ...
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ArticleTruck cartel claim reaches crucial point as CAT assesses competing class actions
The claim for compensation against the big six European truck manufacturers for agreeing gross list prices for new vehicles over 7.5 tonnes sold between 1997 and 2011 has reached a crucial point, as the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) will decide early in 2019 which of the competing class actions it ...
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ArticleGas buses 'the most reliable on the fleet' for Reading Buses
While gas trucks are still a rare sight on UK roads, buses operating in towns and cities have been running on natural gas for years.Reading Buses is a good example, so MT went to talk to John Bickerton, head of engineering and innovation at Reading Buses, to see what lessons ...
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ArticleBrexit uncertainty puts a hold on Ryder rental fleet
However hard or soft Brexit turns out to be in March 2019, the uncertainty the government’s handling of the process has created is already damaging the UK truck market.Commercial vehicle rental and contract hire firm Ryder manages almost 20,000 assets in the UK and in the first nine months of ...
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ArticleAfter 53 years in transport, Glyn Davies looks back on his life and times
Glyn Davies won the 2016 MT Service to Industry AwardAfter 53 years in the road transport business, building up and selling three successful businesses, Glyn Davies has retired. Or has he? Steve Hobson hears his remarkable story.By any standards Glyn Davies has had a successful career in road transport. After ...
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Fowler Welch upgrades Spalding as organic growth in chilled food continues
Temperature controlled distribution specialist Fowler Welch (FW) has just completed a £2m upgrade of its largest site, in Spalding, Lincolnshire, after a year which saw turnover rise 13% to £163m in the 12 months to March 2017.CEO Nick Hay says much of the money was spent upgrading the cold store ...
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ArticleHow green are gas trucks?
The arrival of high horsepower natural gas tractor units from some of the major truck manufacturers, the steady expansion of the UK’s gas refuelling network and a substantial discount on the fuel duty levied on gas now mean more operators are beginning to take a serious look at gas power.The ...
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ArticleAbbey Logistics ready to push on to £100m turnover
After leading a management buyout in 2016, and acquiring Armet Logistics and selling the general haulage business in 2017, Abbey Logistics chief executive Steve Granite says the company is now set for the next phase in its development plan.Twice a winner of the Motor Transport Haulier of the Year, Abbey ...
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Royal Mail Fleet looks to grow third party R&M while managing changes in red fleet
Royal Mail is the UK’s pre-eminent delivery company and as the sole designated universal service provider, it delivers a ‘one price goes anywhere’ service on a range of letters and parcels to over 30 million addresses across the country, six days a week.It is now nearly five years since Royal ...
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ArticleThe City Link manager who started again, without the hub
Former City Link manager Sarah Squire has built a business carrying irregular parcels, and says that by cutting out the hub and keeping the business transparent, she will keep it from meeting her former employers' fate. On Christmas Day 2014, Sarah Squire turned on her TV and learnt she had ...