Latest fleet news – Page 726
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FTA to reveal ultimate winner of Driver of the Year competition at Freight in the City Expo
The winner of the FTA’s Driver of the Year contest will be announced next week at the Freight in the City Expo at Alexandra Palace on 2 November.The Driver of the Year event was held over three days in July at Mercedes-Benz at Wentworth Park, Barnsley, with competitions in three ...
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Great Bear delivered roaringly good performance ahead of purchase by Culina Group
Great Bear Distribution delivered a stellar performance in the final financial year before Culina Group bought it in March.For the year to 31 December 2015, the Chester-based distribution and storage company reported an 8.2% turnover rise to £152.5m (2014: £141m) with pre-tax profit up 9.9% to £11.1m (2014: £10.1m) in ...
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Transport Committee to investigate congestion in towns and cities
The Transport Committee has launched an inquiry into how effective integrated traffic management strategies are at cutting congestion in towns and cities.Strategies under the inquiry’s spotlight will include bus priority measures; local road pricing; parking schemes; cycling and walking infrastructure; tram and trolley-bus systems; intelligent transport systems; and ...
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MT ArticleJohn Mitchell (Grangemouth) sees profit growth thanks to cost-controls
CM 16.07.15 Vehicle operator John MitchellJohn Mitchell (Grangemouth) has reported a significant rise in profit after cost-control measures and a focus on its warehousing arm.For the year ending 31 March, the haulage and warehousing business recorded a turnover largely static compared with last year, at £13.2m.However, pre-tax profit increased almost ...
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Currie European focuses on boosting margins after turnover fall
Currie European’s MD said it had been focusing on customer and route profitability during 2016, in order to mitigate limited success in increasing its rates.Stephen Turner said “good improvements” had been made but that a lot of work remained on boosting margins.He was commenting following the publication of its latest ...
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Simon Gibson Transport had excellent year ahead of purchase by GCA Europe
Simon Gibson Transport enjoyed what it described as an “excellent trading year” in 2015, shortly before it was sold to GCA Europe SA.Accounts filed at Companies House showed that turnover at the East Yorkshire bulk powder haulier rose to £13.3m in the year ending 31 December 2015, up from £13.1m ...
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Pre-tax profit grows at Bartrums despite fall in turnover
Bartrums has posted a combined turnover of £26.7m for its road services and haulage and storage arms, down on the previous year’s results, but pre-tax profit showed an improvement.For the year ending 31 December 2015, the Eye, Suffolk, business made a total pre-tax profit of £1.8m, up 8.5% on 2014.Despite ...
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Grants of up to £20,000 now available for operators buying larger electric vans and trucks
The government has extended the Plug-in-Van grant scheme to larger electric vans and trucks.Operators may now be eligible for grants up to £20,000 if they replace their larger conventionally-powered vans and trucks with electric vehicles.The extension of the Plug-In Van grant will mean N2 category vehicles (3.5 – 12 tonnes ...
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Former Fortec boss Adrian Bradley joins Pall-Ex as network bolsters management team
Fortec’s former general manager of operations Adrian Bradley has joined Pall-Ex as director of operations. Bradley worked at the top of Fortec with David Spong (pictured), who remains at the network in the role of network director.The two stepped up to run the network after the departure of Marcus Fischer ...
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HMRC "considering" low pay allegations against Hermes
HMRC has responded to MP Frank Field’s call for an investigation into low pay at Hermes, stating it had referred his evidence to the “appropriate compliance teams for consideration”. Field sent HMRC information last month, which he claimed was evidence of the courier failing to meet minimum wage requirements for ...
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LoCity highlights John Lewis and Commercial Groups' alternative fuel strategy
John Lewis Partnership and Commercial Group explain the steps they took to select alternative fuels for their fleets and how this supports their CSR initiatives in the latest LoCity case study video.https://youtu.be/9p11ZaMlRAULoCity is a five-year industry-led initative supported by TfL that aims to boost understanding and uptake of low-emission commercial ...
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Joloda to demonstrate Vanloda system at Freight in the City Expo
Joloda International will be demonstrating the benefits of its Vanloda system for urban deliveries at next month’s Freight in the City Expo.It is a full-length roller bed for vans, which is portable and installed by a driver in five minutes without the use of any specialist tools or experience.Suitable for ...
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Teletrac Navman launches guide to role of technology in fleet management
Telematics firm Teletrac Navman has released a free guide for operators on how technology supports fleet risk management.The free to download document talks readers through the role technology can play in managing fleet risks.It also provides tips on catching maintenance issues before they evolve into bigger problems and optimising vehicle ...
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Stoneridge to showcase HGV mirror-replacement system at Freight in the City Expo
Stoneridge Electronics is highlighting its new mirror replacement system, MirrorEye, at next month’s Freight in the City Expo at Alexandra Palace.MirrorEye replaces traditional mirrors with cameras and interior displays, which the manufacturer said removes blind spots to give drivers better awareness of vulnerable road users around the vehicle.Removing side mirrors ...
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Lawrence David to showcase urban trailers and rigids at Freight in the City Expo
Trailer manufacturer Lawrence David will be heading along to Alexandra Palace on 2 November to talk to visitors at the Freight in the City Expo about its latest range of urban trailers and rigid vehicles.On show at the event will be a rigid curtain-sided trailer (pictured, right), one of two ...
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Bradshaw Electric Vehicles bringing Goupil G4 to Freight in the City Expo
Bradshaw Electric Vehicles is to become the UK importer for the Goupil electric utility range and GEM Transportation vehicles and will be showcasing them at next month's Freight in the City Expo.Superseding G3 model, the new electric Goupil G4, which will be on display at Alexandra Palace on 2 November, ...
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Renault Trucks to make its first appearance at Freight in the City Expo
Renault Trucks will make its Freight in the City Expo debut in London next month, highlighting its range of safety-focused distribution vehicles designed for urban operations.On its stand will be a 32-tonne Range C430 8x4 tipper with a Wilcox insulated aggregate body fitted with a host of safety devices.These include ...
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MT ArticleTuffnells' growth fuels Connect Group
Chris Ward joined Tuffnells in 2014A growing customer base and increased network capacity drove growth at Tuffnells in the year to 31 August 2016 results, underpinning a successful performance for owner Connect Group. The parcel firm, which specialises in irregular dimensions and weights, saw turnover increase 7.3% year-on-year, from £162.6m ...
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EU-funded road upgrade in Belfast halted post-referendum
A road upgrade programme in Belfast, which was to be largely funded by the EU, has been put on hold following the referendum.The upgrade of the York Street interchange, used by 100,000 vehicles every day, was planned to improve air quality and traffic flow, as well as make journey times ...
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Reynolds Catering Supplies renews with driver coaching firm SmartDrive
Reynolds Catering Supplies has signed a three-year renewal with SmartDrive Systems, the company behind the video-based driver safety programme of the same name.The SmartDrive system encompasses road facing and interior facing recorders. These capture video and vehicle data of triggered events, which typically encompass distracted or dangerous driving incidents.The triggered ...