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Forth Road Bridge to reopen to all traffic
The Forth Road Bridge will reopen to all vehicles at 11pm this Saturday (20 February) after being closed to HGV traffic for more than two months. The bridge was closed on 4 December when a crack in its steelwork was discovered, but reopened to all traffic except HGVs on 23 ...
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ECO Stars expands as northen cities raise their profile
Growth in towns and cities in the North is prompting both public and private fleet operators to explore schemes such as ECO Stars Fleet Recognition in an effort to boost operational sustainability.Jim Chappell (pictured), freight and fleet divisional manager at Transport & Travel Research, which heads up the ECO Stars ...
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Freight in the City delegates can take free trial of GreenRoad's driver behaviour app
Fleet operators heading to next month's Freight in the City Spring Summit will be offered a free trial of GreenRoad Technologies' real-time driver behaviour mobile app.GreenRoad Mobile enables both drivers and fleet managers to assess driving behaviour and receive instant coaching to correct any concerns, as well as displaying vehicle ...
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MT ArticleStagecoach director to replace Beverly Bell as CILT president
Stagecoach director Will Whitehorn will take over senior traffic commissioner Beverly Bell as the president of the CILT later this year. Whitehorn, who’s background is in aviation, will assume the role at on 20 May, after serving the institute as vice-president for four years.Outgoing president Bell said: “I am delighted ...
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DVSA reaches interim agreement with unions
An interim agreement has been reached between the DVSA and unions Prospect and the PCS in their long-running dispute over terms and conditions for staff at the government agency.The agreement, which follows almost two months of talks at conciliation body Acas, provides for further negotiations between the DfT, the DVSA ...
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FTA and RHA welcome plan to dismantle part of Calais camp
The FTA has welcomed plans by the French authorities to dismantle a substantial part of the migrant camp in Calais in the next few days.However, the FTA conceded that moving the whole camp to a different location much further away from the port and Eurotunnel terminal, as it has previously ...
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Whistl signs contracts with Aegon and Dixons Carphone
Whistl has signed a seven year contract with pension and asset management company Aegon.The former TNT Post will collect, sort and transport 10 million items of post for Edinburgh-based Aegon every week.The operation will be fulfilled at the company’s new Tannochside sorting depot, which opened last year. Three times the ...
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MT ArticleB Taylor and Sons Transport adds ninth warehouse to operation
Nottinghamshire operator B Taylor and Sons Transport has acquired its ninth warehouse.Located at Bilborough, Nottingham, the warehouse offers Taylors’ customers secure storage with a capacity of 36,728m², five-dock level loading doors, a covered dispatch area, racking and lighting, eave heights ranging from six to 12 metres, with space for 12,000 ...
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London Assembly calls for new congestion charge rate to reduce van traffic
The London Assembly Transport Committee has called for a reduction in LCV traffic in the capital, and called on the Mayor of London to “reassess” the congestion charge faced by vans.In a letter to TfL transport Commissioner Mike Brown and signed by chairwoman Valerie Shawcross, the committee suggested that “reducing ...
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MT ArticleGist chooses Carrier Transicold system for new trailers
Temperature-controlled operator Gist has chosen Carrier Transicold’s Vector 1550 refrigeration system for its renewal of its trailer fleet.Mounted on Gray & Adams trailers, Gist will replace 91 of its older trailers which will be used predominantly to move food products around the UK.Gist said it hopes to run the new ...
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Hargreaves' transport division hurt by perfect storm of adverse trading conditions
Profit at Hargreaves Services’ transport division plummeted by more than£1m in the six months to November 2015, as the company was hammered by adverse conditions in the coal, steel, construction and waste markets and unseasonably warm winter weather.The fall in the transport division’s profits is worse than Hargreaves predicted in ...
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TNT makes progress as FedEx deal set to close
TNT reduced its pre-tax loss and saw its global revenue rise in its final full financial year ahead of its €4.4bn (£3.2bn) purchase by FedEx.In the year-ending 31 December 2015 TNT saw its overall revenue increase to €6.9bn (£5.1bn), from €6.7bn in the previous year, while its loss for the ...
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MT ArticleFree Bridgestone app available for HGV wheel nut torque settings
Bridgestone has developed a free app giving the correct torque settings for a wide range of commercial vehicle wheel nuts.Based on more than 10 years of data gathering from, truck and trailer manufacturers the Retorque app will offer the correct torque settings on all vehicles, free of charge to any ...
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MT ArticleC Butt endures tough year after loss of three major contracts
C Butt saw both its pre-tax and turnover crash in its most recent financial year, after the loss of three major contracts. Retailer Poundstretcher and kitchen supplier Symphony took their transport operations, run by C Butt, back in house in a bid to save costs.C Butt also saw its contract ...
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Bibby Distribution expands Roberts Bakery deal
Bibby Distribution is expanding its operation with Frank Roberts and Sons, which trades as Roberts Bakery, four months after signing the initial contract. The deal, signed in November following a 12 month trial, was originally for distribution of products from Roberts Bakery sites in Cheshire and Derbyshire.It will now see ...
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FTA: Multimodal strategy is key to connectivity in the north
The FTA has said a strong focus on multimodal infrastructure is vital in the development of a new freight strategy for the north of England.Plans are currently well underway in the creation of the new freight vision for the Northern Powerhouse region by Transport for the North, which last month ...
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CM Downton sees turnover and profit growth
CM Downton saw good levels of growth across the business in its last financial year, with both turnover and pre-tax profit up nearly 9%. For the year ended 30 June 2015, the Gloucester-based operator had turnover of £113.5m, up 7.7% on the previous year.The group's pre-tax profit rose 8.8% to ...
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Free vulnerable road user warning signage available from Fors
The Fors initiative is offering free vulnerable road user (VRU) warning signage to members.It said the primary aim of this warning signage is to draw the attention of VRUs, particularly cyclists, to the potential blind spot on the nearside of larger vehicles.Fors standard ‘V7 – vulnerable road user safety’ requires ...
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Travis Perkins Group to display latest safety truck at Freight in the City Spring Summit
Travis Perkins Group will be supporting Freight in the City Spring Summit next month in Manchester by bringing along its latest safety truck to show visitors.The builders’ merchant group, itself a Fors gold member and Clocs champion, has recently demonstrated its commitment to safer haulage with the purchase of four ...
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MT ArticleSteve Benton Transport signs five-year deal with Goodyear
Birmingham vehicle operator Steve Benton Transport has signed a five-year deal with Goodyear for the provision of its Kmax (high mileage) and TreadMax (retread) tyres. “It was an easy decision to move to a sole provider relationship with Goodyear,” commented MD Steve Benton. “The KMax product is an impressive performer ...