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Eddie Stobart to open London Gateway base
Eddie Stobart is to open a container transport site at DP World London Gateway, which it hopes will support growth plans in the South.The base will serve customers and destinations across the UK and will reduce current delivery times into London.The operator hopes the site will help reduce mileage and ...
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Threat of strike action at Indesit receeds after talks breakthrough
The threat of further industrial action by drivers and warehouse staff at white goods manufacturer Indesit has receded after conciliation talks held at Acas last week led to a revised pay offer. Union Unite told MT it was content with the proposal, which was thrashed out after eight hours of ...
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Gist wins Morrisons primary deal and extends flower contract
Gist has won one new contract and extended another with retailer Morrisons and flower supplier Dutch Flower Group respectively.The operator has signed a new, annual primary distribution deal with Morrisons, delivering Indian and Oriental ready meals from producer Noon to Morrisons’ DCs around the country.The operation will be based at ...
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Competition offering £10m prize to efficiency-boosting firms
A competition offering £10m of funding to firms that can develop ways to move freight and people more efficiently is attracting strong interest.The competition, dubbed “Enhancing the end-to-end journey”, was launched by government agency Innovate UK in August this year. It aims to cut traffic congestion by making journeys and ...
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More Fors firms fall down on compliance after J O'Doherty controversy
An investigation by Motortransport.co.uk has uncovered that J O’Doherty Haulage is just one of many Fors members to have had action taken against them in a public inquiry (PI) in recent times, raising further questions about the credibility of the quality benchmarking scheme.Following confirmation by the Upper Tribunal in August ...
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TCs frustrated by PIs resulting in no action
Senior traffic commissioner (TC) Beverley Bell has said the number of public inquiries (PIs) that result in no action being taken, at a time when the TCs are seeking ways of making better use of their limited resources, is a concern.In the TCs’ annual reports for the 2014-15 financial year, ...
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MT ArticleMore Tiger Trailers for Dee Set Logistics
Stoke-On-Trent firm Dee Set Logistics has just taken delivery of the last of 11 new tri-axle box van trailers from Tiger Trailers. All the units are fitted with the 'Tiger Tails’ aerodynamic option, which includes a front air splitter and rear sloping roof. The trailers also feature Tiger’s paint-free galvanised ...
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One-stop-shop service launched for hydrogen fuel-cell range-extended electric van fleets
A one-stop-shop to make it easier for van fleet operators to operate and maintain hydrogen-fuel cell range-extended electric CVs has been launched.ITM Power, Symbio FCell and Arcola Energy have joined forces to provide a complete package of services including preparation, insurance, site approvals, vehicle registration and staff training for van ...
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Bibby Supply Chain Services records £3.6m loss
Bibby Supply Chain Services (previous Bibby Distibution Services) slipped back into the red before it sold its training arm System Group at the turn of the year.For the year to 31 December 2014, Bibby posted a pre-tax loss of £3.6m – including a £728,000 operating loss in continuing operations and ...
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Southampton City Council slashes fleet costs with Michelin tyre management strategy
Southampton City Council has slashed its annual tyre bill through its new tyre management strategy with Michelin.Switching to Michelin tyres in April 2013, from its previous mixed-brand policy, saw an immediate 11% cost reduction due to extended replacement intervals, followed by a further 3% the following year as more Michelin ...
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Royal Mail to take on 19,000 workers for Christmas peak
Royal Mail will take on an additional 19,000 employees for the Christmas peak season, 2,600 of whom are intended for its Parcelforce operation.The bulk of the 19,000 temporary workers will be employed to sort Christmas cards and small parcels to help the service handle the additional peak-time volume between mid-November ...
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MT ArticleUPN welcomes Kevin Nightingale as regional director for the central region
Kevin Nightingale has become regional director for the central division at United Pallet Network (UPN), completing a senior restructure at the pallet network.Nightingale has previous management experience at the likes of Wincanton, P&O and Hargreaves.He is the latest recruit to the team following David Brown's step up from commercial director ...
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MT ArticleUPS opens new contract logistics centre to meet growing demand
UPS has opened a new contract logistics centre in North Warwickshire to meet growing demand from its retail and technology customers. The new hub centre provides an extra 13,000m2 of warehousing space to UPS’s contract logistics operation.With close proximity to the firm’s parcel sortation hub at Birch Coppice Business Park ...
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Transdek to showcase its latest urban double-deck trailer for Eddie Stobart at Freight in the City
Transdek UK is exhibiting its latest urban double deck trailer for Eddie Stobart at the Freight in the City Expo next month at London’s Alexandra Palace.The company said the trailer can carry 100% more load than conventional forms of urban freight transport and offers the capability to cut delivery frequencies ...
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Ceva lands £33m Continental contract
Ceva Logistics has signed a new warehousing and distribution contract with Continental worth more than $50m (£33m). The five year contract will see Ceva manage the tyre manufacturer’s 21,000m² warehouse, including the receiving, storage and dispatching of around three million tyres every year. It will also transport the company’s tyres ...
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MT ArticleBartrums Road Services joins Hazchem Network
Suffolk-based Bartrums Road Services has joined the Hazchem Network, taking on territory previously held in part by Anglia Freight and HW Coates.Both operators released coverage territory to Bartrums in order for it to become depot 010 and manage delivery and collections for pallets and parcels of dangerous goods in postcode ...
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TNT Express UK shakes-up international sales division
TNT Express has restructured its UK and Ireland international division sales force as part of a wider strategy to boost turnover and improve customer service.The move follows a management cull last month at the Dutch-owned delivery company that saw a number of top executives made redundant, including general manager ...
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UK firm Charge gets investment boost from venture capitalist to develop range-extended electric powertrain technology
A new UK company that is designing range-extended electric powertrains for commercial vehicles has received investment from venture capitalist firm Kinetik.Charge, based in Enstone, Oxfordshire, is developing a range-extended electric powertrain suitable for trucks and buses from 2.5 tonnes up to 26 tonnes, which is expected to cost operators the ...
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Grundon picks Daf LF for ability to navigate tight spaces in London
Waste and recycling firm Grundon has opted for the “outstanding” manoeuvrability and turning circle of a new Daf LF 220 FA with a 12.6m3 rear-loader K-Maxi body for its London operation.Grundon’s latest vehicle was specified to help the London operator tackle access issues within the capital and help drivers easily ...
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MT ArticleMaritime signs new Procter and Gamble distribution deal
Maritime Transport has won a distribution contract with Procter and Gamble. The contract will see Maritime transporting goods from three P&G DCs to retailers across the country, with a central operation at the haulier's Northampton depot.Maritime MD, distribution, Dave Boomer said: “We are really pleased to have been awarded this ...