Latest fleet news – Page 941
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MT ArticleDon't underestimate Paralympic impact, operators warned
Operators should not underestimate the effect the Paralympics will have on deliveries over the next 10 days.James Hookham, MD of policy and communications at the Freight Transport Association, says: "We are treating the Paralympics as seriously as the Olympics and will be providing our members with the same level of ...
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MT ArticleHoward Tenens gets DfT funding boost
A £1.26m environmental funding boost for Gloucestershire-based Howard Tenens will help it to convert 34 of its LGVs to dual-fuel power and install gas refuelling infrastructure in Swindon.The company says the Department for Transport award will drive forward its existing sustainable transport strategy focusing on CNG and biogas technologies and ...
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MT ArticleSector Report: Parcels - 'shop 'til you drop'
The surge of e-retailing is presenting parcel carriers with a conundrum: how do carriers profit from the rapid surge in B2C volumes, while ensuring their networks are able to cope with capacity demands? Hayley Pink reportsPeak period capacity is at breaking point, City Link MD David Smith warned an industry ...
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MT ArticleFowler Welch switches to MAN for fleet refresh
FMCG specialist Fowler Welch has ordered 130 MAN TGXs, in a deal that will see around one-third of its three year-old Volvo fleet replaced.Included in the predominantly Euro-5 order are five Euro-6 tractors with the same specification. These will be run as part of a wider trial to assess comparative ...
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MT ArticleNew finance director for NWF Group
NWF Group, parent of Boughey Distribution, has recruited Brendon Banner as its new group finance director.Banner, who will take up his role in early November, is currently group finance director at steel engineering and fabrication group William Hare.He replaces Jonathan Ford, who is leaving NWF at the end of September ...
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MT ArticleStobart Group sees no let-up in tough trading conditions
Stobart Group says it has seen no significant improvement in its transport business’s fortunes, since it warned of tough trading conditions at the end of June.In a pre-close statement the company, which has just announced it will be increasing its hybrid truck fleet, says the UK recession is dampening growth ...
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MT ArticleEddie Stobart to expand hybrid fleet
Eddie Stobart is to expand its fleet of dual-fuel Volvo trucks, after successfully bidding for a chunk of the government's Low Carbon Truck Demonstration Scheme funding.Stobart has been testing five dual-fuel FMs, which have been running on Liquid Natural Gas (LNG), in association with partner BOC Group. It will ...
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MT ArticlePremier Foods expands Jigsaw contract
Haulier consortium Jigsaw, which includes MT Haulier of the Year Downton, Widdowson and Pollock (Scotrans) as members, has been awarded more business from customer Premier Foods.Jigsaw is now responsible for the management of in-bound freight from Premier Foods factories in the East and South-East of England to its DC ...
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MT ArticleLondon 2012: CitySprint says Olympic volumes down
Parcel carrier CitySprint saw delivery volumes drop in London during the Games.The company, which handles B2B and consumer deliveries, made 75,000 deliveries to London postcodes during the Games. This was a 12% drop in volume compared with the 16 days proceeding the event (23 June to 7 July).Patrick Gallagher, chief ...
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Hauliers remain confident despite tough market
Hauliers remain confident about their prospects in the third quarter, despite a weak performance for road freight during the three months to the end of June.The FTA’s latest Quarterly Transport Activity Survey, compiled in July, found that despite predictions of a bounce in April, there was only modest growth in ...
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MT ArticleHermes expands South East depot capacity
Parcel specialist Hermes is to open two depots in the South East as it prepares for the Christmas peak.A 52,000 ft² warehouse in West Thurrock, Essex, will be located between Lakeside Shopping Centre and the QE2 Bridge near to the A13 and M25.Hermes will create 60 new jobs at the ...
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MT ArticleUPS offer period for TNT to run until November
UPS has confirmed that the offer period for TNT Express shares will now run until 9 November.It comes after TNT Express confirmed earlier this month that the European Commission had temporarily suspended the takeover to allow regulators more time to gather information.Regardless, the companies still expect the deal to be ...
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MT ArticleNews extra: Hitting the deadlines for London 2012
With more than 1,500 customers affected by the Olympic Route Network, Menzies Distribution faced a tough job getting newspapers delivered across London during the Games before the 6am curfew.During the past fortnight no one could have escaped Olympics fever as our national newspapers avidly reported every medal win, every Team ...
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MT ArticlePotter Group begins official Palletline marketing
The Potter Group has officially begun marketing itself as a Palletline member, following its takeover of pallet network member House of James in May.Palletline now has a dedicated page with contact details on the Ripon-based multi-modal company’s website, after Potter received permission to join from the network’s executive early this ...
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MT ArticleCulina signs distribution deal with Glanbia Consumer Foods
Culina has signed a deal to distribute Weightwatchers low fat spreads and chilled portfolio through its distribution centre in Stafford.The deal with Glanbia Consumer Foods will see Culina handle the Irish food and dairy produce manufacturer’s products throughout the UK.“A bigger presence in the UK is important to us and ...
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MT ArticleMore employers wanted to advise on driver skills policy
Operators have responded well to calls from the head of a new working group to get involved to help tackle the skills crisis, but even more involvement would be welcome.RHA chief executive Geoff Dunning says he is pleased by the response from operators to his call to get involved in ...
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MT ArticlePetrolPromise signs up 70th MP in support
The PetrolPromise campaign has signed up its 70th MP in support of its push for an Office of Fair Trading (OfT) investigation into the price of fuel.Julian Smith, MP for Skipton and Ripon, becomes the 70th MP to lend his support to the campaign, which was set up by MP ...
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Profile: George Barrow
As Vans Editor for Road Transport Media I get involved in a wide range of activities for our three print titles, Commercial Motor, Motor Transport and Truck & Driver.You can usually find me behind the wheel of a van, putting it though the famed Commercial Motor road test or reporting ...
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MT ArticleRoyal Mail to revamp final mile parcel service
Royal Mail is planning a nationwide roll out of its 'Delivery to Neighbour' service in late September, to bring its final mile service more in line with competitors.Currently the only major delivery company not offering the service, it is awaiting regulatory approval from Ofcom, which will allow Royal Mail to ...
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MT ArticleDSV win contract with GoodWe Solar Inverter
DSV Group has won a contract to handle distribution in the UK and Ireland for Chinese energy firm GoodWe Solar Inverter.DSV will handle all stages of the company’s distribution in the UK, with its air & sea freight division handling delivery from China, its warehousing division providing storage and its ...