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Latest Industry news – Page 223
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ArticleWincanton scoops Ella's Kitchen contract
Wincanton has won a two-year warehousing and distribution contract with baby and toddler food manufacturer Ella’s Kitchen.The contract will see Wincanton managing inbound deliveries from factories, picking, packing and distributing five million cases a year to supermarkets across the UK and its growing list of international customers.James McMaster, chief operating ...
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ArticleCILT urges government to develop long-term road strategy
The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) has called upon the government to speed up the “long overdue” creation of a funding and strategy package for Britain’s roads.CILT has urged the government to develop a plan that stretches further than the current five year strategy.Following the publication last November ...
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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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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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ArticleHauliers 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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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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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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ArticleLondon 2012: Westminster Council claims light touch approach to fines
Westminster Council’s decision to educate rather than rain down fines on operators delivering during the Games, has avoided the issuing of £526,000 worth of penalties.During the Olympics, Westminster Council extended a pilot scheme that saw marshals educating rather than punishing operators delivering to London’s Leicester Square, after the introduction of ...
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ArticleOperators invited to attend fuel technology conference
Operators looking for ways to save money on their fuel bills via alternative technologies, could do worse than attending a free conference at the University of Glamorgan on 17 SeptemberHeld in partnership with Skills for Logistics (SfL), FUEL - Saving Money Via Resource Management, Alternative Sources, Conversion to More Valuable ...
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ArticleLondon 2012: Paralympic Route Network to start operation on 29 August
The Olympic Route Network (ORN) will cease operation at midnight on Tuesday (14 August), meaning London's roads will return to normal before the Paralympic Route Network's activation at the end of this month.ORN signage will have been removed in full by Wednesday morning, with London’s roads Games restriction free ahead ...
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ArticleSeminar will examine UK progress on Driver CPC
A progress report on the Driver CPC and how well the UK is doing in meeting the September 2014 deadline to get every professional LGV driver through the 35 hours mandatory training will be made at a seminar to be held by the International Road Transport Union (IRU) in association ...
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ArticleLondon 2012: road races and marathon to mark Olympic finish
This weekend will see the men and women’s race walks taking place at the Mall, as well as the men's marathon.On Saturday the road races will take place along a two kilometre loop, taking in Constitution Hill and the Queen Victoria Memorial before retuning to the Mall.Sunday sees the men’s ...
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ArticleLong term talks begin on tanker driver standards
Fuel distribution hauliers have kicked off discussions over national pay benchmarking and the development of an industry-wide health and safety training standard for tanker drivers.Talks are now taking place following a long-running tanker driver dispute in April/May, which saw conciliation service ACAS step in and table a set of proposals, ...
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ArticleSerious tachograph offenders will face prison
The government has warned that prosecution and prison sentences will be considered by Vosa for LGV drivers who falsify their hours records.Transport minister Norman Baker tells MT: "Drivers and operators should be in no doubt that we take the abuse of drivers’ hours very seriously and VOSA has the powers ...
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ArticleNew guide to safe loading of commercial vehicles
The Health & Safety Laboratory (HSL) has published a guide for operators about safe loading and securing in an effort to reduce the 1,200 injuries caused each year.It says many of the deaths and injuries that arise from load shifts are preventable and that its guide provides simple, straightforward advice ...
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ArticleFFUK calls for fuel duty cut as UK economy grinds to a halt
Fair Fuel UK has renewed its call for the government to cut fuel duty to spur the struggling economy, after the Bank of England slashed its UK growth forecast for 2012 to close to zero.Quentin Wilson, national spokesman for FairFuelUK, says: “Growth is paralysed so it's time the government looked ...
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ArticleGFS reports surge in delivery standards enquiries
Global Freight Solutions (GFS) has revealed a sharp increase in the number of British-based online retailers seeking advice about delivery standards.The parcels management firm says retailers are now more savvy about how effective deliveries play an essential part in maintaining customer satisfaction and encouraging repeat business.Simon Veale, director at GFS, ...
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ArticleNews extra: heavy truck sales predicted to surge in 2013
Heavy truck sales are expected to surge at least 10% in 2013 compared with this year as operators delay buying Euro-6 vehicles, which will replace Euro-5 in 2014.The predicted spike in Euro-5 sales in 2013 is expected to result in longer lead times for new trucks. One operator, Andrew ...
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ArticleLimited delivery options can cost e-tailers millions, says DPD
DPD research has revealed that three-quarters (73%) of Brits have ditched their online shop at checkout stage due to restrictive or expensive delivery options.Around 40% of shoppers complained that they are not generally offered a free delivery option, despite the fact this is the preferred choice for three-quarters of consumers.However, ...
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ArticleLondon 2012: Triathlon road closures tomorrow
The men’s Olympic triathlon will close down much of London’s West End tomorrow (7 August).Hyde Park is the host location for the triathlon, and athletes will complete a cycle circuit that takes in Buckingham Palace and the Wellington Arch.The event will start at 11:30am and finish at around 2:00pm. Roads ...