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Government tells Leeds to think again over plans to aid hauliers affected by clean air zone
The government has told Leeds City Council to resubmit its bid for a clean air zone (CAZ) after rejecting a request for £27m to help hauliers upgrade their non-compliant vehicles.Leeds had asked the government for a total of £40m to fund its CAZ of which £27m was earmarked to help ...
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ArticleWincanton appoints Ian Keilty to lead retail and consumer growth
Wincanton has appointed Ian Keilty as MD, retail and consumer. Keilty was most recently vice president, European supply chain at Sysco and was previously chief operating officer of Brakes group before Sysco acquired it in 2016.He has also held various roles on the operating boards and executive committees at Booker ...
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ArticleBibby Distribution wins three-year delivery deal with food manufacturer AAK
Bibby Distribution has won a three-year contract with edible oils and fats manufacturer AAK.It will handle all outbound distribution requirements from AAK’s Hull factory, delivering more than 1,000 pallets a week to food wholesalers and retailers across the UK and Ireland every year.The Liverpool-based operator said it won the deal ...
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ArticleBrexit uncertainty puts a hold on Ryder rental fleet
However hard or soft Brexit turns out to be in March 2019, the uncertainty the government’s handling of the process has created is already damaging the UK truck market.Commercial vehicle rental and contract hire firm Ryder manages almost 20,000 assets in the UK and in the first nine months of ...
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ArticleHGVs face £50 daily charge to enter Sheffield's centre while cars go free
Sheffield City Council has revealed plans for a clean air zone (CAZ), which will see non Euro-6 HGVs paying a £50 daily charge to access its inner ring road while cars go free. The council said its feasibility study suggested that a CAZ was necessary to bring the city’s air ...
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ArticleYearsley Group gobbled up by US operator Lineage Logistics
Frozen food specialist Yearsley Group has been acquired by the US temperature-controlled supply chain operator Lineage Logistics.Jonathan Baker, chief executive of Yearsley Group, said: “Our acquisition by Lineage is a tremendous opportunity for Yearsley customers and employees alike.“Lineage’s commitment to innovation and service is unmatched, and we are excited to ...
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ArticleLockwood Haulage enjoys strong year ahead of warehousing expansion in 2019
Lockwood Haulage saw its annual turnover climb by almost 20% to £17.5m in its latest reporting period, thanks to new wins and the development of existing partnerships.Keith Allsop, Lockwood key account manager, told MT that the growth in its haulage division was a result of “agreeing further commitment” with long ...
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ArticleTiger Trailers appoints former McLaren Automotive man to head up manufacturing
Tiger Trailers has appointed Richard Else, former manufacturing executive director at McLaren Automotive, as its manufacturing director.The appointment comes as the firm prepares to relocate to a new £22m manufacturing facility at Winsford.Tiger Trailers’ joint MD John Cartwright, said Else’s appointment is seen as the catalyst to take the business ...
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ArticleLoCITY roadshow gives you the chance to explore alternative fuels for urban deliveries
Operators interested in trialling alternative fuel vehicles on their urban delivery fleets should head along to next week's LoCITY roadshow, taking place on 20 November at CEME Innovation Centre, Rainham, Essex.TfL's LoCITY events provide an opportunity for freight operators to hear directly from their peers about using non-diesel trucks and ...
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ArticleThird group reveals hand in price-fixing legal action
A third group action has been registered with the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) seeking redress for those affected by the €3bn truck price-fixing cartel.Law firm Edwin Coe is seeking damages for businesses that were both direct and indirect purchasers of trucks (companies that used transport services provided by hauliers). It ...
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ArticleBT Fleet Solutions set to gain from sell off, analysts predict
Analysts believe BT's sale of its fleet solutions business could aid the latter's stated expansion plans.According to reports, the telecoms giant has appointed investment bank Lazard to oversee the sale of BT Fleet Solutions, with a price tag of £200m.BT Fleet Solutions oversees BT’s 33,000-strong fleet and provides fleet management ...
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Motor Transport Top 100 2018 Interactive Tables – Top 100 Largest Companies
These interactive tables enable you to explore Motor Transport's Top 100 2018.Click on the tabs at the top of the table to view the different data sets. You can also click on the column headers to sort the table data from highest to lowest (or click again to sort from ...
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Motor Transport Top 100 2018
Welcome to the Motor Transport Top 100 2018. This is the definitive list of the largest operators of commercial vehicles in the UK; by turnover; by pre-tax profit and by employee numbers. Our interactive tables, exclusive to Motor Transport.co.uk, provide the quickest and easiest way to benchmark the performance of ...
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ArticleUPN welcomes back Richard Read (Transport) and adds R&P Clarke
Gloucestershire-based Richard Read (Transport) has quit Pall-Ex to re-join United Pallet Network (UPN).In the same week UPN announced the arrival of Basildon-based R&P Clarke, which will continue to deliver for pallet network Fortec, too.Richard Read (Transport) will cover the Hereford and Gloucester postcodes, whilst R&P Clarke will cover postcodes across ...
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ArticleGoodman has big plans for warehousing in Bedford
Goodman has begun development of a 405,000ft² warehouse in Bedford, due for completion next summer.The cross-docked facility, to be known as Bedford 405, is being constructed at Bedford Commercial Park, a new mixed-use development. The site is adjacent to the A421, seven miles east of Junction 13 of the M1 ...
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Palletline kicks out member DTS to 'guarantee network integrity'; haulier blames action for its collapse
Palletline kicked-out member DTS earlier this month in order to “guarantee network integrity”, a move that the Northumberland haulier claimed had forced it into liquidation.Palletline said DTS had been a member since 2006 but there had been a change of ownership a year ago.In a statement, it said the new ...
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Article'Super-sewer' firm Tideway champions direct vision, low-entry HGV cabs
Tideway, the organisation behind London’s ‘super sewer’ project, believes high direct vision truck cabs will become the norm across the construction sector.Speaking at Freight in the City Expo last week, Tideway shared data collected so far from a trial of 15 Dennis Eagle Elite 6 low-entry cab (LEC) tippers used ...
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ArticleElectric vehicles pave the way for micro distribution strategies
Both DPD UK and UPS (via Cross River Partnership) provided delegates at Freight in the City 2018 with more details on their respective electric-powered urban distribution operations in the capital.DPD’s 5,000ft² Westminster site, which can handle 2,000 parcels per day and opened on 17 October, is part of the carrier’s ...
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ArticleBison Transport Group snapped up by entrepreneur Andy Scott
Peterborough haulage firm Bison Transport Group is under new ownership after it was snapped up by entrepreneur Andy Scott.The company, which has been trading for four years, provides haulage services to companies such as Ikea, Amazon and Maritime, operating out of two depots with 50 HGVs.The corporate takeover is Scott’s ...
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Wincanton boss says there are signs that customers have taken a reality check over pricing
The boss of Wincanton says the 3PL has seen signs of the market hardening around price, as an increasing number of clients realise that the cheapest deal is not always the best.Speaking after the publication of its half year results, Wincanton CEO Adrian Colman said the 3PL had sacrificed some ...