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Walkers Transport rolls out new management training programme
Walkers Transport has rolled out a new management training programme to develop leaders of the future and support the continued growth of the business.The Palletways member has operations in Manchester and Leeds, and the training will be offered to managers at those sites.Read more Walkers Transport recruits group business ...
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ArticleFORS drives past 5,000 member mark in 10th anniversary year
FORS now has 5050 members in what is its tenth year of operation.Speaking to MT at the organisation’s annual conference held in Birmingham this week (16 October), FORS director John Hix said the scheme would reach 5,200 members by the year's end.Hix said that there were now more members within ...
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ArticleBeaches Logistics Group appoints new general manager at its Carlisle depot
Bryan Jones has joined Beaches Logistics Group as general manager of its Carlisle depot.Jones (pictured) takes on the role following the departure of the previous general manager, Steve Murray, in August.Jones said: “Beaches has a lot of prospects. I started as a 'white van man' 28 years ago, moved into ...
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No reform to London Lorry Control Scheme anytime soon
A report into the London Lorry Control Scheme (LLCS) suggests long awaited changes to make hauliers’ lives easier may not happen for at least another four years.The review of the 33-year-old scheme by London Councils’ Transport & Environment Committee stated that any increase or decrease in the hours of control ...
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CitySprint introduces new 'heavy' freight service across the UK
Same-day courier company CitySprint has launched a new UK delivery service - Freight Desk - for oversized, heavy and difficult-to-handle items.Customers will be able to book the service for same-day deliveries and Paul Gisbourne, chief executive at CitySprint said: “We recognise that in today’s economy, speed, reliability and convenience are ...
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Kent County Council calls for emergency police powers to keep freight flowing in no-deal scenario
Kent County Council is calling on the government to give police emergency powers to control the flow of freight around the Channel ports in the event of a no-deal Brexit.The council wants the enhanced police powers to kick in if the DfT is forced to activate Operation Brock, its contingency ...
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ArticleNew FORS standard tackles air quality and terrorism
FORS published its latest standard at its annual members’ conference held yesterday (16 October) in Birmingham.The latest edition - version five - addresses the need for air quality improvements and sets out how operators in the scheme can guard against terrorism.The FORS standard is updated every two years in a ...
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Logistics sector confidence tumbles as Brexit fears grow
The logistics sector has suffered its biggest fall in confidence since 2015 as concerns grow about the possible impact of Brexit.According to the latest UK Logistics Confidence Index report, the sector’s confidence index has fallen from 56.7 in 2017 to 52.6 this year.This puts industry confidence close to its lowest ...
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Hauliers slam Operation Brock disruption ahead of Brexit
The haulage industry has slammed the DfT and Highways England for failing to give hauliers advance warning of a series of overnight closures on the M26, which began last week.The closures are part of Operation Brock, the government’s contingency plan that will enable the M26, parts of the M20 and ...
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ArticleDPD UK opens its first all-electric last-mile delivery depot
DPD UK has opened its first all-electric last-mile delivery depot in Westminster, London today (17 October).The 5,000ft² Westminster site, which can handle 2,000 parcels per day, is the first of eight all-electric depots planned across the capital. The next will open in Shoreditch next month and DPD is searching for ...
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Frontline deal brings Connect Group ray of hope in bleak year
Connect Group’s Smiths News division has secured a new five year deal with magazine distributor Frontline, bringing further signs of an upturn in the group’s fortunes.The £750m deal closely follows the renewal of its contract with News UK in July. It will see Smith News continue to deliver Frontline’s 40% ...
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ArticleSpeed Welshpool wins commercial furniture distribution deal
Palletways member Speed Welshpool has won a contract with commercial furniture supplier Tabilo.Under the contract the Powys-based firm, which specialises in palletised freight and haulage services including the delivery of parcels and irregular freight, will handle a “substantial” volume of pallets each month.Tabilo operations manager Neil Owen said the company ...
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ArticleCarl Moore joins Yodel’s management team as network operations director
Yodel has strengthened its management team with the addition of Carl Moore as its new network operations director.Moore, whose former posts include executive advisor for network strategy at Fedex/TNT and group operations director at UK Mail, will be responsible for overseeing Yodel’s national network of customer delivery depots.He will report ...
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Yodel does “right thing” for customers caught out by House of Fraser collapse
Yodel subsidiary CollectPlus is processing and delivering around 5,000 parcels back to House of Fraser customers free of charge, following the retailer’s collapse into administration and its sale to Sports Direct.The move follows confirmation from the administrator that customers submitting claims for a refund would be treated as unsecured creditors ...
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ArticleThe choice is clear - gas is the way to go for cleaner air
Mark Gilks, transport specialist, CalorThere has never been a better time for the freight industry to fully embrace gas-based fuels. While gas is already a part of the bigger picture, the government’s recently launched ‘Road to zero’ strategy, and the introduction of clean air and low emission zones, means gas’s ...
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ArticleLogistics can no longer ignore environmental measures
Patrick Gallagher, CEO, CitySprint GroupFrom April 2019 the world’s first Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) will come into effect in central London, with an extended north-south ULEZ announced for 2021.At CitySprint, we believe the introduction of government initiatives such as the T-charge and the ULEZ are necessary steps in combating ...
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Fowler Welch upgrades Spalding as organic growth in chilled food continues
Temperature controlled distribution specialist Fowler Welch (FW) has just completed a £2m upgrade of its largest site, in Spalding, Lincolnshire, after a year which saw turnover rise 13% to £163m in the 12 months to March 2017.CEO Nick Hay says much of the money was spent upgrading the cold store ...
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ArticleHow green are gas trucks?
The arrival of high horsepower natural gas tractor units from some of the major truck manufacturers, the steady expansion of the UK’s gas refuelling network and a substantial discount on the fuel duty levied on gas now mean more operators are beginning to take a serious look at gas power.The ...
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John Gregory on why he did his biggest deal to date, adding ARR Craib to the fold
Gregory Distribution (Holdings)’s largest purchase to date, ARR Craib Transport, creates a £200m-plus turnover group, but it was the Scottish haulier’s regional focus that made the deal so attractive.Speaking to MT, John Gregory, MD of Gregory Distribution, said the purchase had been in the pipeline since ARR Craib’s chief executive ...
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R Swain makes tenth acquisition and restructures management team
R Swain & Sons has continued its acquisition spree with the purchase of Express Freight Services (Birmingham) this year, newly published accounts reveal.The acquisition emerged in the directors' review of the business in the company’s annual results, which cover the year to 31 December and also detail major change in ...