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ArticleMT Awards 2017 winner profile Livery of the Year sponsored by SDC
Topps Tiles national transport manager Kevin Smith and Topps Tiles head of supply chain Doug Bingham, centre left and right, receive the award from sponsor John Bratton of SDC, second right. They are joined by host John Bishop far left, and MT editor Steve Hobson far rightHaving undergone a complete ...
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Renault Trucks returns to Freight in the City with latest vehicles to meet the urban challenge
Renault Trucks returns to Freight in the City Expo this year with a set of new vehicles designed to meet the challenges of the urban environment.The manufacturer is showcasing the brand new C320 8x4 Tridem in 2.3m cab variant on stand V01 along with the Range D18 4x2 R Low ...
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Calor to unveil a world first for electric truck market at Freight in the City Expo
Calor Gas will be unveiling the world’s first liquid petroleum gas (LPG) range extender for an electric, rigid cylinder truck at this year’s Freight in the City Expo.The new truck, built in partnership with Dutch electric vehicle manufacturer Emoss, has been developed in response to the government’s air quality and ...
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Wilcox ENERGYA concrete mixer set to electrify Freight in the City Expo 2017
Wilcox Commercial Vehicles is set to cause a stir at Freight in the City Expo 2017 with the ENERGYA series truck concrete mixer that cuts fuel use, noise and emissions.Unlike traditional truck mixers where drum movement is generated by a hydraulic system, Cifa’s ENERGYA truck mixer is powered from its ...
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Abbey Logistics Group switches to Microlise software
Abbey Logistics Group is to roll out Microlise software across its fleet of 350 trucks, replacing the three separate systems it has been using to date.Abbey Logistics CEO Steve Granite said that the shift to Microlise will free up management hours with the removal of manual processes.He said: “The deployment ...
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ArticleBishopsgate replaces Manchester depot with bigger Warrington site
Logistics and installation specialist Bishopsgate is replacing its Manchester depot with a new and larger facility in Warrington to meet the company’s expansion plans.The new facility, located at the Eagle Park industrial park, close to the M6/M62 intersection, is the latest addition to the firm’s existing chain of depots in ...
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ArticleArrow XL spends £1m on warehouse equipment to maximise peak capacity
Arrow XL has spent more than £1m on warehousing equipment to maximise its use of space and time during the peak season. The two-man delivery operator has bought 53 pieces of equipment from UniCarriers, the majority of which are 13.8m high reach trucks which will be distributed between their five ...
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ArticlePremier Logistics-owned CJ Express ceases trading
Hull-based haulier CJ Express has ceased trading and is set to go into liquidation just over two years after it was acquired by Premier Logistics.Business recovery firm Leonard Curtis confirmed this week it has been instructed by Premier Logistics to place the firm into liquidation.A spokeswoman at Leonard Curtis said: ...
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ArticleAssociations question London T-Charge as surcharge goes live
Trade associations have questioned the effectiveness of the London T-Charge, as the new tax went live this morning (23 October).The T-Charge costs drivers of pre-Euro 4 vehicles that enter London’s congestion charge zone between 7am and 6pm on any weekday £10.00, on top of the £11.50 congestion charge.But the FTA ...
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ArticleHoward Tenens puts gas-powered Scania rigids on the road
Logistics firm Howard Tenens has put two 26-tonne rigid dedicated gas vehicles on the road, believed to be among the first to operate in the UK.The operator ordered the vehicles in February this year. The two CNG fuelled rigid trucks, delivered this month, will be used by Howard Tenens in ...
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LoCITY conference a key event for operators delivering into London
Operators delivering into London will find the LoCITY conference at this year’s Freight in the City Expo essential to attend.Draft Transport Strategy.You’ll also be able to find out about the latest tools and guidance documents developed to help fleets make informed buying choices, as well as hear about some exciting ...
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LoCITY can help small businesses keep pace with emissions regulations, says FSB
The industry-led LoCITY programme is offering practical help for local independent businesses looking to keep pace with emissions regulations in London, according to the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB).Denise Beedell, FSB development manager for Greater London, said the impartial guidance provided by LoCITY will help time-pressed small business owners make ...
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ArticleTransport journalist and PR Steve Gray remembered
It is our sad duty to report the passing of former colleague and good friend, Steve Gray (pictured right), at the age of 71.He succumbed at the weekend after a period of gradually deteriorating health, throughout which he remained determined to live his life as fully as possible, both personally ...
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Transport minister pledges action to expand MSA lorry parking
Transport minister John Hayes MP has pledged to meet his opposite number at the Department for Communities and Local Government to try to free the blockage placed on the development of HGV parking at motorway services areas (MSAs) by local authorities.Speaking at the launch of the first annual survey of ...
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Failed Searon Logistics owed creditors more than £7m
Creditors of Searon Logistics are thought to be owed £7.26m after the Felixstowe company’s fall into administration.A reduction in haulage rates followed by an announcement by shipping lines in March that they were “changing alliances” led to the haulier's collapse in July.In a report to creditors, the administrators at McTear, ...
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Jim Welch appointed chairman of Palletline
Welch Group MD Jim Welch has been appointed chairman of Palletline following the retirement of Trevor Ellis, who has been in the role for 11 years and will remain on the Palletline board.Welch, who became financial director at the pallet network after the firm joined in 2010, said: “I wasn’t ...
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DX Group makes loss of £80m as new leadership team faces up to the challenge
DX Group made a pre-tax loss of more than £80m in the year ended 30 June 2017. The group issued a profit warning about the year's results in February, and its CEO Petar Cvetkovic stepped down in June after an "exceptionally difficult year".Though DX Group did see a 1% growth ...
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ArticleEuropean business representatives call for Brexit transition period to ensure frictionless trade
A selection of European businesses and trade bodies, including the FTA, has called for a Brexit transitionary period to ensure a frictionless customs and trade environment. The group has urged EU and UK negotiators to put legal and business certainty at the top of their negotiating agenda. It has also ...
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CitySprint to recruit 1,000 couriers for Christmas period
CitySprint is recruiting 1,000 additional couriers for this year’s Christmas period to support its growing ecommerce and food delivery sectors.The pushbike, motorcycle, car and van courier service has a network of 41 service centres and a fleet of more than 3,500.The drive is in response to the busy Christmas period ...
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Ware Transport assets snapped up after airfreight specialist enters administration
Birmingham-based Ware Transport has been snapped up by Trilogy Freight after entering administration.DVSA records show air freight specialist Ware Transport (Birmingham) was authorised to run more than 20 vehicles at its base near Birmingham airport and also a Manchester site.A sub-contractor for the business, which lists its directors as Sarah ...