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Motor Transport Top 100 2016
By almost every considerable measure the 100 largest road transport operators in the UK have had another successful year. Average turnover is up 1.4%; average pre-tax profit is up 2.25%; the average number of people employed is up 1%. It just goes to prove that road transport –based logistics is ...
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ArticleClose Brothers Vehicle Hire opens 24/7 truck rental site
Close Brothers Vehicle Hire (CBVH) has opened a depot in Thurnscoe near Doncaster to provide 24/7 rentals of trucks and vans. A standing fleet of 25 trucks and 15 vans from a range of manufacturers are on site with a further 200 vehicles being held within its network. They can ...
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Reigate and Banstead Borough Council avoids strike action
Reigate and Banstead Borough Council has avoided strike action after it agreed to revert back to former staff contracts. Last week, refuse vehicle drivers reached a 97% majority in favour of strike action following an 18-month battle over employment terms and salaries.Union GMB told MT that the proposed contracts essentially ...
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Innovate UK project to develop autonomous driving system for Charge electric trucks
Charge Automotive has won Innovate UK backing to help develop autonomous driving functionality for its new range of electric freight vehicles.Dubbed Robopilot, the project will see Charge leading a consortium (see box, below) to bring autonomous racing technology to the light commercial vehicle market.Robopilot combines input from sensors around the ...
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DfT says electric and hydrogen trucks are the future
The DfT sees electric and hydrogen vehicles as the fuels of the future for the freight, and wants to work with industry to get it to “get this sector moving up to speed”.Vicky Edmonds, deputy director for environmental strategy at DfT, said the department wasn’t clear on how it will ...
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Wincanton warns of "trading profit headwinds"
Wincanton has warned of “trading profit headwinds” that it experienced in April, May and June, but expects pre-tax profit to remain inline with expectations.At its AGM today shareholders were told that: “In the period since the year end, we have seen year-over-year growth in revenue primarily driven by organic growth ...
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ClientEarth to take government to court over air quality plans for third time
ClientEarth will challenge the UK government in court for a third time next month following the release of its “incredibly inadequate” air quality plan.Speaking at the LowCVP annual conference in London yesterday, ClientEarth chief executive James Thornton confirmed the next court case is scheduled for 5 July.ClientEarth has defeated the ...
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Autonomous Cargopod delivers for Ocado
A trial of a fully autonomous electric-powered vehicle – dubbed the Cargopod - conducting last-mile deliveries for Ocado in Greenwich concludes on Monday (3 July).The vehicle, which has a payload of 128kg and requires two employees to accompany it at all times, has delivered groceries to more than 100 customers ...
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ArticleHub and spoke network leads to cost reductions at BCA Automotive
The introduction of a hub and spoke network has helped offset the cost pressures being felt in road transport, BCA Automotive Services has said.BCA Automotive Services, the logistics division of BCA Automotive, incorporates the business that was formerly Stobart Automotive. In January BCA, which runs more than 700 vehicle transporters, ...
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ArticleDHL Supply Chain and The Range open Bristol DC
DHL Supply Chain has opened a £100m, 111,483m2 distribution hub in Avonmouth, Bristol, for The Range that will “substantially improve the logistics infrastructure and reduce transport mileage” for the retailer.The site was funded by The Range founder Chris Dawson, and creates 1,000 jobs at DHL, with roles from shift managers ...
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Have your say on plans to make Lambeth Bridge and Waterloo safer for cyclists and pedestrians
TfL is calling for responses to plans to make London’s Lambeth Bridge and Waterloo more pedestrian and cyclist-friendly.The plans, published yesterday (27 June), include the installation of segregated cycle lanes over Lambeth Bridge as well as two-stage facilities for cyclists turning right at crossroads and the ability for left-turning cyclists ...
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Greener fleet vehicles and emerging tech essential for UPS sustainability goals
UPS has announced that by 2020, one-in-four new fleet vehicles it buys will be alternative fuelled and feature advanced technology, up from 16% today.The decision is one of a number of environmental targets published in the parcel firm’s 2016 Corporate Sustainability Report, which supports UPS’s commitment to reduce greenhouse ...
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ArticleReigate and Banstead Borough Council on the brink of facing driver strikes
Refuse and recycling drivers and loaders at Reigate and Banstead Borough Council are planning strikes over the summer unless last-minute talks this week are successful.The dispute centres on new staff contracts that remove bank holiday overtime pay. Almost 90% of the 51 staff members, which includes 25 drivers, voted 97% ...
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ArticlePanther Warehousing under fire as customer Habitat faces warehouse difficulties
Disruption in retailer Habitat’s home deliveries has put delivery firm Panther Warehousing in the firing line of its customers. Teething issues with new warehousing software after it had to move site have caused what Habitat described as “minor disruptions” to its customers, leading to a number of poor reports of ...
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Government "dragging its feet" over reforming O-licence legislation, says FTA
The FTA has accused the government of “dragging its feet” over O-licence reform, two years after a review into the traffic commissioners’ (TCs) work was published.James Firth, the FTA’s head of licensing policy and compliance information, said it was disappointed that a review of the legislation governing the O-licensing regime ...
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Motor Transport Podcast: Interview with Europa Worldwide's Andrew Baxter
Andrew Baxter bought Europa Worldwide in 2013, and has spent the last five years completely transforming the business.In the latest episode of the Motor Transport Podcast, Christopher Walton chats to Baxter about his journey with the operator and his outlook for the future.Also known in the industry for his eloquent ...
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ArticlePentalver Transport gets new look after Genesee & Wyoming takeover
Pentalver Transport has had a branding makeover after it was bought by American rail freight firm Genesee & Wyoming (G&W) in May. The operator has traded its blue branding for G&W's orange and yellow, with a logo designed to match its new owner's.The new strapline, container logistics, was chosen to ...
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ArticleCM Downton wins Smiths News contract
News distribution specialist CM Downton has secured its first contract with Connect Group's Smiths News. Smiths News, sister company to Tuffnells Parcel Express, has a 55% market share of the news distribution industry.Downton's contract with the group will see the operator perform multiple daily trunks of magazines between a Smiths ...
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Iveco: 'Government must include vans in electric vehicle push'
The government must not neglect commercial vehicles in its push to upgrade electric charging infrastructure, a leading vehicle manufacturer has said. At the opening of parliament earlier this week (21 June), the Queen announced legislation that "will be introduced to ensure the United Kingdom remains a world leader in new ...
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FTA cautious over road tolling proposals for London
The FTA has given a guarded welcome to proposals from London mayor Sadiq Khan to consider road charging based on elements such as distance and vehicle emissions to replace measures such as the congestion charge.Contained in the Mayor’s Transport Strategy, the FTA said such a move could be positive for ...