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XPO Logistics to run national distribution for Arco
XPO Logistics has won a national distribution contract with safety equipment manufacturer Arco, in a deal that will see it manage Arco’s £4m, 27,000m2 NDC in Hull.XPO will manage the movement of some 60,000 pallets a year for Arco from the Hull RDC to 11 regional hubs and onwards to ...
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ArticleYusen Logistics wins Glenmark Pharmaceuticals contract
Yusen Logistics will now handle all products destined for the UK from pharmaceutical manufacturer Glenmark as part of a major contract win.As a result Yusen will provide temperature controlled pallet storage and pick and pack, as well as managing final mile delivery nationwide in the UK (on a Day one ...
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Ford opens smart mobility research hub in London
Ford is opening a Smart Mobility Innovation office in London to enable a 40-strong R&D team to be closer to top academics and technology firms based in the capital.Located at the Here East innovation hub at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in Stratford, the new team will work on "cutting ...
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Charge Automotive powers ahead with electric truck assembly plant
Charge Automotive has signed a 15-year lease on a site to build its new range of 'affordable' electric trucks for the UK marketplace.The automotive technology firm will base its first assembly plant at a 111,560ft² warehouse at Banbury Cross, Oxfordshire - close to junction 11 of the M40 and with ...
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TRL publishes white paper on tackling transport emissions in urban areas
TRL has used National Clean Air Day (15 June) to publish a new report about tackling road emissions in urban areas.Through its new white paper - A Breath of Fresh Air: A Holistic Approach to Reconcile Future Transport with Improved Air Quality - TRL examines the problem of poor air ...
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ArticleBullet Express to send trailer of aid to Grenfell fire victims
Bullet Express is sending a trailer of donations from Glasgow to London to provide aid to the victims of the Grenfell Tower fire.David McCutcheon, MD at Bullet Express, said that it’s gathering donations from people all over the UK in order to send the truck to London on Sunday evening, ...
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ArticleConsultation on new Tilbury port terminal under way
The Port of Tilbury has launched a formal consultation on plans to build a new 152-acre port terminal on the site of the former Tilbury Power Station. The new port, dubbed Tilbury2, will be built on the site of the former power station and will include a new deepwater jetty ...
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Haulage industry backs College of Paramedics' call to reconsider fully segregated cycle lanes
A call from the College of Paramedics to reconsider the introduction of fully segregated cycle lanes in cities has received backing from the haulage industry.The College of Paramedics has said that kerbed cycle lanes make it much harder for motorists to pull over to one side to allow emergency vehicles ...
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ArticleBedfords Group slumps to loss but sees better times ahead
Leeds-based Bedfords Group has made “significant progress” in adding new streams of business, according to its latest results, despite recording a pre-tax loss of £221,415 last year.The group, which is owned by SP & PL Holdings, is made up of Bedfords, LinQ Alliance and RPL Transport, which it bought in ...
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RHA legal action against truck manufacturers targeting £6,000 payout per vehicle
The RHA has said that compensation in its legal case against the truck manufacturers involved in the price-fixing scandal could yield around £6,000 per truck.The association is co-ordinating a group claim on behalf of members and non-members alike after the European Commission (EC) fined MAN, Volvo Group (which includes Volvo ...
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ArticleCalais and currency troubles almost halve Brian Yeardley's pre-tax profit
Pre-tax profit at Brian Yeardley fell by nearly 50% in 2016, hit by a combination of migrant problems in Calais, unstable currency exchange rates and fleet investment.The operator’s pre-tax profit for the year was £368,000; down 48% on 2015’s £544,000.The main cause of this, MD Kevin Hopper told MT, was ...
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ArticleMaxi Haulage sees profit surge despite 'difficult' environment
Maxi Haulage has delivered one of its largest pre-tax profits in the firm’s history, despite a “difficult and competitive” environment.The Irvine-based haulage company, a subsidiary of Maxi Caledonian, saw pre-tax profit increase from £1.5m in 2015 to £2.3m in the year to 30 September 2016. Turnover rose from £55.9m to ...
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London's Enviro Waste adds to Fuso Canter fleet
East London-based Enviro Waste has added three new trucks to its fleet of Fuso Canters, two years after it took delivery of its first 7.5-tonne model.Enviro Waste took its first 7.5-tonne Canter two years ago, buying two more the following year.In its newest hire agreement with Mercedes-Benz financial services, Enviro ...
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Kuehne + Nagel trials hydro-electric refrigeration units in urban areas
Kuehne + Nagel (K+N) is operating two Carrier Transicold engineless refrigeration systems on its Whitbread contract to test out their environmental and performance capabilities.The multi-temperature units are fitted to an 18-tonne Mercedes-Benz Econic and a 26-tonne Daf CF and feature low-noise, Piek-compliant technology suited to urban areas.They run entirely on ...
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Chris Grayling remains as transport secretary after cabinet reshuffle
Chris Grayling has retained his position as transport secretary after a cabinet reshuffle following last week’s general election.The reshuffle also sees Michael Gove return to the cabinet as environment secretary. One of Gove’s first challenges will be implementing Defra's much delayed air quality plan proposals, which will be revealed by ...
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ArticleIndustry supporters Rob Flello and Jane Ellison loose seats in general election upset
Rob Flello, political champion of the haulage industry, has been ousted as Labour MP for Stoke-on-Trent South by Conservative candidate Jack Brereton.Flello, who was chairman of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Freight Transport and a member of the Transport Committee, lost his seat to Brereton by just 663 votes in ...
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Southern Salads a 'significant win' for NFT
NFT has won what it has described as a “significant contract” to provide UK-wide temperature-controlled distribution to Southern Salads.Given the seasonal supply demands associated with sales of salad products, the deal sees Southern Salads move away from its own transport fleet and utilise not just NFT’s, but also NFT's wider ...
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DX Group's Exchange business being investigated by the police
DX Group is being investigated by City of London Police, after an allegation was made against its Exchange business on 7 June.In a statement, DX Group confirmed that the City of London Police Economic Crime Directorate had notified the company of the allegation and that a preliminary investigation had commenced.A ...
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ArticleTruck manufacturers talk the future of the road transport industry
How will truck designs keep up with the whirlwind of new urban legislation? Where is it headed when it comes to alternative fuels or autonomous trucks? What, in fact, does the future look like for the road haulage sector? Representatives from MAN, Daf, Iveco and Scania addressed these questions and ...
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ArticleMichelin cycling team to tackle Mount Ventoux climb for charity The Peter Pan Centre
The Michelin cycling team are set to tackle the Mount Ventoux climb in July in a bid to raise funds for Staffordshire-based charity The Peter Pan Centre for children with special needs.The team will ride up Mount Ventoux three times in 24 hours. To add to the challenge the riders ...