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    Bill Bacon appointed DHL Tradeteam MD

    2017-04-05T10:07:00Z

    DHL Tradeteam has named Bill Bacon as MD, replacing James Gill.Bacon (pictured) was formerly MD of DHL Supply Chain’s automotive division and has held various roles across the retail and automotive sectors since he joined the company in 2001.Gill has become chief financial officer of DHL Supply Chain UK and ...

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    Former DPD executive director joins Arrow XL

    2017-04-04T15:27:00Z

    Former DPD executive director Charlie Shiels (pictured) has been appointed chief operations officer at Arrow XL. Shiels worked with DPD for just less than 22 years, most recently as executive director of central operations, before he left the business last July.Shiels was responsible for the parcel delivery firm’s fleet, and ...

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    FTA deputy chief executive to speak at Microlise Transport Conference

    2017-04-04T14:59:00Z

    The deputy head of the FTA will talk about what the association believes are the five most pressing industry issues at this year's Microlise Transport Conference. James Hookham will talk about the incoming apprenticeship levy and the financial burden it will have on industry businesses, as well as the number ...

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    London Ultra Low Emission Zone to start in April 2019

    2017-04-04T11:58:00Z

    Operators in London will face Sadiq Khan’s Ultra Low Emission Zone fees from April 2019, after the mayor moved forward the zone’s start date.Khan launched a public consultation into the proposed ULEZ today (4 April), which will see non-Euro-6 HGVs pay a daily fee of £100 to operate in the ...

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    Expect Distribution wins three-year deal with Stores Direct

    2017-04-04T11:43:00Z

    Expect Distribution has signed a three-year warehousing and distribution deal with online retailer Stores Direct, expanding the scope of the eight-year relationship between the two parties.The Bradford-based operator will store products, receive orders from consumers, pick and then deliver direct to residential addresses. Stores Direct trades as stovesareus.co.uk, fireplacesareus.co.uk and ...

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    Ulemco and H2B2 collaborate to make hydrogen more cost viable as an alternative to diesel HGVs

    2017-04-04T11:22:00Z

    Ulemco is to collaborate with Spanish hydrogen producer H2B2 to accelerate the commercialisation of hydrogen-fuelled vehicles, both in Spain and the UK.The companies have signed a Memorandum of Understanding that sees them partnering to make hydrogen as a fuel more economically viable through scaled production.Liverpool-based Ulemco will continue to develop ...

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    Harrods picks zero-emission electric van for London grocery deliveries

    2017-04-04T10:27:00Z

    All-electric Nissan e-NV200 revolutionises iconic Harrods delivery fleetLondon department store Harrods has added an all-electric e-NV200 delivery van to its fleet, nearly 100 years after its first foray into the use of electric vehicles.The Nissan e-NV200 has been specially adapted for its fresh grocery delivery needs, with a fully refrigerated ...

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    Scania and SP Training partner to offer national HGV driver training programme

    2017-04-03T14:50:00Z

    Scania and SP Training have begun offering a national HGV driver training programme.Scania’s 40-strong team of driver trainers will handle the practical elements of the HGV test and SP Training will deliver the classroom content – including the mandatory Driver CPC modules - from the manufacturer's network of 12 sites.During ...

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    Rebecca Davies named joint managing director at AKW Global Logistics

    2017-04-03T14:29:00Z

    Rebecca Davies has been promoted to joint managing director at AKW Global Logistics.Davies, who was group warehousing director at the firm and has been a board member for several years, has been associated with the AK Worthington side of the business since 1986 (aside from a period with TNT as ...

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    Fors membership grew 22% in 2016

    2017-04-03T14:26:00Z

    Fors membership climbed 22% in 2016, totalling more than 4,400.In its review of 2016, Fors said its number of gold accredited operators rose by 49%, and silver by 69%.The year also saw the first national Fors conference, and the fourth version of the standard.It boosted its auditor numbers by a ...

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    New air quality measures could cost UK diesel drivers £20 a day

    2017-04-03T11:30:00Z

    Diesel vehicle users could be charged up to £20 a day in towns and cities across the UK under new air quality measures expected to be introduced later this week.Environment secretary Andrea Leadsom is expected to announce the rules, which are believed to include 35 towns and cities.According to the ...

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    Dearman takes zero-emission engine to Germany

    2017-04-03T11:25:00Z

    UK clean, cool technology firm Dearman will be taking its zero-emission engine to Germany this week as it looks to expand its European presence.The Dearman engine runs on liquid nitrogen and can be used to produce zero-emission transport refrigeration units (TRUs) for trucks and vans.It is on trial with UK ...

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    Kinaxia adds Panic Transport to its stable

    2017-03-31T14:35:00Z

    Investment firm Kinaxia is on the hunt for further acquisitions following the purchase of Palletline member Panic Transport (Contracts).It is its sixth acquisition in five years and the first paid for from a war chest of £25m, secured in January last year.The purchase of Rugby-based Panic Transport (Contracts) last month ...

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    Tevva Motors heads to Madrid on trade mission to highlight zero-emission truck technology

    2017-03-31T11:11:00Z

    Tevva Motors has been chosen by London mayor Sadiq Khan to take part in a three-day trade mission to Madrid.Essex-based Tevva will be looking to showcase its range-extended series hybrid electric 7.5-tonner to business leaders in the Spanish capital, which plans to ban diesel vehicles by 2025.The event forms part ...

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    DX Group's largest shareholder slams John Menzies Distribution acquisition

    2017-03-31T10:56:00Z

    DX Group’s largest shareholder has slammed the proposed acquisition of John Menzies Distribution, deeming it a bad deal for shareholders, an attempt to distract from “terrible” operating results and a “face saving exercise for the DX board”. The proposed deal, announced this morning, would see DX Group buy the distribution ...

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    DX Group's profit plummets 75% in first six months of its trading year

    2017-03-31T10:47:00Z

    DX Group’s pre-tax profit crashed 75% year-on-year in the six months ending 31 December 2016, it revealed today. The half-year results, released today, report adjusted pre-tax profit or £600,000, against £2.5m for the six months ended 31 December 2015.The group’s turnover increased by 0.7% to 142.7m.Last week the group’s largest ...

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    Palletways introduces ETA service

    2017-03-31T09:04:00Z

    Palletways has become the first in the pallet network sector to offer its customers two-hour delivery windows. The network’s new ETA service is live and is already being used by all member operators.Customers receive a text or email from Palletways and the member operator with an estimated time slot, and ...

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    Earned recognition roll-out won't be until 2018, DVSA confirms

    2017-03-30T16:18:00Z

    The DVSA’s flagship earned recognition programme will not be launched until 2018, its chief executive has confirmed.Gareth Llewellyn’s foreword in the agency’s 2017-2018 business plan, published today, said: “We have commenced work on our earned recognition programme which, when rolled out next year, will enable us to divert resources to ...

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    Bibby Distribution takes powder tankers from Feldbinder

    2017-03-30T15:22:00Z

    Bibby Distribution has bought five new custom-designed powder tankers in a bid to cut the cost of transporting food and ingredients.The Feldbinder tankers, each able to transport 63,000m3, will transport powdered foodstuffs such as starches and sugars across the country and will be operating primarily out of Bibby’s Corby campus.Bibby ...

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    Cycle lanes are short term pain for longer gain, says minister

    2017-03-30T14:47:00Z

    Congestion caused by cycle lanes is a short-term pain for the long-term gain of reducing traffic levels in London, DfT minister Andrew Jones told the Transport Committee hearing on urban congestion this week.Asked by committee member Rob Flello MP why the DfT continued to fund bus and cycle lane schemes ...