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    Meachers' winning formula makes Southampton consolidation pay

    2017-02-22T12:13:00Z

    The Meachers-run Southampton Suitable Distribution Centre (SDC) has proved a success and no longer needs any subsidy, according to the man leading the project.Speaking last month at Making Freight Consolidation Centres Work, Meachers Global Logistics commercial director Gary Whittle said that three years on from signing up to operate, the ...

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    Investing the equivalent funding earmarked for HS2 into the roads would deliver four times the economic boost

    2017-02-22T00:02:00Z

    Investing the same level of funding into the road network as the £55.7bn earmarked for HS2 would deliver four times the economic growth, according to a report commissioned by FairFuelUK (FFUK).The report, Roads Investment for UK Growth, by the Centre for Economics and Business Research, argues that investment into the ...

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    Councils need to stop scapegoating hauliers over the condition of local roads, says RHA

    2017-02-21T15:15:00Z

    RHA has demanded that councils “get their act together” and stop scapegoating UK hauliers for road damage in a bid to cover up their own failure to maintain their roads infrastructure.It follows a report from the Local Government Association (LGA) last week that claimed rising numbers of HGVs were pushing ...

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    LGA's claim that trucks are pushing road maintenance levels to breaking point rubbished by the FTA

    2017-02-21T14:35:00Z

    The FTA has accused the Local Government Association (LGA) of “a cheap attempt to make headlines” after it claimed HGVs are pushing the state of local roads “over the edge”.The FTA said this week the LGA’s claim was incorrect and showed a “clear lack of understanding” of the impact of ...

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    Microlise Transport Conference workshops to focus on collaboration and risk management

    2017-02-21T14:14:00Z

    Risk management, driver behaviour and improving efficiency through collaboration are among the topics that will be discussed at the Microlise Transport Conference workshops.The host of the event will look after one of the three workshop areas in the conference's exhibition area, where delegates will be able to hear how Microlise ...

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    Fly By Nite buys Cartwright trailers to support business growth

    2017-02-21T11:09:00Z

    Fly By Nite is continuing to boost its fleet, ordering 16 new trailers from Cartwright. The Redditch-based events haulage company, whose customers include Madonna, Rihanna and Lady Gaga, has seen business grow rapidly over the past few years as falling album sales have driven bands to tour more frequently.Fly By ...

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    The UK has some of the world’s most congested cities, find two reports

    2017-02-20T23:59:00Z

    Two separate reports rank the UK as one of the most congested countries in the world.The latest TomTom Traffic Index named the UK as the second most congested country (by cities) in the world during 2016 behind first place China.TomTom’s Traffic Index, which looked at data from 390 cities in ...

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    T-Charge means all of London's road users will play their part in cutting emissions, says FTA

    2017-02-20T17:02:00Z

    The FTA has welcomed news that London’s T-Charge will commence on 23 October, providing a level playing field for all road users.Natalie Chapman, FTA’s head of policy for London, said: “It is incumbent on all of London’s road users to work together to reduce emissions in the capital, to help ...

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    London getting lion's share of England's transport investment, warns report.

    2017-02-20T13:28:00Z

    More than half the spending on England’s transport network is going to London with the imbalance set to get worse, according to a report by Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR).The report Paying for Our Progress, published this week by IPPR North, reveals that whilst £1,943 is being spent per ...

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    Vision Techniques to showcase anti-runaway and cycle safety vehicle tech at summit

    2017-02-20T11:42:00Z

    Vision Techniques will be heading to the Freight in the City Spring Summit next month to showcase its vehicle runaway prevention technology.The group will be highlighting its multiple award-winning and British built VT BrakeSafe safety system.It has been developed to automatically prevent vehicle runaways by applying the handbrake if a ...

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    Richard Myatt joins Palletways as group finance director

    2017-02-20T10:21:00Z

    Palletways has appointed former SIG finance director Richard Myatt as group finance director at the network, replacing Andrew Reynolds.Myatt has previously held a variety of financial roles at two of the largest own-account operators in the UK: several roles held at Saint-Gobain include finance director at Jewson; most recently he ...

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    Disc-Lock to demonstrate fleet safety systems at Freight in the City Birmingham

    2017-02-17T17:16:00Z

    Disc-Lock will be reinforcing its safety message when it spins down to the Freight in the City Spring Summit next month.The Wrexham-based group provides vibration-proof fastening systems used in a variety of industries worldwide from trucks, trailers and buses to rail engineering and heavy equipment manufacturing.The three main products produced ...

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    Seafield Logistics creditors made claims totalling more than £7m

    2017-02-17T16:54:00Z

    The liquidator for Seafield Logistics received unsecured claims of more than £7m.A liquidator’s progress report from Grant Thornton, published as the failed business enters the final stages of the insolvency process, revealed claims for £7.1m were made following the operator’s collapse in June 2014.Grant Thornton said in the report that ...

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    Greater Manchester and Transport for the North invite operators to freight forum

    2017-02-17T16:50:00Z

    Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) is inviting operators to come along to its second Logistics Forum on 7 March to address the challenges and opportunities for the freight sector across the region.The event will bring together key speakers from TfGM and the freight sector, as well as three workshops in ...

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    Scania GB to provide dealer support for Hulsteins' hydraulic refrigeration truck units

    2017-02-17T15:55:00Z

    Hulsteins, a Swedish manufacturer of hydraulically driven refrigeration units for trucks, has joined forces with Scania GB to create an installation and support package for UK customers.Having launched its low-emission, quiet refrigeration units into the UK market in November last year, Hulsteins said it understood the importance of creating a ...

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    UK topped Scania sales charts in 2016

    2017-02-17T15:33:00Z

    The UK was Scania’s biggest market worldwide in 2016, the first time this country has topped the Swedish truck builder’s sales charts, according to Mathias Carlbaum, Scania’s executive vice president for commercial operations.Briefing journalists ahead of the release of Scania’s 2016 results, Carlbaum said Scania’s sales across Europe were 14% ...

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    London's vehicle emission surcharge to start 23 October

    2017-02-17T12:22:00Z

    London’s T-Charge will come into force from 23 October taking the daily charge for non-compliant vans and trucks travelling into the capital to £21.50.Regular visitors into central London are likely to comply with the emissions surcharge as it is set at the same Euro-4 and above level for HGVs as ...

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    Urban Transport Group urges DfT to take a more 'ambitious' approach to freight strategy

    2017-02-17T10:00:00Z

    The Urban Transport Group (UTG) has urged the government to take a more “ambitious, open and forward-thinking” approach to freight strategy.Speaking to Freightinthecity.com ahead of next month’s Spring Summit in Birmingham, MD Jonathan Bray said the DfT had left a “big hole” where freight strategy should be, with more work ...

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    Turkish electric van-maker BD Auto launches into UK market

    2017-02-16T16:54:00Z

    BD Auto and Energy is to begin offering its range of all-electric vans in the UK this spring.The Turkish manufacturer has been producing pure electric LCVs and passenger models for more than eight years and has more than 400 vehicles in operation in seven European countries.It believes the time is ...

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    Pallet networks' member acquisition spree to continue, say bosses

    2017-02-16T16:50:00Z

    Pallet networks buying member hauliers is a trend the sector will “definitely see more of” in the future, say the heads of Palletline and Pall-Ex.Both networks recently bought member operators to avoid losing their services when the owners retired.Palletline earlier this month bought ABE (Ledbury), which joined the network in ...