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Auditor picks at Birds Groupage Services' figures

2016-07-28T13:48:00Z

Birds Groupage Services' auditor has raised concerns over the future of the loss-making company.Auditor RSM Northern Ireland's concerns were raised in the operator's latest abbreviated annual results to 30 September 2015.Despite parent company Ballyvesey Holdings' waiver of a £4m intercompany loan in the period, the haulier made a loss of ...

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Greggs boosts fleet MPG by 11% through ECO Stars membership

2016-07-27T13:42:00Z

Bakery group Greggs has sliced £750,000 off its national fleet running costs since its Scottish division joined the ECO Stars Fleet Recognition Scheme.The chain’s Edinburgh depot runs 11 refrigerated Euro-6 trucks, which each travel an average 82,876km per year on trunking and store delivery routes across Scotland.Following recommendations set out ...

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Steve Porter Transport Group selected as preferred freight partner by Red Funnel

2016-07-27T12:15:00Z

Steve Porter Transport Group has signed a new five-year deal with Red Funnel, which will see it remain the ferry operator’s preferred freight partner.The new agreement builds on an existing commercial partnership that saw Steve Porter acquire Red Funnel’s distribution division in 2011.The deal sees Steve Porter remain the Isle ...

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DHL staff offered redeployment as BHS contract terminates

2016-07-27T12:14:00Z

DHL Supply Chain’s long-standing distribution contract with BHS will end on 6 August, the operator has confirmed, after the collapse of the high street retailer. The operation, based at DHL’s Atherstone site, employed more than 300 DHL staff members and had been in effect for more than 20 years.In a ...

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Money for HGV driver training would stimulate the economy, says Clugston boss

2016-07-27T11:22:00Z

The government should stimulate the economy by creating a quantitative easing programme for people rather than banks, according to Clugston Group CEO Stephen Martin.Speaking to Motortansport.co.uk this week about the annual results for Clugston’s logistics arm, Clugston Distribution Services, Martin expressed frustration at the lack of government financial support for ...

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Eddie Stobart has Tesco DC contract renewed

2016-07-26T16:10:00Z

Tesco has re-awarded the contract to run its UK distribution centre (DC) transport operations to Eddie Stobart.The operator signed a deal to run the transport from the DCs for Tesco in 2012 (this included two DCs in the Republic of Ireland).Following a re-tendering exercise conducted by the supermarket chain earlier ...

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Hellmann Worldwide Logistics's future secured

2016-07-26T15:49:00Z

Hellmann Worldwide Logistics appears to be out of the woods after its German parent company completed its delayed refinancing exercise.The parent company has been in protracted negotiations with 11 funding partners to refinance a €159m (£125m) loan, which makes up 40% of the group’s total loans, for more than a ...

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Wincanton renews Co-op contract for further five years

2016-07-26T15:10:00Z

Wincanton has renewed its long-standing distribution contract with the Co-op for a further five years. The two companies have worked together for more than 25 years, and Wincanton will continue to fulfil the deal from the Co-op’s depots in Lea Green, Merseyside and Cardinal, Cambridgeshire.The operation employs 700 people and ...

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AM Widdowson & Son remains on the road after pre-pack administration

2016-07-26T09:51:00Z

A pre-packaged sale of Leicester transport firm AM Widdowson and Son was the culmination of a torrid two years that included the loss of contracts, under-estimated fuel costs and management systems that were not fit for purpose.The company entered into administration on 6 July (CM 21 July) after falling into ...

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Scania Group makes provision in relation to EC cartel investigation

2016-07-26T08:51:00Z

Scania Group has made a SEK 3.8bn (£334m) provision in relation to the European Commission’s (EC’s) truck cartel investigation, but contests the EC's view that it was involved in price-fixing.The manufacturer said in a statement: "Scania has fully cooperated with the European Commission during the investigation. However, Scania contests the ...

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Howard Tenens sees profit grow in light of UK warehousing shortage

2016-07-22T15:55:00Z

A shortage of warehousing space in the UK boosted Howard Tenens’ turnover and pre-tax profit in its last economic year, due to the operator’s significant property holdings and an increase in demand. For the year ended 30 September 2015, Howard Tenens saw its pre-tax profit rise 52% to £5.1m (2014: ...

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EC low-emission mobility strategy aims to curb CO2 from transport sector

2016-07-22T15:42:00Z

The European Commission (EC) has published its low-emission transport strategy that aims to drastically reduce harmful emissions by 2030 through facilitating a faster take-up of cleaner vehicles and fuels.Objectives include roll-out of a certification and reporting process to measure fuel consumption and CO2 emissions on HGVs, with the EC also ...

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Howard Tenens nails more Toolstation work

2016-07-22T14:14:00Z

Howard Tenens has secured a five-year extension to its contract with building supplies firm Toolstation.The operator, which provides trunking between hubs and deliveries to Toolstation branches, has worked with the firm since 2009 and services the contract using several 15.65m longer-semi trailers.Matt Davis, general manager at Howard Tenens’ Swindon site, ...

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Wincanton reassures employees and investors in wake of Brexit vote

2016-07-21T12:20:00Z

Wincanton has said it is ready to tackle any changes in legislation or the economic climate Brexit might have on the industry.Speaking at the company’s AGM in London today, Wincanton chairman Steve Marshall said the board would be closely monitoring the situation “as the political and economical consequences become clearer”.However, ...

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Maritime signs deal with Allport Cargo Services

2016-07-21T11:22:00Z

Maritime Transport has signed a contract with international freight handler Allport Cargo Services, following 12 month trial. The deal will see Maritime dedicate 44 of its vehicles to the Allport contract, distributed between its Southampton, Tamworth, Manchester and Doncaster depots.The contracted work will begin next month.Mark Rollinson, group operations ...

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Ceva Logistics reels in John West Food contract renewal

2016-07-20T14:34:00Z

Ceva Logistics has renewed its contract with seafood supplier John West Foods for another three years.This latest win comes just one month after Ceva Logistics clinched a deal with white goods manufacturer Miele to extend its long-running contract for another five years.Under the John West Foods deal, which has already ...

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Keltbray Group to fit DawesGuard cyclist protection device to fleet

2016-07-20T11:30:00Z

London tipper operator Keltbray Group has opted to fit the DawesGuard safety device across its fleet vehicles following a 12-week trial of the system.The DawesGuard creates a physical shield across the ‘danger zone’ between the front and rear axles of construction vehicles to prevent a person being dragged under the ...

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Fowler Welch owner says Brexit "is disappointing" but remains upbeat about its prospects

2016-07-20T10:48:00Z

Fowler Welch’s parent company, Dart Group, has given Brexit the thumbs down but remains positive about the outlook for its business.Reporting preliminary annual results for the year to 31 March 2016, Dart Group said: “Although we were disappointed at the result of the recently held referendum on whether the UK ...

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Truck manufacturers respond to €2.9bn cartel fine

2016-07-20T10:20:00Z

Truck manufacturers have responded to the combined €2.9bn (£2.5bn) fine they were issued by the European Commission (EC) yesterday (19 July).Five manufacturers were hit with the largest fine the EC has ever imposed for a cartel after it found that they had colluded for 14 years on truck prices and ...

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Deputy London mayor Val Shawcross to open Freight in the City Expo 2016

2016-07-20T10:00:00Z

London’s deputy mayor for transport, Val Shawcross, will be making the keynote speech at this year’s Freight in the City Expo on 2 November at Alexandra Palace.Shawcross is well versed in the urban transport challenges facing the capital having previously chaired the London Assembly Transport Committee prior to being appointed ...