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ArticleRoyal Mail employees vote in favour of industrial action over pay dispute
Royal Mail has said it is “very disappointed” that managers have voted to take strike action due to a pay dispute.Members of union Unite were balloted over a two week period, with 93% voting in favour of industrial action, and 78% in favour of a full strike.Royal Mail managers are ...
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ArticleDent Logistics goes with Goodyear
Penrith, Cumbria-based Dent Logistics has signed a five year deal with Goodyear in a move that will see it commit 100% to the manufacturer as well as utilise its fleet management service TruckForce.The deal, which sees Goodyear replace a “premium” incumbent, will see Dent Logistics fit KMAX as well as ...
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Future Truck Design Awards winners to be revealed at CV Show
The winners of the Future Truck Design Awards will be revealed at this year’s CV Show- and you’re invited to attend the ceremony.Transport for London’s competition, which was open to schools, colleges and universities across the UK, asked students to help shape what the urban delivery vehicles of the future ...
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ArticleBook now to attend the Future Truck Design Awards at the CV Show
The winners of the Future Truck Design Awards will be revealed at this year’s CV Show- and you’re invited to attend the ceremony.TfL’s competition, which was open to schools, colleges and universities across the UK, asked students to help shape what the urban delivery vehicles of the future will look ...
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ArticleArrow XL improves customer satisfaction through live online tracking
One of Arrow XL's double decker trailersArrow XL has reported a significant boost in customer satisfaction since the launch of its AskAxl live tracking app last autumn.The two-man delivery firm said a third of its customers are now engaging with AskAxl, which provides real-time delivery status information and a live ...
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ArticleBandvulc Plus+ on track with Searon deal
Bandvulc Plus+, the tyre management business of truck tyre retreader Bandvulc, has won a contract to provide services for Felixstowe-based Searon Logistics. Searon runs a fleet of more than 200 vehicles and trailers and was set up in 2008 by Sean French and Aaron Pilcher.Rob Lewis, fleet manager at Searon ...
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ArticleEuropean Commission: cabotage rules unenforceable and unclear
Cabotage regulations are unclear and unenforceable, according to the European Commission (EC). Speaking at the Road Transport Conference in Brussels this week, EC transport commissioner Violeta Bulc said a tendency for member states to implement their own rules for road transport had created uncertainties, an administrative burden and costs for ...
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Surfair Global Logistics calls in administrators
Derbyshire-based Surfair Global Logistics has called in the administrators.The company has appointed administrators Milner Boardman & Partners in Hale, Cheshire and a creditors meeting will be held on 26 April.Staff at the company, which trades as Surfair Logistics, told Motortransport.co.uk this week that owner and MD Paul Cannon has left ...
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ArticleM&A activity to remain high in 2016
Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity in the transport sector throughout the world is predicted to rise for the fourth consecutive year, according to a report from KPMG.The analysis predicts the amount raised by completed M&A transactions this year will exceed £52bn, surpassing last year’s figure of £48bn.Freight and logistics M&A ...
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DHL Supply Chain's urban concept truck boosting quiet delivery potential in cities
When DHL Supply Chain launched its urban concept truck at Quiet Cities in November 2014, it was looking to take the first steps in helping to transform industry efforts to make city deliveries cleaner, safer and quieter.Alongside the work of Clocs for the construction sector, DHL wanted to show the ...
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Research to explore barriers preventing widescale uptake of low-emission CVs
Element Energy has been commissioned by TfL to explore the barriers preventing operators from wider take-up of low-emission commercial vehicles.The research will help shape TfL’s LoCITY programme, launched in January, which aims to stimulate the uptake of cleaner commercial vehicles across the capital.As part of the research, Element Energy is ...
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Gefco UK extends Jaguar Land Rover delivery deal
Gefco UK has extended its relationship with Jaguar Land Rover with a delivery service. The operator has taken on new work with the manufacturer, moving finished vehicles from its Halewood production site to dealerships across central UK and the South East.It previously worked with Jaguar Land Rover in the area, ...
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Employee wins £20,000 in damages from Wincanton
Wincanton has been ordered to pay £20,000 in damages after an employee, who was sacked after being accused of exaggerating injuries sustained at work, won her claim of unfair dismissal.An employment tribunal last week heard that Wincanton warehouse worker Natalia Samuel was struck by a falling drill in April 2012 ...
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Container weight changes to cause chaos at UK ports
Significant changes to the verification of container weights coming into effect this summer could spark chaos at UK ports, according to haulage companies.Amendments to the Safety of Life at Sea (Solas) Convention will make shippers responsible for ensuring containers have a verified gross mass before they can be loaded on ...
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ArticleMcGregor Logistics premiers new Schmitz Cargobull trailers
The latest additions will join 30 other Schmitz Cargobull curtainsiders that operate for McGregor Logistics throughout the UK.Schmitz Cargobull’s latest fixed roof curtainsider trailer has had its UK premier. Doncaster-based McGregor Logistics, which has been running Schmitz trailers for more than a decade, has taken 20 of the latest design ...
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Mergers and acquisition activity in transport sector to exceed £52bn this year
Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity in the transport sector throughout the world is predicted to rise for the fourth consecutive year, according to a report from KPMG.The analysis predicts the amount raised by completed M&A transactions this year will exceed £52bn, surpassing last year’s figure of £48bn.Freight and logistics M&A ...
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S&S Distribution back in the black after 2015 loss says Palletline
S&S Distribution, the Kent-based haulier snapped up by Palletline last year, recorded a pre-tax loss shortly after its purchase, newly published accounts show.However, its new owner told Motortansport.co.uk it is back in the black.The firm was bought by the network in May 2015 and in results filed at Companies House ...
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Stuttgart to trial battery-operated light duty trucks
German city Stuttgart and parcel firm Hermes have joined forces for a 12-month trial of battery-operated light duty trucks.The five-vehicle trial aims to examine the zero-emission trucks’ capabilities on typical short-radius duties in the city centre.The Municipality of Stuttgart will test four 6-tonne Fuso Canter E-Cells: two with hydraulic tipper ...
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Co-operative Food "pleased" after driver dispute resolution
The Co-operative Food is “pleased” with the outcome of its dispute with around 700 members of staff, which was sparked by the planned transfer of 87 drivers at its Coventry depot to Eddie Stobart Logistics. Strike action was narrowly avoided last month after the transfer prompted fears among drivers across ...
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ArticlePanther Warehousing team completes management buyout
Panther Warehousing has completed a management buyout (MBO), backed by private equity firm Lloyds Development Capital (LDC).The £17m buyout was lead by MD Colin McCarthy and will see the company’s founder and chairman Wilson Barrett retire.Barrett founded the company in 1989, and kept it going when it entered into a ...