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ArticleDownload the Overview of the UK CV Industry report for free
The 2016 edition of the Overview of the UK Commercial Vehicle Industry report, produced on behalf of Texaco Lubricants, is now available to download for free.The sixth edition of this annual report will inform readers of the current composition of the UK commercial vehicle parc and those who operate within ...
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ArticleSpeed Welshpool extends Radnor Hills deal by two years
Logistics firm Speed Welshpool has extended its partnership with mineral water and soft drinks supplier Radnor Hills for another two years.Radnor Hills, which is looking to expand into the European market, said Speed Welshpool’s strong network, via its membership in Palletways, had helped seal the deal.Powys-based Speed Welshpool has worked ...
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TfL creates scheme to boost low-emission vehicle uptake
TfL has launched LoCity, a programme to help the freight sector make better use of low-emission vans and lorries.The five-year scheme aims to increase availability and uptake of cleaner goods vehicles and will bring together freight and fleet operators, vehicle manufacturers, fuel providers and the public sector.It will create environmental ...
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ArticleCM Downton's trailblazing apprenticeship
Last year industry players won their long-waged battle for a government-funded driver training apprenticeship. The Trailblazer pitch had been denied twice previously when the government said it didn’t think training a driver would stretch over the 12-month period needed to meet funding requirements.While the Trailblazer scheme was eventually approved, CM ...
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Advanced Supply Chain appoints former Eddie Stobart operations director as transport MD
Advanced Supply Chain has appointed former Eddie Stobart opertions director Peter Kelly as MD of its transport division.Kelly, who has more than 20 years of experience in the industry, will work across all five of the haulier's UK sites.Advanced Supply Chain chief executive Mike Danby said: “Peter is an important ...
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Binmen given emergency system to stop out-of-control trucks
Vision Techniques has designed an emergency braking system for HGVs in response to the Glasgow bin lorry tragedy in December 2014 that killed six people.The system enables a crew member on a bin truck to bring a vehicle safely to a stop in the event the driver loses control by ...
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Panther Warehousing launches hat-trick of new delivery options
Panther Warehousing launched three new services at the Metapack Delivery Conference earlier this week. Although predominantly a two-man delivery firm, its new Solo service will see items too large for mechanical sortation delivered by a single courier to the customer's home.The second and third new offerings, Deliver and Build and ...
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Mayor to explore freight ban or charging in bid to improve London's roads
Boris Johnson has called on TfL to identify the “potential benefits and challenges” of a freight ban or charge on HGVs in central London during peak times.His directive comes shortly after the London Assembly members voted unanimously to introduce a rush-hour lorry ban in the capital.The feasibility work will form ...
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PODFather helps efficiency of central Scotland food waste collections
Commercial food waste firm Keenan Recycling has found PODFather’s route planning and real-time collection management system a key efficiency driver during a period of rapid growth.The Aberdeenshire-based company has expanded its operation across central Scotland prompted by tougher food waste regulations recently imposed on businesses, which limit the amount of ...
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Year of mixed fortunes at Suttons Group
Suttons Group has said that its most recent financial year was one of 'progress and challenges', as it embedded its purchase of Imperial Tankers into its UK business.Turnover in continuing operations for the year-ending 30 April 2015 rose to £176.2m, from £146.5m in the previous year. Pre-tax profit however fell ...
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ArticleDHL signs five year deal with the Compass Group
DHL Supply Chain has signed a five-year deal with contract catering giant Compass Group. The new deal will see DHL deliver product to Compass’s retail outlets in train stations and airports across the country.DHL will also provide waste management services on its return leg.Paul Richardson, MD of specialist services at ...
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United Pallet Network signs lease extension and plans hub capacity increase
The United Pallet Network (UPN) has extended its lease at its Fradley Park central-hub location.The pallet network is planning a 5,110m² extension at the Staffordshire location, which will take its total there to 23,226m² and a nightly capacity of more than 11,000 pallets.“This important lease extension provides the platform for ...
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Boughey Distribution profit down due to capacity crunch
Boughey Distribution’s profit took a hit after it ran out of warehousing space and was forced to outsource some of its storage operation last summer. While the food division of the NWF Group’s turnover increased 2.7% to £19.3m for the half year ended 30 November 2015 (2014: £18.8m), the extra ...
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Fortec debuts Simply European service
Fortec has launched a new European service which will see it make daily and scheduled deliveries through parent company Geodis’s network. ‘Simply European’, which is designed for frequent movement of low-volume pallet loads, will allow Fortec’s customers to send consignments to up to 24 countries across the continent.The service includes ...
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Transport minister Andrew Jones to speak at Microlise conference
Minister for transport Andrew Jones will speak at this year’s Microlise Transport Conference in May, along with a host of key industry players. The minister, who will have held the position for a year come May, said that he looked forward to “briefing transport operators, manufacturers and stakeholders on what ...
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Forth Road Bridge won't fully reopen until mid-March
The Forth Road Bridge will not fully reopen to HGV traffic until mid-March, according to Scottish transport minister Derek Mackay. The bridge, which was closed to all traffic on 4 December but reopened to non-HGV vehicles later that month, was originally set to reopen to HGVs in mid-February.A phased reintroduction ...
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AKW Group Logistics targeting larger customers post merger
Newly created AKW Group Logistics believes its enhanced scale will allow it to hunt further up the food chain.The group created after the merger of "friendly rivals" AK Worthington and Global Logistics (UK) will have an approximate turnover of £26m in its first full year of trading.Integration began last summer ...
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ArticleCo-operative Group writes to its drivers to deny that it plans to outsource its entire transport operation
The Co-operative Group has written to all of its 1,000 drivers this week to reassure them the group has no plans to outsource its remaining transport operations.It comes after the news that it is to transfer 50 Midlands-based drivers to Eddie Stobart in April.This prompted the Unite union to threaten ...
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ArticleCemex opts for 40 Daf CFs for cement operation
Cemex has signed a deal with Daf for the supply of 40 CF tractor units.Some 18 of the 460hp 6x2 tractors (an unliveried example of which pictured) have already been supplied to Cemex’s Rugby-based cement operations, with the rest due before April.They will maintained on a seven-year Daf MultiSupport R&M ...
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Cemex shows off cycle-safe tipper at Exchanging Places event
Cemex UK showcased one of its 15 strong fleet of new DAF CF eight-wheel tippers at a Metropolitan Police Service Exchanging Places event at Canary Wharf.The DAF tipper was used at the event, which took place on 29 January, to help educate cyclists about the difficult conditions HGV drivers face ...