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ArticlePaperless system saves time signing infringement letters
Road transport software specialist Aquarius has developed a paperless digital signature system for drivers infringement letters that it claims will save fleet managers time and improve compliance through better record-keeping.Esign is a web-based system that enables both drivers and managers to sign digital letters on any touch-screen device. These signed ...
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Premier Carriers adds flat-bed Mercedes-Benz Econic to fleet
Premier Carriers has added a flat-bed Mercedes-Benz Econic to its fleet.The 26-tonne truck is being used on major London infrastructure projects including Crossrail.The model, originally designed as a waste handling vehicle, was supplied and adapted in eight weeks by S&B Commercial of Imperial Commercials Group.Adaptations included re-inforcement of the load-bed ...
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ArticleDVSA appoints Gareth Llewellyn as new chief executive
Gareth Llewellyn has been named as the new chief executive of the DVSA, after Alastair Peoples retired from the role last year. The appointment will see interim chief executive Paul Satoor return to his former role as deputy chief executive.Llewellyn, who will start his new job on 1 April, ...
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NFT Distribution profit up, turnover down, with new owner
NFT Distribution reported profit up but turnover down in its first trading year under the ownership of private equity backer EmergeVest.For the 12 months to 31 March 2015, turnover fell 4% to £162.6m, compared with £169.4m the previous year. Pre-tax profit rose 28.7% to £2.2m.NFT said the dip in turnover ...
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Investigation launched into fatal accident at Great Bear Distribution warehouse
Kettering Borough Council has launched an investigation into a fatal accident at a Great Bear Distribution warehouse in Northamptonshire earlier this month. A spokeswoman for the council said it opened the investigation after it was handed the case by Northamp- tonshire police, who attended the incident at the Great Bear ...
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Unite threatens Co-operative Group with industrial action over transfer of drivers to Eddie Stobart
The Unite union has threatened The Co-operative Group with nationwide industrial action over the transfer of 50-Midlands based drivers to Eddie Stobart. The union is up in arms at the planned transfer, via Tupe, of 50 Co-op drivers based in Coventry to Eddie Stobart this April.Unite believes this has implications ...
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ArticleDownload now: Freight in the City podcast
With four weeks to go until the Freight in the City Spring Summit on 3 March in Manchester, the latest Motor Transport podcast is a Freight in the City Spring Summit special discussing all the forthcoming highlights of the show.Regular podcast host Christopher Walton is joined by Motortransport.co.uk colleagues Laura ...
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Subbie rates drop as fuel prices fall
Operators across the UK are expected to lower subcontractor rates in light of falling fuel prices, said the RHA, after it emerged Wincanton’s general haulage operation had reviewed subcontractor rates for this reason. A letter sent to the business’s subcontractors explained that it had “no mechanism for cost recovery during ...
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ArticleProfit and turnover down but Pickfords still on the up
Removals firm Pickfords suffered a small decline in turn-over and profit in the last financial year but still managed to keep well ahead of its performance two years ago. In the year to the end of September 2015, turnover fell 3.75% to £67.2m (2014: £69.8m), while pre-tax profit was down ...
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The Co-operative installs Microlise telematics system
Retailer The Co-operative has installed a telematics and transport management system from Microlise. The system, which includes features such as electronic proof of delivery, driver fuel efficiency monitoring and planned-versus-actual route and schedule comparisons, will cover more than 1,300 trucks. The deal extends an existing nine-year working relationship between the ...
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ArticleCanute launches cyclist awareness course for HGV drivers
Canute has launched a new cycle safety scheme in conjunction with its supply chain client Wilko’s. The scheme involves training drivers to improve their awareness of cyclists, particularly in urban environments, and ensure they are equipped to take all available precautions to avoid collisions with vulnerable road users.The training involves ...
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ArticleCulina buys 20 new Daf XFs
Culina has bought 20 new Daf XFs from dealer Daf Greenhous. The food and drinks logistics provider said it chose the tractive-units because they were the best match for its company's priorities of ensuring drivers can work in comfortable conditions, while minimising the business's environmental impact.The company also recently bought ...
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ArticleBridgestone beat roadside response time in 2015
Tyre manufacturer Bridgestone assisted more than 35,000 stranded operators at the roadside in 2015 through its roadside assistance network. Bridgestone Partner, made up of a network of tyre dealers, also reduced its average response time by four minutes to 62 minutes between the first phone call and a partner arriving ...
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Traffic policy 'makes congestion and emissions worse'
Current traffic management policy is seriously flawed, adding to congestion, encouraging dangerous driving, increasing fuel consumption and emissions, and costing vehicle operators and tax payers a fortune, a new report from the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) has suggested.The ‘command and control’ approach adopted throughout much of the UK has ...
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FTA: new crossing charges must mirror those at Dartford
Any charges for using the new Lower Thames Crossing must be similar to those at Dartford if the new route is to effectively relieve congestion, the FTA has warned. Malcolm Bingham, head of road network management policy at the association, said that if the charges were not similar, vehicle ...
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Last-minute talks stave off strike at XPO Logistics Motherwell
A strike by drivers and warehouse staff at the Motherwell site of logistics giant XPO Logistics (formerly Norbert Dentressangle) has been suspended after last-minute negotiations between the company and union Unite. Almost 90 staff at Motherwell, including around 70 truck drivers, were poised to undertake a 48-hour strike from 2pm ...
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ArticleWoodside Haulage reports soaring profit
Consolidated results for the Woodside Haulage group of companies show that the County Antrim operator saw pre-tax profit soar 42% last year. The substantial increase to £1.4m, compared with £999,000 in 2014, was on the back of a healthy 6.3% increase in turnover to £54.6m in the year ending 31 ...
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ArticleAbbey Logistics targets £70m turnover as it kickstarts expansion strategy
Abbey Logistics Group is to reboot its expansion strategy following a “self-imposed” pause on growth during 2015.It is back on the acquisition trail looking to expand in mainland Europe, or enter the UK chemical transportation market, having secured £13.5m of funding from HSBC.Two-time MT Haulier of the Year winner has ...
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Iveco: 'make urban emission standards consistent'
Martin Flach, product director at Iveco - manufacturer of the Eurocargo – has called on legislators across Europe to standardise urban emission and safety standards and incentivise OEMs to improve their offerings.“In legislative terms the next major thing to hit the truck industry will be when we have to start ...
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TfL launches LoCITY scheme to help freight sector adopt low-emission vehicles
TfL has launched LoCITY, an industry-led 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 ...