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ArticleAcumen Distribution puts four more longer semi-trailers into operation
Acumen Distribution has put four more 15.65m longer semi-trailers on the road, taking the total number of trailers it operates under the DfT trial to 21. The SDC trailers are to be put into operation on three return routes from Sunderland to Wednesbury, Sunderland to Telford and Redditch to Middleton. ...
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M&S set to close DHL-run Coventry DC
Marks & Spencer (M&S) has revealed plans to cease operations at its Coventry DC, which is owned and operated by partner DHL Supply Chain, from April. An M&S spokesman told Motortransport.co.uk that the proposal is part of its supply chain transformation programme, which was launched in 2009 and aims to ...
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ArticleEddie Stobart ends dispute with former Tesco drivers
Eddie Stobart has ended a long-running dispute with 184 HGV drivers that had been pursuing an unfair dismissal claim relating to the logistics giant taking over the running of a Tesco DC in Doncaster in 2012.At a meeting that took place prior to an employment tribunal hearing in Sheffield last ...
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ArticleWincanton wins BAE Systems' UK shipbuilding logistics contract
Wincanton has been awarded a new contract with defence manufacturer BAE Systems, to provide full logistics and warehousing services in support of its UK shipbuilding operations.This includes its programme to deliver three new River Class Offshore Patrol Vessels for the Royal Navy.The long-term agreement, which starts with the outsourcing of ...
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Suttons Group still strong despite Harvest Energy loss
The loss of customer Harvest Energy to Norbert Dentressangle in April 2014, after a competitive tender, has seen Suttons Group report £10.5m of discontinued activities in its UK road haulage business.In the year-ending 30 April 2014 Sutton and Son (St Helens) – which comprises its UK road tanker operations (Suttons ...
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ArticleGaps left in Bibby Supply Chain Services' management team
There appears to have been a great deal of change amongst the team at Bibby Supply Chain Services last month with the departure of not one, but two of its directors.Following the announcement that Iain Speak has stepped down from his position as chief executive to form his own consultancy, ...
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Paul Kavanagh appointed as R Swain & Sons MD
Paul Kavanagh has been named as MD at R Swain & Sons, replacing Bob Swain who stepped down last month.Kavanagh, formerly chief operating officer at Bibby Supply Chain Services, took up his new position at the Rochester, Kent-based operator on 1 January. Former MD Bob Swain has moved to a ...
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UK's thirst for diesel still growing
Nothing, it seems, can quench the UK’s thirst for diesel, with demand for the road fuel rising once again in the third quarter of 2014, according to new figures from the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC). Demand in Q3 for road diesel, including biodiesel, reached just under 7.1 ...
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Chancellor invites RHA chief executive to discuss driver shortage
Chancellor George Osborne has invited RHA chief executive Richard Burnett to a “formal roundtable discussion” with the Treasury and DfT to discuss possible government “intervention” to address the HGV driver shortage.The RHA has called for government grants to train UK residents to become HGV drivers rather than see an influx ...
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ArticleFormer APC chief Ziaullah acquires UK Shuttle
Former APC chief executive Syed Ziaullah has acquired Swindon-based parcels and pallet firm UK Shuttle for an undisclosed sum.The express delivery business is a member of The Pallet Network as well as parcel network APC Overnight, and operates a secure warehousing site with pick-and-pack options for customers.Ziaullah told MT the ...
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ArticleInformation: their stock-in-trade?
Tantalising scraps of information have emerged recently from the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) in response to The Hub’s enquiries about the case of a bag of post found dumped in a river in North London early last year.As readers will recall, the case involved the discovery last April of a ...
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City Link collapse hits operator pockets
An operator that worked as a subcontractor for City Link has claimed it has been left thousands of pounds out of pocket by the parcel carrier’s collapse last month.Speaking to Motortransport.co.uk Jim Timms, owner of Gloucester-based James Timms Transport, estimated that the firm is owed £113,000 by City Link for ...
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ArticlePrestons of Potto co-founder dies
Richard Preston, who co-founded haulage firm Prestons of Potto with his wife Anne, has died, aged 81.He started the business, now run by son and MD David, in 1957 as a successor to his father’s threshing contractor business, which was set up in 1936.Richard, who along with Anne remained chairman ...
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ArticleOperators looking to buy more fleet vehicles this year, than last year, reveals CV Industry report
Operators are more optimistic about their vehicle acquisition strategy in 2015 than they were in 2014, predicting that more new vehicles will be bought this year compared with last year.The findings of the 2015 Overview of the Commercial Vehicle Industry report, produced by MT publisher Road Transport Media on behalf ...
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Longer, more aerodynamic truck cabs held off until 2022 following European vote
Operators will not see longer, more aerodynamic truck cabs for at least another seven years after the European Parliament and EU countries last month agreed to prevent the introduction of such cabs until 2022.The European Commission’s original proposals envisaged longer, shapelier cabs giving better crash performance, fuel-saving aerodynamics and more ...
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TWA Logistics enters into CVA
Wirral-based transport and storage firm TWA Logistics has entered into a company voluntary arrangement (CVA) as it seeks to pay back more than £300,000.At a creditors meeting on 5 December 2014, 92% of creditors voted in favour of an arrangement that will see them receive a minimum dividend of 40p ...
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2015 Motor Transport Awards deadline extended
The deadline to enter the 2015 Motor Transport Awards has been extended to 27 March so there is still time to enter before our panels of independent, expert judges gather in April to make their deliberations. Here are some hints and tips on how to make sure your entry stands ...
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Fors to be taken national by AECOM
TfL has revealed that consultancy group Aecom is to run Fors on a five-year concession-style contract that will see the best practice scheme taken national.In an announcement today, TfL confirmed Aecom would run the accreditation scheme on a five-year basis as a concessionaire.There is an option to extend the deal ...
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Yearsley granted permission for Newark extension
Yearsley Logistics has secured permission for an extension to its Newark site that will boost storage by 30,000 pallets.The £15m investment, which has now received planning permission from Newark and Sherwood District Council, will see construction of a 58,663ft² coldstore, a 16,684ft² extension to its main storage unit, and a ...
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ArticleSfL's closure will create a vacuum in logistics sector
The Hub caught up with FTA chief executive Theo de Pencier (pictured) this week for his thoughts on the closure of Skills for Logistics (SfL), announced last week by its board.“We regret the passing of SfL,” he said. “Over the years, perhaps it hasn't achieved as much for the industry ...