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Tesco puts its first refrigerated drawbar into operation
Tesco has taken delivery of its first temperature-controlled drawbar vehicle, which will be used to make deliveries to its convenience stores.The 18.75m drawbar configuration will give the supermarket chain improved access to its Tesco Express stores, which are usually located in built-up and residential areas. It will allow it to ...
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ArticleBurnt Tree set for growth under new ownership
Just three months into his new job as vice president and MD of Enterprise Flex-E-Rent and Burnt Tree, MT meets Danny Glynn (pictured) at Enterprise Car Rentals’ swanky nearly-new European headquarters in Egham, Surrey. “Don’t touch the walls, the paint might still be wet,” he jokes.Glynn is responsible for fulfilling ...
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ArticleMargin remains king for Gregory
Like many family-owned hauliers, Gregory Distribution is now run by the third generation – in this case CEO John Gregory – after being set up between the two world wars.“My grandfather started in 1919 with a horse and cart,” says Gregory. “His first truck was an ex-First World War Model ...
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ArticleAcumen acquires Stobart enclosed car delivery business
Northampton-based Acumen Automotive Logistics has acquired Stobart Group’s enclosed car delivery operations for an undisclosed sum.The division, which trades as Enable, was formerly a wholly-owned subsidiary of Autologic before it was acquired by Stobart in 2012. It specialises in moving visually sensitive and specialist vehicles throughout the UK and Europe.The ...
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ArticleDPD £100m hub complete
Work on DPD’s £100m East Midlands hub has been completed, with the facility expected to be fully operational by next September.The 360,000ft² hub at Hinckley Commercial Park, Leicestershire, has 264 loading dock doors, 73,087ft² for mezzanine split over two floors and will have a Beumer automated sortation system which will ...
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ArticleGordon Leslie expands warehousing division with Benchmark Packaging acquisition
Gordon Leslie Group has acquired Glasgow-based warehousing and bonded storage business Benchmark Packaging for an undisclosed sum.The deal will boost Gordon Leslie’s turnover more than 40%, from about £7m a year to £10m, with headcount increasing from 50 employees to 110.MD Craig Leslie told MotorTransport.co.uk that the group had been ...
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ArticleManpower to remain in short supply in road transport
Well, with the chancellor blowing a raspberry in last week’s Autumn Statement in regards an HGV driver training fund, it looks like the industry is on its own when it comes to tackling the driver shortage (although the RHA haven’t thrown in the towel just yet).The newly released Manpower Employment ...
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DX Group buys half of Gnewt Cargo shareholding
DX Group has acquired almost half of last-mile delivery firm Gnewt Cargo for £1.75m.DX has bought a 49.8% stake in the firm, which runs a 100-strong fleet of zero-emission vehicles for last mile multi-drop deliveries in central London. As well as running electric vans, Gnewt also has a fleet of ...
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RHA presses George Osborne for immediate HGV driver training fund
The Road Haulage Association (RHA) has pressed chancellor George Osborne to reconsider making a training fund available for the industry, after hopes were dashed in the Autumn Statement last week.In a letter to the chancellor, the RHA called for an urgent meeting: “Government is failing this industry and the economy ...
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Late-paying firms could be named and shamed
Operators should soon be able to see how promptly large firms pay their bills under government proposals announced last week designed to name and shame businesses that “ride roughshod over their suppliers”.Increased transparency will, according to the government, enable smaller businesses to compare larger firms’ average payment times and the ...
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ArticleEuropean Commission investigates truck cartel allegations
Volvo Group has made a €400m (£317m) provision after being notified by the European Commission (EC) that it is suspected of involvement in a cartel, along with several other heavy- and medium-duty truck manufacturers.Last month the EC informed a number of truck manufacturers that it suspected them of being involved ...
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Royal Mail may face a fine of up to 10% of its turnover from Ofcom
Royal Mail could be hit with a fine of up to 10% of its “relevant turnover” if an investigation into final mile pricing finds it has breached competition law. Ofcom, which last week concluded that competition from rivals is not a threat to Royal Mail’s ability to provide a universal ...
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ArticleFarrall's Transport invests £3.5m in Deeside warehousing to unlock Liverpool SuperPort potential
Farrall’s Transport has invested £3.5m in a new 81,000ft² food grade facility in Deeside to tap into a predicted boost in port-centric logistics from the opening of the Liverpool SuperPort next year.The new warehouse will be operational by January 2015 and complements an existing 80,000ft² DC on ...
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Norbert Dentressangle and Wrings Transport fined for breaking weight limit
Norbert Dentressangle and Wrings Transport have been prosecuted for a second time after breaching a weight restriction in Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire.The companies were among eight operators hauled before Chippenham magistrates last month after breaking the 18-tonne ban over a bridge in the town, plus a 7.5-tonne weight restriction in ...
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Driver shortage could see above inflation pay-rises for HGV drivers
Concerns over the driver shortage and continuing growth in the economy could lead to above-inflation pay rises for 2015, the FTA has suggested. FTA research analyst Bruce Goodhart told Motortransport.co.uk research undertaken by the association recently showed the driver shortage was “a major concern” among members and that after wage ...
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ArticleWincanton has updated its vehicle and trailer fleet
Wincanton has invested in 80 new Euro- 6 Renaults and Mercedes-Benz as part of its drive to increase efficiency and reduce the environmental impact of its operations.It has also bought 276 curtain-sided trailers, which adhere to the load restraint EN12642 XL accreditation.The company says the vehicles, which include Mercedes-Benz Actros ...
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Wincanton re-accredited with Fors bronze
Wincanton has been re-accredited with a bronze status by Transport for London’s Freight Operator Recognition Scheme (Fors).The voluntary certification scheme ensures that operators in London and elsewhere in the UK work to high standards that go beyond minimum legal requirements in areas such as health and safety and environmental impact.Wincanton ...
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ArticleZero emissions operation wins Mayoral approval
London Mayor Boris Johnson has welcomed recent moves by courier firm Hermes to slash emissions via the use of a fleet of 44 electric vans. The vehicles – all 100% electric Renault Kangoo ZEs – have been in use since May on the fleet of Gnewt Cargo, an electric-only parcel ...
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ArticleHMT Shipping to move to new site after continued business growth
Palletline-member HMT Shipping is to move from its Longbridge, Preston home to a new site near the city at Roman Way due to a surge in business.The operator, which started out serving the construction market moving flatbed-loads across the Irish Sea before diversifying into curtainsiders and pallets, purchased the site ...
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Record Christmas orders, but what about the deliveries?
It’s hardly the most surprising news story of the year, we admit, but online retail organisation IMRG has predicted this year will see a record number of parcels carried by the UK’s online logistics industry, with the busiest ever Christmas. According to the IMRG MetaPack Delivery Index, UK retailers dispatched ...