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Latest news – Page 626
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TfL launches out-of-hours deliveries toolkit at Quiet Cities
New guidance for fleet operators considering out-of-hours deliveries was launched by TfL at Quiet Cities yesterday‘Getting the timing right’ is a toolkit for all stakeholders involved in re-timing freight deliveries - including hauliers, local councils and businesses – and outlines the benefits and issues to consider when rescheduling deliveries, from ...
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ArticleCM Downton boosts truck and trailer fleet to meet demand
CM Downton has made a £4.5m investment in its fleet after a take-off in demand, purchasing 50 new tractor units and 60 curtainsided trailers.The orders consist of 30 MAN TGX 6x2s, rated at 480hp; 20 Daf XFs, rated at 460hp; and 60 trailers from Tiger Trailers, featuring an over chassis ...
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ArticleInfrastructure project support is go for growth for Garic
Whether it is a major infrastructure project or small housing development, construction sites nowadays have to provide toilets, washing facilities and areas to rest and eat – creating a large demand for temporary amenities, writes Simon Jack.For Garic, which supplies equipment to meet such needs, this creates a complex logistical ...
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Former Yodel boss returns to the world of logistics
Yodel’s former chief executive, Jonathan Smith, has returned to the logistics scene with a new role heading up recently launched parcel firm locker InPost.Hailing from Poland, InPost launched in the UK this April and joins an increasingly crowded market alongside the like of ByBox, and similar concept, if not similar ...
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ArticleRoad haulage rates show minimal growth
Road haulage rates have risen only fractionally in the last two years, provisional figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) have shown.According to the ONS’s latest Services Producer Price Indices, which record changes in the prices received for particular business services in the UK, road freight transport rates at ...
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Quiet Cities 2014 closes on a high
Day two of Quiet Cities concluded the global summit, providing delegates from logistics operators, logistics customers and policy makers and implementers with solutions to enabling out-of-hours deliveries.As well as hearing presentations from event partner DHL, the Noise Abatement Society and Volvo Trucks delegates were able to explore a variety of ...
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ArticleBaxter Freight: going for growth
Having made his dislike of the HGV Road User Levy known recently, The Hub took the time to catch up with Ian Baxter, company founder and chairman of freight forwarder Baxter Freight.Launched last April, the business has gone from a standing start to annual turnover of £5m, according to Baxter, ...
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ArticleDHL launches gas-powered quiet truck at Quiet Cities
DHL has launched its gas-powered quiet truck at the inaugral Quiet Cities global summit.The vehicle, a two-axle rigid Scania P-280, has a spark ignition Otto Cycle engine, which has the potential to reduce engine noise by half compared to that of a standard diesel engine, enabling out-of-hours deliveries to be ...
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ArticleJohn Lewis Partnership puts 38 dual-fuel Dafs on the road
John Lewis Partnership (JLP) has had 38 of its Daf CFs converted into dual-fuel units, running on a mixture of diesel and compressed natural gas (CNG).The vehicles have been converted by Prins Autogas and will be used to deliver to John Lewis and Waitrose branches across the country.They each have ...
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ArticleEverywoman awards now open for nominations
The eighth FTA Everywoman in Transport & Logistics Awards programme are open for nominations, seeking out the industry’s role models and rising stars.Recognised as the backbone of the economy and providing flow of goods on which all other commercial businesses depend, the transport and logistics industry has been transformed by ...
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Royal Mail reveals Amazon deal after warning of threat from retailer's delivery network
Less than a week after warning of the likely impact Amazon’s logistics network will have on its growth prospects, Royal Mail has revealed a new click and collect contract with the online retailer. The deal will involve delivery of online orders to Post Office stores through Royal Mail’s Local Collect service, ...
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Successful start to Quiet Cities 2014
Over 200 delegates at the first day of Quiet Cities 2014 were told that the nature of urban freight must change in order to meet the multiple challenges of the 21st century.In the first day of the two day global summit, delegates heard speeches from Lord Digby Jones and Sir ...
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Perry and RHA tackle driver shortage
Transport minister Claire Perry has met a delegation from the RHA to discuss the crippling driver shortage and the RHA’s proposal for a £100m package of grants to train new HGV drivers.Last week’s meeting followed Perry’s response to a Commons question from Conservative MP Philip Hollobone – whose Kettering constituency ...
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ArticleSolstor unveils charity Merc with help of Warwick Davies
Star of Harry Potter, Return of the Jedi and the Spamalot musical Warwick Davies was on hand to unveil Solstor’s first Euro-6 Mercedes-Benz Actros – better known as The Pink Lady. The truck and trailer’s pink livery, differing from Solstor’s regular blue, is in support of breast cancer charity the ...
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ArticleCitySprint snaps up CYC Logistics
CitySprint has snapped up London delivery firm CYC Logistics as part of its ongoing expansion strategy.The deal increases the same-day courier firm’s depot network to 40 and gives it a total courier workforce of nearly 3,000.All operations and staff will transfer over from CYC on 28 November, with integration into ...
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CVS management team accused of defrauding TCs
Two directors and two members of the management team at Ilkeston-based Commercial Vehicle Solutions (CVS) have denied conspiring to defraud the Traffic Commissioners of Great Britain at the start of a trial at Leeds Crown Court that is scheduled to last until March 2015. MD Martin Collins, sales director Richard ...
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ArticleBrigade chief executive recognised with OBE for road safety services
Brigade Electronics chairman and chief executive Chris Hanson-Abbott has called for the fitment of more safety systems on vehicles to be made mandatory, after being presented with an OBE for services to vehicle road safety. The octogenarian, best known for bringing the vehicle reversing alarm to the UK and Europe, ...
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DHL launches 'city safe, city quiet' gas-powered concept vehicle at Quiet Cities
DHL has launched a compressed natural gas (CNG) concept truck, a Euro-6 two-axle rigid Scania P-280, at the inaugural Quiet Cities global summit in Twickenham today.The bespoke truck has been designed to be safe, clean and quiet. It runs on a blend of natural and bio-gas, with the capability to ...
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ArticleTNT orders Cartwright trailers designed for minimal damage
TNT UK has placed an order for 192 aerodynamic box trailers with Cartwright.The trailers feature the Cheetah Fastback aerodynamic sloping roof, an aerodynamic aerofoil, and modular side skirts that allow repairs to be done quickly to minimise vehicle downtime.The two parties have worked together to adjust the trailers’ front and ...
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Ocado signs up to driver profiling research
The man leading a new study investigating the relationship between a driver’s personality and their behaviour behind the wheel in order to identify those most at risk to driving incidents, is calling on operators to get involved.Applied Driving Techniques (ADT) said its ‘Driver Safe 2015’ research involved profiling fleet drivers ...