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Latest news – Page 631
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The Pallet Network motors onwards
The Pallet Network (TPN) moved to its new £10m hub adjacent to its former Minworth home in January of this year, and its accounts for the year to 31 March 2014 suggest it wasn’t a moment too soon.In the period, a good one for the pallet network that saw it ...
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ArticleRyder takes delivery of Euro-6 demonstrator fleet
Ryder has the largest rental, leasing and contract hire fleet above 3.5t GVW in the UKRyder has taken delivery of a multi-marque Euro-6 demonstrator fleet to enable its rental and contract hire customers to carry out their own road trials. The fleet, which is comprised of 13 trucks ...
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Traffic between the UK and mainland Europe is up. But is that good, bad or indifferent?
DfT stats have revealed a 10% increase in the total number of goods vehicles travelling to the continent from the UK in the year to June 2014. But what does it mean for UK operators?The stats show that 80,000 UK-registered trucks travelled to the continent between April and June, slightly ...
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ArticleTransport Exchange Group adds more functionality
Transport Exchange Group has introduced two features to its freight trading platform to provide greater control of multi-deport activity, as well as improve the accuracy of available vehicles data.The first, Depotlink, allows members of Haulage Exchange and Courier Exchange that operate multiple sites to switch between these accounts, providing a ...
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Four weeks left to apply for longer semi-trailer permits
There are still 400 longer semi-trailer allocations available, the DfT has said, and operators only have four weeks to apply for them.The ten-year longer semi-trailer trial was launched in 2012 with operators bidding for 1,800 allocations of 14.6m and 15.65m variants. All allocations had been issued at the begining of ...
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ArticleGregory Distribution acquires fresh produce operation from MMD (Shipping Services)
Gregory Distribution has signed a deal with Portsmouth-based MMD (Shipping Services) to take over its fresh produce distribution operation at Portsmouth International Port.The new deal comes into effect at the beginning of September and will see Gregory take over responsibility for the distribution of fresh fruit and vegetables from the ...
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ArticleAmey adds first Iveco Dailys to traffic management fleet
Public service provider Amey has put six 7 tonne Iveco Daily trucks into operation on its traffic management contract with the Highways Agency.Iveco claims the trucks, which have its Daily 70C17 chassis, offer 250kg more payload capacity than traditional 7.5-tonners, giving Amey the ability to carry all the equipment needed ...
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Hoyer completes £8m fleet upgrade
Hoyer Petrolog has finished taking delivery of 253 Euro-5 MAN and Scania units, as part of an £8m upgrade to its petroleum, bitumen and fuel oils fleets that began last year.MANs form the majority of the fleet renewal, accounting for 185 units, with 68 Scanias also coming in, all on ...
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ArticleWaitrose to trial temperature-controlled locker deliveries
Waitrose is to trial a network of temperature-controlled locker boxes for customers to have their groceries delivered into.An initial trial began at the supermarket’s head office in Bracknell, Berkshire, last year, but it now hopes to extend the initiative to 10 more third-party locations nationwide, including airports, train stations and ...
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ArticleDHL becomes official FC Bayern Munich partner
DHL has been appointed the official partner for FC Bayern Munich, covering international logistics and e-commerce fulfilment.The six-year deal will see DHL continue to deliver merchandise to football fans across the globe, a service it has previously provided, but now as its official ‘platinum’ partner.As a result of the deal, ...
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Menzies Distribution positive about high street logistics venture
Menzies Distribution has claimed it is in advanced discussions with major retailers about extending its recently-launched high street logistics service, despite the venture still being in its early stages.Menzies Logistics Solutions was launched last year to improve the utilisation of its fleet when deliveries of newspapers and magazines have been ...
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ArticleService is king for Arrow XL
Arrow XL is the UK's largest multi-user two-man home delivery specialist, delivering around 6,000 orders every day. It was created in April 2013 with the rebranding of Yodel XL to “differentiate itself from its sister company, parcel carrier Yodel”.Chief executive Ian Howell joined Arrow XL in October 2013. His career ...
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Pall-Ex targets UK-wide out-of-hours deliveries
Pall-Ex has said it is set to roll a ‘through the night service’ out across selected urban areas in the UK after its success running the service in London.The network has told Motortransport.co.uk that boosting the service in London alone would be good from an operational point of view, as ...
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ArticlePremier Logistics promotes Irish service with new trailer fleet
Leicestershire-based Premier Logistics has unveiled a new fleet of trailers to promote its Irish delivery service.The SDC trailers all feature an image of Giants Causeway and are being used to advertise its nightly runs to Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.The company claims it has seen demand for its ...
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ArticleIndependence vs Better Together
On one hand you have a Scottish government saying it will be “business as usual” for hauliers on both sides of the border, and in the other you have a UK government warning that there will be legal and economic repercussions for a newly independent state.But which is better? There’s ...
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Great Bear signs new contract with Cott Beverages
Great Bear Distribution, based in Chester, has announced a new contract with soft drinks producer Cott Beverages for warehousing services in the Midlands.The new contract, which extends a longstanding relationship between the two, will see existing operations for Cott Beverages transferred from a Great Bear facility in Derbyshire to one ...
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John Lewis expands click and collect network
John Lewis has completed a nationwide roll-out of its click and collect offering at CollectPlus outlets, following a successful trial that began in September last year.The service has been expanded across the UK after the completion of a trial that took place in Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, and the south ...
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UPS and Unite dispute continues with Luton demonstration
Unite has confirmed that union members at UPS’s Luton depot will hold a demonstration next week, following a number of similar demonstrations throughout July and August.The long-running dispute over claims of unreasonable workloads by the union continued with a demonstration at its Croydon depot last week. Similar events have been ...
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ArticleWho will benefit from annual test fee changes?
Last week the DVSA revealed that it would be cutting annual test fees at ATFs this autumn, a move that will surely be welcomed by ATF operators and their users alike. DVSA test fees, however, are set to increase, along with a 1% rise in operator licensing fees.But with the ...
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ArticleBrit European plans CNG refuelling station
Brit European is seeking planning permission for a refuelling station for its fleet of dual-fuel HGVs.It has applied to North Lincolnshire Council to open a compressed natural gas (CNG) refuelling facility at the Junction 2 Business Park in Crowle, near Scunthorpe. If permission is granted, the site will be available ...