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Cycling in the cities... operators be aware
It seems it’s not your imagination. There really are more cyclists on the UK's roads, and in general they’re covering more road miles.A newly released Census analysis form the Office for National Statistics reveals that there has been an increase in the number of people cycling to work.However at 741,000 ...
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TNT Post expands final-mile deliveries into Liverpool
TNT Post is continuing to increase its final-mile delivery coverage, making its first official deliveries in Liverpool today.The expansion follows a funding deal that parent company Post NL signed with private equity investment firm LDC at the beginning of the year to help support the roll-out of the service.The first ...
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Phillips 66 contract win for Wincanton
Wincanton has extended and expanded its relationship with oil refining and energy firm Phillips 66 in a deal that will see it deliver in excess of one billion litres of petroleum products a year to forecourts across the Midlands and North-East of England.The new contract will take the working relationship ...
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ArticleDBL Logistics MD appointed to UPN board
DBL Logistics managing director David Clarkson has been appointed as a non-executive director of United Pallet Network (UPN). Clarkson, 46, will join the UPN board in an advisory capacity, acting as a regional representative for fellow companies within the national network.Sheffield-based DBL Logistics is a founding member of UPN and ...
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ArticleA record year for pallet networks was probably even better
The latest figures from the Association of Pallet Networks (APN) hail record volumes, with 15.7 million pallets delivered in 2013 by member networks.It's impressive and it does seem there have been more pallets delivered via members of the APN then ever before. However those with long memories may now be ...
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1,300 roles at risk in Royal Mail Group restructure
Today Royal Mail revealed its plans to save around £50m a year through a management restructure, potentially costing the company 1,300 roles across its Royal Mail and Parcelforce businesses.The vast majority of these roles are to go within head office management positions.The announcement comes just one month after members of ...
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Motor Transport Awards: just four days left to enter
There are just four days left to enter the Motor Transport Awards – don’t miss the chance for your operation to be considered for the road transport industry’s Oscars.There are 16 different categories that operators can fight for (see the full list below), and the deadline for entry is 28 ...
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Use HGV Road User levy for rebate, says Malcolm boss
Revenue from the introduction of the HGV Road User Levy should be used to give UK hauliers an essential user rebate, Malcolm Group MD Andrew Malcolm has said.From 1 April foreign registered 44-tonne vehicles will be charged £10 a day for each day spent in the UK.British hauliers will pay ...
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ArticleGlasgow Commonwealth Games logistics plans lagging behind, warns FTA
Glasgow Commonwealth Games 2014Logistics planning for the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow this summer will now have to be “done in a rush”, the Freight Transport Association (FTA) has claimed.The trade body has criticised the lack of information flowing to hauliers from the games' organisers and has issued a 50-day ...
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The Co-operative plans to close Huntingdon DC, relocating Wincanton operations
The Co-operative Group plans to close its Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, distribution centre later this year in a bid to improve efficiency and make its transport activities more cost-effective.Work carried out by the DC, which the supermarket hopes to close by the end of the summer, will be transferred to its depots ...
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DPD to offer more home delivery options
DPD plans to offer consumers more delivery options to reduce the number of failed delivery attempts, following an upgrade to its Predict service.The service was launched in 2012 and notifies consumers of a one-hour slot when they can expect their parcel to be delivered.The upgrade will notify recipients the evening ...
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Survey shows surging confidence in logistics sector
Confidence among logistics operators has surged in the last six months with nearly 85% expecting their turnover to increase during 2014, a new survey has shown.The UK Logistics Confidence Index, conducted twice a year by research agency Analytiqa for Grant Thornton and Barclays, suggests an overall confidence index of 74.9 ...
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ArticlePalletline completes new business development team
Palletline has recruited Peter Stewart (L), Amy Liston and Peter Carter as its new GM for business development.Palletline has completed its newly created business development team line-up, welcoming Amy Liston, Robert Carter and Peter Stewart to the pallet network.Liston was most recently business development manager for Palletline member HMT Shipping. ...
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ArticleFedEx UK boss careful to ensure network integration success
Since joining FedEx Express in 1995, Trevor Hoyle (pictured) has seen both the parcels industry and the way the company operates change dramatically, especially with the internet bringing new challenges. As he steps up to his new role as vice president, operations UK and Ireland, for FedEx Express and FedEx ...
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ArticleAssociation of Pallet Networks: 16 million pallets delivered by members in 2013
The Association of Pallet Networks (APN) has revealed 15.7 million pallets were delivered by its member networks last year, which on a restated basis was 13% ahead of 2012. Next Day services delivered growth of more than 15% in the period, with 66% of all pallets shipped making use of ...
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ArticleKevin Keegan to join DP World London Gateway at Multimodal
Ex-England football manager Kevin Keegan will join exhibitor DP World London Gateway at next month’s Multimodal.London Gateway will be holding panel discussions on various logistics issues across three days at this year’s Multimodal, as well as demonstrating its quay crane simulator on stand 425.It has also invited Kevin Keegan to ...
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CILT calls for end to Liverpool bus lane trial
The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) UK has criticised the way in which Liverpool’s bus lane suspension trial is being conducted and called for the Mayor of Liverpool to terminate it. While a review of the effectiveness of the city’s bus lanes is perfectly justifiable, admits the CILT, ...
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ArticleAvril Palmer-Baunack returns to transport
Guess who’s back? A year after the boardroom at Stobart Group saw more changes that gears on one of its Volvo FH’s the woman at the heart of it all is back. Avril Palmer-Baunack, formerly chief executive of Autologic and – post-acquisition - formerly executive chairman of Stobart Group, has ...
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ArticleTyre change set to save 300,000 litres of fuel a year for Dixon International
County Dublin family-run haulier Dixon International has switched to Michelin X Line Energy tyres across its 110-strong truck fleet after a trial revealed significant fuel savings.Us of the X Line tyres in a six month trial involving six tractive units on international work demonstrated an average 5.2% fuel saving. ...
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ArticleRGF Logistics begins Volvo FH Euro-6 fuel trial
Birmingham haulier RGF Logistics are set to conduct fuel trials on two Euro-6 Volvo FH units, comparing fuel efficiency and dealer support to the other 80 vehicles on its fleet.The two 460hp,6x2 Globetrotter XL FH’s will be supplied by Hartshore Motor Group and will be maintained overnight at the dealership ...