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DPD to open £3.5m Peterborough site
DPD has invested £3.5m on a new depot in Peterborough, which will be double the size of its current site in the city.The 37,000ft² site at the Gateway Peterborough distribution park will become fully operational in April and will replace its current Peterborough depot.It will give the operator improved access ...
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ArticleDX Group flotation comes at the right time, says analyst
As it prepares to list on AIM this week, DX Group has said that it will not begin its plans to integrate DX Freight, formerly Nightfreight, into its wider network until the business is operating at acceptable levels of efficiency.In its AIM admission document seen by The Hub, DX ...
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UKLPG joins FairFuelUK call to make alternative fuels more affordable
LPG trade association UKLPG has signed up as an official backer of FairFuelUK (FFUK), and has taken the opportunity to urge the government to make alternative fuels more affordable in next month’s Budget.The association has joined the RHA, FTA, APN and the RAC as head line sponsors of FFUK, which ...
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TNT Post submits formal complaint over Royal Mail contract changes
TNT Post UK has submitted a formal complaint to regulator Ofcom claiming that rival Royal Mail has breached its regulatory conditions.TNT’s complaint comes after Royal Mail revealed it would be changing the terms of the contracts it holds with other mail carriers, including the price it charges for final mile ...
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ArticleThe Hub takes a look inside FedEx UK's Stoke-on-Trent operation
As FedEx UK’s Trevor Hoyle stepped into his new shoes as vice president operations UK and Ireland, The Hub was invited to the parcel giant’s hub in Stoke-on-Trent to see its night operation in full swing.The Stoke-on-Trent hub started its life as a site for cross-docking and was the company’s ...
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ArticleScania + MAN = MANia?
VW Group has put €6.7bn (£5.5bn) on the table to buy out the minority shareholders of Scania as that the current shareholder structure of Scania “compromises integration and co-operation efforts significantly”.The German automotive giant already owns 62.6% of the Swedish marque and says the next “logical and consistent step” in ...
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C&D South West opens Dorset depot
Chard-based C&D South West has opened a depot in Dorset, expanding its coverage in the South East and granting it easier access to the region’s ports and also central London.The Palletforce founder member believes the expansion will enable it to grow both its domestic and international business interests.Central to this ...
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Clipper Logistics helps mark five years of ECO Stars
ECO Stars founder member Clipper Logistics was on hand last week (21 February) to mark the fifth anniversary of the emissions scheme.ECO Stars launched in South Yorkshire in 2009 in a bid to tackle road transport’s contribution to air-quality issues in the region.Now in operation at 11 UK locations, as ...
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ArticleProhire appoints second David Barlow
Commercial vehicle contract hire and fleet management specialist Prohire has appointed David Barlow as its new group commercial director.Barlow has previously worked for as Hill Hire, Transamerica Leasing and Trailerent in a career spanning more than three decades. He will be responsible for Prohire’s new vehicle procurement and all ...
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Arla to convert fifth of fleet to dual-fuel
Own-account operator Arla Foods plans to convert its HGV fleet at two sites to dual-fuel after opening a refuellingstation in Buckinghamshire.The operator already has 10 dual-fuel trucks in service at its new £150m Aylesbury dairy, with plans to convert up to 80 HGVs at that site this year. It will ...
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Baxter aiming high at Europa Worldwide
Three years ago the industry was shocked as one of the most prominent names in family haulage, the Baxter family’s RH Freight, was snapped up by Swiss logistics giant Kuehne + Nagel for £66.9m. It was a move that came out of the blue, and was concluded within in matter ...
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ArticleCitySprint calls for London Congestion Charge tiering
Same-day distribution firm CitySprint has called for the London Congestion Charge to be tiered. It says this will help firms making essential deliveries if a proposed price hike does come into force.CitySprint spent more than £1m to enter central London last year, and the proposed near 17% increase for fleet ...
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ArticleAxle Haulage marks Fors silver success with new specialist MAN
Axle Haulage has a new MANDunstable-based Axle Haulage has invested almost £195,000 in this sleeper-cabbed MAN TGS 8x2 which sports a 66 tonne-metre rated Fassi crane and a platform body.The new vehicle assist it in its nationwide transport work for a range of civil engineering, rail and construction customers.The firm, ...
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Palletline introduces direct-trunking first for members
Palletline has gone live with its innovative direct trunking initiative, as it continues to work on evolving the decades-old pallet network model.Operating in the style of a freight exchange or noticeboard via the network’s award-winning IT system, Contrado, the initiative sees members bypass Palletline’s central hub in Birmingham moving pallets ...
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ArticleDX Group to trade with a market cap of £200m
DX Group expects to have a market capitalisation of £200m when it begins trading on London's AIM next week.The company expects to begin trading at 100 pence per share on Thursday 27 February under the DX ticker.DX said the proceeds of the IPO will be used to repay existing senior ...
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Clipper Group sees profit up and strong pipeline of business ahead
A "strong" pipeline of new business in its logistics division helped Clipper Group offset a serious decline in turnover at its CV dealerships in the year to the end of April 2013, the firm’s annual accounts reveal.Group turnover fell 5.1% in the year, from £174.9m to £166.1m, but despite this, pre-tax ...
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ArticlePalletforce enjoys a bounce in business as UK economy recovers
PalletforcePalletforce enjoyed a strong 2013, with volume up in the second half of its financial year as the UK economy emerged from its long slumber.Following on from a strong performance at rival The Pallet Network, and a year to forget for UK Pallets, Palletforce saw turnover climb in the year ...
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ArticleDHL's automotive arm shares manufacturing peak techniques
As the UK’s car manufacturing industry enjoys a boom in demand, DHL Supply Chain’s automotive arm has been gearing up for growth in volumes for some time, particularly after a dip in business when production dropped during the recession.Stewart Robertson, MD automotive strategic development at DHL Supply Chain, told The ...
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Van mileage growth outstripping everything else
Provisional traffic figures released by the DfT show light goods vehicles continued to outstrip other vehicle categories last year in terms of mileage growth.The figures suggest goods vehicles not exceeding 3.5 tonnes GVW racked up 42.9 billion miles in the UK during 2013 – up nearly 4% on 2012 and ...
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ArticleFortec reveals new vehicle livery
Fortec has a new liveryPallet network Fortec has revealed a new vehicle livery for use by its members, as part of a wider refresh of its brand.Neil Hodgson, MD at Fortec, said: “The new livery retains the Fortec colour heritage of blue and green, however our aim was to improve ...