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ArticleOcado to invest £100m in network and vehicles this year
Ocado plans to invest £100m in its hubs, depots and vehicles this year to increase capacity in its network.The online grocery delivery firm hopes to be able to commit to a third customer fulfilment centre (CFC) in a, as yet, undisclosed location to provide enough capacity for growth in the ...
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ArticleRoadways Container Logistics awarded contract renewal with EWL
Roadways Container LogisticsRoadways Container Logistics has secured a three-year contract extension with frozen food supply chain company Edge Worldwide Logistics (EWL).Roadways already manages more than 200 movements a week for EWL, and has a member of staff based at the client’s Salford headquarters responsible for co-ordinating container movements.Alan Edge, CEO ...
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ArticleHermes to introduce Sunday deliveries
B2C parcel carrier Hermes is launching a seven-day home delivery service, which it hopes will increase its first-time delivery rate.Sunday deliveries will initially be available as a next-day delivery option for retail orders made on Saturdays, and will be fully tracked.Hermes' service follows the introduction of seven-day deliveries by Amazon ...
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Turnover at Boughey Distribution falls despite new contract wins
Turnover at Boughey Distribution fell during the first half of its current financial year, despite winning a number of long-term contracts.Results for the half year to 30 November 2013, published by parent company NWF Group, showed a 2.1% decline in turnover at the food distribution arm to £18.5m (H1 2012: ...
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Fuel card provider adds 279 sites to its network
Leading fuel card supplier Keyfuels has added a further 279 fuel sites, meaning its customers now have access to over 1,790 sites nationwide.The network expansion includes 57 new sites suitable for both HGV and LCV vehicles, four new truckstops specifically for HGV, as well as over 30 new sites in ...
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Enter your outstanding female staff in Everywoman awards
Now is the time to show off the female talent working in your business by entering them in the FTA Everywoman in Transport and Logistics Awards.You have just one week left to let the world know that the women in your organisation are recognised and rewarded for their committed contributions. ...
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ArticleWorldwide Logistics and Distribution acquires Home Direct Logistics
Parcel carrier Worldwide Logistics and Distribution (WWLD) has acquired two-man delivery firm HTH Logistics, which trades as Home Direct Logistics.The acquisition of the furniture transport company will increase the Milton Keynes-based firm’s owned and leased fleet to 25 vehicles.A spokesman said WWLD will continue to use subcontractors, which takes the ...
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Scania named as most sustainable CV manufacturer
Scania has been ranked the most sustainable vehicle manufacturer by Corporate Knights in its annual Global 100 Index.The truck manufacturer ranked as the 38th most sustainable company, while Daimler was at the 60th position in the list, which was revealed at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, this month.Van ...
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ArticleNew guide aims to clear up confusion over breaks
New guidance on the breaks required under the drivers’ hours and working time rules is to be published later this year by the DfT in an effort to address confusion between the two. The guide, which will be put together by a working group led by the FTA, was announced ...
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Digitach download limit to be extended to 90 days
The time limit for downloading data from a digital tachograph is to be extended from the current 56 days to 90 days by the end of this year, the DfT has confirmed. In a document summarising responses to a series of proposals made in late 2012 to help reduce red ...
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Unite optimistic over future of jobs at TNT Fashion Group
Union Unite remains optimistic that most of the jobs under threat as a result of a restructure at TNT Fashion Group UK can be saved, regional officer Nick Halton told Motortransport.co.uk after an initial consultation meeting with the company. Up to 130 jobs at three sites in Leicester, Clayton and ...
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Heroic effort proves fulfilling for Clipper
Clipper Logistics has won a contract to operate an efulfilment solution for the trading arm of military charity Help for Heroes. The logistics firm will be shipping a wide range of clothing, accessories, homeware and gift items worldwide from its Enfield shared-user site for Help for Heroes Trading, which previously ...
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Trucks without cycle safety equipment to be banned from London
London mayor Boris Johnson has launched his Safer Lorry Scheme (previously the Safer Lorry Charge), pledging to ban trucks without cycle safety equipment from the capital.Described as a hardening of the previously-announced policy, the scheme has seen an escalation in sanctions from the previous promise of a fine for any ...
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ArticleRT McEwan poised to open second site
Scottish general haulier and Palletline member RT McEwan is poised to open a second site in Dundee. The family firm, which has up to now operated from a single depot in Arbroath, is aiming to start operations at the new site in Noble Road, on the Wester Gourdie Industrial Estate ...
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ArticleLondon Councils reconfirms commitment to night-time delivery restrictions
London Councils has stated it has no plans to relax the rules governing night-time and weekend deliveries in the capital, despite renewed industry calls for the London Lorry Control Scheme (LLCS) to be reviewed.Responding to Motortransport.co.uk's questions on whether the LLCS - launched in 1986 - is in need of ...
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ArticleMalcolm Group to take on 30 Euro-6 Volvo FMs
Malcolm Group has taken delivery of its first Euro-6 Volvo FM, and placed an order for 30 more, basing its decision on the performance of its existing Euro-5 FM units.Back in May Malcolm Group took delivery of 40 Euro-5 Volvo FM11s, following a fuel trial in which it achieved over ...
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Operators face costly changes under London Lorry Control Scheme
The RHA and FTA have warned that hauliers operating under the London Lorry Control Scheme (LLCS) face extra costs and unnecessary legislation if proposed changes go ahead.The proposals, launched last week for consultation by London Councils, would require HGVs of 18-plus tonnes to fit sideguards and Class V and V1 ...
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ArticleDriver crushed at Toyota factory worked for Goldstar
A driver who died while making a delivery to Toyota’s factory in Burnaston last week worked for Goldstar Transport in Felixstowe, the motor manufacturer has confirmed.Toyota said the 56-year-old male driver was delivering a container of parts to the Derbyshire site and had been instructed to collect an empty container ...
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ArticleEurocargo carries heavy responsibility for Iveco's fortunes
The first Euro-6 Iveco Eurocargo middleweight trucks will appear on UK roads in the next month or so. No matter what their load, they will also be carrying a good deal of responsibility for Iveco’s fortunes. Eurocargo accounts for over half of all the trucks (6-tonne GVW or more) Iveco ...
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Stobart ends driver apprenticeship scheme
Eddie Stobart has ended its award-winning driver apprenticeship scheme run in association with System Training. The pair won Apprenticeship of the Year in the 2012 MT Awards for their two-year scheme that saw 10 trainees taken on from 200 applicants.“The apprenticeship was stopped due to the funding available to the ...