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Potter and Clipper Logistics fight back over Olympia Park threat
A planning decision could be made before the end of this year over a contentious new residential development in Yorkshire involving construction of a primary school and numerous homes next to the operating sites of two big logistics firms. The planning application for the Olympia Park development in Selby, which ...
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ArticleOut of hours is great... if your clients are on board
Could out of hours deliveries become part of the capital's nightlife?The boss of London-based ELB Partners got in touch with The Hub to give his reaction to the recent Roads Task Force report and DHL's call for more delivery flexibility.Here's Peter Eason's thoughts on out of hours deliveries:I read with ...
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Morrisons lays claim to 350th authorised testing facility milestone
Supermarket chain Morrisons has opened the UK's 350th authorised testing facility (ATF) at its regional DC in Bridgwater, Somerset. Morrisons engineering manager Robert Ward said it would “enable DHL/Morrisons to reduce dead mileage, fuel usage and unproductive workshop hours” as well as providing “the opportunity to facilitate external third party ...
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Big shed take-up denotes signs of modest recovery
A sharp increase in demand for storage space has been highlighted by a new report on the UK ‘big box’ warehousing market. The report, from Jones Lang LaSalle, shows take-up of warehouses of 100,000ft² or more during the first half of 2013 jumped 23% compared to the second half of ...
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MT Tracker 25 July
Last week, Dart Group revealed a near to 13% pre-tax profit rise for its transport operation, Fowler Welch.Off the back of this, which saw profit climb from £3.9m to £4.4m for the year ended 31 March 2013 at Fowler Welch, its group share price has continued to move northwards, today ...
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ArticleDeborah Services adds more Isuzu trucks to fleet
Wakefield-based Deborah Services (DSL) has taken delivery of 13 new 7.5 tonne trucks from Isuzu Truck. DSL, which provides of a range of services including scaffolding and access, insulation, protective coatings, passive fire protection and temporary roofing systems, will use the replacement trucks in its hire and sales, and contract ...
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ArticleCalor Gas orders 88 trailers from Cartwright
Calor Gas has ordered 88 Cartwright trailers and eight rigid-body vehicles as part of its fleet replacement programme.The order will take Calor’s fleet of Cartwright-built trailers to 437, and its Cartwright cylinder rigids, which range between 5-tonnes and 18-tonnes GVW, to 234.The majority of the order, 56, consists of 35-tonne ...
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Owens wins two year contract with Kimberly Clark
Owens Road Services has won a two year contract with Kimberly Clark for transport out of its sites in Chorley and Northfleet.Owens, which also won a two year contract with Amazon in March, started moving goods for Kimberly Clark in May along with other hauliers.It was successful in winning business ...
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ArticleTC Kevin Rooney: Driver CPC is not going to go away
Kevin Rooney TCThe RHA National Training Conference last month in Warwick featured an interview with traffic commissioner for the North East Kevin Rooney about Driver CPC.In the interview, which was conducted ahead of the conference by RHA head of training Arnold Monk, Rooney revealed the current thinking around Driver CPC ...
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Hermes invests in network and couriers as it gears up for Christmas
Hermes will shortly be opening a temporary parcel sortation hub in Bradford to accommodate a forecast 15% rise in parcels volume this year.The Bradford hub, a temporary addition to the network, will be used to handle an expected surge in volume during and leading up to this year’s Christmas peak.At ...
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Bibby Distribution reduces its fleet's diesel consumption
Bibby Distribution has, due to significant investment in its fleet and driver training in 2012, reduced its total diesel consumption by 2%.This reduction follows an 18-month period of initiatives including the introduction of 20 new Don-Bur Teardrop trailers and advanced training in Safe and Fuel Efficient Driving (SAFED) for more ...
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ArticleDriver CPC - hours, provision and then some...
Owl's don't have to get their Driver CPC unlike LGV driversThere was a lot to absorb at last month’s RHA National Training Conference, including an update into the number of issues at Driver CPC training centres deemed serious enough for the Driving Standards Agency (DSA) to take a personal interest.In ...
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Hargreaves Logistics performed in line with expectations last year
Hargreaves Logistics had a "solid" year in 2012-13, performing in line with expectations, parent company Hargreaves Services said today.Both its dry bulk fleet and tanker fleet performed well, its pre-close trading statement for the year ended 31 May 2013 revealed.It added that the group remained in a “strong” ...
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ArticleSouthampton council invites tenders for sustainable DC
Southampton portSouthampton City Council is inviting local operators to run a sustainable distribution centre (SDC) and warehouse that will consolidate local deliveries. The aim is to cut lorry movements and congestion while boosting efficiencies. The council has been awarded £225,000 from a central government local sustainable transport fund to fund ...
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ArticleUK Pallets and its year to forget
Looking at UK Pallets' directors’ report and financial statements for the year to 31 March, reveals additional detail about what was the network’s annus horribilis.As previously stated, via parent company UK Mail’s May results, last year was a grim one for the pallet network. For example, operating profit was down ...
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Yodel wins back The Hut Group contract
Yodel has won back a 12-month rolling contract with online retail group The Hut Group, covering 24-hour, 48-hour and standard packet delivery.The parcel carrier will make deliveries across the UK for The Hut Group’s brands, which include beauty retailer Lookfantastic.com, cycle website Probikekit.co.uk and sports nutrition retailer Myprotein.com.The customer will ...
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DHL gives out-of-hours deliveries the thumbs up
DHL said it would jump at the chance to expand the amount of out-of-hours deliveries it makes in line with customer demand, but London’s councils need to support the move.In response to the launch of The Roads Task Force (RTF) report earlier this month, Hugh Basham, director of transport strategy ...
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ArticleMenzies Distribution takes on 110 Ivecos from Ryder
Menzies Distribution is replacing half of its 240-strong LGV fleet with 110 Euro-5 Ivecos, on hire from Ryder.The trucks, which have been taken on under a five-year contract hire deal, range from 6.5-tonnes to 25-tonnes and will be delivered in batches throughout this year and into 2014.A further 16 LGVs, ...
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ArticleSteve Prince Transport and Specialist Pallet Transport: old news?
Sadly, Motortransport.co.uk is filled with stories of companies staring oblivion in the face and making stark decisions over their future.Sometimes these firms are well known and this was the case in November 2012 when Steve Prince Transport entered administration after struggling with its obligations under a Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA).Begbies ...
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ArticleDon't mention the lorry ban!
It was blazing hot even at 10am in the morning as the press assembled for the launch of the Roads Task Force (RTF) report earlier this month, on London's seen-better-times Elephant and Castle roundabout. London mayor Boris Johnson, who set up the RTF last year, duly arrived on his bicycle ...