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ArticleEvans Transport opts for Euro-5 fleet renewal
Evans Transport in fleet renewalPalletforce member Evans Transport has spent £2.5m on more fuel efficient vehicles in the past year, as part of an on-going fleet replacement programme.The family-run firm, which has its head office in Barnstaple, has replaced 35 LGVs over the past 12 months. The bulk of ...
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Brit European prepares for growth in 2013
Automotive specialist Brit European Transport improved its margins in 2012, despite a slight fall in turnover.The haulier – which acquired bulk liquids business Tankplus in November 2012 – saw pre-tax proft for the year-ending 31 December 2012 rise to £465,265 from £334,522 in the previous financial year.This represents an pre-tax ...
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Schenker and Roadways Container Logistics cut truck miles
Rail freight operator DB Schenker Rail UK has selected Roadways Container Logistics' Birmingham Intermodal Freight Terminal (BIFT) as its Midlands rail hub.Two DB Schenker trains from Southampton and one from Felixstowe run daily into the state-of-the-art terminal, carrying more than 770 containers a week in and out of BIFT. Roadways ...
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ArticleDPD East Midlands parcel hub given the green light
Building work for DPD’s £100m East Midlands parcel hub is likely to begin in August, following the granting of planning approval.The project, which will form part of the £175m investment in its hubs and depots revealed last year, will see a 330,000 ft² hub developed on the 33-acre site close ...
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ArticleMT Awards 2013: the movie!
The highlights from the 2013 Motor Transport Awards are now available for your viewing pleasure.If you missed the road transport industry’s Oscars on Wednesday 3 July, or if you were there and want to be reminded of what a great night it was, the movie features all the best bits ...
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Norbert Dentressangle to open two-man DC in Taunton
Norbert Dentressangle will open a new DC in Taunton, Somerset, at the end of this month, granting it greater access to the South West.The Taunton site will act as a regional hub for its two-man delivery Specialist Services division.The operator is spending £150,000 in refurbishing a 160,000 ft² warehouse, located ...
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FFUK to hand over petition urging OFT to investigate oil pricing
FairFuel UK (FFUK) and its supporters will hold a rall outside the London HQ of the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) on Monday (15 July) as the campaign group renews calls for a fair and transparent investigation into oil pricing.Founder Peter Carroll, who won a service to the industry award ...
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ArticleDSA investigated 100 Driver CPC centres last year
The DSA had 100 Driver CPC audits referred to it by JAUPT last year after concerns about the standard of training provision were raised following general inspections.The figures were revealed at last month’s RHA National Training Conference at Warwick University by Peter Weddell-Hall, head of training accreditation services at DSA.Of ...
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Scottish hauliers fear independence effect
Scottish hauliers have expressed fears for the viability of their businesses following the revelation that they would have to pay to use UK roads if Scotland votes for independence.A Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) report revealed recently that operators based in an independent Scotland would need to pay ...
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ArticleHermes and ByBox team up to offer parcel locker deliveries
Hermes has teamed up with ByBox to offer a parcel locker delivery and collection service for SMEs and online retailers.The carrier will launch the service with 100 drop-off and pick up points across the UK, with hopes to increase the number of lockers to 250 by the end of 2013.The ...
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Gregory Distribution snaps up Interoute Transport Services
Devon-based Gregory Distribution has acquired the business, assets and goodwill of Oxfordshire firm Interoute Transport Services, which went into administration on 17 May. The acquisition includes Interoute’s 120,000ft² warehouse operation on a leased site in Thame. It also includes the 27 employees retained out of its original 65 staff after ...
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Royal Mail IPO to take place this year
Royal Mail’s planned privatisation will go ahead with the sale of shares through an initial public offering (IPO) this year, the government has revealed.Business secretary Vince Cable told MPs that the IPO will include both a retail offer to allow large investors and members of the public to buy shares ...
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Call to shift London freight deliveries outside of peak hours
Freight deliveries within the capital should be shifted outside of peak hours, according to a new report from the Roads Task Force (RTF).In its vision for London’s roads and streets, the RTF called today for more investment in infrastructure, as well as greater use of technology to ease congestion through ...
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ATF operators 'optimistic' they can fight Vosa clampdown
ATF Operators Association (AOA) president and Boleyn Transport MD Stephen Smith says he is optimistic plans by Vosa to clamp down on operators of authorised testing facilities can be thwarted, after taking legal advice on the matter. In June, Vosa revealed plans to reduce the number of testing sessions it ...
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ArticleHoward Tenens to convert 35 LGVs to dual-fuel
Gloucestershire-based Howard Tenens is converting 35 of its LGVs into dual-fuel vehicles to reduce its carbon footprint.The company, which received a £1.26m funding boost from the Department for Transport last year to help install the fuel systems, will convert a selection of 4x2 and 6x2 trucks to run on a ...
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London City Bond wins renewal from Boutinot
London City Bond (LCB) has had its contract with wine merchant Boutinot extended by six years.LCB will continue to provide warehousing and distribution across the UK for Boutinot out of its bonded warehouse in Barking, where it manages a number of other recently won contracts with other wine suppliers including ...
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MT Tracker 10 July
UK Mail’s share price continues to climb as does its turnover. The company said this week that it has seen year-on-year daily parcel volumes increase by 25% in the first quarter of this year, with Q1 turnover also up 6%.Defying the diminishing mail market trend, UK Mail is also one ...
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ArticleDon't take a chance with Driver CPC
The Driver CPC feature in MT's 24 June issue makes moderately worrying reading for operators who rely on agencies for a significant number of drivers.Large fleet operators with a mainly fully employed and loyal workforce are probably by now well on the way to getting all their drivers the 35 ...
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Fors registrations head past 1,300
Transport for London’s Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme (Fors) now has more than 1,300 registered members.Fors, which was launched in April 2008, is a free to join initiative aimed at improving fleet and vehicle operational efficiency.Total Fors registrations (awaiting accreditation) as of the 26 June, stood at 1,333. Of this, 872 ...
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UK Mail sees daily parcels volume surge in first quarter
UK Mail saw a 25% year-on-year increase in daily parcels volume during the first quarter of this year, the post and parcel carrier has revealed.The firm’s interim management statement, covering the period from 1 April to 30 June 2013, and published today, shows that group turnover for the first quarter ...