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ArticlePrepare now for French Ecotax
International operators running to France have been urged to prepare for the introduction of the Ecotax, a levy on all trucks over 3.5t using 10,000 km of national roads (excluding tolled motorways) and 5,000 km of local roads.The tax is based on the number of axles and gross vehicle weight ...
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ArticleCFT Services to become part of Birds Transport
CFT Services is to become part of Birds Transport & LogisticsBallyvesey Holdings has added to its road transport interest with the purchase of the the trade and assets of Heywood-based CFT Services.Following the deal last month (28 June), CFT Services, which is a Pallet-Track member, will continue to operate from ...
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CWU rejects Royal Mail pay offer
The Communication Workers Union (CWU) has rejected Royal Mail’s pay rise offer, labelling it as a “sweetener to swallow some very bitter pills”.The post and parcel giant proposed an 8.6% pay rise over three years for around 125,000 staff yesterday, but the union said the offer did not meet its ...
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Fortec boosts its commercial team
The Fortec Pallet Distribution Network has appointed a new commercial manager as it continues to identify and pursue new opportunities for corporate business development.The Watford, Northampton-based pallet network has welcomed Lin Simpson to the newly-created role of commercial manager, which will see her work to develop the network's corporate division ...
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Royal Mail proposes agreement with the CWU
Royal Mail has proposed a new three year agreement with the Communication Workers Union (CWU), following a ballot for industrial action last month.The operator will propose an 8.6% pay rise for around 125,000 staff over three years, as well as a lump-sum payment of £300 in December 2013.Royal Mail is ...
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ArticleJon Barber joins APC board of directors
APC Overnight founding member MD, Jon Barber, has joined the network’s board of directors less than a year after his latest firm, Delivered, was established.Barber joins the board with over 30 years of experience in the industry and his appointment marks his second directorial position at APC, with the first ...
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ArticleBibby Distribution fills longer semi-trailer allocation
Bibby Distribution will use its full allocation of 25 longer semi-trailers (LSTs) when it takes delivery of twelve more 15.65m models. They will join 13 identical Don-Bur trailers which Bibby added to its fleet in 2012 as part of the on-going trial of longer trailers.Bibby is now lobbying to extend ...
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ArticleShould we be optimistic about mail's future?
With constant year-on-year declines in letter volumes being reported by mail carriers, it is unsurprising that operators are continually looking for ways to take advantage of the e-commerce boom to offset the slow decline of letter volumes. However, postal operators seemed confident that there is a future for letter delivery ...
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Time to build some roads!
Any students of American history will be familiar with the Works Progress Administration (WPA), the lynchpin of President Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal to bring the US out of the Great Depression of the 1930’s.One thing the WPA was good at was building roads. According to Indiana University during its eight ...
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Norbert Dentressangle plans London stock exchange listing
Norbert Dentressangle is seeking approval to be listed on the NYSE Euronext London stock exchange from next week.The company’s application will be heard by the UK Listing Authority on Monday (2 July) and if successful, shares will be listed on the standard listing segment on Thursday (4 July) under ‘GND’.It ...
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ArticleHermes wins three-year home delivery contract with Chums
Hermes has won a three-year contract with mail order clothing retailer Chums to handle over 250,000 home deliveries a year.The parcel carrier will make daily collections using a dedicated trailer from Chums’ warehouse at Knowsley Business Park in Merseyside.Parcels of menswear, ladieswear and lifestyle products will then be trunked to ...
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HW Coates enjoys 'satisfactory' increase in profits
Leicester-based packaged chemicals logistics provider HW Coates Holdings has described its financial performance in the year to 31 December 2012 as "satisfactory" - despite raising its profit before tax by 34% over the previous year.The firm, which raised turnover by 4% during the year from £32.9m to £34.3m, reported profit ...
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Demand for transport fuels decreases
Total consumption of transport fuels in the UK decreased by 4.5% in Q1 2013 compared with the same period in 2012, new figures from the Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) have shown.The data revealed that unleaded petrol deliveries fell 9.8% and diesel deliveries increased by just 0.6%, ...
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Approval finally granted for Yearsley Logistics' new Peterborough cold store
Heywood, Lancashire-based Yearsley Logistics’ planning application for a new 35m high cold store in Peterborough has finally been approved. The 385,000 ft² site, which Yearsley wants to construct in the Great Haddon Employment Zone, has been in planning for months but had drawn fire from a number of sources ...
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ArticleFTA welcomes call for action on tunnel freight charges
The Freight Transport Association (FTA) has welcomed a call by the European Commission for France and the UK to address the issue of excessive Channel tunnel rail freight charges. In late June, EC vice-president Siim Kallas said the tunnel was not being used to full capacity due to high track ...
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Stobart reports satisfactory start to the year
Stobart Group has reported a “satisfactory” start to the year, despite low volumes from FMCG customers in its Eddie Stobart transport and distribution division.Its first quarter interim management statement today, covering the period from 1 March, the company said it expects volumes in the division to increase over the summer ...
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Morrisons extends convenience store contract with Wincanton
Wincanton has been awarded a five year contract expansion with Morrisons, handling the logistics for its convenience stores in the North.The new part of the contract will cover warehousing and distribution for Morrisons’ ‘M Local’ convenience stores in the north of England, and it follows the opening of Wincanton’s dedicated ...
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Yodel and Hermes debate collaboration with retailers
Yodel has predicted that collaboration between parcel carriers is something that its customers will eventually demand, but Hermes has ruled the notion out.Speaking at the Mail & Express Delivery Show last week Yodel’s executive chairman Dick Stead said the carrier would welcome the opportunity to work with retailers to reduce ...
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ArticleCILT North West announces 2013 awards
The winners of the Chartered Institute of Transport and Logistics North West annual awards for Education and Excellence, in association with Peel Ports Group and CAST UK, were announced on 14 June at a ceremony held at Manchester’s prestigious Midland Hotel.The awards were presented Terry Scuoler, chief executive of EEF, ...
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ArticleAlternative parcel delivery methods need more thought
Post and parcel carriers have urged the sector to think about how they continue to ensure they deliver the best service for customers while remaining cost-effective, and to shun alternative delivery methods such as parcel lockers.Royal Mail Parcels MD Nick Landon told delegates at yesterday’s Mail & Express Delivery Show ...