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ArticleArcese UK turnover flat but pre-tax profit up 77%
Arcese UK said it expects 2013 to remain as flat as 2012, despite posting a 77% increase in pre-tax profit in 2012.The Thurrock-based arm of the Italian logistics giant said that it viewed volumes in the year as quite positive, considering the state of the economy across the Continent and ...
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Vosa needs to target operators in grey band
Over half of LGV operators have a grey Vosa operator compliance risk score (OCRS) for traffic enforcement – meaning that Vosa has insufficient data to award them a red, amber or green score.The grey band was introduced in October last year to replace the system of giving operators with whom ...
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TNT Post extends final mile deliveries in south-west London
TNT Post has extended its end-to-end delivery service in south-west London as it seeks to provide customers with an alternative to Royal Mail.It has taken on an additional 500 staff in the London Borough's of Wandsworth, Hammersmith and Fulham, Merton and Lambeth, where it has introduced ‘final mile’ deliveries following ...
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ArticleLonger semi-trailers: time is on my side, yes it is (or is it?)
trial by fire?Anything that is designed to make the process of road transport more efficient, therefore enabling those working within the supply chain to make more money, is laudable.However, a year and a half after is started the DfT’s longer semi-trailer trial has proved steadfastly inefficient in getting actual trailer ...
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MT Tracker 19 June
When Motortransport.co.uk spoke to Wincanton chief executive Eric Born last week he claimed there was little he could do about the share price of the company. Sadly, this week has proven that statement to be true.For the 12 months ending 31 March Wincanton posted a pre-tax profit of £24.8m, a ...
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DSV Road appoints Jesper Hansen has UK MD
DSV’s Road division has appointed Jesper Hansen as UK managing director, following former MD René Falch Olesen’s decision to concentrate on his role as group chief commercial officer.Hansen joined DSV as traffic manager for the Benelux/France region in 1997 and worked his way up to his former role of division ...
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Ehrmanns chooses London City Bond for wine distribution
London City Bond has won a contract with wine importer Ehrmanns, following the customer’s assessment of the wine distribution market.The contract will see Ehrmanns move into LCB’s warehouse in Barking, east London, which is capable of storing three million cases of wine. It will also cover round-the-clock deliveries across London, ...
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ArticleHellmann targets contract logistics and consulting growth
Hellmann UK Contract Logistics and Consulting (CLC) has increased its shared user space to 130,000 ft².The expansion to the division of Hellmann Worldwide will see it open two new shared user sites in Winsford, Cheshire and Colnbrook, Berkshire, allowing it to continue to grow following recent wins with Avanti ...
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ArticleHermes boss to give keynote speech at Everywoman leadership conference
Carole WoodheadCarole Woodhead, CEO of Hermes, has been named as the keynote speaker at this year’s Everywoman in Transport & Logistics Leadership Academy.Taking place at the Daventry Court Hotel, Northamptonshire, on 10 September, the one-day event is aimed at future female leaders already working in the logistics and freight industry.A ...
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Article80mph proposals in the slow lane
In an interview with Auto Express magazine, transport minister Stephen Hammond last week said the government was considering higher motorway speeds and even thinking of introducing trials in 2014.Hammond told the magazine the idea was “not dead,” adding: “We are thinking about how we could trial it rather than go ...
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ArticleNew safety system for all light CVs from 2015
All new light commercial vehicles in Europe under 3.5t will have to be equipped to make an automatic call to emergency services in the event of an accident from 2015.The EU has legislated to introduce the system, called eCall, to all passenger cars and light commercial vehicles. The GPS-linked phone ...
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ArticleNorbert Dentressangle moves two giant horse heads
A client made Norbert Dentressangle an offer it couldn't refuse when it asked the distributor to carry two giant horses heads from Scotland to Sheffield.Its long-term customer Outokumpu Stainless commissioned the heads to mark the 100th anniversary of the discovery of stainless steel in Sheffield by Harry Brearley, a steelworker ...
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ArticleDBL Logistics secures healthy seven-figure contract win
DBL Logistics has won a long-term UK distribution deal with health products maker Robinson Healthcare.The deal involving “a substantial seven-figure contract”, according to DBL, will see the Sheffield-based haulier and logistics firm become dedicated transport contractor for Robinson.DBL has been working with the firm since 2010 and already transports more ...
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Pall-Ex acts quickly after member Bill Chippington ceases trading
Pall-Ex has moved swiftly to ensure coverage continuity after St Albans-based member Bill Chippington Haulage ceased trading last week. (14 June).The company was placed into administration last week Peter Wastell and Michael Young, partners at FRP Advisory, handling affairs.The haulier had traded from its St Albans premises since 1976, as ...
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ArticleGregory Distribution: south-west lock-out
Gregory Distribution is part of Gregory Distribution (Holdings)With the purchase of the business of South West Delivery Services the Gregory Distribution empire is gaining quite the critical mass in the south-west pallets market.Gregory Distribution (Holdings), the group, has fared well in what is a tough road transport market as recent ...
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Volvo boss full of confidence in new Renault line up
At this week’s multi-million euro launch of Renault Trucks’ complete new line up in Lyon, senior directors from its parent Volvo Group turned out to lend their support to this €2bn (£1.7bn) project to revitalise Renault’s ageing CV portfolio. These included Volvo Group president Olof Persson and he spoke to ...
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Wincanton returns to profitability and targets market share gains
Wincanton has reversed heavy losses and is “back on track” – despite a 9.6% fall in turnover - after a turbulent two years that saw it sell its loss-making European activities and exit a poor performing market in the UK.For the 12 months ending 31 March Wincanton posted a pre-tax ...
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ArticleDo looks matter?
Do you care what your trucks look like? Or are you more concerned with purchase price, running costs and residual values?The extent to which emotion is involved in purchasing a new truck is interesting – I bet most people reading this care, at least to some extent, what the car ...
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ArticleRenault launches new Euro-6 range
Renault Trucks has launched its long-awaited Euro-6 range of trucks at a glitzy two-day event in Lyon in front of almost 10,000 staff, operators, dealers and press.The decision to completely replace its entire range from 10t to 44t at once is risky, but the firm and its parent Volvo are ...
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ArticleDfT plans to offer longer semi-trailers on first come, first served basis
The DfT will offer longer semi-trailers on a first come, first served basis before next year, after admitting the current timescale for getting the trial's 1,800 units onto the UK's roads will not be met.With around six months to go until the deadline to put the 1,800-plus trailers (at 14.6m ...