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FedEx, Royal Mail and DHL among top 20 Business Superbrands
Parcel carriers FedEx, Royal Mail and DHL have been named among the top 20 Business Superbrands in the annual Superbrands list.FedEx was ranked number 15 on the 2013 list, and also topped the courier, delivery and postal services category.Royal Mail and DHL came 17th and 20th out of the 1,100 ...
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ArticleSuttons Group wins Total UK contract
Suttons Groups’ UK tanker division has won a contract with Total UK for the distribution of petroleum products following a competitive tender.The contract will primarily be for B2B commercial fuel deliveries with Total UK's petroleum fleet controlled from an operations centre in Purfleet, Essex.Outgoing Suttons MD Andrew Palmer said: “This ...
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TNT Express appoints new chief executive
TNT Express has appointed Tex Gunning as chief executive after former boss Marie-Christine Lombard resigned in September.Subject to shareholder approval, Gunning will take up the position from 1 June.Interim chief executive Bernard Bot will return to his former role as chief financial officer (CFO) and current interim CFO Jeroen Seyger ...
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Gregory Distribution acquires Philson Haulage
Gregory Distribution has acquired West Sussex-based Philson Haulage for an undisclosed sum.The acquisition of the temperature-controlled transport firm is expected to create a company with a combined turnover of £125m, employing around 1,300 staff across 18 locations in England and Scotland.Philson, which runs a fleet of over 30 vehicles and ...
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ArticleBibby goes for Bandvulc tyre management
Bibby Distribution has switched to Bandvulc for the supply and management of new and retread tyres across its fleet.John Finn, Bibby head of fleet and procurement, said: "Previously, due to our diverse fleet of vehicles and trailers, we have had various tyre supply agreements which we have had to manage. ...
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ArticleDeadline day March 28!
The deadline to enter the Motor Transport Awards ends on March 28 - so go to the awards website mtawards.co.uk to download an entry form now.The Awards are free to enter and the website includes plenty of helpful tips on what the judges will be looking for.This year we have ...
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OFT hits Mercedes-Benz and three CV dealers with £2.6m fine
Mercedes-Benz and three of its commercial vehicle dealers – Ciceley, Road Range and Enza - have admitted infringing competition law and agreed to pay settlements totalling £2.6m, the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has revealed.A fourth dealer, Northside, has also admitted infringing competition law but will avoid any fine due ...
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ArticleClugston Distribution adds to fleet and workforce
North Lincolnshire-based Clugston Distribution Services has revealed it will expand both its fleet and its workforce with a £1.5m investment in new tractors and trailers this year. The firm is adding 13 new Renault Premium tractive units to its 75 strong fleet, five of which will work on the ...
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Marks & Spencer confirms transport arrangements for Castle Donington site
Retailer Marks & Spencer has confirmed that DHL is to handle the collection and delivery of goods into its new Castle Donington warehouse in the East Midlands when it opens this spring.DHL will also handle outbound deliveries to M&S Stores. However, deliveries to M&S e-commerce customers, meanwhile, will be handled ...
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ArticleB&Q to install biomethane filling station
DIY retailer B&Q is to install a biomethane gas filling station at its Swindon DC to support the operations of 50 dual-fuel trucks the firm introduced at the site in December. The 50 trucks, split equally between Mercedes-Benz and Volvo, were brought in after two separate trials in the last ...
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International operators could face higher ferry prices
Cross-channel rail services supplier Groupe Eurotunnel has said it will challenge the Competition Commission over its provisional findings that passengers and freight customers could face higher prices because of its expansion into ferry services on the Dover-Calais route. The Competition Commission said yesterday (19 February) that it believed Eurotunnel’s ...
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ArticleWill a fresh face to the industry help Yodel on its path to profitability?
Yodel’s Dick Stead has repeatedly urged companies to do more to keep up with demand around peak periods.Five months since Jonathan Smith announced his departure from Yodel, the parcel carrier today revealed the new man who will be filling his shoes. Introducing Neil Lloyd, the new Yodel chief executive, who ...
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ArticleUPS signs Ferrari Formula 1 sponsorship deal
UPS has become the official logistics and shipping sponsor for Ferrari.Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa will drive the Ferrari F138 bearing the UPS shield in the Formula 1 World Championship during the parcel carrier’s multi-year sponsorship. The logo will also appear on the drivers’ overalls and Ferrari's transport fleet and ...
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Neil Lloyd joins Yodel as chief executive
Yodel has appointed Neil Lloyd as chief executive, following the departure of Jonathan Smith in January.Lloyd, who was previously chief operating officer at facilities provider and catering firm ISS UK, will report to executive chairman Dick Stead, who temporarily managed the company since Smith’s departure.Lloyd said: “I am very pleased ...
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ArticleMT Tracker 20 February
Looking at this week's share prices it is easy to pick out Hargreaves as the best performing company in road transport. And you wouldn't be far wrong, if you're measuring it over the past four weeks. The upturn is pretty stark. But it doesn't tell the whole story...Let's take a ...
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London mayor gets LGVs off the LEZ hook
London mayor Boris Johnson has abandoned plans to introduce a Euro-4 NOx standard for trucks operating in the London Low Emission Zone (LEZ) in 2015, but buses will still have to comply.The current phase 4 of the LEZ demands that trucks and buses meet only the particulates requirements of Euro-4, ...
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ArticleFowler Welch MD Nick Hay - Part 1
Fowler Welch MD Nick Hay has strong views on fleet replacement cycles and the switch to Euro-6 as he explains to Steve HobsonFowler Welch runs a fleet of 400 units and 800 trailers from 10 sites around the UK. Best known as a chilled operator, it dropped the ‘Coolchain’ from ...
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ArticleDfT holds out for longer-semi trailer adoption
Wincanton was one of the first operators to have an LST on the roadThe DfT has said a decision will be made in due course on the rigidity of the December deadline for operators to take up their allocations of longer semi-trailers as part of the government’s 10-year trial.It comes ...
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Elite Transport Services not ready to end yet
The chairman of Elite Transport Services has said he has a “very strong desire” to turn the business around, after creditors voted to back a company voluntary arrangement (CVA) at the container haulier.Gary Bethnal told MT that the decision to enter a CVA, which was backed by 99% of creditors, ...
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ArticleValera chooses Norbert Dentressangle for catering equipment distribution
Norbert Dentressangle has won a new logistics contract with catering equipment and commercial refrigeration supplier Valera.It will use two-man crews from its specialist services operation to collect equipment from Valera’s Banbury operation for consolidation at Norbert’s Leighton Buzzard site.Own branded products, as well as products from Sanyo, Fagor, Jordao Cooling ...