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Latest news – Page 722
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Fuel consumption remains top challenge for fleets
Reducing fuel consumption will be the single biggest priority for over a third of fleet managers in 2013, a survey by fleet management systems supplier GreenRoad has suggested.Just over 35% of respondents to a question about priorities for next year cited reducing fuel costs as their most important challenge, with ...
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Norbert Dentressangle barks up right tree for Premium
Norbert Dentressangle has won a new three-year contract from Premium Timber Products to deliver goods to customers throughout the UK and Ireland.The multi-million pound contract will see ND pick up timber and PVCU products including doors, decking and shelving from Premium Timber’s 140,000ft² warehouse in Somerset and its 160,000ft² warehouse ...
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ArticleDon't miss out! Commercial Vehicle Report 2013 available now
MT''s UK Commercial Vehicle Report 2012 produced in association with Texaco is the most comprehensive industry research currently available, making it crucial for any logistics operation planning its way to profit in 2013.Featuring in depth analysis of trends based on responses from 500 commercial vehicle operators, the report priced at ...
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ArticleHermes upgrades fleet to handle growth in parcel volumes
Hermes has invested in 100 new vehicles as part of a fleet replacement programme, which will also assist it with additional parcel volumes.The parcels firm has made a multi-million pound investment in 86 vans, a mix of 7.5-tonne, 12-tonne and 18-tonne vehicles, which will be used for radial depot work. ...
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ArticleWe are looking for the Repair & Maintenance Workshop of the Year
New for the 2013 MT Awards is a category for R&M workshop of the year.Keeping a commercial vehicle fleet on the road that is safe, legal, reliable and highly productive is a tough job. This award is for the inhouse or third party repair and maintenance workshop that delivers on ...
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ArticleCitySprint acquires Eagle Express Worldwide Couriers
CitySprint has acquired all operations at Woking-based Eagle Express Worldwide Couriers.Its same-day, international and UK overnight operations were acquired by CitySprint on 8 December, taking its network to 35 depots and 2,000 couriers. It will be transferred over to the CitySprint brand later this month.CitySprint said the transition will be ...
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ArticleGrace Foods extends Jigsaw contract
Bardon, Leicestershire-based Jigsaw has extended its distribution contract with Grace Foods.The logistics network, made up of 10 haulage partners with the majority share owned by CM Downton, improved the consistency of deliveries since it took over transport for Grace from an in-house operation in 2009.Grace produces a range of Caribbean, ...
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ArticlePolice to take no further action against URTU seven
Greater Manchester Police (GMP) has said it will take no further action against the seven United Road Transport Union (URTU) men arrested in relation to a Driver CPC fraud investigation.The announcement brings to an end a 10-month probe, in conjunction with the DSA, into URTU general secretary Bob Monks, plus ...
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ArticleSox Express extends Advanced Supply Chain contract
Sock manufacturer Sox Express has expanded the scope of its relationship with Advanced Supply Chain.Advanced Supply Chain will now provide all of the manufacturer's warehousing requirements, in addition to transport services, for Sox customer Asda. Sox Express operations director Robert Leckie said: "We had used Advanced delivering product to our ...
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ArticleGFS launches new products to help manage surging e-commerce sales
Crawley-based Global Freight Solutions (GFS) has launched a suite of products it claims will make it easier for retailers to manage their interaction with parcel carriers.GFS said that faced with an ever-increasing volume of parcels, primarily generated by online retail, some parcel operators have attempted to manage the strain on ...
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ArticleWincanton names new finance director
Wincanton has named Adrian Colman as the successor to finance director Jon Kempster, as the logistics giant continues its march back to profit.Colman was finance director at technology company Psion through to its acquisition by Motorola Solutions in October.He has also worked as chief financial officer of London City Airport ...
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ArticleYearsley wins bun fight to take new bakery deal
Yearsley Group has won a new contract with bakery products manufacturer CSM that will see it collect, store and distribute more than 300 finished frozen product lines.The deal involves collections from CSM’s factory at Bromborough, on the Wirral, consolidation of goods at Yearsley’s Heywood cold store in Lancashire, and distribution ...
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ArticlePartnerlink reveals European service partners
Partnerlink, the haulage consortium that counts Knights of Old, AK Worthington, Viamaster Transport and David Hathaway Transport as members, has launched a European service.The 18-strong UK consortium, which also features Owens Road Services, John G Russell and R Swain & Sons on its roster, is now offering services between the ...
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ArticleND names new UK logistics MD
Norbert Dentressangle (ND) has announced the appointment of Phil Shaw as MD of its UK logistics business.The move follows the recent appointment of former UK logistics business MD Malcolm Wilson as MD of the group’s logistics division.Shaw was previously director of ND’s packed chemicals and manufacturing business unit in the ...
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ArticleSurge in online retail returns expected on 'Boomerang Thursday'
A 15% surge in online retail returns is expected to be handled by parcel carriers today (6 December), following the high volumes processed on ‘Cyber Monday’.A peak in the number of items being returned is expected to be handled on ‘Boomerang Thursday’, CollectPlus research has revealed. The firm found that ...
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ArticlePall-Ex snaps up Cornish member to ensure continuity
Pall-Ex has moved to ensure coverage continuity in the South-west by buying Cornish network member Intercounty Distribution for £700,000.The company based on the Pennygillam Industrial Estate in Launceston has an O-licence for up to 22 vehicles and eight trailers. It has been a Pall-Ex member for 14 years.Pall-Ex MD Adrian ...
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ArticleTesco enters Eddie Stobart row
Tesco has been drawn into the Eddie Stobart Doncaster row as drivers at the DC prepare to start a third wave of strike action tomorrow (6 December).The supermarket chain, which runs the DC’s warehousing but outsourced the transport operation with 183 drivers to Eddie Stobart in August, has made a ...
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ArticleMorrisons renews deal with Norbert Dentressangle
Supermarket group Morrisons has renewed its contract with Norbert Dentressangle for the operation of two of its distribution centres in Scotland.The new contract, which extends ND’s involvement for a further two years, covers the 575,000ft² composite DC at Bellshill and the Eurocentral 85,000ft² fresh produce DC, also near Glasgow.Christian ...
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ArticleRoyal Mail says next year "a good aim" for privitisation
Royal Mail Group chief executive Moya Greene said that next year “would be a good aim” for the planned sale of the firm.Although there is no definite time frame for Royal Mail to be privatised, the government hopes the firm receives the capital it needs in 2013, Greene said at ...
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ArticleChancellor freezes fuel duty in Autumn Statement
The chancellor has frozen fuel duty in his Autumn Statement today, meaning the scheduled rises scheduled for January and April next year will no longer take place.George Osborne gave no hint of a cut but said fuel would only see “inflation only rises” until September – effectively meaning the April ...