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ArticleCitySprint acquires same-day operations of Scarlet Couriers
CitySprint has purchased the same-day operations of Thames Valley-based Scarlet Couriers.The deal sees CitySprint acquire Scarlet Courier's same-day, overnight and international operations in Bracknell, as well as the company’s same-day courier operation in Slough.Patrick Gallagher, chief executive, CitySprint, says: “This deal is another significant milestone in CitySprint’s on-going growth strategy. ...
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ArticleNews Extra: Transport chiefs remain optimistic despite economic gloom
Bosses of Britain’s transport operators are optimistic about the prospects for their own companies over the coming year, despite being gloomy about the future of the economy.In the first Logistics Industry Confidence Index compiled by Analytiqa for Barclays Bank and professional services firm Grant Thornton, 88% of senior managers viewed ...
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ArticleWincanton wins Kiddicare contract
Wincanton has won a contract with Kiddicare to handle the fulfilment of the retailer’s new superstores, including its new flagship Peterborough store.Kiddicare, owned by supermarket giant Morrisons, currently generates 85% of business through online orders, but following the acquisition of a number of former Best Buy sites in January, it ...
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ArticleDPD warns retailers to be Olympics savvy
DPD is urging retailers to talk to their delivery companies about the potential disruption threatened by the Olympics later this month.The parcels giant is concerned that many retailers are still underestimating the extent of the upheaval the Games could create during peak times.Dwain McDonald, DPD chief executive, says: "We are ...
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ArticleEmployers to face action if drivers don't complete Driver CPC
Employers, not just their employees, will find themselves before Britain’s traffic commissioners (TCs) if drivers have not completed their periodic training by September 2014.Speaking at the RHA National Training Conference last week in Birmingham, senior TC Beverley Bellmade clear her support for continuous professional development, stating “driver training is essentially ...
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Motor Transport Top 100 Archive
The Motor Transport Top 100 has moved to a brand new section - access them now at:www.motortransport.co.uk/top100
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ArticleMixed fortunes for Eddie Stobart in past four months
Stobart Group says its transport and distribution division Eddie Stobart has experienced “mixed fortunes” since March.In the past four months Eddie Stobart says its ambient transport and warehousing operations have been performing well and is “witnessing more new business opportunities than in previous years”.However, it warns that the restructure ...
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ArticleBullet Express improves driver performance with telematics
Bullet Express has invested in Smart Telematics from Navman Wireless to help promote efficient and safe driver behaviour across its fleet of 36 vehicles after a trial of various systems.David McCutcheon, managing director of Bullet Express, says: “We saw great improvements in the driver’s performance over the two week trial; ...
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ArticleInstitute of Highway Engineers calls for Sunday lorry ban
A suggestion by new president of the Institute of Highway Engineers for the government to consider banning trucks from UK motorways on Sundays has been described as "out of touch" and "the last thing" the industry would want to see in the UK.Richard Hayes, who will became president of the ...
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ArticleThinking about changing your company's engine oil supplier? Read this first
Is super-high performance oil better than ultra-high performance or vice-versa? Is long drain better than extended drain, or is it the other way round?The plethora of things to consider when choosing the right engine oils for your haulage business can make it very time consuming. Then there is all the ...
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ArticleOcado distribution centre investments boost first half
Ocado says investments in its network and fleet led to revenue growth in the first six months of its financial year.The online grocery giant and own-account operatorsinvested £9m into capacity improvements at its existing Hatfield customer fulfilment centre (CFC1), as well as pumping £49.7m into the first phase of building ...
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Cost Tables Landing Page
Welcome to the Interactive Cost Tables, produced in association with DAF Trucks. This system enables you to quickly and simply see how much your fleet - or just one vehicle - costs to run and how much you need to charge.You can immediately see the impact of changes in fuel ...
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ArticleAcumen's Stocker joins Gefco
Gefco has appointed former Acumen Logistics Group commercial director John Stocker as its sales and marketing director.Stocker is now responsible for all sales, marketing and communications in the UK and the PSA Peugeot Citroën division as it looks to expand its customer base.Tristan Balayn, MD at Gefco UK, says: “I ...
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ArticleNews Extra: Weighing up the Euro-6 options
Amid fears of higher costs and inferior mpg, MT test drives the new Euro-6 Scania G4409 LA 4x2 MNA.Fears of worse fuel consumption, extra weight and higher costs are expected to prompt operators to accelerate fleet renewal programmes to get the last Euro-5 trucks before 2014. MT’s first Euro-6 test ...
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ArticleFuel duty frozen until January 2013
Chancellor George Osborne has postponed the 3ppl fuel duty rise planned for 1 August until January 2013.Following lobbying by FairFuelUK (FFUK), culminating in a threat from the Labour Party to force a vote on an amendment to the Budget legislation earlier today, Osborne announced the freeze.However FFUK founder Peter Carroll ...
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ArticleResurfacing work tonight at M6 Junction 19 after crash
The Highways Agency (HA) has warned operators that there will be no southbound access to the M6 at junction 19 tonight, as repair work begins after a lorry overturned this morning spilling fuel onto the slip road.The A556 between the junctions with the A50 and the M6 was closed earlier ...
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ArticlePoor harmonisation could wreck key Driver CPC goal
Lack of harmonisation of standards for Driver CPC training across the 27 European Union member states is in danger of wrecking one of the original goals of the directive introducing the compulsory training of drivers – mutual recognition of the qualification by every member state.Distrust of standards of instructors and ...
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ArticleTransport Committee asks for views on the future of road freight
The Transport Committee is seeking operators’ views on the future of UK road freight, ahead of a public evidence session on 3 July.The select committee, which recently found that London's councils were unable to provide detail about Olympics enforcement policy, wants written evidence submitted by 27 June.Areas of debate ...
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ArticleCeva Logistics signs €50m contract with Crown Paint
Ceva Logistics has had its 26 year relationship with Crown Paint extended after it signing a five and a half year contract, worth €50m (£40.3m).The contract will see Ceva manage Crown's trade warehouse operation, nationwide distribution of retail and trade product, and inter-site and bulk transport movements.In addition Ceva has ...
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ArticlePalletforce releases iPhone tracking app
Pallet Network Palletforce has released a live-tracking iPhone app.Called Palletforce Pallet Tracking, the free app makes it possible to see exactly where a consignment is at any stage of its journey.Dean Hughes, Palletforce’s IT director, says: “It offers another quick and easy way for customers to track their deliveries from ...