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Motor Transport Top 100 2017 Interactive Tables – Top 100 Notes
These interactive tables enable you to explore Motor Transport's Top 100 2017.Click on the tabs at the top of the table to view the different data sets. You can also click on the column headers to sort the table data from highest to lowest (or click again to sort from ...
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Motor Transport Top 100 2017 Interactive Tables – Top 100 Sales per employee
These interactive tables enable you to explore Motor Transport's Top 100 2017.Click on the tabs at the top of the table to view the different data sets. You can also click on the column headers to sort the table data from highest to lowest (or click again to sort from ...
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Call for clarity on TfL's Direct Vision Standard
Industry experts have accused TfL of putting the cart before the horse with its Direct Vision Standard (DVS).Speaking at the Freight in the City Expo at Alexandra Palace this week (7 November), Ross Paterson, head of product and marketing at Mercedes-Benz, said customers were asking what star rating each model ...
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Wincanton's boss Adrian Coleman on why change in a challenging market is welcome at the 3PL
Adrian Colman, retiring chief executive at WincantonCustomers’ willingness to shake up the status quo will stand Wincanton in good stead whatever challenges lie ahead, according to its boss.Speaking to MT at the publication of its half year results to 30 September, CEO Adrian Coleman said diversity in the customer base ...
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Motor Transport Top 100 2017 Interactive Tables – Top 100 Growth in Profit
These interactive tables enable you to explore Motor Transport's Top 100 2017.Click on the tabs at the top of the table to view the different data sets. You can also click on the column headers to sort the table data from highest to lowest (or click again to sort from ...
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Motor Transport Top 100 2017 Interactive Tables – Top 100 Return on sales
These interactive tables enable you to explore Motor Transport's Top 100 2017.Click on the tabs at the top of the table to view the different data sets. You can also click on the column headers to sort the table data from highest to lowest (or click again to sort from ...
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Wincanton benefits from retail, as restructuring of transport division begins
Wincanton has found home is where the heart is as customers in the DIY and home retail sectors drove growth at the operator. At the same time it has begun surgery to return its industrial and transport division to health.Group turnover for the six months to 30 September 2017 grew ...
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New Arrival in commercial vehicle sector plans to electrify the market
Arrival remains bullish about the prospects of its electric-powered light commercial vehicle, and the disruptive impact its technology-led approach will have in the broader market.Aiming a shot at its larger, conventional rivals, Matt Key, chief of business development at the Banbury-based start up, said: “The world we live in, especially ...
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Motor Transport Top 100 2017 Interactive Tables – Top 100 Profit per employee
These interactive tables enable you to explore Motor Transport's Top 100 2017.Click on the tabs at the top of the table to view the different data sets. You can also click on the column headers to sort the table data from highest to lowest (or click again to sort from ...
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MT Awards 2017 winner profile - Partnership Award sponsored by Wincanton
Wincanton Industrial and Transport MD Chris Fenton, second from right, presents trophies to Meachers Global Logistics commercial director Gary Whittle, Steve Porter Transport Group chairman Steve Porter, and Red Funnel CEO Kevin GeorgeMeachers Global Logistics, Red Funnel and Steve Porter Transport Group took home trophies in this year’s Motor Transport ...
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Motor Transport Top 100 2017 Interactive Tables – Top 100 Growth in turnover
These interactive tables enable you to explore Motor Transport's Top 100 2017.Click on the tabs at the top of the table to view the different data sets. You can also click on the column headers to sort the table data from highest to lowest (or click again to sort from ...
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Big data will improve urban deliveries, says Microlise
Big data can improve driver and operational safety, Microlise told delegates at Freight in the City 2017, after a trial with Innovate UK captured seven billion truck miles of information.Matt Hague, executive director – product strategy, at Microlise, said: “There is a lot of technology on the vehicle now that ...
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'The vehicle is the easiest way of causing mass panic' - counter-terrorism police tells Freight in the City 2017
HGV operators and rental suppliers have been urged to be vigilant in order to mitigate the use of the 'vehicle as a weapon' in a terrorist attack.Following incidents in Nice and Berlin in 2016, where trucks were used as part of attacks in built-up and crowded areas, and incidents on ...
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'The vehicle is the easiest way of causing mass panic' - counter-terrorism police tells Freight in the City 2017
HGV operators and rental suppliers have been urged to be vigilant in order to mitigate the use of the 'vehicle as a weapon' in a terrorist attack.Following incidents in Nice and Berlin in 2016, where trucks were used as part of attacks in built-up and crowded areas, and incidents on ...
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Monitoring driver health will improve public safety in urban areas, says Backhouse
Operators must continue to monitor the health of their drivers in order to mitigate the risks of the business and improve the safety of the public.Speaking at the Freight in the City Expo 2017 yesterday (7 November) James Backhouse, partner at Backhouse Jones Solicitors, cited the example of the Glasgow ...
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Motor Transport Top 100 2017 Interactive Tables - Top 100 Largest Companies
These interactive tables enable you to explore Motor Transport's Top 100 2017.Click on the tabs at the top of the table to view the different data sets. You can also click on the column headers to sort the table data from highest to lowest (or click again to sort from ...
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Increased electric vehicle adoption means rising need for safety features
Further expanding clean air zones will increase the demand for electric vehicles and hybrids, but the industry needs to address the dangers of low noise associated with electric powertrains.Tony Bowen, LCV project manager at Brigade Electronics, told delegates at Freight in the City 2017 : “We have to understand how ...
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Motor Transport Top 100 2017
Welcome to the Motor Transport Top 100 2017. This is the definitive list of the largest operators of commercial vehicles in the UK; by turnover; by pre-tax profit and by employee numbers. Our interactive tables, exclusive to Motor Transport.co.uk, provide the quickest and easiest way to benchmark the performance of ...
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Traffic commissioners and DVSA call for more effective brake testing across the industry
The traffic commissioners (TCs) and the DVSA have urged operators to improve their approach to brake testing and maintenance after the DVSA revealed a quarter of defective trucks had a brake issue.The TCs said brake defects and shortcomings in brake maintenance procedures are appearing “far too frequently” at public inquiries, ...
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TfL went too soon with Direct Vision Standard, claim panel
Industry experts have accused TfL of putting the cart before the horse with its Direct Vision Standard (DVS).Speaking at Freight in the City Expo at Alexandra Palace today (7 November) Ross Paterson, head of product and marketing at Mercedes-Benz, said customers were asking what star rating each model had on ...