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Operation Stack lorry-park location revealed
A permanent lorry parking area with space for 3,600 lorries in Kent has been given the green light as a long term solution to the problems caused by Operation Stack.The government said that the Stanford West site attracted twice as many supporters than those who thought it should be based ...
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Test driving the UK's first range-extended series-hybrid truck from Tevva
Freight in the City's sister publication Commercial Motor took a JAC 7.5-tonner for a spin to see how it performed in an urban operation. Group technical editor Colin Barnett reports.The current fashion for electrically powered trucks has invariably been accompanied by high-profile launches and promises that each new contender is ...
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Nightime incentive plan for HGVs using Severn Crossings
HGVs using the Severn River Crossings could be offered incentives to use it more at night when the bridge returns to public ownership, according to the Transport Secretary.Andrew Jones also told the Welsh Affairs Committee that the operation of the bridge by the Severn River Crossing Plc could come to ...
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New head of truck sales at Scania GB
Andrew Jamieson will be the new UK truck sales director for Scania (Great Britain).Jamieson has worked in the Scania UK organisation for more than 20 years, covering areas such as marketing, contracts, used truck sales and rental.He will take up his new position on 1 August.Prior to returning to Scania ...
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Motor Transport opens doors to its Hall of Fame
Motor Transport has opened the doors to its Hall of Fame, in association with Scania, to mark the achievements of individuals that have made an outstanding contribution to the road transport industry.The inaugural trio were revealed at the Motor Transport Awards 2016 last night when Grocontinental chairman Ray Grocott; Dawsongroup ...
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Motor Transport Awards 2016 winners revealed
Malcolm Logistics was crowned Haulier of the Year in front of 1,600 of the industry’s finest at the 31st Motor Transport Awards.The evening’s festivities, which welcomed back TV and radio personality Jonathan Ross as host, also saw Hermes, Samworth Brothers Supply Chain and DPD UK ‘make their mark’ by scooping ...
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Motor Transport Awards 2016 Twitter wall
This year's Motor Transport Awards featured, for the first time, a big screen showing a selection of tweets using the official awards hashtag. This 'Twitter wall', sponsored by Transport Exchange Group, also appears here on Motortransport.co.uk. So, whether you were lucky enough to be at the Awards in person or ...
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Gefco promotes Hungary division boss to UK managing director role
Gefco UK has appointed Zsolt Vecsera as its new MD, in a move the company said will help “continue and steer its direction of growth”. Vecsera (pictured below) has been MD at Gefco Hungary since 2011, where he oversaw the doublingof the company’s profit over five years.Previous to that role ...
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FTA's Truck and Van Excellence schemes approved by TfL as alternative to Fors bronze
The FTA has had its Truck and Van Excellence audits approved by TfL as meeting the latter’s work-related road risk (WRRR) requirements, a status previously held only by Fors.Previously hauliers wishing to work on TfL contracts had to be Fors bronze or equivalent accredited to meet the WRRR requirements.The association ...
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Hargreaves Services suffers Brexit shock after major project is delayed
Hargreaves Services’ logistics division has felt the impact of Brexit, after a UK port delayed a £7m earthworks project in light of the EU referendum result.In a trading update the company warned that its transport and earthworks divisions are at risk due to their exposure to the construction sector and ...
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Canute Group transports replica Viking ship to festival celebrating King Canute
The Canute Group has paid tribute to its namesake by transporting a £30,000 replica Viking ship to a festival celebrating King Canute.The Canute Group, which is based in Purfleet in Essex, collected the Viking ship, dubbed Bear, from a boatyard in Herne Bay, Kent, making its way along the ...
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Continental Tyre Group buys Bandvulc
Continental Tyre Group has bought fleet management and tyre retreader Bandvulc in "a logical step". The two companies have worked together for more than 25 years.The acquisition will allow Continental to strengthen its position in the UK and Irish markets, as well as enable Bandvulc to grow its own operation ...
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Netto closure too soon to comment on, says Bibby Distribution
Bibby Distribution has said it is too soon to comment on what impact the closure of discount supermarket Netto will have on its business.Sainsbury’s and Danish retailer Dansk Supermarked Group, which relaunched Netto as a joint venture in 2014, said they plan to close the 16 stores in August.The decision ...
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Mayor announces 'toughest crackdown' on most polluting vehicles in London
The mayor of London today announced details on what City Hall has described as “the toughest crackdown on the most polluting vehicles by any major city around the world”.Making good on his promise one week into office to step up his efforts to improve London’s air quality through lowering transport ...
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DX Group faces UK Competition and Markets Authority review
The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is reviewing DX Group’s May acquisition of the trade and assets of Legal Post (Scotland) and First Post from First Scottish Group for £3.25m.DX Group said it was now engaging in a consultation with CMA and would “make a further announcement in due ...
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Bullet Express welcomes Macfarlane Packaging as latest client for new hub
Bullet Express has filled over three-quarters of its new distribution hub in Baillieston, Glasgow, just two months after opening it.The latest client to take space at the hub is protective packaging products distributor Macfarlane Packaging.The packaging company is taking 28,000ft² of the facility’s 190,000ft² of storage and distribution space.As part ...
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Security Escorts Transport joins Pallet-Track
North London haulier Security Escorts Transport has joined forces with pallet network Pallet-Track.The Willesden-based haulage firm, which has a fleet of nine vehicles and four trailers, will take on the HA and “some of the NW” postcode areas, after the areas were “relinquished by another member”, according to a Pallet-Track ...
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DHL Supply Chain winding down My Local operation
DHL Supply Chain is downsizing its My Local operation after the convenience store chain was placed into administration this week.The operator took over transport and distribution for the former Morrisons convenience store estate last September from Wincanton.The 140 M Local stores were sold at a £30m loss to entrepreneur Mike ...
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Amazon rolls out grocery delivery service to fresh postcodes
Amazon has almost doubled the number of London postcodes its Amazon Fresh service is available in, less than a month after it began offering fresh grocery delivery in the city.The internet retailer launched the service, which allows Amazon Prime members to shop for ambient, chilled and frozen goods, to ...
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Brexit threat to northern powerhouse
The creation of a northern powerhouse hangs in the balance following the EU referendum result, unless international trade is addressed as a matter of urgency, the FTA has warned.Malcolm Bingham, FTA head of policy for the north of England, said infrastructure investment in northern England over the next five years ...