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Future Truck Design Awards winners named
The winners of the inaugural Future Truck Design Awards were revealed at the CV Show.Transport for London's (TfL's) competition asked students across the UK to help shape future urban delivery vehicles, incorporating safety, efficiency and clean technology into their designs.“We’ve been overwhelmed by the quality, originality and innovation of the ...
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XPO wins first UK contract with VTech
XPO Logistics has won a storage and distribution contract with toy manufacturer VTech. While the “long term” contract is XPO’s first with the company in the UK, the businesses have a longstanding relationship elsewhere in Europe.The operation will be based at XPO’s shared user facility in West Hallam, Derbyshire, where ...
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Arrow XL goes Platinum with new VIP service
Two-man delivery outfit Arrow XL has launched a new premium service for customers. Arrow XL Platinum will give customers the option of having their goods installed in their home as part of the delivery service, including white goods, electronics, or furniture assembly.Adam Jones, business development director for the new service, ...
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Keltbray Group trialling cyclist safety systems on London tipper
Keltbray Group is trialling two new vulnerable-road-user protection devices on one of its London tippers.First is the DawesGuard, which creates an inflatable barrier between the axles of large vehicles to prevent a cyclist or pedestrian from being dragged underneath.DawesGuard has been designed to be retractable for use on uneven, off-road ...
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Turnover and profit up at Welch's Transport despite the challenge of the driver shortage
Turnover and profit at Welch's Transport continued their upward trend last year, despite the Cambridgeshire haulier contending with a relocation and the driver shortage.Newly published accounts for the year to 31 December 2015 show that turnover increased by 8% year-on-year to £12.6m, while pre-tax profit rose by 39% to £166,078 ...
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ArticleWincanton moves to new Southampton site to increase port operation
Wincanton has moved to a new Southampton site to increase the work it does at the city’s port. The operator previously serviced the port from its site in Greenham Common, but said that the new one in Eling Wharf is larger and more convenient than the former, and has more ...
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Expect Distribution blames loss-making two man service for profit drop
Expect Distribution has blamed a fall in profit on its loss-making two-man delivery service, which ceased operating in May last year, but said that new deals in its contract logistics business will get it back on track.The company saw its pre-tax profit fall by 17.5% to £548,152 for the year ...
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Future Truck Design Award winners revealed
The inaugural Future Truck Design Awards winners have been revealed at the CV Show.TfL’s competition, open to students across the UK, asked entrants to help shape future urban delivery vehicles, incorporating safety, efficiency and clean technology.“We’ve been overwhelmed by the quality, originality and innovation of the entries,” said Ian Wainwright, ...
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Register today for Cenex Low Carbon Vehicle Event 2016
The 9th annual Cenex Low Carbon Vehicle Event – LCV2016 – is taking place from 14-15 September at Millbrook in Bedfordshire.Last year’s event saw more than 2,850 attendees, 21 exhibitors and 103 vehicles on display and available for ride and drives on the day. This was alongside a full two-day ...
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ArticleBibby Distribution renews Mizkan Euro contract
Bibby Distribution has renewed its storage and distribution contract with Branston Pickle manufacturer Mizkan Euro. Originally signed in 2013, the contract sees Bibby store and transport 12,000 pallets - or two million jars - of the manufacturer’s products a month, from its flagship Max Park facility in Corby to retailers ...
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ArticleTachodisc saved from administration by FTA subsidiary
FTA subsidiary TDUK has bought Tachodisc out of administration.It will take control of the business and “certain assets”, the nature of which were not disclosed, with immediate effect.The business, which supplies tachograph equipment and compliance software, will trade under the TDUK brand and will be overseen by June Powell, director ...
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Government publishes tax benefits guide for zero-emission vans
The government has published a guide of the tax benefits available to users of ultra-low-emission vehicles (ULEVs). This includes vans used for business purposes.ULEVs are classed as vehicles that produce less than 75g of carbon dioxide for every kilometre travelled.
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More horsepower for Howard Tenens with Ariat Europe contract
Howard Tenens has climbed into the saddle with Ariat Europe, after it signed a five-year contract with the equestrian footwear and clothing brand.Ariat chose to outsource its logistics operation to a third party in order to focus on and expand its core business, and awarded Howard Tenens the deal after ...
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CS Ellis takes profit hit as it scrambles to service soaring demand
A reliance on agency staff and hire vehicles at CS Ellis to meet an increase in work dented the operator's annual profit, newly published accounts show.The Rutland operator's core transport operation, which contributes the lion's share of the group's revenue, saw a surge in activity with turnover up 19% to ...
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Hermes Group says it is "outperforming the competition" in the UK
Hermes Group, parent company of UK parcel carrier Hermes Parcelnet, has seen “significant growth” in turnover for the twelfth year running, which it attributed to the rapidly growing e-commerce sector. The group’s turnover for 2015 was €2.5bn (£1.9bn) compared to €2.2bn the previous year. This 11% increase, the group said, ...
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MPs call for significant increase in low emission zones in urban areas
A group of influential MPs has called for a significant increase in low emission zones across England's major cities to tackle air pollution.The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee this week called for dozens of towns and cities in England to become Clean Air Zones, broadly equivalent to London's Low ...
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ArticleLandbridge Logistics takes on Surfair staff and clients after haulier's collapse
Landbridge Logistics has stepped in to take over some of Surfair Global Logistics’ contracts after the company’s voluntary liquidation this week, Motortransport.co.uk has learnt.Surfair’s liquidation - following its collapse into administration earlier this month - comes just months after it is understood to have lost a major contract with DB ...
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ArticleMPs call for significant expansion of low emission zones to tackle air pollution
A group of influential MPs has called for a significant increase in low emission zones across England's major cities to tackle air pollution.The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee this week called for dozens of towns and cities in England to become Clean Air Zones, broadly equivalent to London's Low ...
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ArticleEuropean Commission to take action over UK's HGV Road User Levy?
Dover portThe European Commission (EC) said it will not comment on reports that it is to start legal action against the UK government over the introduction of the HGV Road User Levy.Last weekend, Reuters reported that legal action was imminent. The legal action was mentioned in a letter, dated 13 ...
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ArticleToo soon to know impact of BHS collapse, says DHL
DHL has said it is too soon to know the impact that the collapse into administration of its client BHS will have on its operations.DHL Supply Chain is responsible for the retailer’s logistics and e-fulfilment operations, understood to be a long-term relationship around two decades in length.A spokesman for DHL ...