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Manchester tackles air quality
Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) is looking to roll-out a network of urban consolidation centres as part of its plans to tackle air quality.It plans to create shared-user freight hubs, both outside the city boundaries and within central Manchester. These would be used to consolidate goods for last-mile deliveries by ...
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FTA condemns HGV rush-hour ban call in its mayoral election manifesto
The FTA has condemned calls for “superficially attractive” blanket bans on HGVs during rush hour in the capital in its manifesto for the London Mayoral election.Peak-time bans, such as that proposed by Lib Dem candidate Caroline Pidgeon, would create more issues in terms of road safety, emissions and hurt the ...
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Goldstar Transport to move to new premises
Goldstar Transport is set to move to new premises after a year of strong growth.Reporting its annual results to 31 July 2015, the Felixstowe-based container haulier revealed a profit boost of more than 22% from £1.8m to £2.2m in a filing at Companies House.Annual turnover increased 18% from £75m to ...
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ArticleOnline freight consolidation system for Heathrow to launch later this year
A Web-based freight consolidation system, allowing hauliers servicing Heathrow Airport to notify members of spare capacity on their vehicles, is to launch this year to clean up the air around the complex.The airport said its proposed WebPortal would provide companies with an opportunity to exchange and share information about loads ...
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ArticleYoung Brothers Transport becomes Pallet-Track member
Pallet-Track has boosted its membership with the addition of Kent-based Young Brothers Transport.The network said the firm is the first of five new members set to join the Wolverhampton-based pallet network.A spokeswoman told Motortransport.co.uk, “this is our first new member this year and there are another four new members that ...
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Clocs progress event to highlight advancements in safer truck design
TfL will be showcasing the achievements of the Clocs initiative at an event to be held in London this week.Launched three years ago, Clocs has encouraged a step change in the way the construction sector prioritises road risk alongside site safety, and has helped bring a new generation of “safer”, ...
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Resolution reached in Co-operative Food dispute over Eddie Stobart driver transfer
A dispute over the transfer of 87 Coventry-based Co-operative Food drivers to haulier Eddie Stobart looks set to be resolved after further negotiations.Unite said this week it will recommend its members accept the offer “hammered out after two days of hard bargaining” at ACAS.More than 700 members across eight Co-op ...
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Garia launches electric-powered utility truck for city use
Danish golf cart manufacturer Garia has launched a new electric-powered utility truck for last-mile deliveries and urban operations.Distributed by ePower Trucks, the road-legal Garia Utility City is a compact 1.31m wide and 3.23m long, with a turning radius of just 3.25m.The flatbed has a payload of up to 740kg, with ...
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Martin Brower picks Daf CF Silents for out-of-hours deliveries
Operator Martin Brower has ordered five Daf CF 'Silent' rigids to enable out-of-hours urban deliveries for burger chain giant McDonald’s.The new trucks will be powered by biodiesel made from recycled cooking oil (UCO), which Martin Brower and McDonald’s have been using since 2007 to reduce carbon emissions.“We are always looking ...
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ArticleBibby Distribution picks triple-deckers to boost efficiency on Unipart Rail fleet
Bibby Distribution has added six new 13.6m triple-deck trailers to customer Unipart Rail’s fleet to handle increasing volumes of ‘ugly’ freight.Each trailer can carry up to 20 additional pallets - a 28% increase in load – and features an aerodynamic profile to help reduce fuel consumption on trunking runs.The triple-deck ...
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ArticleNew service offerings boost NR Evans' profit and turnover
Expanding the range of services it offers to its customers saw NR Evans’ turnover and pre-tax profit soar in the last financial year. The company, which offers both haulage and warehousing services, made £2.4m pre-tax profit for the year ended 31 August 2015; a 58% increase on the previous year’s ...
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Biffa Municipal refreshes Manchester vehicle fleet
Biffa Municipal is investing £11m in a new fleet as part of a major eight year deal it won last year to run Manchester City’s household collections and street cleaning services.Of the 100-plus strong fleet, Biffa has so far taken delivery of two Mercedes Econic 18-tonne refuse and recycling collection ...
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Palletways sees both turnover and profit climb
Palletways (UK) saw turnover increase to £163.7m in the year to 31 May 2015 (2014: £146m), according to its latest accounts published at Companies House. The pallet network made a pre-tax profit of £11.5m (2014: £8m), which the directors’ statement described as “a creditable performance”.It added in its statement that ...
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ArticleMaritime Transport opens London Gateway depot
Maritime Transport has added two new strings to its bow with the opening of a depot at DP London Gateway and the purchase of a truckstop in Alconbury. The three acre site at London Gateway is the first transport depot at the new port, and with six deep-water berths and ...
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Motor Transport Awards entry deadline extended
If you missed your chance to get your Motor Transport Awards entries in my today's deadline, fear not, it's been extended until 1 April. All entries must be received in hard copy before 5pm on the deadline day. The full list of catagories can be found on the Motor Transport ...
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TfL launches directory of construction consolidation centres in capital
TfL has published a directory of construction consolidation centres in London in a move to encourage the reduction of individual vehicle movements travelling to and from building sites.It is expected that increased use of consolidation sectors will improve the safety, efficiency and planning of deliveries by combining and co-ordinating 'just-in ...
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ArticleXPO Logistics freezes out DHL with Iceland contract
XPO Logistics has ousted DHL from its warehousing and distribution deal with frozen food retailer Iceland.The five-year deal to manage Iceland's distribution and warehousing operation, estimated to be worth approximately £500m, sees DHL replaced by XPO Logistics after an eight-year run. It is the largest contract XPO Logistics, previously Norbert ...
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SmartWitness launching 'van cam' safety camera suited to urban fleets
SmartWitness is launching a ‘van cam’ safety product aimed at commercial vehicles ranging from 1.5 tonnes to 4.5 tonnes.London-based SmartWitness is already well established in the HGV sector with its KP1 forward-facing camera and is now looking to break into the van market with the launch of VanProtect.The VanProtect system ...
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Palletforce purchases first member-haulier to strengthen London proposition
Palletforce has purchased its first network member in a bid to strengthen its service provision in London and the surrounding area.The pallet network has bought Belvedere, south-east London-based UK Freight Masters. The company was founded 25 years ago by David Bland, who will remain with the business for the next ...
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Volvo to demonstrate enhanced driver visibility at Clocs event
Volvo Trucks will be showcasing its commitment to safer, urban freight movements at the fifth annual Clocs progress event in London next week.A low-entry cab (LEC) FE 6x2 rear-steer tipper will be on display (pictured), together with an N3 on-road specified FM 8x4 tipper with a lower window in the ...