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Motor Transport Power Players: 18 - Alex Laffey
18) Alex Laffey Title: Chief executive officer, Eddie Stobart LogisticsIn April 2014 Stobart Group disposed of 51% of its 100% shareholding of the Stobart road transport business to Douglasbay Capital (Dbay) – the former owners of TDG - for £280.8m.At the time William Stobart was the chief executive, but a ...
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New MTP episode available now
The latest episode of the Motor Transport Podcast (MTP) is available for download now. In this week's broadcast, Christopher Walton, Emma Shone and Ashleigh Wight discuss the effect the closure of the Forth Road Bridge is set to have on the haulage industry, with the RHA predicting huge industry-wide costs.The ...
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Motor Transport Power Players : 19 - Derrick Potter
19) Derrick Potter Title: Founder and executive chairman, Potter LogisticsDerrick Potter celebrated both the 50th anniversary of the founding of Potter Logistics and his 50th wedding anniversary in 2015, marking the occasion with the title of Motor Transport Haulier of the Year.While company isn’t the biggest in the UK by ...
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Potter makes it a double celebration in 2015
Potter Logistics picked up the Haulier of the Year Award in the 2015 Motor Transport Awards - the same year it celebrated its 50th anniversary.Naming Potter Haulier of the Year, the judges said it was a family business with a customer-centric ethos that had secured some very loyal, long-standing clients.The ...
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ArticleScottish hauliers slam "horrendous" cost of Forth Bridge closure
Scottish hauliers are up in arms about the “horrendous” extra costs they face because of the HGV ban on the Forth Road Bridge, which has been extended until the end of February. The bridge, originally scheduled to reopen to HGV traffic on 4 January after steelwork repairs, will reopen to ...
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FM Conway gets Econic in London
Construction company FM Conway has taken delivery of two Mercedes-Benz’s Econics.The tipper-grabs are claimed to be the first of their type in service in London based on the Econic chassis.Supplied by Dealer Sparshatts of Kent, FM Conway’s new trucks are both 8x4s single front steer axles, double-drive bogies and rear-steer ...
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Motor Transport Power Players: 20 - Michael O'Donoghue
20) Michael O’DonoghueTitle: executive vice president for the UK, Ireland and Nordics, Ceva LogisticsAfter a painful and damaging refinancing and restructuring that saw several major customers move work away, Ceva Logistics is now back on the up.O’Donoghue is leading the firm’s resurgence in the UK and talks bullishly of a ...
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ArticleMotor Transport reveals the 2015 Power Players
Welcome to the fourth edition of Motor Transport's Power Players - the list of the 20 people we believe have the most influence, and exert the most control, over the road transport industry.The 2015 edition of the Power Players is by no means objective, but the journalists here at Motortransport.co.uk ...
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Bibby Distribution boasts confident outlook with new flagship depot
Bibby Distribution is set to open a new flagship depot in Wakefield next year, a move it described as a “reflection of confidence” in its future. The new 280,000ft² site, which has storage for 39,000 pallets, will become operational in Q1.Two major grocers will be the first to use the ...
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The government moves to make HGV sideguards compulsory for all new vehicles
The government is planning to outlaw the removal of sideguards and rear under-run devices on HGVs as part of its drive to reduce cyclist deaths across the UK.The plan is contained in the DfT’s British Road Safety Statement (BRSS) published this week, which also proposes doubling the fine for HGV ...
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ArticleXPO's not playing about after Entertainer contract extension
Christmas has come early for XPO Logistics, which has extended its contract with toy retailer The Entertainer for a further 10 years. The extension comes after The Entertainer moved to a new 230,000ft² national DC in Banbury, Northampton, in the summer, having outgrown its previous Swindon site.XPO, whose relationship with ...
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FTA welcomes "improved" mirror legislation for new HGVs
The FTA has welcomed the advent of “improved” mirrors for new HGVs from next year, describing them as a commonsense approach to boosting road safety.Christopher Snelling, head of national and regional policy at the FTA, said: "We're very happy with this as it's exactly the sort of approach to safety ...
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DfT details specification for 'improved' HGV mirrors
The DfT has detailed the technical specification that will apply to “improved” safety mirrors on all new HGVs sold from July of next year.The adoption of the improved mirrors last week (16 December), championed by the UK government, will be implemented to reduce vehicle blindspots and boost vulnerable road user ...
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Royal Mail buys NetDespatch to boost technological offering
Royal Mail has bought parcel data management platform NetDespatch as part of its ongoing efforts to boost its technological capabilities. The company already provided some medium-sized Royal Mail customers with shipping labels. It allows carriers to provide their customers with online applications and services that use delivery data, generated from ...
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Unions and DVSA to resume talks in new year
Talks between DVSA management and Prospect and Public and Commercial Services (PCS) unions at arbitration service ACAS appear to be bearing fruit.Both unions have pledged to suspend all industrial action for the duration of the talks, with DVSA promising not to take disciplinary action against staff who refuse to follow ...
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FTA seeks assurances that Forth Bridge will reopen next month
The FTA has demanded assurances from Scotland’s transport minister that the Forth Road Bridge will re-open to all vehicles on 4 January.The closure of the bridge has caused huge financial headaches for many logistics companies, with vehicles forced to take a 50-mile detour via the Kincardine Bridge, which has experienced ...
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ArticleKetra Logistics makes prehistoric delivery for Natural History Museum
Logistics company Ketra Logistics has made its largest and heaviest delivery to date, transporting a life size dinosaur from London to Kent.Palletways member Ketra Logistics was chosen to transport the Natural History Museum’s mascot, Trevor the Triceratops, to the museum’s Dino Store in Bluewater shopping centre in KentMartyn Young, MD ...
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Clean Air Zones for UK cities mean HGVS and vans face charges
HGVs and vans that do not meet emissions requirements will soon face a charge to enter certain areas in some of the UK’s major cities, as part of the government’s plans to improve air quality.Clean Air Zones will be introduced in Birmingham (pictured), Leeds, Nottingham, Derby and Southampton by 2020.It ...
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Improved cycle-safety mirrors to be mandated on new HGVs from July 2016
Improved mirrors that eliminate blind spots will become mandatory on newly registered HGVs from July of next year, after the European Commission voted in favour of the measure.The adoption of the improved mirrors yesterday (16 December), championed by the UK government, will be mandatory for all newly registered vehicles across ...
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Improved mirrors to boost cycle safety will be mandatory on new HGVs next year
Improved mirrors that eliminate HGV blind spots will become mandatory on newly registered vehicles from July of next year across the EU.The measure, championed by the UK government, was adopted following a vote yesterday (16 December) by the European Commission.For the first time it will be mandatory for all newly ...