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DPDgroup UK trading in a "very strong financial position"
DPDgroup UK, which trades as DPD and Interlink Express, has seen turnover rise 26% and pre-tax profit increase 19.6% and said it is “well placed to deliver further growth”.In the year from 30 December 2013 to 4 January 2015 DPDgroup reported turnover of £872.5m, up from £692.3m in its previous ...
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Vulnerable-road-user detection a key focus from exhibitors at Freight in the City Expo
With cyclist numbers on the rise in the UK’s towns and cities, it has never been more essential to assist commercial vehicle drivers and ensure they are able to detect vulnerable road users in close proximity of their vehicle.Freight in the City Expo at London’s Alexandra Palace on 27 October ...
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Profit continues to fall at TNT UK
Challenging market conditions in the UK and Europe combined with the loss of a major fashion contract saw pre-tax losses widen and turnover fall at TNT UK last year.Its annual results for the year to 31 December 2014 showed a 2.4% drop in turn-over to £725m last year (2013: £742m). ...
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ArticleEarned recognition will be of huge benefit to operators, says new DVSA boss
The new head of the DVSA has promised that its ‘earned recognition’ scheme will be a huge benefit to operators, “as they will be able to work in a freer way than they can now”.Speaking to MT last week after becoming interim chief executive of the DVSA following Alastair People’s ...
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UK cities overlooked in wake of new London Freight Enforcement Partnership?
Earlier this week, TfL launched the London Freight Enforcement Partnership – an evolved model of the Industrial HGV Task Force it started up two years ago.This ‘new and improved’ scheme will see TfL, the DVSA, the Met and City of London Police enhance their enforcement work across the capital with ...
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Licence Bureau to demonstrate how to keep fleet drivers safe and compliant at Freight in the City Expo
Licence Bureau will be talking to fleet operators at Freight in the City Expo about how its Compliance Managed Services (CMS) online portal can ensure its drivers are safe and legally compliant to operate vehicles.The web platform allows companies to assess, check and improve the performance of their drivers quickly ...
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Law-breaking skip operators in London may now be fined £200 for offences
Skip operators in the capital who flout the law may now be fined £200 in a move to protect residents and maintain road safety agreed by London boroughs.London Councils’ Transport and Environment Committee (TEC) agreed to set penalties for contravening regulations for operating skips on London’s public highways, including offences ...
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Commercial Body Fittings to showcase essential safety kit for urban CV fleets at Freight in the City Expo
Commercial Body Fittings (CBF) will be showcasing its extensive range of truck, van and trailer safety equipment at the Freight in the City Expo at London’s Alexandra Palace on 27 October.With the launch of the London Safer Lorry Scheme last month, it is now a requirement for the majority of ...
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ArticlePall-Ex welcomes trio of new members
Pall-Ex has welcomed three new members as part of what it describes as a “revision of delivery areas, aimed at lowering emissions and improving delivery times”. Rugby-based Exact Logistics has taken responsibility for the CV postcode area, and joins the network from Palletways.MD Adam Shuter said the company’s Pall-Ex membership ...
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LowCVP to run test programme to benchmark emissions of gas-powered HGVs
The Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership (LowCVP) has been chosen to manage a new test programme to benchmark the latest gas trucks for emissions, including methane, CO2 and fuel consumption.Work will complement the operator on-road tests being carried out during the government’s Low Carbon Truck (LCTT), which is nearing its final ...
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ArticleStrong performance at Tuffnells boosts Connect Group revenues
Tuffnells Parcels Express contributed £114m of revenue and £9.7m of operating profit to its new owner Connect Group in the year to the end of August, group chief executive Mark Cashmore has revealed.The parcels firm - which Connect Group acquired in November last year and subsequently said was exceeding expectations ...
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ArticleAPC member celebrates 150th birthday
APC Overnight member G Thompson has celebrated its 150th birthday and the five generations of family that have seen the company through to the landmark. The company dates back to 1865, when founder George Thompson started to work as a freight agent for private rail companies.The London-based firm ceased to ...
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ArticleOperators asked to voice opinions to shape Transport for the North freight strategy
Transport for the North (TfN) is seeking the views of operators to help shape the UK’s first pan-regional freight and logistics strategy.The new strategy is expected to enable TfN to determine the steps that are required, in terms of network and policy development, to realise the freight and logistics industry’s ...
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R Swain & Sons acquires Gatwick Plant; sees pre-tax profit boost
Strood, Rochester-based R Swain & Sons has delivered a boost to its special projects division with the acquisition of specialist plant and services firm Gatwick Plant.Based in Horley, Surrey, Gatwick Plant runs a 12-strong fleet of specialist vehicles including low loaders, rear-steer trailers, crane-equipped vehicles and abnormal load escorting vehicles. ...
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Carillion successfully trialling video-analytics cyclist-detection system from Vision Techniques
Carillion has become the first operator to install a new video analytics-based cyclist-detection system VT TurnAware from safety equipment firm Vision Techniques.The new method of detecting cyclists uses a smart camera and integrated CPU that recognises single-direction movement towards the vehicle, warning the driver when a cyclist approaches.Carillion, which operates ...
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Hoyer wins Esso UK delivery contract
Hoyer Petrolog has been awarded what is describes as a “significant development for the business” by way of a three-year contract with Esso to cover its UK delivery business for Tesco Express (Alliance).The contract, which runs until June 2019, also covers Esso’s industrial and wholesale delivery network in the UK ...
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Freight in the City speaker line-up brings together experts to debate sustainable urban logistics
Every day in London alone, more than 360,000 tonnes of goods are moved by lorries: that’s 15,000 tonnes of freight picked up or dropped off every hour. Without these deliveries, the capital’s shops, restaurants, offices and workplaces would come to a standstill overnight.“No method other than the lorry is capable ...
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ArticleTaking the Optifuel challenge
A sunny Wednesday in October the Estoril race circuit outside Lisbon, Portugal saw 37 of Europe and north Africa's best HGV drivers go head to head for the title Renault Trucks' Optifuel Challenge Eco Driver of the Year 2015.Representing the UK were Simon Ellis, pictured right, who drives for Wincanton ...
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Transport for the North announces new chief executive will be Merseytravel's David Brown
Transport for the North (TfN) has chosen Merseytravel director general David Brown as its new chief executive.He will lead the organisation as it develops a new strategy for transforming the northern economy through better transport connectivity between the city regions, which is due to be published in March 2016.An interim ...
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Christopher Snelling, FTA: 'The role of road freight is irreplaceable in urban areas'
Christopher Snelling, head of national and regional policy at the Freight Transport Association, will be speaking at the Freight in the City Expo in London later this month about the crucial role that road freight plays in servicing the UK's towns and cities, and why banning HGVs from built-up areas ...