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ArticleHoward Tenens refreshes trailer fleet with Schmitz double-deckers
Howard Tenens has replaced eight 12-year-old trailers with new Schmitz Cargobull S.KO Cool tri-axle deep freeze trailers. The manufacturer said that the double-deck trailers' quiet refrigeration units, combined with Piek-certified floors, reduces noise emissions to less than 60dB, meaning they are ideal for loading and unloading in noise-controlled areas.The vehicles ...
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Tell us your thoughts about delivering into city centres and you could win a £50 Amazon voucher!
With only a fortnight to go until the inaugural Freight in the City Expo at London's Alexandra Palace, we’d like to hear from freight operators about the key challenges when delivering goods into urban environments.Have you ever considered making out-of-hours deliveries, or perhaps you’ve been exploring the merits of greener ...
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ArticleKnights of Old expands fleet with new MANs
Knights of Old has expanded its fleet of more than 200 vehicles with 34 new MANs. Six 26-tonne TGX 6x2 tractor units rated at 440hp, and a further six at 480hp, have already been delivered to the haulier’s Chichester and Northampton depots, along with 14 18-tonne TGM curtainsided rigids.A further ...
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Let us know your city logistics challenges and you could win a £50 Amazon voucher!
With only two weeks to go until the inaugural Freight in the City Expo in London, we’d like to hear from urban logistics operators about the challenges of making town centre deliveries.Have you ever considered making out-of-hours deliveries, or perhaps you’ve been exploring the merits of greener fuels for your ...
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ArticleThe new Priority Freight question
Anyone familiar with the dark arts of O-licence law and the traffic commissioners will be familiar with the Priority Freight question.In 2009 Judge Brodrick of the Upper Tribunal overturned a TC's decision to revoke the haulier’s O-licence by, in part, posing what is now commonly referred to as the Priority ...
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ArticleEurotunnel weakspots must be upgraded, says FTA
The FTA has called on Eurotunnel and the French authorities to upgrade any weak spots in their security fencing after more than 100 migrants broke into the tunnel operator’s French terminal earlier this month, causing hours of delays to passenger and freight services. FTA international manager Don Armour said the ...
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ArticleDaf approves Goodyear's winter tyres for factory-fit
Truck maker Daf has become the first truck manufacturer to approve Goodyear’s new Ultra Grip Max winter tyres as factory-fit options. The Ultra Grip Max tyre range, available in both drive and steer axle versions, is claimed to provide up to 40% more snow grip when half-worn and up to ...
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ArticleDriver CPC and skills shortage hurt Aspray24
Willenhall-based express delivery firm Aspray24 has attributed a fall in profitability last year to the introduction of the Driver CPC and driver shortages. Turnover in the year to the end of December 2014 rose 8.8% to £35.9m (2013: £32.9m) but profit before tax fell just over 20% to £1.07m (£1.35m).MD ...
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FTA: Intelligent-led enforcement is the correct approach to tackle rogue HGV operators in London
The Freight Transport Association (FTA) has welcomed a more intelligent-led approach to HGV enforcement in the capital following today’s (13 Oct) launch of a new London Freight Enforcement Partnership .Officially launched this morning by London transport commissioner Mike Brown, the new unit aims to use shared-intelligence between the capital’s police ...
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ATF test staff strike a prospect again
Union Prospect has confirmed it is once again contemplating industrial action over the new contracts the DVSA is seeking to get its vehicle testing staff to sign in order to accommodate its move to the Next Generation Testing (NGT) model at authorised testing facilities (ATFs).Prospect negotiations officer Helen Stevens told ...
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Fors member DWP (Recycling) at PI
Another member of quality benchmarking scheme Fors has had its wrists slapped in a public inquiry (PI). Records published by the Office of the Traffic Commissioner show that Westerham-based haulier DWP (Recycling) had its O-licence suspended for three days at a public inquiry held by TC Nick Denton on 11 ...
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Government urged to prioritise a Lower Thames Crossing to tackle rising levels of congestion
Chancellor George Osborne has been urged to prioritise the building of a “much-needed” Lower Thames Crossing to ease the current bottlenecks and rising levels of congestion affecting the Thames Estuary.The Freight Transport Association (FTA) has today joined key organisations in calling on the government to set a schedule for delivery ...
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London launches new freight enforcement partnership to tackle unsafe HGV operators on capital's roads
A new enforcement unit has been launched in the capital to step-up efforts to target non-compliant HGV operators.The London Freight Enforcement Partnership, was officially launched today and will see representatives from the capital’s police forces, Transport for London (TfL), the DVSA and the freight industry working collaboratively to tackle rogue ...
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Government sells remaining 14% Royal Mail stake
Royal Mail’s privatisation is complete, after the Department for Business, Skills and Innovation (BIS) said it had sold its remaining 14% stake in the business. The government said it planned to sell off its £1.5bn stake in Royal Mail in June of this year, completing the privatisation it kick started ...
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Ceva lands 10-year contracts worth more than £260m
Ceva Logistics has won 10-year contracts with four major retailers with a combined value of $400m (£260.2m).The supply chain management firm will provide warehousing, store deliveries, e-commerce fulfilment, returns and international distribution to ladies’ fashion retailers Coast, Karen Millen, Oasis and Warehouse. The new contracts will be run out of ...
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HGV manufacturers head to Freight in the City Expo with their latest urban-ready designs
This month’s Freight in the City Expo will be showcasing the latest HGVs and vans designed for use in an urban environment.The brand-new Iveco Eurocargo range of trucks will be making its UK show debut at the event. Dubbed “the truck the city likes”, the new Eurocargo blends a new ...
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ECO Stars' practical workshop at Freight in the City Expo will help boost fleet sustainability
ECO Stars Fleet Recognition Scheme will be holding a practical workshop at this month’s Freight in the City Expo to help both public sector and private sector fleets become more efficient and sustainable in their daily operations.The initiative is a free-to-join scheme that aims to help fleet operators improve efficiency, ...
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ArticleMasternaut and SmartWitness come together to offer one-stop telematics and camera package
Masternaut has entered into a partnership with vehicle CCTV firm SmartWitness to offer integrated telematics and camera technology.The partners said the joint offering will give fleets and drivers a technology that integrates telematics and driver behaviour improvement with in-cab camera technology.Other claimed benefits of the package are a reduction in ...
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Parcelforce operations director takes role at rival UK Mail
Parcelforce operations director Peter Fuller is leaving the company after almost 20 years at the company, to take up the same role at rival UK Mail. He replaces Carl Moore who, according to a statement from UK Mail, has stepped down from the company board with immediate effect and has ...