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    One-stop-shop service launched for hydrogen fuel-cell range-extended electric van fleets

    2015-10-02T10:47:00Z

    A one-stop-shop to make it easier for van fleet operators to operate and maintain hydrogen-fuel cell range-extended electric CVs has been launched.ITM Power, Symbio FCell and Arcola Energy have joined forces to provide a complete package of services including preparation, insurance, site approvals, vehicle registration and staff training for van ...

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    Bibby Supply Chain Services records £3.6m loss

    2015-10-02T10:25:00Z

    Bibby Supply Chain Services (previous Bibby Distibution Services) slipped back into the red before it sold its training arm System Group at the turn of the year.For the year to 31 December 2014, Bibby posted a pre-tax loss of £3.6m – including a £728,000 operating loss in continuing operations and ...

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    Southampton City Council slashes fleet costs with Michelin tyre management strategy

    2015-10-02T09:30:00Z

    Southampton City Council has slashed its annual tyre bill through its new tyre management strategy with Michelin.Switching to Michelin tyres in April 2013, from its previous mixed-brand policy, saw an immediate 11% cost reduction due to extended replacement intervals, followed by a further 3% the following year as more Michelin ...

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    Royal Mail to take on 19,000 workers for Christmas peak

    2015-10-01T15:26:00Z

    Royal Mail will take on an additional 19,000 employees for the Christmas peak season, 2,600 of whom are intended for its Parcelforce operation.The bulk of the 19,000 temporary workers will be employed to sort Christmas cards and small parcels to help the service handle the additional peak-time volume between mid-November ...

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    UPN welcomes Kevin Nightingale as regional director for the central region

    2015-10-01T09:20:00Z

    Kevin Nightingale has become regional director for the central division at United Pallet Network (UPN), completing a senior restructure at the pallet network.Nightingale has previous management experience at the likes of Wincanton, P&O and Hargreaves.He is the latest recruit to the team following David Brown's step up from commercial director ...

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    UPS opens new contract logistics centre to meet growing demand

    2015-09-30T11:24:00Z

    UPS has opened a new contract logistics centre in North Warwickshire to meet growing demand from its retail and technology customers. The new hub centre provides an extra 13,000m2 of warehousing space to UPS’s contract logistics operation.With close proximity to the firm’s parcel sortation hub at Birch Coppice Business Park ...

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    Transdek to showcase its latest urban double-deck trailer for Eddie Stobart at Freight in the City

    2015-09-29T19:34:00Z

    Transdek UK is exhibiting its latest urban double deck trailer for Eddie Stobart at the Freight in the City Expo next month at London’s Alexandra Palace.The company said the trailer can carry 100% more load than conventional forms of urban freight transport and offers the capability to cut delivery frequencies ...

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    Ceva lands £33m Continental contract

    2015-09-29T16:01:00Z

    Ceva Logistics has signed a new warehousing and distribution contract with Continental worth more than $50m (£33m). The five year contract will see Ceva manage the tyre manufacturer’s 21,000m² warehouse, including the receiving, storage and dispatching of around three million tyres every year. It will also transport the company’s tyres ...

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    Bartrums Road Services joins Hazchem Network

    2015-09-29T14:00:00Z

    Suffolk-based Bartrums Road Services has joined the Hazchem Network, taking on territory previously held in part by Anglia Freight and HW Coates.Both operators released coverage territory to Bartrums in order for it to become depot 010 and manage delivery and collections for pallets and parcels of dangerous goods in postcode ...

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    TNT Express UK shakes-up international sales division

    2015-09-29T12:46:00Z

    TNT Express has restructured its UK and Ireland international division sales force as part of a wider strategy to boost turnover and improve customer service.The move follows a management cull last month at the Dutch-owned delivery company that saw a number of top executives made redundant, including general manager ...

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    UK firm Charge gets investment boost from venture capitalist to develop range-extended electric powertrain technology

    2015-09-29T10:47:00Z

    A new UK company that is designing range-extended electric powertrains for commercial vehicles has received investment from venture capitalist firm Kinetik.Charge, based in Enstone, Oxfordshire, is developing a range-extended electric powertrain suitable for trucks and buses from 2.5 tonnes up to 26 tonnes, which is expected to cost operators the ...

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    Grundon picks Daf LF for ability to navigate tight spaces in London

    2015-09-29T09:55:00Z

    Waste and recycling firm Grundon has opted for the “outstanding” manoeuvrability and turning circle of a new Daf LF 220 FA with a 12.6m3 rear-loader K-Maxi body for its London operation.Grundon’s latest vehicle was specified to help the London operator tackle access issues within the capital and help drivers easily ...

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    Maritime signs new Procter and Gamble distribution deal

    2015-09-29T09:12:00Z

    Maritime Transport has won a distribution contract with Procter and Gamble. The contract will see Maritime transporting goods from three P&G DCs to retailers across the country, with a central operation at the haulier's Northampton depot.Maritime MD, distribution, Dave Boomer said: “We are really pleased to have been awarded this ...

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    Wincanton group finance director assumes role

    2015-09-29T08:39:00Z

    Wincanton's new group finance director, Tim Lawlor, has assumed his new role as of today, after it was announced that he'd secured the job in early July.He replaces Adrian Colman, who was appointed as chief executive when Eric Born said he would be leaving the business.Lawlor was formerly the director ...

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    XPO Logistics' contract with St Austell Brewery extended

    2015-09-25T17:27:00Z

    St Austell Brewery has renewed its UK distribution contract with XPO LogisticsFrom its Avonmouth facility, XPO Logistics transports products from St Austell Brewery's manufacturing site and Cornish DC in St Columb, to consolidation depots and regional DCs across the country.XPO Logistics' high service levels, national network and supply chain expertise ...

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    FREVUE partners seek to boost number of electric freight vehicles and urban consolidation hubs following promising trials

    2015-09-25T15:50:00Z

    Partners in the European FREVUE project are looking to boost the number of electric vehicles in their fleets and open new urban consolidation centres following promising demonstrator trial results.FREVUE (Freight Electric Vehicles in Urban Europe), led by the Cross River Partnership (CRP), is an initiative spanning several major European cities ...

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    Telematics integration provides supply chain visibility for Transport Exchange customers

    2015-09-25T15:09:00Z

    Transport Exchange Group now offers compatibility with 10 telematics software providers, something it claims will provide visibility and control for both in-house and sub-contractor fleets.Data from vehicle tracking tools can now be combined through its freight exchanges to create, according to Transport Exchange, the first system-neutral telematics integration platform for ...

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    Cross River Partnership wins funding for initiatives to improve city logistics across Europe

    2015-09-25T13:21:00Z

    Cross River Partnership (CRP) has been awarded more than €90,000 to develop improvements in city logistics across a number of European cities over the next six months.The 'Freight TAILS' (tailored approaches implementing lasting solutions) project will address the challenges posed by increasing freight movements within an urban environment.Project aims are ...

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    Flagship European project for hydrogen mobility launched

    2015-09-25T12:58:00Z

    UK experts in hydrogen vehicle technology have joined forces with experts from other European countries to launch the Hydrogen Mobility Europe project (H2ME).The largest project of its kind in Europe, H2ME will support the deployment of fuel cell electric vehicles and hydrogen refuelling stations across Europe.Four existing European projects ...

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    London Underground boss to be new TfL transport commissioner

    2015-09-24T11:57:00Z

    The former head of London Underground and Rail has been named as transport commissioner Peter Hendy’s successor.Mike Brown, who since 2010 has been MD of London Underground and Rail at TfL, has been named in the role having held it in an interim capacity since Hendy left to join Network ...