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    DX meets with residents protesting new super hub build

    2015-09-18T15:27:00Z

    DX has met with residents of a village who are protesting the proposed build of the parcel courier’s new super hub in Essington, Staffordshire. Earlier this week around 80 residents gathered at the site on Hobnock Road to protest the new hub, which will cost an estimated £63m to build, ...

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    EU discusses best way to regulate drones

    2015-09-18T12:14:00Z

    The European Transport Committee has drafted a report into the best way to regulate unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) without stifling investment in the expanding sector.It is a rapidly evolving market, with commercial use of drones in different sectors being explored globally.For example, earlier this month, Finnish courier firm Posti launched ...

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    Welsh council makes significant fleet savings through tyre management strategy

    2015-09-18T11:35:00Z

    Cardiff Council has reduced the amount of out-of-hours callouts made for its fleet through a new tyre management regime.Previously, the council made 150 out-of-hours calls each year to replace failed tyres on its fleet of 500 vans and 60 trucks. However, since appointing ATS Euromaster to manage its fleet’s tyres, ...

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    Future Cities Catapult report to share UK urban infrastructure best practice with Brazilian cities

    2015-09-18T11:03:00Z

    A new report from Future Cities Catapult aims to share UK best-practice in intelligent urban infrastructure with cities in Brazil.It seeks to foster links between local authorities in both countries and encourage the two-way flow of knowledge and innovation about common urban challenges, such as traffic congestion, overcrowding and road ...

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    Government rejects City Link insolvency law reform call

    2015-09-17T15:41:00Z

    The government has rejected calls from two select committees for an urgent change in insolvency law, after the collapse of City Link last Christmas left sub-contractors and non-secured creditors £30m out of pocket. A joint-report from Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and Scottish Affairs Committees in March called for ...

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    New Iveco Eurocargo range to make UK debut at Freight in the City

    2015-09-17T12:05:00Z

    Iveco's brand-new Eurocargo range, launched today in Italy, will be making its UK public debut at the Freight in the City Expo next month in London.Purpose-designed as ‘the truck the city likes’, it combines a striking new design, interiors, technology and improved visibility, to deliver maximum safety, efficiency and sustainability.The ...

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    MD 'confident' despite widening losses at Hoyer UK

    2015-09-17T11:59:00Z

    Hoyer, Mailand, Vado Ligure, Hafen Scenen, Deep See, Container Terminal, Hupac, Fahraufnahmen Sattelzug, Container Chemie, FoodHoyer UK MD Mark Binns has said he is “confident” this year will be better than last after the firm reported widening losses for the 12 months to the end of December. Turnover at the ...

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    Edge Transport's Deeside base fully operational

    2015-09-17T11:57:00Z

    Edge Transport’s new Deeside base is fully operational, following an official opening ceremony attended by former secretary of state Lord Barry Jones and RHA chief executive Richard Burnett. The company relocated from Llay, Wrexham to Deeside in May of this year. The new 6.2 acre site houses a warehouse, which ...

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    Pentalver adds 52 Scanias to fleet

    2015-09-17T11:51:00Z

    Container operator Pentalver has added 52 new Scania R series tractor units to its road haulage fleet. The vehicles are to be split between its Cannock and Felixstowe operations, with 45 and seven vehicles going to each site respectively.The Scania R450SCRs were provided by Scania dealership Keltruck.Nick Matthews, general manager ...

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    XPO gobbles up Bernard Matthews contract renewal

    2015-09-17T11:50:00Z

    Turkey farmer and supplier Bernard Matthews has renewed its storage and distribution contract with XPO Logistics for a further three years. Under the terms of the contract, XPO manages the food company’s national frozen storage facility and product distribution.Additionally, the operator handles seasonal fresh and frozen storage and distribution of ...

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    Abbey avoids Calais with new Zeebrugge route

    2015-09-17T11:19:00Z

    Liverpool-based tanker operator Abbey Logistics Group has begun sending unaccompanied tank containers to mainland Europe via Zeebrugge for one of its food ingredient customers in order to avoid ongoing migrant problems in northern France. The firm, which previously sent articulated tankers to mainland Europe via Eurotunnel, has invested in eight ...

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    Making more use of Northern ports could shave up to 156 million HGV miles off UK road network

    2015-09-17T11:14:00Z

    Many suppliers are considering relocating their operations to cities in the North of England in order to be closer to their customer base, delegates were told at a policy seminar in Westminster yesterday.According to Frank Rogers, deputy chief executive and director of integrated transport services at Merseytravel, an organisation that ...

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    Merlin launches driver retention course for managers

    2015-09-17T11:03:00Z

    Training company Merlin Supply Chain Solutions is attempting to tackle the problem of the HGV driver shortage by launching a course aimed at helping transport and line managers retain their driving staff.The training company, which is a subsidiary of Knights of Old, is set to launch the course early next ...

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    Transport for London explores options to boost road capacity through more strategic freight journeys

    2015-09-16T14:11:00Z

    Transport for London (TfL) hopes to increase capacity on London’s road network by encouraging the use of freight consolidation centres and urging the retiming of deliveries to commercial and domestic premises.Paul Strang, TfL’s senior strategy and planning manager (freight and fleet), told delegates at this week’s Westminster Energy, Environment & ...

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    Border Force will have stopped 80,000 illegal migrants by year's end

    2015-09-16T14:09:00Z

    Border Force will have prevented the entry of 80,000 migrants by the end of 2015, it has predicted. UK Border Force assistant director Andy Coram discussed the figures at the RHA Compliance Conference on 9 September, where he compared the predicted 80,000 entry attempts to 40,000 in 2014 and just ...

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    Scottish B2B courier achieves top rating in council-backed air quality scheme through focus on reducing fleet emissions

    2015-09-16T13:56:00Z

    Eagle Couriers has become the first courier north of the border to achieve the top grading in a council-backed initiative to improve air quality.As part of a focus on reducing its carbon footprint, the Scottish B2B courier was awarded five stars in the ECO Stars Fleet Recognition Scheme, which carried ...

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    Paragon opens doors to new routing and scheduling demonstration centre for fleet operators

    2015-09-16T12:09:00Z

    Paragon Software Systems has opened a new facility that enables fleet operators to learn how routing and scheduling optimisation can bring ‘real-world’ benefits to their operations.Located at Paragon’s HQ in Dorking, Surrey, the new technology centre is split into different zones designed for demonstrations, testing, one-to-one training and business reviews.Tracking ...

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    Low-carbon champions recognised for their achievements in vehicle design and operations

    2015-09-15T14:47:00Z

    Pioneers in the design, engineering and operation of low-carbon vehicles were recognised at the annual Low Carbon Champions Awards last week at Milton Keynes.TV personality, writer and blogger Robert Llewellyn - who starred in Red Dwarf and Scrapheap Challenge - was Master of Ceremonies, presenting the Awards at the Double ...

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    Ocado grows in Q3 despite Amazon Fresh rumours

    2015-09-15T13:22:00Z

    Ocado’s share price took a 7% tumble back in July, after rumours that Amazon’s home delivery service, Amazon Fresh, was set to touch down on UK shores cast a shadow on the delivery firm’s prospects.Speculation remains rife concerning Amazon Fresh’s appearance, following last month's news that the online retail giant ...

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    Cleaner freight to play its part in delivering government's air quality strategy

    2015-09-15T13:02:00Z

    Cleaner freight deliveries will play an important role in helping the government achieve the aims set out in its draft national air quality strategy launched this week.A series of national and local measures have been combined to create a UK action plan to bring levels of nitrogen dioxide within EU ...