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Latest news – Page 631
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Driver shortage takes hold
RHA research has revealed that the long-predicted driver shortage is now severely affecting operators as they gear up for the Christmas peak.According to a poll of its members, both subcontractors and agency drivers are in short supply: 96.4% of respondents said they had difficulty in sourcing agency drivers, while 85% ...
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ArticlePall-Ex streamlines European booking process
Pall-Ex has revamped its international pallet services, in a bid to allow customers and members to arrange overseas deliveries easily via a single booking transaction.The revamped Connect Europe service, which makes use of the pallet network’s IT system Twine, has been revised and expanded to make it, in theory, just ...
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Palletforce: 20 millionth pallet through hub
Thirteen might be unlucky for some, but for Palletforce it's anyting but the case, as just shy of its 13th annivesary in business the pallet network has moved its 20 millionth pallet through its Burton-upon-Trent hub.Michael Conroy, chief executive of Palletforce, said: "The fact that we have now handled 20 ...
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Clipper wins Philip Morris storage and distribution contract
Clipper Logistics has won a UK storage and distribution contract with cigarette manufacturer Philip Morris.The contract involves receiving inbound goods from Philip Morris factories, bonded warehousing and distribution of its cigarette brands, which include Marlboro and Benson & Hedges, across the UK. Clipper will take on responsibility for its products ...
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ArticleSuttons Group buys Hargreaves' Imperial Tankers
Suttons Group acquired Imperial Tankers in SeptemberWidnes-based Sutton Group has acquired Imperial Tankers, the bulk chemical transport arm of Hargreaves, creating a single bulk tanker fleet of some 700 units with a combined turnover of approximately £114m from UK operations alone.Suttons bought the subsidiary of Hargreaves for £26.9m, with Hargreaves ...
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Clipper turnover soared ahead of stock market listing
Clipper Logistics Group saw turnover in all of its divisions soar in the year before its IPO as a result of e-commerce business win, as well as organic growth from existing contracts.Its results for the year to 30 April 2014 revealed that turnover in its e-fulfilment logistics division grew by ...
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The Pallet Network motors onwards
The Pallet Network (TPN) moved to its new £10m hub adjacent to its former Minworth home in January of this year, and its accounts for the year to 31 March 2014 suggest it wasn’t a moment too soon.In the period, a good one for the pallet network that saw it ...
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ArticleRyder takes delivery of Euro-6 demonstrator fleet
Ryder has the largest rental, leasing and contract hire fleet above 3.5t GVW in the UKRyder has taken delivery of a multi-marque Euro-6 demonstrator fleet to enable its rental and contract hire customers to carry out their own road trials. The fleet, which is comprised of 13 trucks ...
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Traffic between the UK and mainland Europe is up. But is that good, bad or indifferent?
DfT stats have revealed a 10% increase in the total number of goods vehicles travelling to the continent from the UK in the year to June 2014. But what does it mean for UK operators?The stats show that 80,000 UK-registered trucks travelled to the continent between April and June, slightly ...
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ArticleTransport Exchange Group adds more functionality
Transport Exchange Group has introduced two features to its freight trading platform to provide greater control of multi-deport activity, as well as improve the accuracy of available vehicles data.The first, Depotlink, allows members of Haulage Exchange and Courier Exchange that operate multiple sites to switch between these accounts, providing a ...
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Four weeks left to apply for longer semi-trailer permits
There are still 400 longer semi-trailer allocations available, the DfT has said, and operators only have four weeks to apply for them.The ten-year longer semi-trailer trial was launched in 2012 with operators bidding for 1,800 allocations of 14.6m and 15.65m variants. All allocations had been issued at the begining of ...
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ArticleGregory Distribution acquires fresh produce operation from MMD (Shipping Services)
Gregory Distribution has signed a deal with Portsmouth-based MMD (Shipping Services) to take over its fresh produce distribution operation at Portsmouth International Port.The new deal comes into effect at the beginning of September and will see Gregory take over responsibility for the distribution of fresh fruit and vegetables from the ...
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ArticleAmey adds first Iveco Dailys to traffic management fleet
Public service provider Amey has put six 7 tonne Iveco Daily trucks into operation on its traffic management contract with the Highways Agency.Iveco claims the trucks, which have its Daily 70C17 chassis, offer 250kg more payload capacity than traditional 7.5-tonners, giving Amey the ability to carry all the equipment needed ...
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Hoyer completes £8m fleet upgrade
Hoyer Petrolog has finished taking delivery of 253 Euro-5 MAN and Scania units, as part of an £8m upgrade to its petroleum, bitumen and fuel oils fleets that began last year.MANs form the majority of the fleet renewal, accounting for 185 units, with 68 Scanias also coming in, all on ...
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ArticleWaitrose to trial temperature-controlled locker deliveries
Waitrose is to trial a network of temperature-controlled locker boxes for customers to have their groceries delivered into.An initial trial began at the supermarket’s head office in Bracknell, Berkshire, last year, but it now hopes to extend the initiative to 10 more third-party locations nationwide, including airports, train stations and ...
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ArticleDHL becomes official FC Bayern Munich partner
DHL has been appointed the official partner for FC Bayern Munich, covering international logistics and e-commerce fulfilment.The six-year deal will see DHL continue to deliver merchandise to football fans across the globe, a service it has previously provided, but now as its official ‘platinum’ partner.As a result of the deal, ...
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Menzies Distribution positive about high street logistics venture
Menzies Distribution has claimed it is in advanced discussions with major retailers about extending its recently-launched high street logistics service, despite the venture still being in its early stages.Menzies Logistics Solutions was launched last year to improve the utilisation of its fleet when deliveries of newspapers and magazines have been ...
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ArticleService is king for Arrow XL
Arrow XL is the UK's largest multi-user two-man home delivery specialist, delivering around 6,000 orders every day. It was created in April 2013 with the rebranding of Yodel XL to “differentiate itself from its sister company, parcel carrier Yodel”.Chief executive Ian Howell joined Arrow XL in October 2013. His career ...
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Pall-Ex targets UK-wide out-of-hours deliveries
Pall-Ex has said it is set to roll a ‘through the night service’ out across selected urban areas in the UK after its success running the service in London.The network has told Motortransport.co.uk that boosting the service in London alone would be good from an operational point of view, as ...
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ArticlePremier Logistics promotes Irish service with new trailer fleet
Leicestershire-based Premier Logistics has unveiled a new fleet of trailers to promote its Irish delivery service.The SDC trailers all feature an image of Giants Causeway and are being used to advertise its nightly runs to Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.The company claims it has seen demand for its ...