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ArticleThe Fortec Way to better profitability
A year after taking on the role of commercial director at pallet network Fortec, after 13 years looking after the finances, Marcus Fischer reflects: "It’s been an interesting 12 months. We have taken the next big step in Fortec’s evolution. Our MD Neil Hodgson and I spent 2012 refining the ...
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ArticleC Butt exited Pall-Ex after only six months
C Butt left Pall-Ex more than a year ago – just six months after joining – because its first foray into a pallet network failed to live up to its expectations, Motortransport.co.uk has learnt.The Northamptonshire operator joined Pall-Ex in October 2012, taking on the CV postcode. It had been earmarked ...
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ArticleTruckpol returns
Operators have welcomed the relaunch of Truckpol, the road freight crime intelligence unit that closed after its funding was cut in 2012.Relaunched last week by the National Business Crime Solution (NBCS), a not-for-profit public/private partnership, Truckpol will work with freight and logistics companies and local constabularies to collate data on ...
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Infrastructure is key to low-carbon vehicles
Dual-fuel vehicle usage may increase following the DfT’s £11.5m funding, writes George BarrowThe uptake of gas-powered trucks has increased, with several high-profile operators, including DHL, Howard Tenens and United Biscuits, adding dual-fuel vehicles to their fleets.Away from the large fleets, uptake has been slow, and that has largely been due ...
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ArticleCongestion continues to rise in London despite charge
Traffic congestion in London appears to be getting inexorably worse despite the London Congestion Charge, according to a new report.It meant drivers in the capital spent around 82 hours last year stuck in traffic (a 13% increase on 2012), according to a new report from Inrix.The report, based on journey ...
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Shortage of quality hauliers threatening networks' growth
An increasing shortage of quality hauliers is forcing pallet networks to look at ever more creative solutions to the problem of recruiting new members.Kevin Buchanan, MD at Palletline, said the acceleration in growth seen across the networks in recent months meant that the need to strengthen them with additional members ...
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DF Services snapped up by HLD Group
Kent operator DF Services has been acquired by investment firm HLD Group for an undisclosed sum.The car transporter company has been acquired by the business turnaround firm, which hopes to increase its turnover.Demis Ohandjanian, CEO of HLD Group and director at DF Services, said the fact that the operator ran ...
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ArticleStobart Group sells 51% stake in Eddie Stobart to former TDG owners
Stobart Group has sold a 51% stake in its transport division to Douglasbay Capital (Dbay) – the former owners of TDG - for £280.8m.The move sees William Stobart become chief executive of the newly formed, and once again privately owned, Eddie Stobart Logistics.Under the terms of the deal, the LSE-listed ...
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ArticlePalletline network in buoyant mood
Palletline has had a busy time of it of late with the launch of its innovative direct trunking initiative, a new member Purvis Storage and Distribution in Fife, and a bounce in pallet volumes that’s seen it open new regional hubs.It’s a nice position to be in, the sort of ...
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ArticlePall-Ex looks to Slovakia and Czech Republic as part of its European expansion
Pall-Ex truckPall-Ex is targeting Slovakia and the Czech Republic as its next European network, having also recently begun searching for a franchise partner in Bulgaria.The network, which currently has Pall-Ex Italia, Pall-Ex Iberia, Pall-Ex Romania, Pall-Ex France and Pall-Ex Polska all up and running, wants to have a 15 country-strong ...
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ArticleOcado dismisses Salford DC rumours
Grocery home delivery company Ocado has dismissed speculation that it is considering basing a third DC in Salford, Greater Manchester.Although it said it was looking into developing a third DC in its financial results for 2013, a spokesman for Ocado said Salford is not being considered following reports in several ...
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Palletline, TPN and Gazeley to make first appearance at Multimodal
Palletline, The Pallet Network (TPN) and Gazeley are set to exhibit at next month’s Multimodal for the first time, joining some of the UK’s largest operators.Exhibitors already confirmed for the show, hosted at the Birmingham NEC, include Howard Tenens, Malcolm Logistics, Wincanton, DP World, Dachser, Maritime and Ceva.Howard Tenens, which ...
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ArticleNew FF&W livery revealed
Fagan & Whalley and Farrall’s Transport have revealed the new livery for their 4PL joint-venture FF&W.The North West-based hauliers revealed they had formalised their joint-venture last month, after the award of a new contract with construction materials manufacturer Knauf Insulation.Created by Driveline Marketing, the first trucks carrying the new identity ...
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Sainsbury's to double dual-fuel fleet
Sainsbury’s plans to double the size of its dual-fuel fleet as it orders 50 more liquefied biomethane fittings for its trucks. The supermarket will fit 50 vehicles with a natural gas fuel system during Q1 and Q2 this year.A spokesman for Sainsbury’s said the retrofitted trucks will be added to ...
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Norbert Dentressangle revealed as part of LPG technology trial
Norbert Dentressangle has revealed that it is one of the six operators involved in a trial of a new LPG system, dubbed EASI-LPG, which could improve vehicle mpg by as much as 15%.Headed by Frome-based vehicle monitoring equipment supplier Btrack, the trial is being lead by fuel efficiency consultant Dr ...
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When it comes to fuel duty the UK's number one in Europe
Good to see that the UK really is at the top of its game when it comes to taxation of fuel. Yes good old Blighty tops a list of 28 other European countries when it comes to the level of taxation whacked on to ever litre of diesel, something with ...
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SJ Bargh awarded Muller-Wiseman contract
Lancashire-based operator SJ Bargh has been awarded a contract to collect and transport raw milk for Müller-Wiseman Dairies.The deal will see the operator collect from farms in the north west of England and deliver into Müller-Wiseman’s dairy at Trafford Park, Manchester.Michael Sidley, the commercial director for SJ Bargh, said: “This ...
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K+N restructure helps boost profit and turnover
Kuehne + Nagel last year boosted both profit and turnover, globally and in Europe, through a combination of winning new business and restructuring.Its financial statements for 2013 revealed that increased turnover in its road and rail logistics business mainly came from the launch if its Road 2 Profit strategy, which ...
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ArticleFargo Systems to unveil updated transport management system at Multimodal
Software provider Fargo Systems plans to unveil improvements to its Tops transport management system at this year’s Multimodal.Fargo will demonstrate the updated system, which provides greater visibility for all levels of the supply chain, on its stand at this year’s exhibition.It will also showcase its 'Tops…on the go' system for ...
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ArticleNightline International sets out growth ambitions a year after formation
Newly-created Nightline International, which was established when Nightline restructured last year, hopes to double the size of its business by 2017.MD John Quinn said the company has set out “solid foundations for long-term success” in the year since it was formed. This includes an increase in sales both in the ...