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Driving jobs under threat as TNT Fashion restructures
Up to 130 jobs may be affected at TNT Fashion Group UK as a result of plans to integrate elements of its dedicated supply chain operations within the wider TNT Express network.Under the plans, which are currently being consulted on and are due to be implemented from March, TNT Fashion ...
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ArticleSafer Lorry Charge to become Safer Lorry Scheme?
Boris Bikes at London's Waterloo stationIt appears the Safer Lorry Charge, London mayor Boris Johnson's flagship cycling safety policy/need-to-be-seen-to-be-doing something initiative, has had a new year makeover.Due for a public consultation in 2014, word reaches The Hub that the controversial measure - being sold as ensuring all HGVs in the ...
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Fini Sweets outsources UK warehousing and distribution to Palletways
Confectionery manufacturer Fini Sweets has outsourced its warehousing and distribution in the UK to Palletways’ warehousing business Palletways Fulfilment.The contract will be ran out of the network’s 100,000ft² hub in Fradley Park, Lichfield, where it will store perishable products, process orders, pick and pack orders, and modify and re-work some ...
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ArticleWhy HGVs are not to blame for congestion...
M1 traffic jamIf you get as hacked off as we do when you hear someone blame trucks for the congestion we all suffer from, take heart: new figures from the DfT prove it simply isn’t true.Vehicle licensing statistics just published by the department show there were 466,500 GB-licensed HGVs on ...
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ArticleWarning over unofficial congestion charge sites
Operators have been warned against using unofficial websites for one-off London congestion charge payments as some charge a high premium for their service and others have been known not to actually carry out payments. The warning from Transport for London (TfL) follows a recent ruling by the Advertising Standards ...
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ArticleParcels and mail boom helps UK Mail Q3 turnover grow
UK Mail Group has reported an increase in both parcel volumes and turnover in its mail business for the third quarter of its current financial year.In its interim management statement covering 1 October to 31 December 2013, the operator said parcel volumes grew 15% compared with the same period in ...
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ArticleScania to supply 1,500 Euro-6 trucks to Eddie Stobart and AW Jenkinson
Eddie Stobart and AW Jenkinson Forest Products will add 1,500 Euro-6 Scanias to their fleets as part of a renewed joint procurement agreement. Orders will be placed throughout 2014 and 2015, including an initial order for 150 vehicles, in what the manufacturer described as its biggest Euro-6 order to date.The ...
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ArticleNagel-Langdons builds £5.5m Lanarkshire hub
Temperature-controlled specialist Nagel-Langdons is investing £5.5m in a new 54,000ft² warehouse for its Scottish operation.The 10-acre site - located on the Eurocentral Business Park, near Motherwell in Lanarkshire - will include chilled and frozen chambers with all-pallet access racking for up to 1,500 pallets, with its cross-docking platform capable of ...
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ArticleNew player poised to mix up cement sector
Operators working in the aggregates, cement and ready-mix concrete (RMX) sector are today waiting to see what impact a new major player in the cement sector will have on their businesses.Following a two-year inquiry into lack of competition in the cement and ground granulated blast furnace slag (GGBS) markets, the ...
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CitySprint sees peak shift closer to Christmas
Same-day delivery company CitySprint has said its Christmas peak was later than ever in December, as more online shoppers left their orders to the last minute.The courier firm said it handled nearly 500,000 retail deliveries throughout November and December with its busiest day falling on 19 December, a day later ...
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New roles created as Royal Mail operations MD steps down
Royal Mail’s Mark Higson will step down from his role as MD operations and modernisation later this year in a move that will see a number of new roles created.Higson will be replaced by Sue Whalley, who will take up the newly created role of chief operations officer. The current ...
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Lack of Goodwill for freight at the DfT
Just two months after his appointment as roads minister at the DfT, Robert Goodwill has been relieved of his direct responsibilities for the freight and logistics industry. The man taking the reins (again) is none other than Stephen Hammond, the minister who formerly held the position until Goodwill stepped up ...
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ArticleFleet investment helps Owens pre-tax profit rise 14%
Owens (Road Services) saw pre-tax profit rise 14% last year as it invested heavily in its fleet and focused on maintaining a competitive edge.The operator’s financial statements for the year ended 30 June 2013 revealed that pre-tax profit jumped from £706,782 to £806,503.Turnover, however, remained broadly flat at £36.2m, despite ...
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AKW Group back in the black after 8.5% turnover rise
Manchester-based AKW Group returned to profitability in 2013, as both its transport and warehousing businesses enjoyed bumper trading.For the financial year ending 30 June 2013 AKW Group turned a pre-tax loss of £667,560 in 2012 into a pre-tax profit of £112,799. Turnover rose by 8.5% to £17.8m, from £16.4m in ...
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ArticleThe Unipart Way
To many people the name Unipart is associated with the aftermarket parts supplier for British Leyland and later Rover Group, and that is indeed how the company started back in 1974. But today the Unipart Group is a diverse £1bn a year multinational logistics, manufacturing and consulting business working in ...
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Power Players 2013: Alastair Peoples, chief executive, Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
1) Alastair Peoples, chief executive, Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA)The merger of the DSA and Vosa into one single agency, due for completion by 1 April 2014, is creating a 4,600-strong organisation, with annual turnover of £400m and responsibility for setting, testing and enforcing driver and vehicle standards in ...
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WHSmith extends relationship with Wincanton
Wincanton has won a three-year extension to its transport management contract with WHSmith.The extension covers Wincanton’s work for the retailer’s hubs in Swindon, Dunstable and Birmingham, as well as its partners in the South West, North West and Scotland.Wincanton has introduced telematics to its fleet as part of the contract, ...
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ArticleRates remain a core concern despite growth for John G Russell
Profit margins continue to be held back by customers’ reluctance to increase rates, John G Russell (Transport) chief executive, logistics, Alan Poulton has warned. “Margins still remain challenging; getting the right price for the job still remains challenging,” he told Motortransport.co.uk. “We believe the market still isn’t paying the right ...
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Royal Mail to increase prices for final mile customers
Royal Mail is increasing prices for some of its mail contracts to help offset the impact of the decline in mail volumes and generate cost savings.The operator today revealed plans to change contracts with its 31 Access customers, including changes to the rate it charges for final mile delivery. Access ...
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ArticleYeardley anticipates 'substantial' savings from Euro-6
Featherstone, West Yorkshire international haulier Brian Yeardley Continental has said it expects “substantial” savings from running a new fleet of 11 Euro-6 trucks from Mercedes-Benz. The low-ride 4x2 Actros GigaSpace 1848 LSNRL vehicles, all fitted with Merc’s predictive powertrain and high-performance engine brake, were chosen after trials of various makes ...