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Select Committee to examine strategic roads plan

2013-09-24T10:33:00Z

The Commons Transport Committee has announced an inquiry into government policy on the UK’s strategic road network. The inquiry, for which it is currently inviting written submissions, will look at a number of specific areas including: How much the policies set out in the Government’s Action for roads paper will ...

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Hargreaves Logistics performance remains solid

2013-09-24T10:25:00Z

Turnover at the transport division of Hargreaves Services have risen in the past 12 months, however its profit fell marginally as its tanker division struggled.Hargreaves Logistics turnover increased by £5.4m from £77.3m to £82.7m for the 12 months ending 31 May. However operating profit fell slightly to £4m, from ...

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Fashion unleashed: changing trends in the supply chain

2013-09-24T08:42:00Z

DHL fashionFashion Unleashed! sounds like something Derek Zoolander might utter, but it’s a new report from DHL tying in with its role as logistics partner to the recent London Fashion Week.The report, actually written by consultant Lisa Harrington, explores the changes that are happening to retailers’ supply chains due to ...

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Pallet network concept set to thrive in Eastern Europe

2013-09-24T08:15:00Z

The MD of Pall-Ex has predicted the pallet network concept is due to come of age in Eastern Europe, with newly launched Pall-Ex Polska set to capitalise.Speaking following the launch of the fifth European network under the Pall-Ex banner, Adrian Russell said that with the launch of Pall-Ex Romania in ...

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Stobart banks £25m from property sale

2013-09-23T19:22:00Z

Stobart Group has said a £25m windfall generated by a property sale this month will be held in cash pending reinvestment or used to repay debt. The windfall results from the sale by Stobart’s estates division of an investment property at Admiral Retail Park, in Eastbourne, which the firm took ...

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Premier Logistics adds New Actros units to fleet

2013-09-23T12:25:00Z

New Actros units for Premier Logistics from MertruxLeicester-based Premier Logistics has bought five New Actros units with BigSpace cabs from its local branch of Midlands Mercedes-Benz dealer Mertrux. The additions are to keep pace with business growth and will take its fleet size close to 90 trucks.Last month, the company ...

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DHL and Unite settle Jaguar Land Rover pay row

2013-09-23T12:16:00Z

Unite and DHL have settled their pay dispute at Jaguar Land RoverDHL Supply Chain has come to a pay settlement with union Unite at Jaguar Land Rover following a dispute that had lasted two months.Staff at DHL voted for industrial action at Jaguar Land Rover’s plants in Castle Bromwich, Solihull ...

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Palletline on course to launch direct trunking service from 2014

2013-09-23T12:06:00Z

Palletline is on course to launch a direct trunking service from January 2014, a move that its MD Kevin Buchanan believes has the potential to evolve the decades-old pallet network model.Palletline is in its second pilot phase of the scheme. Buchanan told MT that while there were obstacles, not least ...

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Nightline restructures to handle volume growth

2013-09-20T15:20:00Z

Nightline is to restructure in a move that will see the creation of three different divisions at the firm, which has sites in Dublin, Belfast and Chorley, Lancashire.Its parcels business, Nightline Delivers, will remain as one of divisions, incorporating its Eirpost and Parcel Motel subsidiaries.However they will be joined by ...

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Seven day strike at City Link called off

2013-09-20T10:04:00Z

The RMT union has called off a week-long strike at City Link after the parcel carrier applied for an injunction at the High Court.Nearly 800 staff had planned to strike for seven days beginning Tuesday 24 September over pay, conditions and alleged changes to contracts, following a ballot which closed ...

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Unite claims overtime ban will stifle KNDL strike recovery

2013-09-20T09:55:00Z

Union Unite has claimed the real impact of recent industrial action at Kuehne + Nagel Drinks Logistics (KNDL) has yet to be felt, as an indefinite ban on overtime restricts the logistics firm’s ability to recover from the 24-hour strike held on 11 September. A spokesman for Unite told Motortransport.co.uk ...

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EC targets cabotage 'simplification'

2013-09-20T09:52:00Z

Simplifications to the rules on cabotage could be unveiled soon by the European Commission, EC vice president Siim Kallas has confirmed. Speaking at a conference on 16 September organised by the International Road Transport Union (IRU), Kallas said a report to be presented later this year on the state of ...

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John G Russell invests more in Renfrewshire

2013-09-19T15:48:00Z

Hillington-based John G Russell (Transport) is to beef up its participation in the Invest in Renfrewshire scheme, a council initiative to help tackle local youth unemployment and support business growth. The scheme, set up in June 2012, aims to build partnerships with local firms who want to make an investment ...

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UK operators won't be able to recruit from abroad to meet any Driver CPC shortfall

2013-09-19T14:51:00Z

Last week The Hub asked the question “could German and Spanish drivers plug the Driver CPC gap?”.The answer in short appears to be no, they can’t.Vosa has today confirmed that yes, while 10 September 2014 is the deadline the UK is running to for Driver CPC, it is not the ...

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Operators encouraged to report test booking problems

2013-09-19T14:03:00Z

Operators must tell Vosa if they are having problems booking an annual test, the FTA has warned."We still get reports in most of our member meetings that test availability is an issue," said James Firth, FTA head of road freight and enforcement policy. "But since the introduction of ATFs, Vosa ...

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Poundland to develop Hoddesdon DC to replace DHL-operated site

2013-09-19T12:20:00Z

Retailer Poundland has been given the green light to develop a 350,000ft² DC in Harlow to replace the DHL-operated Hoddesdon site.The DC is due for completion in 2014 and will replace its current temporary site in Hoddesdon, Herefordshire, where all transport operations for the South East are currently being overseen ...

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Vosa to trial remote enforcement system

2013-09-18T14:25:00Z

Vosa is to trial a Remote Enforcement Office (REO) for compliant operators, in a bid to throw more resources into targeting those who fail to reach the required standards.The move, which involves replacing certain site visits with remote analysis of information sent in by operators, should help free up Vosa ...

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A new tax for container hauliers?

2013-09-18T14:07:00Z

Today our sister website, Commercialmotor.com, reported on the launch of the RHA’s campaign against the introduction of tolling on the A14 in Cambridgeshire. The Hub fully endorses this campaign, viewing the toll not just as a punitive tax on haulage in East Anglia, but on imports and exports in the ...

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MT Tracker - 18 September

2013-09-18T11:10:00Z

The MT basket of transport shares continues to have a little wobble in September, but it is worth keeping in mind just how much share values of transport firms have risen in the nine months of the year so far - pointing towards a more sustained recovery in the sector.In ...

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DHL Bristol and Bath consolidation centre recruits 115 customers

2013-09-18T10:33:00Z

DHL Supply Chain has said recruiting some 115 retailers and businesses into its Bristol and Bath consolidation centre has “surpassed its expectations”.The Avonmouth-based hub, was launched in May 2004 with the backing of Bristol City Council. Its aim was to reduce pollution and congestion in both city centres. In ...