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ATF operators 'optimistic' they can fight Vosa clampdown
ATF Operators Association (AOA) president and Boleyn Transport MD Stephen Smith says he is optimistic plans by Vosa to clamp down on operators of authorised testing facilities can be thwarted, after taking legal advice on the matter. In June, Vosa revealed plans to reduce the number of testing sessions it ...
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ArticleHoward Tenens to convert 35 LGVs to dual-fuel
Gloucestershire-based Howard Tenens is converting 35 of its LGVs into dual-fuel vehicles to reduce its carbon footprint.The company, which received a £1.26m funding boost from the Department for Transport last year to help install the fuel systems, will convert a selection of 4x2 and 6x2 trucks to run on a ...
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London City Bond wins renewal from Boutinot
London City Bond (LCB) has had its contract with wine merchant Boutinot extended by six years.LCB will continue to provide warehousing and distribution across the UK for Boutinot out of its bonded warehouse in Barking, where it manages a number of other recently won contracts with other wine suppliers including ...
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MT Tracker 10 July
UK Mail’s share price continues to climb as does its turnover. The company said this week that it has seen year-on-year daily parcel volumes increase by 25% in the first quarter of this year, with Q1 turnover also up 6%.Defying the diminishing mail market trend, UK Mail is also one ...
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ArticleDon't take a chance with Driver CPC
The Driver CPC feature in MT's 24 June issue makes moderately worrying reading for operators who rely on agencies for a significant number of drivers.Large fleet operators with a mainly fully employed and loyal workforce are probably by now well on the way to getting all their drivers the 35 ...
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Fors registrations head past 1,300
Transport for London’s Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme (Fors) now has more than 1,300 registered members.Fors, which was launched in April 2008, is a free to join initiative aimed at improving fleet and vehicle operational efficiency.Total Fors registrations (awaiting accreditation) as of the 26 June, stood at 1,333. Of this, 872 ...
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UK Mail sees daily parcels volume surge in first quarter
UK Mail saw a 25% year-on-year increase in daily parcels volume during the first quarter of this year, the post and parcel carrier has revealed.The firm’s interim management statement, covering the period from 1 April to 30 June 2013, and published today, shows that group turnover for the first quarter ...
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DHL staff at Jaguar Land Rover sites vote for industrial action
DHL Supply Chain staff belonging to the Unite union have voted in favour of industrial action at some of customer Jaguar Land Rover’s sites, after rejecting a pay offer.The DHL employees at plants in Castle Bromwich, Solihull and Hams Hall, voted for industrial action in what the logistics firm has ...
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Pall-Ex Romania receives boost
One time Pall-Ex Romania rival TCE Holding has joined the network, it has been revealed.Following the deal, TCE will now move its palletised goods through the network of hauliers, rather than competing against it.Danor Ionescu, CEO of Pall-Ex Romania, said: “By working alongside TCE Holding, we are able to bring ...
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Hazardous waste partnership for Potter Logistics and Chloros Environmental
Potter Logistics and hazardous waste management company, Chloros Environmental, have formed a “strategic partnership” to run a new waste transfer facility at Potter's Droitwich DC.The partnership will see Chloros opening a 4,000 sq ft hazardous waste transfer facility, located at Potter's top-tier, Control of Major Accident Hazards-accredited DC in the ...
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Grampian Continental business booms thanks to Newcastle site
Grampian Continental has won £500,000 in new contracts since it opened a Newcastle site last year, it has said.The Aberdeenshire-based operator, which specialises in gas and oil transport, claimed it is winning new business each week, the majority of which has come from Aberdeen firms looking to increase their presence ...
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ArticleMT Awards 2013 - what they didn't want you to see
The Motor Transport Awards aren't just about one evening - they are about taking some embarrassing and incriminating pictures as well!Firstly we have Motor Transport editor Steve Hobson doing his best impression of Mr Cellophane from the musical Chicago.Then our very own Natasha Kaplinsky, content editor Laura Hailstone, with mike ...
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Compliance levels show improvement in Northern Ireland
Three out of every four HGVs checked at the roadside in Northern Ireland in the year to the end of March were found to be roadworthy and not committing any serious traffic offences, a new compliance report from the Driver & Vehicle Agency (DVA) has shown. Of 633 commercial vehicles ...
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ArticleTesco apologises for distribution director's tweet
Tesco has been forced into issuing an apology after its distribution director posted a message on social networking site Twitter that appeared to celebrate the closure of a number of distribution depots. The tweet, posted by Steve Strachota, Tesco’s UK and Ireland distribution director, highlighted the closure of five depots ...
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Theft tops crimes against road transport sector
A new report from the Home Office has suggested theft was the biggest crime suffered by commercial transport and logistics premises during 2012.The report, which presents detailed findings from the 2012 Commercial Victimisation Survey, looks at crime against businesses in manufacturing, wholesale and retail, transport and storage, and accommodation and ...
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MT Tracker 3 July
The MT Tracker would like to pretend that it has delayed its posting by a day because it was waiting for Norbert Dentressangle to list on the NYSE Euronext stock exchange in London today (currently its market capitalisation stands at €615m - or £526.4m) but unfortunately it was the MT ...
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Norbert Dentressangle begins trading on London stock exchange
Norbert Dentressangle has today (4 July) began trading on the NYSE Euronext London stock exchange, following approval from the UK Listing Authority.Chief executive Hervé Montjotin rang NYSE Euronext’s opening bell in London this morning to celebrate its first day of trading.The firm, which is already listed on the NYSE Euronext ...
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ArticleElddis Transport wins Motor Transport's Haulier of the Year
Elddis Transport has won the coveted Haulier of the Year title at this year’s Motor Transport Awards, which took place tonight (3 July) at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London.The Consett-based firm, which is headed by MD Nigel Cook, was one of 18 winners at the sold-out event that celebrates ...
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UPN launches mobile track and trace App
The United Pallet Network (UPN) has launched a mobile App, providing customers and depots alike with a track and trace service.The App, developed in-house, allows the tracking of palletised goods through their journey from collection, to UPN’s Lichfield hub, to final delivery via the input of a consignment number and ...
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ArticleGFS scores Liverpool FC kit delivery deal
Global Freight Solutions (GFS) has begun work on a new contract with Liverpool FC, managing the delivery of home and away kits ordered from the club's online store.The parcel and carrier manager began work on the contract with the launch of the club’s new home kit for the 2013-14 Barclays ...