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Latest news – Page 706
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Molson Coors orders another round with DHL Tradeteam
Brewer Molson Coors has renewed its primary distribution and DC management contract with DHL Tradeteam, extending their relationship to mid-2015.Tradeteam will remain the exclusive provider of primary distribution between the brewery, Tradeteam depots and customers until June 2015, delivering around 65,000 loads for the drinks firm annually.It will also continue ...
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Ceva profit falls 'not good enough'
The chief executive of Ceva Logistics has said reporting a 22% year-on-year fall in profit “simply isn’t good enough” as it continues with further cost-cutting measures.For the year-ending 31 December 2012 the Ashby-de-la-Zouch based logistics company saw global turnover rise 4.8% to €7.2bn (£6.1bn) but did say that if it ...
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Wincanton wins new contract logistics business, but hit by low container volumes
Wincanton’s contract logistics business “is continuing to perform robustly”, it has said, while the company was hit by low volumes in its container business.The first quarter of 2013 saw the operator open a convenience store DC for Morrisons and a similar operation for Sainsbury’s, both serving the London area, the ...
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ArticleBlitz shows compliance still a pressing issue in van sector
Standards of compliance remain a pressing problem in the light commercial vehicle sector, judging by a recent crackdown on the M4 in which more than 100 fixed penalties were issued for a range of road traffic offences.In the four-day blitz in March involving Wiltshire Police and HM Revenue and Customs, ...
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ArticleHazchem extends coverage in Europe with new members
Redhead International delivers internationally for HazchemPalletised chemicals distribution specialist the Hazchem Network has added three new members to extend its coverage in to Europe.Pan-European operator P&O Ferrymasters will cover the Benelux region, while Bradford, West Yorkshire-based Redhead International will handle loads to and from Austria.Allen Logistics, which has depots in ...
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ArticleScania: The Next Generation
Scania has taken the unusual step of introducing second-generation Euro-6 engines nine months before Euro-6 emissions legislation is fully implemented at the end of this year. When it unveiled its first Euro-6-compliant 12.7-litre engine two years ago, Scania said that testing showed fuel consumption was comparable with Euro-5’s. But now ...
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Life after UPS for TNT Express
TNT Express has unveiled a two-year plan to target higher margin business, which includes palletised freight and larger, heavier parcels, and improve its profitability.TNT has been evaluating its business following the collapse of its proposed merger with UPS in January.One analyst believes that moving into pallets would be a challenge ...
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ArticleStobart, Palmer-Baunack and Tinkler
Back at the Motor Transport Awards 2012, at the height of July when the weather was hot, I had the pleasure of chatting with Andrew Tinkler. Stobart was in the process of acquiring Autologic and I asked him how it was going.The Stobart boss said it was going well, and ...
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Retailer Next extends Hermes contract to 2022
High street retailer Next has extended its contract with Hermes extending their relationship to over 30 years.The four-year contract renewal will see Hermes continue to provide home delivery for Next Directory customers until 2022, a contract it has held since the retailer launched it as a mail order operation in ...
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MT Tracker 4 April
Good old Stobart. You can always count on them doing something that will hit the headlines. What was somewhat overshadowed yesterday - when it was revealed that Avril Palmer-Baunack would be leaving the role that was created for her in January - is some welcome financial news.Firstly: Stobart Group - ...
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Elddis Transport on efficiency drive as fuel costs bite
Elddis Transport is focusing on efficiency with new trucks and trailers in a bid to mitigate the effect of the rising price of fuel.The Consett-based operator will take delivery of 10 new Actros units in June from Bell Truck and Van, having already bolstered its fleet with 20 Euro-5 ...
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ArticlePall-Ex: pallet networks gaining from shrinking own-account fleets
The UK’s continuing economic malaise is creating new business opportunities for pallet networks as own-account operators look to slim down their vehicle fleets, according to the boss of Pall-Ex. Pall-Ex MD Adrian Russell told MT that a number of national own-account fleets had contracted as the UK’s economy continued to ...
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ArticleDHL Supply Chain reveals plans for new Heathrow hub
DHL Supply Chain is to spend £8.8m on a new shared user hub at Heathrow airport for its airline catering contracts.The new hub will provide procurement and sourcing services, menu development, food assembly and final mile delivery to aircraft, as well as an integrated specialist-recycling centre, for DHL’s £40m per ...
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Culina reveals new Bristol DC plans
Culina plans to open a chilled distribution centre in Bristol after winning new and extended contracts with major food brands.The proposed 210,000ft² DC is expected to open in the second quarter of 2013 and will replace its current Cabot Park warehouse, which is located on an adjacent site.The new warehouse ...
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TNT Post wins slew of new and renewed business
TNT Post has won new contracts with Cotton Traders and Matalan, as well as more business from ten existing customers, including BT and Home Retail Group.The new contracts will see the firm handle delivery for over 35 million mail items a year for Matalan and clothing retailer Cotton Traders.It will ...
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Stobart and Palmer-Baunack to part company
Stobart Group is to restructure is board of directors for the second time this year, with executive chairman Avril Palmer-Baunack to leave the company in May.At the same time the company has signed a new three-year contract with Tesco, which runs until 29 February 2016, formalising its role as primary ...
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ArticleGrocontinental enjoys 29% boost to profit
Grocontinental has seen profits riseWhitchurch, Shropshire-based food logistics specialist Grocontinental has reported a near 29% increase in pre-tax profit for the year ended 31 October 2012 .Profit increased from £2.08m to £2.68m, which came on a rise in turnover of almost 9% to just over £28.3m (2011: £26m).Turnover was split ...
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Argos facing disruption as workers reject latest pay deal
Argos is facing potential disruption to its UK distribution network, after staff at a flagship DC in Staffordshire overwhelmingly rejected the company’s latest pay offer in a long running dispute.Union members at Argos’s Barton-under-Needwood site, described by Unite as the company’s “jewel in the crown” within its distribution network, have ...
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UK fuel usage remains broadly stable
Consumption of road transport fuels fell fractionally during 2012, latest statistics from the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) have shown.A 5.4% fall in petrol sales over the year being almost entirely offset by a 2.36% rise in diesel sales, according to DECC. In the fourth quarter of 2012, ...
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ArticleAsda takes delivery of 187 new Scanias
Retailer Asda has taken delivery of the last of 187 new trucks from Scania, comprising 120 for its retail distribution fleet, 55 for its primary distribution network and 12 for its petroleum distribution fleet.The retail fleet additions are a mix of 420hp 4x2 and 6x2 [with pusher-axle] models with Scania's ...