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Latest news – Page 722
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Turners (Soham) starts renewal of Browns fleet
Following its acquisition of Browns Chilled Distribution in September, Newmarket, Suffolk-based Turners (Soham) has started taking delivery of 50 new Mercedes-Benz Actros tractive units as part of a replacement programme for the Browns fleet.The trucks, which are all 6x2s, will be based at Browns’ Bicker site, near Spalding, and ...
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NWF Group expects profit uplift despite weaker Boughey performance
NWF Group expects pre-tax profit for the six months ended 30 November to be greater than the same period in 2011, despite lower than expected performance in its food distribution arm.In its interim statement, the firm said its Boughey Distribution business performed “slightly behind expectations” as it did not take ...
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Yusen Logistics to spend £9m on upgrades
Yusen Logistics is to spend some £9m upgrading its fleet and IT systems after merging its road transport operations with its air and sea freight forwarding businesses last year.Some £7m will be spent on a combination of vehicles and mechanical handling equipment as well as trailers including pillar-less ...
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Eddie Stobart pleased drivers row resolved ahead of Christmas
The MD of Eddie Stobart has said he is “extremely pleased” that the Doncaster driver row has finally been resolved.Speaking after Unite revealed its members had accepted an improved redundancy offer, the details of which were not disclosed, Eddie Stobart MD David Pickering said: “Since the start of September, we’ve ...
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Congestion remains massive problem for operators, warns report
Higher prices for goods and services resulting from the effects of rush-hour congestion on business are costing every UK household around £100 a year, a new report from the Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR) has suggested.The report found sitting in congestion was costing the UK’s commuting households around ...
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Fuel consumption remains top challenge for fleets
Reducing fuel consumption will be the single biggest priority for over a third of fleet managers in 2013, a survey by fleet management systems supplier GreenRoad has suggested.Just over 35% of respondents to a question about priorities for next year cited reducing fuel costs as their most important challenge, with ...
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Norbert Dentressangle barks up right tree for Premium
Norbert Dentressangle has won a new three-year contract from Premium Timber Products to deliver goods to customers throughout the UK and Ireland.The multi-million pound contract will see ND pick up timber and PVCU products including doors, decking and shelving from Premium Timber’s 140,000ft² warehouse in Somerset and its 160,000ft² warehouse ...
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ArticleDon't miss out! Commercial Vehicle Report 2013 available now
MT''s UK Commercial Vehicle Report 2012 produced in association with Texaco is the most comprehensive industry research currently available, making it crucial for any logistics operation planning its way to profit in 2013.Featuring in depth analysis of trends based on responses from 500 commercial vehicle operators, the report priced at ...
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ArticleHermes upgrades fleet to handle growth in parcel volumes
Hermes has invested in 100 new vehicles as part of a fleet replacement programme, which will also assist it with additional parcel volumes.The parcels firm has made a multi-million pound investment in 86 vans, a mix of 7.5-tonne, 12-tonne and 18-tonne vehicles, which will be used for radial depot work. ...
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ArticleWe are looking for the Repair & Maintenance Workshop of the Year
New for the 2013 MT Awards is a category for R&M workshop of the year.Keeping a commercial vehicle fleet on the road that is safe, legal, reliable and highly productive is a tough job. This award is for the inhouse or third party repair and maintenance workshop that delivers on ...
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ArticleCitySprint acquires Eagle Express Worldwide Couriers
CitySprint has acquired all operations at Woking-based Eagle Express Worldwide Couriers.Its same-day, international and UK overnight operations were acquired by CitySprint on 8 December, taking its network to 35 depots and 2,000 couriers. It will be transferred over to the CitySprint brand later this month.CitySprint said the transition will be ...
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ArticleGrace Foods extends Jigsaw contract
Bardon, Leicestershire-based Jigsaw has extended its distribution contract with Grace Foods.The logistics network, made up of 10 haulage partners with the majority share owned by CM Downton, improved the consistency of deliveries since it took over transport for Grace from an in-house operation in 2009.Grace produces a range of Caribbean, ...
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ArticlePolice to take no further action against URTU seven
Greater Manchester Police (GMP) has said it will take no further action against the seven United Road Transport Union (URTU) men arrested in relation to a Driver CPC fraud investigation.The announcement brings to an end a 10-month probe, in conjunction with the DSA, into URTU general secretary Bob Monks, plus ...
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ArticleSox Express extends Advanced Supply Chain contract
Sock manufacturer Sox Express has expanded the scope of its relationship with Advanced Supply Chain.Advanced Supply Chain will now provide all of the manufacturer's warehousing requirements, in addition to transport services, for Sox customer Asda. Sox Express operations director Robert Leckie said: "We had used Advanced delivering product to our ...
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ArticleGFS launches new products to help manage surging e-commerce sales
Crawley-based Global Freight Solutions (GFS) has launched a suite of products it claims will make it easier for retailers to manage their interaction with parcel carriers.GFS said that faced with an ever-increasing volume of parcels, primarily generated by online retail, some parcel operators have attempted to manage the strain on ...
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ArticleWincanton names new finance director
Wincanton has named Adrian Colman as the successor to finance director Jon Kempster, as the logistics giant continues its march back to profit.Colman was finance director at technology company Psion through to its acquisition by Motorola Solutions in October.He has also worked as chief financial officer of London City Airport ...
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ArticleYearsley wins bun fight to take new bakery deal
Yearsley Group has won a new contract with bakery products manufacturer CSM that will see it collect, store and distribute more than 300 finished frozen product lines.The deal involves collections from CSM’s factory at Bromborough, on the Wirral, consolidation of goods at Yearsley’s Heywood cold store in Lancashire, and distribution ...
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ArticlePartnerlink reveals European service partners
Partnerlink, the haulage consortium that counts Knights of Old, AK Worthington, Viamaster Transport and David Hathaway Transport as members, has launched a European service.The 18-strong UK consortium, which also features Owens Road Services, John G Russell and R Swain & Sons on its roster, is now offering services between the ...
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ArticleND names new UK logistics MD
Norbert Dentressangle (ND) has announced the appointment of Phil Shaw as MD of its UK logistics business.The move follows the recent appointment of former UK logistics business MD Malcolm Wilson as MD of the group’s logistics division.Shaw was previously director of ND’s packed chemicals and manufacturing business unit in the ...
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ArticleSurge in online retail returns expected on 'Boomerang Thursday'
A 15% surge in online retail returns is expected to be handled by parcel carriers today (6 December), following the high volumes processed on ‘Cyber Monday’.A peak in the number of items being returned is expected to be handled on ‘Boomerang Thursday’, CollectPlus research has revealed. The firm found that ...