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London 2012: Paralympic Route Network to start operation on 29 August
The Olympic Route Network (ORN) will cease operation at midnight on Tuesday (14 August), meaning London's roads will return to normal before the Paralympic Route Network's activation at the end of this month.ORN signage will have been removed in full by Wednesday morning, with London’s roads Games restriction free ahead ...
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Norbert Dentressangle renews Hobart contract
Norbert Dentressangle has won a three year contract renewal with cooking equipment manufacturers Hobart UK, worth over £1m.The deal will see ND deliver cooking equipment, washers and food preparation machines to restaurants, supermarkets, professional kitchens and shops, including Sainsbury’s, Tesco and Nando’s.“After another successful three years, with ND delivering an ...
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Drivers breaking quiet nights code
One night last week in London, MT saw first-hand that many deliveries were being carried out as they would during the day, with no attempt to reduce noise.Operators need to focus on improving driver behaviour if night-time deliveries are to become a permanent way of working after the London Olympics.“It ...
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Autologic shares delisted following Stobart deal
Vehicle transporter Autologic’s shares have today been delisted from the Alternative Investment Market following its takeover by Stobart Group.Stobart Group made its formal £12.4m offer for Autologic in June, having been in talks since May.The ability of Autologic to use Stobart Rail infrastructure to reduce the level of empty running ...
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Seminar will examine UK progress on Driver CPC
A progress report on the Driver CPC and how well the UK is doing in meeting the September 2014 deadline to get every professional LGV driver through the 35 hours mandatory training will be made at a seminar to be held by the International Road Transport Union (IRU) in association ...
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Advanced Supply Chain wins new contracts with major retailers
Advanced Supply Chain is closer to reaching his £100m annual turnover goal after it exclusively revealed to MT.co.uk that it has secured deals with a number of retailers.Managing director Mike Danby says that in the past few weeks the haulage company has won contracts with customers including DFS, Trespass, ...
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London 2012: road races and marathon to mark Olympic finish
This weekend will see the men and women’s race walks taking place at the Mall, as well as the men's marathon.On Saturday the road races will take place along a two kilometre loop, taking in Constitution Hill and the Queen Victoria Memorial before retuning to the Mall.Sunday sees the men’s ...
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Long term talks begin on tanker driver standards
Fuel distribution hauliers have kicked off discussions over national pay benchmarking and the development of an industry-wide health and safety training standard for tanker drivers.Talks are now taking place following a long-running tanker driver dispute in April/May, which saw conciliation service ACAS step in and table a set of proposals, ...
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Scottish council fined after crushing incident
A council has been fined £40,000 after a subcontractor suffered severe crush injuries when a tar tipper lorry reversed into a paver machine he was driving while carrying out road repairs.Dumfries Sheriff Court heard that the 20-year-old was one of two subcontractors working for Hamilton Tarmac alongside men from Dumfries ...
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Serious tachograph offenders will face prison
The government has warned that prosecution and prison sentences will be considered by Vosa for LGV drivers who falsify their hours records.Transport minister Norman Baker tells MT: "Drivers and operators should be in no doubt that we take the abuse of drivers’ hours very seriously and VOSA has the powers ...
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TNT Post win PRO-CURE contract
TNT Post have signed a two year contract with PRO-CURE, a provider of NHS commercial services across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire and Hampshire, saving the company a forecast £300,000.The contract covers PRO-CURE and its partners NHS Commercial Solutions and the East of England Collaborative Procurement Hub, which will receive a two ...
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Pall-Ex overnight London service off to flying start
Pall-Ex says it has had successful start to its new night-time delivery service in the capital, with 4% of the pallet network’s London’s volumes already migrated to the new service within the first week of operation.The overnight service, which covers all postcodes affected by Olympics delivery restrictions, delivers to customers ...
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New guide to safe loading of commercial vehicles
The Health & Safety Laboratory (HSL) has published a guide for operators about safe loading and securing in an effort to reduce the 1,200 injuries caused each year.It says many of the deaths and injuries that arise from load shifts are preventable and that its guide provides simple, straightforward advice ...
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Ceva nets €16.9m John West contract renewal
Ceva Logistics has signed a €16.9m contract renewal with canned fish manufacturer John West, following a successful five-year relationship.The Leicestershire-based logistics firm will continue to provide UK supply chain operations, including collecting cleared cargo from the port of Felixstowe for onward transportation to Ceva’s’s shared-user facility in Mendlesham.Ceva will also ...
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FFUK calls for fuel duty cut as UK economy grinds to a halt
Fair Fuel UK has renewed its call for the government to cut fuel duty to spur the struggling economy, after the Bank of England slashed its UK growth forecast for 2012 to close to zero.Quentin Wilson, national spokesman for FairFuelUK, says: “Growth is paralysed so it's time the government looked ...
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GFS reports surge in delivery standards enquiries
Global Freight Solutions (GFS) has revealed a sharp increase in the number of British-based online retailers seeking advice about delivery standards.The parcels management firm says retailers are now more savvy about how effective deliveries play an essential part in maintaining customer satisfaction and encouraging repeat business.Simon Veale, director at GFS, ...
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News extra: heavy truck sales predicted to surge in 2013
Heavy truck sales are expected to surge at least 10% in 2013 compared with this year as operators delay buying Euro-6 vehicles, which will replace Euro-5 in 2014.The predicted spike in Euro-5 sales in 2013 is expected to result in longer lead times for new trucks. One operator, Andrew ...
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Failed DBC Foodservice's vehicle fleet was returned to suppliers
DBC Foodservice had no vehicle assets despite having 230 of them when it went under in March, as its fleet was run on a contract-hire basis.The £300m turnover company supplied some of the best known cafes, restaurants and bars on the high Street including Caffé Nero, Prezzo, Loch Fyne and ...
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DHL and Unilever sign development agreement
DHL Supply Chain has signed a 'joint business development plan' agreement with Unilever, as part of the latter’s strategy to work more closely with key suppliers.Both companies have pledged to carry out a number of collaborative initiatives, including: increasing speed to market and efficiency; cost reduction and sustainable practices; and ...
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Limited delivery options can cost e-tailers millions, says DPD
DPD research has revealed that three-quarters (73%) of Brits have ditched their online shop at checkout stage due to restrictive or expensive delivery options.Around 40% of shoppers complained that they are not generally offered a free delivery option, despite the fact this is the preferred choice for three-quarters of consumers.However, ...