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ArticleLondon's contenders for mayor on what they'd do for road transport
By the end of today Londoners will have voted to elect a new mayor. The victor will have a significant impact on road freight, with both regional and national players affected by the policy decisions taken during the next four years.MT cherry-picks some of the key promises from the ...
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ArticleRedhead International opens Bristol depot
Redhead International has opened a new depot in Bristol to provide a platform to drive growth into Eastern Europe, including Russia and the Balkan states.The new service will particularly appeal to businesses looking to transport between one and four pallets internationally, says Redhead.Tony Suggitt, Redhead’s joint MD, adds: “The success ...
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ArticleGregory Distribution orders 300 Scanias
Gregory Distribution has opted to re-fleet with Scania trucks, with 300 units due to be delivered to the North Tawton, Devon-based operator during the next three-years.The decision to replace around two-thirds of Gregory’s vehicle fleet with Scanias comes after comparative fuel trials featuring trucks from four manufacturers.John Gregory, chief executive ...
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ArticleTurnover up 13.7% at Langdons Industries
Controlled temperature specialist Langdons saw a 13.7% increase in turnover as it felt the benefit of a £9m investment it its Redditch depot.For the year ending 31 December 2011 turnover at Langdons Industries was £67.5m (2010: £59.4m), while pre-tax profit rose to £2.7m from £2.1m in the previous 12 month ...
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ArticleHoyer concerned by Unite's recommendation to reject tanker driver deal
Tanker firm Hoyer says a rejection of the latest tanker driver proposals by delegates at Unite’s oil trades conference is a “matter of grave concern”.It also slams Unite for its decision to re-ballot the company’s tanker drivers, following concerns raised that not all of them received ballot papers in the ...
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ArticleNews extra: Euro-6 leaves the test-cell
Readers of a certain age may recall an astonishing episode in the US truck industry in 1998 when seven big engine manufacturers, including the likes of Caterpillar, Cummins, Detroit Diesel and Volvo were accused by the US government’s Environmental Protection Agency of "cycle-busting." Put simply, the EPA alleged that engines’ ...
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Tyre fuel efficiency will be 'more important' than mileage
As fuel prices continue to rise, the rolling resistance of tyres will become more important to operators than mileage, according to Arthur Gregg, commercial sales and marketing director at Continental Tyre.The requirement to label tyres with performance ratings on rolling resistance, noise and wet grip will also focus attention on ...
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ArticleFleet Driver of the Year shortlist profiled
After two days intensive judging, the shortlists for the 2012 Motor Transport Awards have been selected. Here we preview the finalists in the Fleet Driver of the Year category. Paul Allen, Royal MailIn 2004, Paul Allen, a driver with Royal Mail since 1990, became an instructor and in 2008 a driver ...
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Palletline member seeks CVA protection
Palletline has revealed one of its founder members has gone to the courts to secure a company voluntary arrangement (CVA).Palletline Logistics (Midlands) is run by MD Bob Russett, one of the four founders of the original pallet network, Palletline Plc, which celebrates its 20th anniversary this year.Russett stepped down as ...
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ArticleDHL takes a five-year slice of Warburton's primary logistics
DHL Supply Chain has won a five-year contract with Warburtons to manage the bread-maker’s primary logistics supply chain.The deal will see DHL set up a control tower operation, based at Warburtons’ Bolton site, which will manage the distribution of up to two million loaves of bread, rolls and crumpets daily ...
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ArticleAtchison Topeka renews bulk chocolate contract
Atchison Topeka (AT), part of Bibby Distribution, has renewed its bulk tanker liquid contract with chocolate manufacturer Barry Callebaut – a contract it has held for 15 years.A requirement of the renewal was to lower the cost base for Barry Callebaut, without compromising on quality or service.Adam Cooper, head of ...
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ArticleNorbert Dentressangle wins Comet logistics contract
Norbert Dentressangle (ND) has won a £100m, five-year deal with electrical retailer Comet to handle its UK warehousing and distribution.The contract involves ND managing store picking, dispatch and returns management at Comet’s RDCs in Skelmersdale, Lancs and Harlow, Essex. It will also bulk pick product for trans-shipment into Comet’s network ...
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ArticleWho are the richest in road transport?
Operators and logistics firms were poorly represented in the 2012 Sunday Times Rich List, published yesterday.The Barclay brothers, Sir David and Sir Frederick, owners of parcel giant Yodel, remain the richest men involved in road transport with a fortune of £2.2bn.Alastair Salvesen and family are second. The former owners of ...
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Wincanton hopes tanker drivers will end dispute
Wincanton says it "regrets" Unite's call to members to reject proposals over tanker driver terms and conditions, and is hopeful that its drivers will recognise the progress made during the past eight days of negotiations between fuel distribution firms and union chiefs by voting to end the long-running dispute.The ...
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Awards shortlist revealed!
The shortlist for the Motor Transport Awards has been revealed. After two days of intensive judging by over 50 leading independent industry figures, the cream of the crop of entries for road transport's premier awards was selected.To see the full list of finalists go to http://www.mtawards.co.uk/mtawards2012/shortlist-2012 where you can also ...
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Motortransport.co.uk survey winner announced
The winner of the iPad 2 in motortransport.co.uk's prize draw was Scott Walker, operations manager at Bunzl Catering Supplies (right). He was presented with his prize at the CV Show 2012 by MT editor Steve Hobson.Walker's name was pulled from the hat from all those who completed our online survey ...
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ArticleJack Richards to handle pallets for Big K Products
Jack Richards & Sons has extended and expanded its contract with charcoal firm Big K Products for a further three years.Martin Zuill, transport operations manager at Big K, says: “Jack Richards [has] more than proved its logistics capability. So much so, that we’ve decided to award them with the contract ...
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ArticleDBL Logistics plans second DC with £1.8m HSBC backing
United Pallet Network member DBL Logistics has secured £1.8m of funding from HSBC to expand the business with a new 50,000ft² Sheffield DC.Due for completion in January 2013, the new site will run in tandem with DBL’s existing 25,000ft² facility in the Sheffield Business Park, and the company hopes additional ...
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Maintenance provider quality assurance scheme up and running
The SMMT CV aftersales committee has been in discussions with Vosa over a licensing scheme for CV repair workshops similar to operator licensing, but the proposal came to nothing due to lack of public funds to set it up.Speaking at the launch of the voluntary IRTE workshop accreditation scheme at ...
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First Euro-6 Actros to hit the roads
KMS Mallinson Transport will be the first UK operator to run Euro-6 versions of the new Mercedes-Benz Actros. The Barnsley-based operator placed an order for two of them at the CV Show, along with a further eight Euro-5s."We are a forward-thinking company," said MD Stephen Mallinson, who is looking forward ...