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ArticleIncrease in fuel duty is a disaster, says Hermes
Home delivery specialist Hermes has branded the Chancellor’s decision to implement a 3ppl rise in fuel duty as “a disaster for the haulage sector”.Jon Tobbell, commercial director at Hermes, says: “Whilst we welcome the freeze in Vehicle Excise Duty, it pales into significance when compared to the pain being ...
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ArticleHellmann targets Iberian growth
Hellmann UK has launched a freight partnership with a Portuguese logistics company that increases the number of round trip road freight services to the country each week.The partnership with Rangel Express and Logistics enables Hellmann to undertake three direct level departures to Oporto and Lisbon and the company says ...
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ArticleTell us your view of the Olympics – and win £100
With a little over four months to go before the Olympics starts, Motor Transport and Commercial Motor want to know how prepared you are for the disruption the Games will cause to deliveries.How much impact do you expect the Games to have? What actions have you taken to prepare your ...
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ArticleIan Jones retires from Mercedes Benz
Mercedes-Benz Commercial Vehicles MD Ian Jones has retired with immediate effect.In a statement the Executive Board of Mercedes-Benz UK says it wants to offer Jones “best wishes for the future”.Under Jones’s reign the Sprinter won the Motor Transport Award for Fleet Van of the Year for four consecutive years.The firm ...
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ArticleYearsley to offer global logistics service
Yearsley Group has introduced a new global logistics and freight-forwarding service.The group says it can now offer customers a complete logistics operation from pick-up overseas (via partners) and import via air or sea, to delivery through its UK distribution network.The Lancashire firm says the new service will enhance its domestic ...
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ArticleOwn-account operators in NI will need a licence from July
Own-account operators in Northern Ireland will need a licence from July for the first time.The Department of the Environment has set the 1 July as the deadline that will bring those moving their own goods by road into the licensing fold.Up until now only those providing hire and reward services ...
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ArticleDeadline extended for entries
It is not too late to enter this year’s Motor Transport Awards.The deadline for entering the 2012 Awards has been extended until 30 March, so go to the website, check the categories where you think you have a great story to tell and download an entry form now.The entry process ...
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ArticleFormer Cert Octavian chief executive joins Eezehaul
Former Cert Octavian chief executive Anthony Finlayson-Green has joined Crawley-based operator Eezehaul as a non-executive chairman.Finlayson-Green , who is currently chief executive at storage firm Apex Linvar, joins Eezehaul as its looks to strengthen its position in the contract logistics market.Eezehaul MD Mark Duggan says: “Anthony will play a key ...
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ArticleCity Link rolls out Sameday-branded fleet
City Link has rolled out a dedicated new livery for its Sameday fleet, featuring the strapline ‘when tomorrow is too late’ to help strengthen the operation’s brand.The parcels firm says the Sameday service has expanded rapidly in the past 12 months, with new contract wins across multiple business sectors, and ...
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ArticleOlympic Torch Relay route details revealed
Operators can now access a street-by-street guide to the Olympic Torch Relay.The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games has revealed the detailed route the ”moving roadblock” will take as it travels across the UK.The Olympic Flame will complete a 70-day journey, and with a series of events planned around ...
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ArticleGovernment to sell off strategic road network
The government is to part-privatise the roads in a bid to attract much needed investment for the UK's creaking transport network.Prime Minster David Cameron will announce a feasibility study during a speech at the Institute of Civil Engineers later today.In a bid to raise millions in investment, foreign companies would ...
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ArticleNews Extra: Chancellor ignores the economic case for a cut in fuel duty
The Chancellor turned his back on the road transport industry in the Budget, announcing August's 3.02ppl increase in fuel duty will stay. MT takes a look at the economic case against this decision.The price of bulk diesel has climbed 18.9% in the past 18 months, to reach a record high ...
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ArticleLonger semi-trailer swap service goes live
A website for operators keen to swap or acquire rights to operate longer semi-trailers has been launched by the RHA.The longer semi-trailer permit exchange information board is free to use, and is non-profit making.Jack Semple, RHA policy director, tells MT that companies can make requests either in confidence through the ...
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ArticleUPS agrees TNT takeover bid
UPS is set to acquire TNT Express NV in a deal that will create a €45bn (£37.4bn) global logistics firm.The deal values the Dutch firm at approximately €5.16bn, following its increased offer of €9.50 per ordinary share.UPS says that in acquiring TNT it will fulfill its long-standing aim to expand ...
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ArticleOlympic Route Network fine hike threat defeated
An attempt to introduce £200 parking fines on the Olympic Route Network (ORN) and beyond has been defeated.Operators working in the capital during the Games this summer had faced a hike in Penalty Charge Notices (PCNs) from £130 to £200 on the ORN.They had also faced the prospect of the ...
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ArticleUPS to bid again for TNT
UPS says it is still in talks to buy rival TNT Express, despite its initial bid on 17 February being rejected by the Dutch parcels giant.“UPS remains in constructive discussions with TNT Express NV regarding a potential transaction to acquire the entire issued share capital of TNT Express,” a statement ...
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ArticleDSV Road wins contract renewal with Flakt Woods
DSV Road has extended its relationship with air products manufacturer Fläkt Woods for three more years.The deal is an extension to an existing three-year contract, and will see DSV continue to collect Fläkt Woods products from its Colchester factory delivering them to customers across Europe.Fläkt Woods global sourcing manager Martin ...
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ArticleDX Group buys Nightfreight
DX Group bought Nightfreight in 2012Nightfreight has been acquired by DX Group in an undisclosed cash deal that creates a mail, courier and distribution business with a combined turnover of approximately £290m.As part of the acquisition former City Link MD Stuart Godman will join the combined managerial board as chief ...
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ArticleOlympics road race disruption details published
The timings, temporary road closures and parking restrictions that will be in place during the Olympic and Paralympic Games have been revealed.With road events in London scheduled to take place on seven of the 16 days of the Olympic Games and one day of the Paralympic Games, fleet operators will ...
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ArticleJigsaw Solutions to use double-deck trailers to cut road miles
Consortium Jigsaw Solutions is introducing six double-deck trailers on its Indesit contract in a move that will cut out an estimated 340,000 road miles annually.Moving goods from the white goods manufacturer’s central DC in Raunds, Northamptonshire, to six home delivery satellite warehouses using the new Cartwright trailers should save ...