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All Motor Transport articles in 2013 – Page 6
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ArticleDHL Supply Chain wins "strategically important" Morrisions fuel renewal
DHL has beaten rivals in a competitive tender to win a six-year national fuel distribution contract renewal with supermarket Morrisons.The deal will see the logistics giant provide round-the-clock deliveries of fuel to 335 Morrisions forecourts and RDCs nationwide.This will be done via a brand-new fleet of 56 new Euro-5 Scania ...
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ArticleJDL Logistics to close after rescue bid fails
JDL Logistics, which entered into administration last month, is to close down in the next few weeks with the loss of all jobs.Speaking to Motortransport.co.uk the firm’s administrator Graham Wolloff confirmed that “it hasn’t been possible to find a way to rescue the company, so we will have to close ...
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HMRC to review excise supply chain penalties
HM Revenue & Customs has confirmed it is holding an internal review of its approach to enforcement relating to firms involved in the excise supply chain. The review, a report on which will be published next March, will “address stakeholder concerns that the application of current law relating to excise ...
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UPS staff out on strike at London depot
UPS expects minimal disruption from today’s (22 November) strike at its Camden depot in London, and remains confident an agreement can be reached with Unite.Unite members at the depot voted for strike action earlier this month, with the union claiming that the 120 drivers and loaders at the operator’s Camden ...
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ArticlePall-Ex adds new director to board
Graham Murray, director of strategic developmentPall-Ex has recruited ex-operator Graham Murray to its board in the role of director of strategic development.The pallet network said Murray would be responsible for strengthening the network, in preparation for full pan-European coverage. In addition, he is charged with "keeping its operations streamlined and ...
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Boughey Distribution resigns "significant contract" with Princes
Boughey Distribution, the specialist food division of NWF Group, has renewed what it describes as a “significant contract” with Princes.It describes the contract, based at its Wardle, Greater Manchester, site as long-term.Boughey MD Keith Forster said: "Princes is one of the UK's most significant food and drink groups and Boughey ...
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ByBox to acquire DX Group Business Direct division
DX Group has entered an agreement to sell its Business Direct operations to ByBox Field Services by 21 December, disposing of its overnight parts distribution service.DX said it will now use the profit from the sale of the division (terms of the acquisition have not been disclosed) to invest in ...
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ArticleVIEWPOINT: 'Cyclist safety – difficult times ahead'
by Jack Semple, RHA, director of policyCycle safety concerns have come to the boil, as six cyclists were killed in London in just 12 days, four after colliding with HGVs.Tragic, terrible incidents that are the result of problems for which there is no quick fix. And as the RHA has ...
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Norbert Dentressangle joins sporting tribe
Norbert Dentressangle has been appointed by online sporting community Tribesports to support the launch of its own-brand range of sportswear. ND is providing storage for the range at its shared-user facility in Tamworth and will be responsible for receipt, picking and dispatch of up to 300 orders a day.Tribesports CEO ...
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ONS figures show haulage rates in decline
Road haulage rates fell by 0.8% in the third quarter of 2013, figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) have shown. The fall in prices for freight transport by road in the three months to the end of September is the first ever documented in the ONS’s Services Producer ...
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Yodel expands network in bid to boost efficiency
Yodel has opened a new 50,000ft² service centre in Basildon, Essex and upgraded two further sites at Aberdeen and Ipswich in a bid to boost its operational efficiency. The permanent new site on the Burnt Mills Industrial Estate in Basildon is expected to deliver around 14,500 parcels a day in ...
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ArticleCycle safety in London - The Hub delves deeper
The last two weeks has seen a huge amount written about the death of six cyclists in London and The Hub, Motortransport.co.uk's blog that looks at the stories behind the headlines, has been digging deep to find the facts in an emotive issue.On 14 November The Hub thought it would ...
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ArticleChris Boardman and the art of cycling in London
The never-ending media storm around the issue of cycle safety in London continues apace today with preeminent British cyclist Chris Boardman calling, by way of an open letter, for a city-wide ban of HGVs during ‘rush hour’.Chris Boardman’s letter to the Mayor says: “When I rode alongside you to help ...
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ArticleNew tyres designed to cut CV operating costs
Leading tyre brands Bridgestone and Goodyear have introduced new products designed to cut costs for CV operators.Bridgestone officially launched its new fuel efficient R-STEER 001 and R-DRIVE 001 tyres at a series of dealer roadshows, which also featured input from Bridgestone’s long term customer Ryder, reinforcing the message that by ...
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UK Mail pre-tax profit up 63% in H1
MT Top 100 operator UK Mail Group posted a 63% growth in pre-tax profit, and 8% growth in turnover, in the first six months of its financial year underlining a period of what chief executive Guy Buswell described as “very strong growth”.Overall group turnover for the six months ending 30 ...
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2014 CV Show close to sell out
The 2014 CV Show is close to being a sell out, with less than six months to go before the show takes place at Birmingham’s NEC on 29 April to 1 May.There is only 6% of space left in halls 3A, 4 and 5 and, with 290 exhibitors already booked, ...
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FTA: "There is no excuse for poor standards in truck and van fleets"
The Freight Transport Association (FTA) is urging operators to prioritise safety and compliance, following a Metropolitan Police operation in London on Monday (18 November), which saw more than 20% of lorries stopped issued with fixed penalty notices totalling £2,300.Of the 70 LGVs stopped in the police operation - which focused ...
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ArticleRT Keedwell snaps up Welsh haulier RJ Jones
MT Top 100 company RT Keedwell Group has bought RJ Jones Group in a deal that supports the firm’s existing customer base, while opening the door for new clients.The group signed the deal last week with the Holywell-based haulier, which also has sites in Cardiff, Desborough and Scarborough. Approximately 90 ...
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ArticleProportionality must be maintained in cycling debate
The Transport Committee’s announcement today that it is to revisit the issue of cycling safety is hardly surprising given a truly grim November in regards the deaths of cyclists on the capital’s streets.The debate is moving fast, – London mayor Boris Johnson is reported today to want to ban ...
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ArticleTransport Committee to investigate cycling deaths
cycle safety under the spotlightThe Transport Committee is to hold a follow-up inquiry next month into cycle safety, after the sixth cycling death in London within the past fortnight.Yesterday’s (18 November) incident saw 60-year old man killed after a collision with an LGV on Camberwell Road in south-east London.The committee, ...