Articles by Date : 01 July 2009 - 08 July 2009
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- MacGregor Europe wins new business
A management reshuffle and major IT investment has helped Lancashire-based haulage and warehousing firm MacGregor Europe win new business after.... more
(08 July 2009 12:21) - Stobart workers hit by payroll problem
Drivers at a Stobart depot in Staffordshire say they have been affected by persistent problems with the firm's payroll system, including not being.... more
(08 July 2009 09:17) - Leggett's Transport in talks with potential buyer
Leggett's Transport was trading through administration as MT went to press on Tuesday 7 July. An announcement regarding the future of the firm is.... more
(08 July 2009 09:17) - Dee Cee Freight Services in liquidaton
Middlesbrough-based Dee Cee Freight Services has gone into liquidation leaving a deficiency of £707,053. more
(08 July 2009 09:17) - Leaked memo reveals roads funding hole
Road transport leaders have renewed their calls for the government to maintain investment in roads after the Guardian printed details of a leaked.... more
(08 July 2009 09:16) - Innovate's unsecured creditors may receive payout
Administration of the Innovate group of companies is continuing one year after its collapse, with good news and bad news: unsecured creditors can.... more
(08 July 2009 09:16) - Circle Express: 'Fuel costs were a killer'
Circle Express says its three-monthly fixed fuel-duty escalator lost the firm about £250,000 last year, against rapidly rising diesel prices,.... more
(08 July 2009 09:16) - Tooles Transport moves to larger premises
Palletways member Tooles Transport has moved into a larger depot to cope with growing volumes and to position itself for when the recession ends. more
(08 July 2009 09:16) - Operators urged to check Olympics route
The FTA and RHA are urging operators to inform them about any potential problems they can see with the official Olympic Route Network (ORN), which.... more
(08 July 2009 09:16) - Operator taken off the road for five years
Licence revoked for five years after £700 fines for tacho offences. Convictions for suspected tachograph fiddling and evidence that drivers were not.... more
(08 July 2009 07:44) - O-licence after solicitor gives wrong advice
An operator whose solicitor gave him advice that encouraged an illegal operation has won an O-licence at the second attempt - subject to a number of.... more
(08 July 2009 07:44) - Elddis Transport sees pre-tax profit double
County Durham-based Elddis Transport says despite declining volumes last year, it more than doubled its pre-tax profit thanks to a focus on driver.... more
(08 July 2009 00:00) - Leggetts in administration but still trading
Leggetts Transport Ltd of Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk has gone into administration. more
(08 July 2009 00:00) - Leggett's Transport enters administration
Leggett's Transport , which runs 65 vehicles, is continuing to trade after it entered administration on Friday. more
(07 July 2009 12:21) - Fuel price 'could force 3PLs to move to Continent'
A leading haulage boss believes the UK government's failure to reduce fuel duty could lead to many third-party logistics (3PL) businesses leaving the.... more
(07 July 2009 00:00) - Industry angry at possible £6bn cut in road building
The road transport industry has described any decision to slash road investment as "dangerously myopic", following reports that £6bn could be cut.... more
(06 July 2009 15:06) - LE Jones wins appeal against O-licence revocation
More than 100 jobs have been saved as a result of Welsh haulier LE Jones successfully appealing a decision to ban its trucks from the road. more
(06 July 2009 09:03) - LD scraps Dover-Dieppe ferry route
LD Lines has scrapped its overnight ferry service between Dover and Dieppe because it was not getting enough business. more
(06 July 2009 00:00) - Elddis Transport unveils new livery
Elddis Transport, which can trace its origins back to the 19th century, is celebrating the life of founder Siddle C Cook with a new truck painted in.... more
(06 July 2009 00:00) - Tripod Crest acquires triaxle trailer from Andover
Tripod Crest has acquired a triaxle drawbar trailer to carry fully fuelled cold milling machines to jobs across the UK. more
(03 July 2009 16:29) - Yeardley invests in new trucks and trailers
Featherstone, West Yorks-based international haulier Brian Yeardley Continental has taken on six new low-height, 4x2 Volvo FH-480s to complement 15.... more
(03 July 2009 14:45) - MAN confirms 5% pay cut for UK staff
MAN Truck & Bus UK has confirmed that is looking to cut around 5% of its workforce and will be instituting a "temporary" 5% pay freeze across the.... more
(03 July 2009 14:45) - DfT scotches LHV rumours
A Department for Transport (DfT) source has scotched rumours reported in the national press recently that the EU is looking to force member states to.... more
(03 July 2009 14:45) - Norbert Dentressangle staff transfer to FQR
A total of 331 Norbert Dentressangle (ND) employees are set to transfer to First Quench Retailing (FQR) following the drinks supplier's decision to.... more
(03 July 2009 12:47) - Further strikes 'can only drive away' Royal Mail customers
Royal Mail Group fears that more strikes in London over jobs and services could push key clients to look elsewhere for parcel couriers. more
(03 July 2009 11:44) - Pay award given to former staff at collapsed Scotflow
A total of 26 former employees at collapsed Scottish haulier Scotflow have each been awarded 90 days' pay by the Employment Tribunal Service in.... more
(03 July 2009 11:30) - Lloyd Fraser to ditch biofuel trial?
Lloyd Fraser Group looks set to abandon plans to run trucks on biodiesel at the end of a six-week trial after fuel consumption worsened by an average.... more
(02 July 2009 15:35) - Burns finds poetry in new Actros units
Scottish-based Burns Express Freight has bought two of the latest-generation Mercedes-Benz Actros tractor units, together worth £124,000. more
(02 July 2009 15:35) - Llandrindod Wells will be next testing station to close
Llandrindod Wells in Mid Wales will be the fourth testing station to close this year, VOSA reveals. more
(02 July 2009 15:28) - Royal Mail strike boosts business at courier website
Courier website Parcel2Go.com expects its turnover in June to be nearly 50% higher than the same month in 2008, partly as the result of Royal Mail.... more
(02 July 2009 15:17) - Pickups on the up in used arena
The market for second-hand pickups is showing significant signs of recovering, according to Glass's Guide chief commercial vehicle editor George.... more
(02 July 2009 14:32) - Ceva Logistics cuts collisions in Truscene trials
Logistics giant Ceva Logistics has reported a 68% reduction in so-called blameworthy collisions and a 33% reduction in non-blameworthy collisions in.... more
(02 July 2009 12:32) - Royal Mail and Suckling Transport win at Brake Awards
The Royal Mail and Suckling Transport were among the major winners at the Brake Fleet Safety Forum Awards last week. more
(02 July 2009 11:03) - Interview: Ruth Spellman, Chartered Management Institute
Ruth Spellman OBE is something of an HR guru, and she tells us how corporate leadership and professional management can save road transport. more
(02 July 2009 09:00) - No-show operator loses licence
A haulier with a history of prohibitions, including one for loose wheelnuts, had his licence revoked when he failed to appear before a Birmingham.... more
(02 July 2009 09:00) - Tribunal quashes TC's decision
The Transport Tribunal has quashed a Traffic Commissioner's decision to revoke a haulier's licence and issue a disqualification order because of.... more
(02 July 2009 09:00) - Tacho-fiddling drivers from Armet banned
Drivers employed by Liverpool based edible oil tanker operators Armet Logistics have had their HGV licences suspended or revoked, with.... more
(02 July 2009 09:00) - Licence revoked after firm's fleet goes missing
The licence held in the North Western Traffic Area by Sheerness-based Al-Le Logistics Northern has been revoked with immediate effect, and the.... more
(02 July 2009 09:00) - 'Appalling' maintenance mess leads to licence cut
A demolition company had its six-vehicle licence cut to two vehicles after allowing its maintenance to become an "appalling mess", including.... more
(02 July 2009 09:00) - Eric Short Haulage finds buyer
Eric Short Haulage (ESH), the Newcastle haulage company that went into administration less than 18 months after it was sold in a highly leveraged.... more
(02 July 2009 09:00) - Trailer-maker concerned about Whole Vehicle Type Approval
Yorkshire-based body and trailer-maker Micra Truck Bodies has voiced concern about the upcoming inclusion of trailers within Whole Vehicle Type.... more
(02 July 2009 09:00) - Tradeteam is Haulier of the Year at MT Awards
Tradeteam was named Haulier of the Year last night at the Motor Transport Awards. It was a special night for Tradeteam as the drinks distributor also.... more
(02 July 2009 06:00) - Fortec member in spotlight
Pallet network Fortec has defended its vetting procedures after it emerged that a company it had granted a franchise has a number of serious.... more
(02 July 2009 00:10) - Don't get left behind, get training
The Driver CPC legislation takes effect from 10 September this year, and from that date all truck drivers will need to carry out 35 hours of approved.... more
(02 July 2009 00:00) - In-cab alerts for international drivers
Plans to provide international drivers with in-cab alerts about anything from crime hotspots to road congestion in the country they are travelling to.... more
(02 July 2009 00:00) - Iveco boss calls for Euro-6 regs to be delayed
Iveco boss Paolo Monferino is calling for the implementation of the forthcoming Euro-6 emissions legislation to be delayed for two years, to reflect.... more
(02 July 2009 00:00) - Hauliers and MPs call for HGV speed limits rise
The Department for Transport (DfT) has released statistics accusing the industry of widespread breaches of 40mph and 50mph speed limits, but hauliers.... more
(02 July 2009 00:00) - The Motor Transport Awards 2009 - LIVE!
Follow all the action from the biggest awards event in the road transport industry as it happens, on our live blog. more
(01 July 2009 17:00) - Wincanton agrees £40m deal with Argos
Wincanton has signed a three-year, £40m agreement to run a container transport operation for retailer Argos. more
(01 July 2009 12:49) - Tories' pledge to raise HGV speed limits gets DfT boost
Tories' pledge to raise HGV speed limits gets DfT boost The Conservatives' plan to increase speed limits for HGVs on single-carriageway trunk.... more
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