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  • Fraikin named as a preferred supplier to the public sector

    on Jan 6, 16 • in UK • with Comments Off on Fraikin named as a preferred supplier to the public sector

    Following the completion of a rigorous tender process, Fraikin has retained its supplier to the public sector status. This follows the commencement of a new three-year framework agreement with the Crown Commercial Service (CCS)

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  • Louise swaps UK for Zambia

    on Jan 5, 16 • in UK • with Comments Off on Louise swaps UK for Zambia

    A UK Operations Manager has begun a three month secondment to Transaid’s Professional Driver Training project in Zambia and is helping the charity to improve the quality of training delivered by the programme

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  • O Licence Guidance: Undertaking some revisions

    on Jan 4, 16 • in UK • with Comments Off on O Licence Guidance: Undertaking some revisions

    Revised statutory vehicle operator licensing documents – which were released by the Senior Traffic Commissioner for Great Britain’s office with a lack of fanfare in the run-up to Christmas – will make it easier for traffic commissioners (TCs) to clamp down on those operators and drivers who fail to comply with the myriad requirements of the ‘O’ Licence

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  • Supermarket diesel cuts – good news for industry

    on Jan 4, 16 • in UK • with Comments Off on Supermarket diesel cuts – good news for industry

    News that supermarkets are slashing forecourt prices of diesel has been described as ‘good news for industry’ by the Freight Transport Association (FTA) today. Four of the UK’s major supermarkets have reduced the price of diesel at the pumps to below £1 a litre for the first time since 2009. Today’s cuts reflect further falls in the oil price, which is at its lowest for 11 years. UK Brent crude oil is currently trading at just below $38 (£26) per barrel, having lost 35% over the year

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  • Eddie Stobart putting MAN on the road

    on Jan 4, 16 • in UK • with Comments Off on Eddie Stobart putting MAN on the road

    Leading haulier Eddie Stobart has taken delivery of 25 TGX 26.440 6×2/2 from MAN Truck & Bus UK on a repair and maintenance contract through MAN Finance

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  • Transport Exchange Group celebrates 1,000th vehicle integration

    on Dec 23, 15 • in UK • with Comments Off on Transport Exchange Group celebrates 1,000th vehicle integration

    An increasing number of road transport operators are using live vehicle data to get more from the Transport Exchange Group’s freight trading platforms. Over 1,000 vehicles using Teletrac Navman telematics have now been integrated, allowing tracked Courier Exchange and Haulage Exchange members to advertise their available capacity and increased visibility throughout the supply chain. In fact, these members have been able to typically reduce their empty running from an industry average of around 30 per cent to less than 10 per cent by taking advantage of the rich location based data that Teletrac Navman provides

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  • Intelligent Telematics appoints new CEO  

    on Dec 23, 15 • in UK • with Comments Off on Intelligent Telematics appoints new CEO  

    Saleem Miyan has joined Intelligent Telematics, the leading provider of 3G vehicle camera and tracking solutions, as Chief Executive Officer to help drive its aggressive investment and growth plans globally. He has been appointed to the company’s Executive Board of Directors with immediate effect and will use his longstanding experience in both the technology and insurance sectors to expand the business in new and existing international markets, with particular focus on the United States

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  • FTA asks for assurance over bridge opening date

    on Dec 21, 15 • in UK • with Comments Off on FTA asks for assurance over bridge opening date

    The Freight Transport Association (FTA) has asked for assurance from the Transport Minister that the Forth Road Bridge will re-open to all vehicles on 4 January as planned. The closure is having a serious financial impact on the Association’s members, with one parcel operator reporting additional costs of £11,000 a week for fuel and extra drivers

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  • Calais migrants now out number security staff

    on Dec 21, 15 • in UK • with Comments Off on Calais migrants now out number security staff

    The Road Haulage Association is extremely concerned that despite the deployment of 1,300 French riot police and gendarmerie at Calais, the reality is that with approximately 300 operating at any one time, they are now massively out numbered by 18:1. And as the number of economic migrants, political refugees and asylum seekers congregating at the Port increases, the minimal effectiveness of the available security force is decreasing correspondingly

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  • Bibby Distribution set to open flagship depot

    on Dec 21, 15 • in UK • with Comments Off on Bibby Distribution set to open flagship depot

    Bibby Distribution is to lay down a major marker of long-term business confidence with the opening of a flagship depot in Wakefield in Q1

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