DJ Flynn haulage has taken delivery of a new 32 tonne Seddon Atkinson 8×4 Strato, to work across Merseyside on its contract with Hanson.
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Oil tanker drivers at Wincanton, who deliver petrol to Tesco forecourts around the south of England, have voted for strike action in a row over pensions and job cuts, when their work transfers to new contractors TDG.
The new London Loading/Unloading Code of Practice has been launched today (12 January 2006) to promote best practice amongst businesses, local authorities and parking enforcement contractors.
Former development director Iain Speak has been appointed as chief operating officer at Bibby Distribution, the UK’s largest privately owned logistics specialist.
Sainsbury’s is planning to close its depot at Northfleet near Gravesend in Kent. This follows the decision to close the Rotherham depot.
Lex Logistics has invested £20m to acquire a new 268,000 sq ft site at Buckshaw Village, Chorley, Lancashire.
Anger over plans by the Co-op to end the final salary pension scheme for employees across its businesses, has led to a formal call by transport workers for a strike ballot.
TDG has announced that it has won one of the biggest UK road transport contracts in the sector.
In its recent 20th State of the Nation press briefing, Iveco reviewed its progress throughout 2005 and predicted that in 2006 the market would see a downturn.
The Freight Transport Association (FTA) has set out a four-point plan to the European Commission in its response to the mid-term review of the White Paper on European transport policy published in 2001.