Speaking at Forbes House, the home of the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), Stuart Hunt, the managing director of DAF trucks, reviewed the growth in the UK truck market through 2005.
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Container transport specialist, W Carter (Haulage), a part of the CEL Group, has replaced 61 of its premium duty tractor unit fleet with MAN TGA 26.430 6×2 units – all with MAN’s TipMatic automatic gearboxes.
The Department for Transport (DfT) has confirmed that the EU drivers’ hours and working-time rules will be temporarily relaxed for drivers directly affected by the Buncefield fire.
Freightliner, the rail logistics specialist, has announced the addition of Doncaster to its UK network.
UPS, the $36Bn package delivery giant, has announced a new management structure in UK and Ireland.
Unitrans, the South African logistics group, has bought the majority of shares in Concorde, the UK technical logistics company, in a deal worth £19.95m.
Cranfield School of Management has launched a Supply Chain Risk Forum in response to global events such as; 9/11, the foot and mouth outbreak and hurricane Katrina, which have all impacted on organisations and global supply chains.
Christian Salvesen has set itself the key target of turning around its UK transport business over the coming months.
TDG has warned that profits for 2006 could be materially below those in 2005 because rationalisation in the retail sector means that renewal rates in UK contract logistics are lower than normal.
Business Post Group announces that Paul Carvell, chief executive, has resigned from the Group with immediate effect to pursue other opportunities.
