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Freight exchange company Freightex is opening its fourth UK office, near Manchester Airport, due to increasing volumes.
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TDG and Turners (Soham) have been shortlisted by fuel manufacturer Greenergy to fulfill a contract to distribute petrol to retailer Sainsbury's. "We are in the final stages of negotiations with TDG and Turners. We always employ hauliers to distribute for us from our depots, and we normally negotiate our supply arrangements based on geographical locations," reveals a Greenergy spokeswoman.
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Truck registrations will continue plummeting until at least the second quarter of 2010, with a firm recovery unlikely before 2011, according to a report from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). In addition, registrations may not approach former volumes until 2014.
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Under the five-year agreement, the logistics firm will: Manage the retailer's home-delivery network for furniture and large products; Direct the distribution of general merchandise for the store in the South of England; Run M&S's shop fittings and store equipment national transport operation, in an extension of an existing deal. Wincanton chief executive Graeme McFaull says: "We are delighted with this very significant expansion of our business with M&S, which creates a major new strategic partnership for Wincanton and confirms and strengthens our market-leading position in the retail sector.
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Container specialist and general haulier Wincanton has expanded its container business by opening a new, off-quay container storage and hub facility at Greenham Common, West Berkshire. The 3PL provider is using the site, a former cruise-missile base and centre of anti-nuclear protest, to provide shipping lines, freight forwarders, retailers and importers with an inland hub located at the junction of the A34 and M4.
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From the 25th May 2007 vehicles categorised as M1 or N1 will only be legal to manufacture and sell bull bars that comply with EU Directive 2005/66/EC.
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All vehicles in the categories N2 (vehicles within 3.5 – 12t GVW) & N3 (vehicles exceeding 12t GVW) first registered after 26th January 2007 are required to have 2 supplementary mirrors fitted.
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On 1st January 2007 Euro 3 vehicles first registered between 1st October 2001 & 1st January 2005 came within the scope of the European 2002/85/EC Road Speed Limiter (RSL) directive for the first time.
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In October 2006 the EURO 4 engine exhaust gas emission levels came onto the statute books for all LGV’s first registered from this date.
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