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UK road haulage market update

Posted by | Jan 29, 2007 | |

The road haulage industry is a vital part of the UK’s freight-transportation system, although it is a mature market and one that has little real growth potential. This is demonstrated by the fact that, in 2005, the volume of goods lifted by road by GB-registered goods vehicles weighing over 3.5 tonnes in Great Britain increased by 0.1% to 1.75 billion tonnes, while the volume of goods moved by road increased by 0.3%, to 152.7 billion tonne kilometres.

Advances in vehicle technology, such as improvements to fuel efficiency and the better reliability of new trucks, have contributed significantly to the developments made in the operational efficiency of the haulage companies. Also important has been the trend by the operators to develop strategies to improve the efficiency of their assets by, for example, improving vehicle utilisation through better planning of journeys.

Leading companies within the road haulage industry are under pressure from their customers to establish and develop global logistics networks. This demand has led to a spate of acquisitions and mergers among the leading companies, such as the acquisition of Exel PLC, the UK’s leading freight-distribution company, by Germany-based Deutsche Post, and the merger between haulier ACR Logistics and Kuehne + Nagel, another Germany-based logistics operator.

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Research and Markets: The UK Road Haulage Market

Posted by | Jan 29, 2007 | |

Research and Markets has announced the addition of Road Haulage Market Report 2006 to their offering.

The road haulage industry is a vital part of the UK’s freight-transportation system, although it is a mature market and one that has little real growth potential. This is demonstrated by the fact that, in 2005, the volume of goods lifted by road by GB-registered goods vehicles weighing over 3.5 tonnes in Great Britain increased by 0.1% to 1.75 billion tonnes, while the volume of goods moved by road increased by 0.3%, to 152.7 billion tonne kilometres.
The market consists of three main sectors: own-account distribution, contract distribution and shared-user distribution. Contract distribution and shared-user distribution are collectively known as public haulage or ‘hire and reward’ haulage. Contract distribution companies are often involved in the broader market for logistics or supply-chain management.
Advances in vehicle technology, such as improvements to fuel efficiency and the better reliability of new trucks, have contributed significantly to the developments made in the operational efficiency of the haulage companies. Also important has been the trend by the operators to develop strategies to improve the efficiency of their assets by, for example, improving vehicle utilisation through better planning of journeys.
Leading companies within the road haulage industry are under pressure from their customers to establish and develop global logistics networks. This demand has led to a spate of acquisitions and mergers among the leading companies, such as the acquisition of Exel PLC, the UK’s leading freight-distribution company, by Germany-based Deutsche Post, and the merger between haulier ACR Logistics and Kuehne + Nagel, another Germany-based logistics operator.

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30,000 Royal Mail jobs under threat

Posted by | Jan 28, 2007 | |

More than 30,000 postal employees face redundancy over the next 18 months as the Government and Royal Mail finalise details of a ‘phantom’ share scheme, which will give every worker a stake worth up to Pounds 5,000.

The windfalls are expected to make the latest round of redundancies more palatable for the 200,000 workforce. All of the cuts will be voluntary. A similar scale of losses was introduced two years ago.

Redundancies are inevitable because part of the restructuring of Royal Mail will be Pounds 1 billion in cash from the Government, which will be used to install sophisticated sorting machines. The restructuring will also allow Royal Mail to reduce the size of its Pounds 5 billion pension deficit.

Modernisation will mean fewer workers are needed. The job cuts are expected to start in six months to a year after the new machines have been installed and are running efficiently.

Details of the share scheme will be unveiled in the next two weeks and it will resemble the one operated by Unipart. But unlike workers at the Oxford logistics company, who have to buy their shares, Royal Mail staff will initially be given theirs free.

The postal workers, who will own 20 per cent of the business, will be allowed to trade shares twice a year at a price to be set by an independent body.

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Algerian Minister visits the UPU

Posted by | Jan 26, 2007 | |

Boudjemaâ HAÏCHOUR, Algerian Minister of Posts, Information Technology and Communications, Edouard DAYAN, Director General of the UPU and Kamel HOUHOU, Algerian Ambassador to Switzerland, meet at the UPU’s headquarters.

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