Rail terminals could ease M60 jams
A report commissioned by Whitehall‘s Office of the North West has called for new rail freight terminals in the Manchester area.
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Traditional service is in the bag at Target
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Read MoreCustomers will pay congestion charge
Most express and logistics companies will pass London’s congestion charge on to customers after it comes into force next Monday. Others are looking to restructure their operations to absorb the GBP5 a day charge to enter central London. A survey by the FTA found 80% of its members would pass on costs associated with the charges to customers.
Read MoreTakeover brings a buzz – UK sameday courier CitySprint buys Hornets
UK sameday courier company CitySprint has bought Hornets, an independent despatch business offering UK and international services. The purchase is expected to increase CitySprint’s annual turnover by around 12% to more than £30m (Euro45m). Hornet’s vans, motorbikes and bicycles will be added to CitySprint’s fleet of 1,200 vehicles, although Hornets will operate as a division of CitySprint.
Read More“Wreck-u-lation” damages chances of agreement on stamp prices, says Leighton
Postcomm has stunned Royal Mail by slipping into its proposed price controls a potentially fatal condition on how competitors will get access to the company’s network of sorting and delivery offices, Royal Mail Chairman Allan Leighton said today. Mr Leighton said he was appalled at the way the regulator, without any prior warning or publicity, had buried a ruinously low assumption on access price in the detail of the 240-page document on Royal Mail’s future prices, published last Thursday. “It is now very clear that Royal Mail can expect just 14p for First Class letters if competitors collect mail and then give it to our sorting and delivery offices for the journey to customers’ letter boxes. 14p is an absurdly low price compared to the basic 27p First Class stamp.”
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