Monthly Archives: January 2010
Heavy snowfall forces domestic fleets to check tyre safety
DOMESTIC fleets have been forced to invest in winter tyres and fitments this winter as Britain witnessed its heaviest snowfall in 50 years this January. Specialist winter tyre companies, who have long been waiting for something to kick start the market, are seeing a huge increase in demand from couriers and British road hauliers as [...]
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Night-time deliveries planned for this year are a great idea deliveryquotecompare.com
THE LEADING price-comparison website for shipping, transportation and courier services, deliveryquotecompare.com, has praised proposals for night-time delivery services as a “great idea”. The free referral site, providing new business opportunities for logistics firms, said plans to relax curfews for night-time deliveries and reduce noise pollution could also help transport and pallet delivery companies cut carbon [...]
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Delivery Quote Compare: Shipping and Aviation Taxes to Fund Climate Change Measures
A fuel tax could be placed on the shipping and aviation industries to raise funds for the battle against climate change. That is one of the proposals raised at the climate change summit held in Copenhagen last week. The European Union wants the shipping industry to cut its emissions by around 20 per cent over [...]
Delivery Quote Compare: Petrol Could Rise By 15p a Litre in the UK in 2010
The price of petrol in the UK could rise by as much as 15 pence per litre within the next 12 months, it has been warned. The Petrol Retailers’ Association (PRA) of Great Britain made the prediction based on analysis of fuel market trends and tax changes. In its report, the PRA claims that British [...]
