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Supply chain company Wincanton Logistics has secured a five-year contract extens ...

03/10/2000

Supply chain company Wincanton Logistics has secured a five-year contract extension with Texaco. Worth some £90mn, the contract is claimed to be one of the largest to be awarded by an oil company to a logistics provider in the UK to date. Wincanton, which has held the contract with Texaco for nine years, provides a next-day distribution service from 14 Texaco supply points to service stations and commercial customers across the UK. The logistics company currently handles some 3.8bn l/y of fuel products on behalf of Texaco. The contract will see the continuing renewal of the vehicle fleet, including 15 new 6x2 ERFs which will take advantage of the new weight increase to 44 tonnes from February 2001. Wincanton is also introducing Road Relay - a new in-cab electronic vehicle management system - into the fleet to reduce fuel and maintenance costs. The system will provide detailed reports on driving styles - from revving to braking - with the aim of optimising driver performance.

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Region: UK

Keywords: Road / rail transport

Subjects: Energy efficiency, Banking, finance and investment, Management and commerce, Supply chain management, Maintenance, Economics, business and commerce, Distribution, Road transport, Filling stations, Rail transport, Energy consumption, Commercial, Transport, Transportation of products, Transportation, Transmission and Distribution, Oil