The M62 Corridor (logistics)

Been a Hull based transport provider means we travel along the M62 corridor quite often.
Why does that matter ?
For the following:

1. The M62 intercepts all the major North/South roads in the UK( A1 M6 M1 ) (Connected) 
2. Along it you have Leeds ( less than 1 hour from our base ) 
3. The UK's 3rd city Manchester (about 2 hours from our base )
4. At it's end the Port of Liverpool 
5. Also at it's end ferries to Ireland (apx  2 and half hours from base ) 
6. The North west is within easy reach for us 

As you can see been along the M62 corridor ( At the end with the Port of Hull and soon green port Hull ) Means we are in easy reach of the entire UK and Ireland and Even via the Port of Hull mainland Europe 

Talking of getting along the M62 corridor we offer nationwide coverage and get away from the M62 corridor as well 

Drop by our route page to see our upcoming routes  

Also check out our blog entry 

Location , location , location 

We have hit 5000 plus visitors this month

~Quiz time ~
In what Year was Author Catherine Cookson born

1. What was the cod wars 
2. And what where the dates of the Cod wars 
3. And what countries where involved 

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The world of Clark trading Group (Ctg) : Our Current Backload availability

The world of Clark trading Group (Ctg) : Our Current Backload availability: (#Haulage #Logistics #light haulage #Business #Sme #Family business #nationwide coverage ) Clark trading Group  Routes and Back...

Transport quiz

1. What is the highest Motorway in the UK
2. And the lowest motorway 
3. What is the longest single span suppression bridge in the UK 
4. Longest Motorway is 
5. Longest A Road 

The Phantom Cannons of Hull: A strange event occurred on October 12, 1658, when people reported hearing three cannons being fired one after another over Hull and a peal of muskets. The muskets continued for around seven minutes, with drums beating as if two armies were at battle. Shortly after, a thick mist or smoke was reported around about the city, although there was no sight of the warring sides.

via +Hull Daily Mail 

Witchcraft in Hull: In 1604, Hull was hit by the plague which led to the town gates being closed to stop people getting in and out. During this year accusations of witchcraft were placed on several citizens, with five people put to death by hanging for allegedly practising the dark arts. (via +Hull Daily Mail  )

Random Hull facts

The Arctic Corsair was once rammed by an Icelandic gun boat 

Few more picture from down at Green port Hull

Here's one for you
Motorway or coast road when they are about same distance and time ?

Me Coast road every time in that sense

Quote of the day

On stock right now

That 's just lazy Gemma

Punctuality

You can not plan for a traffic jams but what you can do is expect delays on route and build extra time in to keep yourself on schedule and that what we do. We take that into account into our route planning.
For Example today's route 28/05/15 to Leyland from Hull ( see our upcoming routes )
We set off at 05:30 for a 9 am collection  why ?
Simple there is always traffic around the m60 so we added that extra time in to aviod that/ allow extra time to get thru
And to avoid major traffic around Leeds

What we could not have planned for was a crash on the M61 but had we set of 5 min later we would have been caught in the traffic we passed it just after it happen so avoid the traffic jam that went from J6 To J1 southbound

Hull News

So in Hull and City of culture 2017 news Hull will host the 2017 Turner prize

What does that mean #logistics part2

A few more terms for you:

1. What is a Chep Pallet ? A standard pallet made by Chep ( A Company) 
2. What is a Euro bin ? Also called a tote bin used in the food industry unlikely to be seen in the back of a a van/lorry 
   
3. Beyond tankers how else can you transport liquids 
   

Hull Quiz

1. Where in Hull is the smallest window in England 
2. Where is the famous plotting room 
3. And what happened in the Plotting room 
4. Only one english proffesional rugby league club has gone an entire season unbeaten who was it +Hull FC Official  or +Hull KR 
5. And what season did the above happen in 
6. And what league was it in 
7. +Royal Navy  vessel HMS Bounty was built in Hull what was it's orginal name 
8. What Literture charcather set of from Hull 
9. Queen's Gardens is a park today but what was it built as 
10. Where in Hull was the old Habour 

More vintage Trucks

We have done it we have hit 4000 views this month

Think Lynne  needs a new Brush for her Shabby chicing

And shabby chicing is only 1 part of Clark trading 

# Shabby Chicing 

# On-line Retailer 

#Transport 

Some Quotes for you

Vans have come on a long way from the early days

1960's Mark 1 Ford Transit

2014 

(our Current van ) / Current generation 

Our First van as a company was a +Ford Motor Company  Transit (not a Mark 1 lol ) this was when we where just a on-line and market trader. We had a few vans in between then and now 

See where it is going to be 

500 KG = 1102 LBS
oR 78 3/4 Stones

That what our tail lift can lift
500 kg is also 1/2 a Ton
1 ton = 1000kg
the van can carry apx 1200 kg so that the tail lift full twice and some more for good measure

A good point to remember is all thought a van can only carry up to about 1.5 tons (our Luton is about 1.2 tonnes capacity ) they can go place that lorries can not
We have numerous routes on our Luton at Clark trading Group that as a result of this be of us to Regular haulier. Light haulage and haulage work hand in hand
 http://clark-trading.blogspot.co.uk/2015/03/our-current-backload-availability.html

What is 600 cubic feet ?

# So what is 600 cubic feet ?
The van load capacity  the new Luton is apx 700 and a bit capacity the sprinter is apx 550 m3 
Put in other ways it is 16990 litres of water that is a lot of water (not that we would put that much water in there it would weigh nearly 17 tonnes ) 
So we can fit quite a bit in the back and it is just over 4m long in the back as well

Just added up this weeks mileage as it stands is 1728 with space on numerous routes still
http://clark-trading.blogspot.co.uk/2015/03/our-current-backload-availability.html

Shabby Chic update

The newest type of Paint Lynne is now using

Glitter paint 

Target 2000 #Charity

I am launching target 2000
That to get this blog entry Dove house Hospice  from 1291 up to 3291 that right a further 2000 views and beyond
It is just one entry we have done about Dove House Hospice drop by their website  to find out more

Lets spread the word about the great work they do. And on that point lets bust some myths

+Trading for Good  +Dove House Hospice  +Hull Daily Mail 

Some times the jobs we do as a haulier (light) are just great like yesterday we collected some bikes in Bridlington. The rider had come all the way from Morecambe in support of their local hospice so of course we made a donation to them
Which is great of them to ride all them miles 

And as we also support our local hospice Dove House great to see what lengths people go to help their local hospices. And in a small way help them achieve this 

A few more picture from the European road trip

Drop by the Routes blog to see our upcoming routes 

#Quote of the day

Logistics facts Hull

Some facts about Hull as a logistics base/Area

• Home of the Port of Hull (Here at Clark trading we are located near Sutton Fields industrial estate and within 2 - 3 miles of the port) 
• Busiest soft word import port in the UK 
• Home of P&O ferry routes to Europort (Europe's largest port and Zeebruges )
• The roads to Hull are some of the quietest in the UK  meaning we have less delays than many other city when travelling outbound or in bound 
• With in 4 and half hours we can reach about 75-80 % of the UK Population and in less than 2 hours Leeds, Sheffield, Doncaster, York, Lincoln , and numerous other cities and places 
• Within 60 Minutes travel of Ports of Goole, Grimsby and Immingham (Jointly with Hull the Uk busiest port complex)  
• Within 2 and a Half hours we can also reach the port of Liverpool and Manchester Airport 

So you can see why as a Hull based company Clark trading group is ideally located to offer nationwide collection and delivery

See all our upcoming routes here 

Home of numerous major companies 

Like Arco and it national distribution centre and Smith and Nephews and Salts end chemical park

Upcoming Routes week starting 25/05 and Early June

http://clark-trading.blogspot.co.uk/2015/03/our-current-backload-availability.html

Shaggy ask am I ugly ?

Answer yes or no in comments 

An Early picture of the M1
Today's route Watford/St Albans area (Northern London region ) Northbound along the M1
http://clark-trading.blogspot.co.uk/2015/03/our-current-backload-availability.html
Follow the above link for full details of today's route and all upcoming routes

#‎Nationwidecoverage‬ 
We collect from all other the place not just from In Hull we collect from all over the UK and even in the EU

See all our routes here 

A few questions about our Delivery team

1. So what is your longest delivery run ? 2337 miles It may be a few miles more that what +Google Maps  gave it as but with stops and things so call it about 2350 to be safe 
2. What is the strangest thing you have ever carried ? Well that depends on  what you class as strange we have carried all sorts from Hearing aid booths to Live rabbits in their hutch so take your pick which of those is stranger 
3. I believe you once included Motorbike in the answer to the above question why not now ? we have since then carried motor bike quite often 
4.  Where in the UK do you go most often ? Lincoln and Doncaster are to common place we get to  ( We go all over and offer nationwide coverage see our delivery routes here  ) 
5. What Charity do you support ? Dove House hospice (and that the entire company not just the delivery division that supports them ) Read our key blogs on them here ( Dove house 1 ) and we pledge to support +Dove House Hospice till all life limiting illness are beaten not before 
6. Do you support any other charity's ? on a adhoc basis yes +RSPCA  and road safety charity Brake from time to time. 
7. How ? In the case of Break we get involved in the road safety week 
8. And the +RSPCA ? We have donated unwanted dog toy or should I say Gemma and Shaggy have 
9. So what is the most interesting place you been ? Good question we have delivered and collect from numerous place like +Meadowhall Shopping Centre  or France and Italy since they involved crossing the Channel on the ferry via +DFDS Seaways UK - English Channel  and crossing the Alps or St Stephens shopping centre Hull there have been a few these are just the ones that stand out that is all. And since we are very proud to support +dovehousehospice  we have also collected from their warehouse on Sutton Fields industrial estate 
10. So what is the highest the van has been ? Well you would think that would be on the M62 in the pennies which is the highest motorway in the UK but on the European road trip than van travelled along the famous St Bernard's pass the one in the Italian job  movie( with 40 hairpin bends ) 2469 metres high or 8100 feet now that is High 

See our upcoming Haulage routes here 

# Keywords we work by Be polite, Friendlily, smile , knowledgeable , Helpful,

Our latest route has been published
For full details and all our other routes follow this link
http://clark-trading.blogspot.co.uk/2015/03/our-current-backload-availability.html