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Operator News

From third-party logistics to own-account operators Motortransport.co.uk has it covered: we report on all 3PLs, from DHL Supply Chain to Eddie Stobart Logistics, and from XPO Logistics to Wincanton. We also cover the UK home delivery and parcels market from Royal Mail to DPD and from Hermes to Yodel. We have all the latest news from own-account operators, including Tesco Distribution, Travis Perkins, Bidvest and the latest developments from pallet networks including Palletways and Pall-ex.

Gundel & Son Transport Services becomes 300th Fors gold member

April 12, 2019 support

Abnormal loads operator Gundel & Son Transport Services has become the 300th FORS gold member.

Nagel Langdons orders over 200 Scanias

April 12, 2019 Hayley Pink

Nagel Langdons has placed a bumper order of 205 Scania trucks, as it chooses the manufacturer as its preferred supplier for 2019/20.

Abbey Logistics makes £3.6m loss after repositioning business for growth

April 11, 2019 Hayley Pink

Abbey Logistics Group made a pre-tax loss of £3.6m for the year ended June 2018, after taking short-term pain for long-term gain as part of its self-set target to achieve an annual turnover of £100m by 2022.

Howard Tenens Logistics made £36.4m of revenue in its first six months

April 11, 2019 Chris Tindall

Newly-formed Howard Tenens Logistics generated £36.4m in turnover in its first six months of trading, following a restructure of the group that saw it hiving off its property and distribution divisions.

Cartwright Pets at Home double deck trailers

Pets at Home steps it up with Cartwright trailers

April 10, 2019 support

Pets a Home has taken delivery of 11 Cartwright step-frame double deck trailers.

Jobs under threat as KFC cuts ties with DHL Supply Chain

April 9, 2019 Carol Millett

Driver redundancies could be on the cards at DHL Supply Chain after KFC’s decision to terminate its partnership with the logistics firm.

Wincanton wins eFulfiment deal with retailer Homebase

April 9, 2019 support

Wincanton has won an eFulfiment contract with Homebase to provide what it describes as “a fully managed customer delivery service”.

Best Food Logistics wins DHL’s KFC work; but parent company still seeking sale

April 9, 2019 Carol Millett

Bidcorp is looking for a buyer for Best Food Logistics and its subsidiary PCL Transport as part of a wider strategy to exit “low margin logistics activities”.

Stop the presses: Menzies Distribution wins Newsprinters deal

April 9, 2019 support

Menzies Distribution has won a five-year national contract with Newsprinters, which will see it providing primary trunking services to the business.

Perfect ten drives Expect Distribution’s profit and turnover onwards

April 9, 2019 Carol Millett

Expect Distribution’s contracts division played a key role in boosting the firm’s profit last year after landing ten new major accounts, according to its latest annual results.

Spotlight

Clean Air Zones and the Ultra Low Emission Zone, in association with Ryder: Where are they and how do HGV operators stay compliant?

by Christopher Walton in Air quality

Clean Air Zones and the Ultra Low Emission Zone are coming and you can count on Ryder to help ensure that your vehicles are ready. Please bookmark this page to ensure Motortransport.co.uk and Ryder keep [...]

LoCITY Fuels in Action helps freight operators understand market for alternative fuels

By Christopher Walton and Colin Barnett A Fuels in Action event at Kempton Park in Surrey last week (20 March) was the ...

Shell opens second hydrogen fuel pump, but remains focused on full ‘mosaic’ of alternative fuels

By the end of 2018, Shell will have opened three new hydrogen refuelling pumps on sites around London.But the fuel giant says ...

Electric vehicle uptake would improve with better distributor and operator collaboration

Improved collaboration between electric vehicle operators and electricity distributors will see a substantial increase of battery-powered vehicles on the roads of London, ...

LoCITY Fuels in Action helps

Posted by Admin on Mar 28, 20181

Shell opens second hydrogen fuel

Posted by Emma Shone on Mar 28, 20182

Electric vehicle uptake would improve

Posted by Christopher Walton on Mar 22, 20183

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