Administration watch

A record 494 British haulage businesses entered insolvency in 2023, nearly double the number two years earlier, according to the latest data from the Department for Business and Trade.

It is also estimated that 33% of businesses in the sector are deemed maximum risk, up from 22% 12 months ago.

At Motor Transport we track and report on all the latest company administrations and liquidations in the transport and logistics industry.

Administration Watch provides you with detailed news stories and features, in date order, of every affected operator and manufacturer.

Administration news

Administrator outlines collapse of OPX Logistics

The collapse of Swindon’s OPX Logistics was as a result of a high level of gearing and significant finance repayments, according to its administrator.

Former Cartwright Bros (Haulage) site up for sale

The main depot belonging to Cartwright Bros is on the market for sale with a £3.3m price tag.

Latest Administration news

Derbyshire freight company in administration

2024-07-11T14:30:00+01:00By Chris Tindall

Haulier safeguards jobs and work after Star Transport and Warehousing enters administration

2024-06-28T16:00:00+01:00By Chris Tindall

RHA demands freeze on fuel duty and HGV levy suspension to protect businesses

2024-06-28T13:38:00+01:00By Chris Tindall

The next government must commit to freezing fuel duty and suspending the HGV levy to protect the industry and prevent more hauliers collapsing, according to the RHA.

Covid, fuel inflation and HGV driver shortages force Cartwright Bros to close 80-year-old business with “tremendous sadness”

2024-06-24T16:39:00+01:00By Carol Millett

The directors of Cartwright Bros said that it was with “tremendous sadness” that the family was forced to close the doors on the 80-year-old business, after calling in the administrators last week.

Rivus Fleet Solutions bought out of administration by the Metropolitan Police Service

2024-06-24T11:17:00+01:00By Carol Millett

Rivus Fleet Solutions has been sold to the Metropolitan Police Service - its largest customer - after the company called in the administrators last week.

Cartwright Bros (Haulage) issues notice to appoint an administrator

2024-06-24T10:59:00+01:00By Carol Millett

Lincolnshire family haulier Cartwright Bros (Haulage) has issued a notice to appoint adminstrators, in what is its 80th year of trading, MT has learnt.

Linkline Transport’s administrator confirms 100 employees lost their jobs

2024-06-21T15:45:00+01:00By Chris Tindall

The joint administrators of Linkline Transport have confirmed they were appointed to the Wellingborough haulage firm this week and 100 staff have now lost their jobs.

Director behind Linkline Transport sets up new business at same site

2024-06-20T11:35:00+01:00By Chris Tindall

The director of Linkline Transport, which has filed an application to appoint administrators, has set up a new company from the same premises and applied for an operator licence authorising 50 trucks.

Linkline Transport moves to appoint administrators

2024-06-18T16:43:00+01:00By Carol Millett

Northamptonshire warehousing and logistics business Linkline Transport has filed a notice of intention to appoint administrators via law firm Shoosmiths.

Loss-making contract prompted Place to Place’s collapse

2024-06-14T13:42:00+01:00By Chris Tindall

Go Plant sold to Sweeptech Source: Shutterstock 17/5/24

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Opinion

Don’t sit back and watch your business fail - take action

A report from November 2023 found that 463 haulage firms had gone bankrupt in the previous 12 months, and just over 6 months on, anecdotal evidence suggests the trend remains. Factors such as high debt servicing costs, fuel prices, wage growth, and consumer demands for technology and sustainability investments are ...

Creating safer vehicles on the UK’s ‘safest roads’

Designed to ease traffic flow on UK roads, smart motorways rely on technology to limit congestion and have been dubbed the UK’s ‘safest roads’. However, with technical issues causing frequent incidents, it’s not enough for fleet operators to rely on government technology alone. To truly safeguard drivers and vehicles and ...

Why developing electric trucks has become a risky business

The road to zero emissions for those currently operating in the logistics supply chain is paved with a multiplicity of product offerings from a worldwide manufacturing base. Unfortunately, many of the emerging EV commercial vehicle suppliers have failed, or run into difficulties, for a variety of reasons.

The importance of collaboration for our sector

As our industry faces unique challenges on a number of fronts, there’s much work happening and much work to do.

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