Operator news – Page 175
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MT ArticleCovid cost control measures help Palletline profits soar
Aggressive cost control measures helped Palletline ride the initial storm of Covid-19 last year, with reported operating and pre-tax profits significantly up on 2019.The latest financial results for the pallet network, for the year ending 30 June 2020, showed that it increased turnover by 1% to £150.2m. But pre-tax profit ...
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MT ArticleWaste haulier ordered to pay £2.1m fine or face seven-year jail term
One of the largest ever confiscation orders obtained by the Environment Agency (EA) has been imposed on a convicted waste crime offender, who ran an illegal waste haulage business.John Bruce has been given three months to pay £2.1m following a confiscation case at Worcester Crown Court.Judge Nicholas Cole branded 48-year-old ...
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MT ArticleHeathrow-based Mixed Freight Services joins Pallet-Track
Heathrow-based Mixed Freight Services has joined Pallet-Track, making it the second new member to join the network this year.Mixed Freight Services, which employs almost 100 staff, follows in the footsteps of Caldicot-based Hicks Logistics in joining Pallet-Track this month.The air freight specialist took on the TW postcode area on behalf ...
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MT ArticleBlack Friday and Christmas deliver “unprecedented” leap in Clipper Logistics revenues
Clipper Logistics saw "unprecedented levels of activity" in its operations in the UK and continental Europe over the Black Friday and Christmas periods.In a trading update, the company, which has its headquarters in Leeds, said revenues in its logistics business were up 50% in November and December 2020, compared to ...
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MT ArticleKuehne+Nagel seals deal with Moderna for Covid-19 vaccine distribution
Kuehne+Nagel is to provide worldwide distribution of the Covid-19 Moderna vaccine.The arrangement includes warehousing of the vaccine at Kuehne+Nagel’s pharma hub in Europe.The company will use its network of more than 230 operations worldwide to distribute the vaccine via road and air. In Europe the company will use its fleet ...
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MT ArticleAztek Logistics retains FORS Gold and Bronze standards after range of investments
Aztek Logistics has retained the FORS Gold standard for the fifth consecutive year.The Hertfordshire-based Pallet-Track member has also retained the FORS Bronze award as part of its annual compliance audit.Aztek's ongoing fleet expansion has included nine new FORS Gold standard trucks including MAN tractor units, new MAN 18-tonne rigids and ...
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MT ArticleIsuzu expands dealer coverage in north Midlands
Isuzu Central has been appointed as a full sales, service and parts dealer for the Isuzu marque in the north Midlands.It will represent Isuzu Truck UK, with the company handling both truck product sales and after sales service from the Allports Group four-acre dealer site in Stoke-on-Trent.Richard Waterworth, head of ...
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MT ArticleEuropa Road recruits customs team to handle Brexit changes
Europa Road has created a new team to support its customs product launched last year, Europa FLOW.The product is designed to minimise post-Brexit transit time delays and circumvents delays created by the need to contact importers prior to delivery, to agree terms and collect VAT and duty.It has now appointed ...
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MT ArticleUPS ramps up healthcare logistics resources to handle Covid vaccine programme
The scale of the worldwide Covid-19 vaccine programme has resulted in UPS hiring more than 100,000 seasonal workers to undertake the transport and distribution of healthcare products.The scaling up of its healthcare logistics is revealed in analysis of job postings by data company GlobalData, which found that UPS’ hiring in ...
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MT ArticleNew pay offer sees strike action suspended at DHL Supply Chain hub
A renewed pay offer by DHL Supply Chain to its Wagon Wheel workers in Liverpool has resulted in strike action being suspended - but Unite warned industrial action could ramp up again.Eight 24-hour strikes were originally slated for between 19 December and 5 January in a dispute over what the ...
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MT ArticleStobart Club and Shop to re-launch later in year
GreenWhiteStar Acquisitions has reassured members of the Eddie Stobart fan club and shop that it plans a re-launch later this year.The move comes after several members told motortransport.co.uk that they had received no communications or published material during 2020, despite paying an advance membership fee of £18.99 in December 2019.Established ...
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MT ArticleADD Express takes on Bryan Mottershead as business development manager
Pall-Ex member ADD Express has taken on former Palletways Manchester sales manager Bryan Mottershead as its business development manager as part of its expansion plans.Mottershead’s appointment is part of a wider recruitment drive as the West Yorkshire company drives for growth over the next year.The newly created role is one ...
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MT ArticleReed Boardall continues strong performance after doubling profits in 2019
Reed Boardall has seen “strong demand” for its services during the pandemic and is confident that demand will continue through 2021.Reporting its annual results to 31 March 2020, the temperature-controlled food storage and distribution company revealed a doubling of profits which laid strong foundations to help it weather the Covid-19 ...
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MT ArticleTranscentral boosts fleet with three Actros and six Montracon trailers from Ryder
West Midlands-based warehousing and logistics firm Transcentral has bolstered its fleet with three Mercedes-Benz Actros 2545LS 6x2 tractor units, and six Montracon curtainsided Mega trailers.The new trucks and trailers, supplied by Ryder, come in Transcentral’s fleet colours and are also protected by a collision damage vehicle cover package.Elizabeth Wray, director ...
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MT ArticleYoungs Transport buys North West Cargo and eyes further acquisitions
Purfleet-based Youngs Transportation & Logistics has acquired North West Cargo (NWC) in Warrington, adding another 44 vehicles to its fleet and providing it with the presence in the North that its major clients have reportedly demanded.With depots in Southampton, Purfleet and now Warrington, Youngs said its influence in the LCL ...
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MT ArticleChepstow haulier Hicks Logistics to join Pallet-Track
Welsh haulier Hicks Logistics is joining Pallet-Track and will take over the Welsh border postcodes around Chepstow and Avonmouth early this month.The addition of Hicks comes as Pallet-Track moves to strengthen its presence in the Welsh border area.The company, which is based at Caldicot, near Chepstow and employs almost 80 ...
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MT ArticleNew XPO whitepaper confirms permanent shift to e-fulfilment
The accelerated pace of online shopping activity shows no signs of subsiding once the crisis is over, with supply chain operations and consumer preferences now permanently altered, according to a white paper from XPO Logistics.Based on two surveys conducted before the holiday shopping season, the white paper explained how every ...
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MT ArticleD Steven & Son marks centenary with Gray & Adams trailer kitted with Transicold Vector HE 19 MT refrigeration unit
The UK’s most northerly haulage company is celebrating its centenary with the delivery of a new Gray & Adams trailer mounted with Carrier Transicold's flagship Vector HE 19 MT refrigeration unit.Scrabster-based D Steven & Son, which also has depots in Aberdeen, Glasgow and Wick, took the delivery as part of ...
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MT ArticleBevan Group teams up with eStar Truck & Van to win Leicester City Council tipper order
West Midlands-based manufacturer Bevan Group is working on a second consignment of tipping bodies for 14 FUSO Canter trucks to be operated by Leicester City Council.The authority, which recently embarked on a major fleet replacement programme, placed its latest order with prime contractor eStar Truck & Van following a comprehensive ...
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MT ArticleFormer management team returns to Big Green Parcel Machine
Three of Tuffnells' former directors have returned to the company, following its management buy-out from the Connect Group in May this year.Ian Bland, Chris Tresadern and Ian Brewer all held leadership positions in Tuffnells but had left the company either prior to or during the firm’s previous ownership by Connect ...