Operator news – Page 192
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MT ArticleAbacus counts its blessings as it re-joins HazChem Network
Abacus Transport has re-joined The Hazchem Network just months after leaving.The Hemel Hempstead haulier will cover central and north west London, which the network said were a natural fit for its deliveries and collections.Abacus MD Martin Baxter said re-joining was a “a very easy decision”.“The team here at Abacus Transport ...
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Hermes rides the home delivery boom to recruit another 10,500 'parcel people'
Hermes UK has launched a major recruitment drive and is looking for 10,500 “parcel people” to handle volumes that are predicted to be double last year on Black Friday and at Christmas.The delivery firm wants to employ 1,500 full time staff for roles in its head office in Yorkshire, as ...
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MT ArticleRyder announces job cuts and workshop closures
Ryder is to offload the servicing and maintenance carried out at its own locations to approved dealer partners, resulting in redundancies and workshop closures.The contract hire and rental firm said it had completed a review into those services and that it would establish a new operational model as a result.In ...
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MT ArticlePalletforce signs D&G Global Logistics
Palletforce has snapped up D&G Global Logistics as its latest member to cover postcodes in Oxfordshire.D&G replaces NGC and will take responsibility for postcodes in the north-west of the county, including Banbury and Chipping Norton.Palletforce said it had also redistributed the area and given Ralph Davies International postcodes around Bicester.D&G ...
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MT ArticleCEVA Logistics rolls out digital platform
CEVA Logistics has launched an “all-in-one” digital platform, myCEVA, which it said provides customers with more control over the booking process.The online tool also gives customers instant quotes and enables them to track shipments in real time.It said the rollout of myCEVA this summer means the portal will become available ...
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MT ArticleElddis Transport takes delivery of SDC Freespan trailers
Elddis Transport has taken delivery of two new SDC Freespan curtainsiders to strengthen its service in FMCG transport.The trailers provide a 3.2m side aperture for loading and feature SDC’s low friction alloy curtain rail, which aids the company’s movement of full and part loads throughout the UK and Ireland.The Freespan ...
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MT ArticleXPO Logistics signs warehouse and distribution deal with Greene King
XPO Logistics has been selected by Greene King to manage dedicated warehousing and distribution for Greene King’s secondary drinks channel.XPO will provide innovative logistics services from five warehouses distributing to retail pubs and restaurants, including Pub Partner independent licensees and on-trade trade customers.Its dedicated sites in Northampton, Tilbury, Avonmouth and ...
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MT ArticleUPS to launch Saturday Standard delivery service
UPS is launching its UPS Saturday Standard delivery service this month across eight of Europe’s top e-commerce markets: the UK, Germany, France, the Netherlands, Belgium, Italy, Spain and Poland.The company believes the new service will offer businesses of all sizes, particularly smaller online retailers, a reliable and cost-effective option to ...
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MT ArticlePeterson secures four-year logistics deal with Sellafield
Global energy logistics specialist Peterson has been awarded a major logistics contract from Sellafield to support operations in West Cumbria.The contract sees Peterson continue as the operator of the Control Tower and Security and Distribution Centre (S&DC) at Lillyhall on behalf of Sellafield for another four years.Sellafield is responsible for ...
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MT ArticleDPD trebles Mercedes-Benz Actros order as online deliveries soar
DPD has ordered an extra 100 Mercedes Benz Actros tractor units to help manage the continuing e-commerce boom. These will add to the 50 units it has already ordered this year. All vehicles will be 4x2 variants with Active Drive Assist technology. The company said the public’s ...
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MT ArticleTW Road Haulage thanks Pallet-Track for rapid expansion
Essex-based TW Road Haulage has realised its expansion ambition by doubling in size and delivery reach, as well as increasing its workforce, less than two years after it joined Pallet-Track.The Basildon company, which started life as a commercial vehicle repair business 18 years ago and moved into logistics in 2008, ...
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MT ArticleTPN launches pallet recycling service for members
The Pallet Network (TPN) has launched a recycling scheme which has cut members' costs, their landfill waste and their carbon footprint.TPN’s end-of-life pallet scheme allows members to return end-of-life pallets and other waste wood to its Minworth hub near Sutton Coldfield, where it is shipped to a plant which processes ...
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MT ArticleEV Cargo joins Kuehne + Nagel in pledge to protect Arctic
EV Cargo Global Forwarding has added its name to a pledge to protect the Arctic and not intentionally route ships or send goods through the region.The Artic Shipping Corporate Pledge has the support of big name firms such as Hapag-Lloyd and Hudson Shipping Lines, Kuehne + Nagel, H&M Group and ...
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MT ArticleCollapsed haulier in legal claim against price-fixing cartel
The administrator of Stanian Transport said the company has about 70 lorries participating in a legal claim for compensation from truck manufacturers involved in a price-fixing cartel.Alvarez and Marsal Europe LLP are currently managing the Manchester haulier’s affairs after it entered administration on 18 November 2019.On the same day, it ...
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MT ArticleRyder in mobile maintenance recruitment drive
Ryder is creating local employment opportunities within its mobile maintenance services business with a recruitment drive for technical staff in Lichfield, Staffordshire.The nine new roles include maintenance controllers: office-based staff who either support and oversee the deployment of Ryder’s mobile maintenance technicians, or work with its vendor and dealer network.It ...
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MT ArticleStudents help Pall-Ex with campaign to ease sector skills shortage
The Pall-Ex marketing team with DMU students at the start of the projectPall-Ex turned to students at De Montfort University to help tackle the industry’s skills shortage and devise a marketing campaign to promote a career in logistics.The students worked in teams to develop ideas that could be used ...
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MT ArticleWincanton extends Asda contract
Wincanton has extended its contract with Asda to manage its transport and warehouse operations for a further two years.The partnership, which has been in place for 15 years, includes the management of warehousing and national transport operations across four key Asda sites in Doncaster, Larne, Rochdale and Wigan, covering the ...
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MT ArticleDHL Supply Chain job cull threat is "massive, bitter blow", says Unite
Nearly 40% of the entire workforce on DHL Supply Chain’s Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) contract are at risk of losing their jobs, the Unite union has warned.It said 2,200 staff are being told they could lose their jobs, in what it described as “a massive, bitter blow”.Unite said the cuts ...
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MT ArticleSpeedy Freight Glasgow restructures business to help deliver essential lockdown goods
The Speedy Freight Glasgow franchise has played a key role in delivering over a million consignments of both medical and consumer goods since the pandemic lockdown began in March.Consignments for the franchise business ranged from supermarket signage and protective screens to aid social distancing to vital medical supplies such as ...
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MT ArticleCartwright Rentals drives expansion plans with new facility in Leeds
Cartwright Rentals regional sales manager Jonathan Willacy will manage the new site near LeedsCartwright Group subsidiary Cartwright Rentals has opened a new site near Leeds as part of plans to increase its national network.The new site, situated on the Bypass Park Estate near Leeds, covers the Yorkshire region and will ...