Operator news – Page 199
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MT ArticleXPO launches app function to help drivers find facilities in France and Spain
XPO has added a “points of interest” function to its mobile app for truck drivers in France and Spain struggling to find truck stops and rest areas still open in the coronavirus pandemic.The Drive XPO digital points of interest map displays the availability of amenities such as food, restrooms, shower ...
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MT ArticleSuttons Tankers lands new ethanol distribution deal with William Grant and Sons
Suttons Tankers has landed a new contract which will see it play its part in the fight against COVID-19 by transporting ethanol for the production of hand sanitiser for hospitals and clinics across the UK.The company, which is part of Suttons Group, will provide the transportation of denatured spirit supplied ...
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MT Article"Hauliers without warehousing could struggle," claims Miniclipper Logistics MD
Palletline member Miniclipper Logistics has admitted volumes have not been hit as badly as expected by the COVID-19 pandemic but that companies without a warehousing side might struggle to survive.“We can handle it,” MD Peter Masters told motortransport.co.uk. “It’s going to take a bit of a nose dive but we ...
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MT ArticleDavies Turner helps Hunter Boot protect London Ambulance Service
Davies Turner has donated 25 pallets of Hunter Boot’s women's wellingtons to the London Ambulance Service to help protect staff during the COVID-19 pandemic.Davies Turner’s specialist logistics fulfilment team at its logistics centre in Central Park, Bristol worked quickly to pick and pack the tall wellington boots of various sizes ...
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MT ArticleSchmitz Cargobull expands rigid truck body assembly via UK service partners
Schmitz Cargobull is ramping up assembly of its rigid truck bodies in the UK through its service partner network as part of a strategy to cut costs and shorten lead times.The move will see bodybuilders who are already authorised maintenance providers assemble M.KO rigids, using panels shipped in from Schmitz ...
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MT ArticleVolvo resumes truck manufacturing at plants supplying UK market
Volvo has started producing a limited number of trucks for the UK market as the COVID-19 pandemic shows signs of abating.The manufacturer has started producing trucks for the first time since March at plants in Belgium and Sweden which supply the majority of finished vehicles for the UK and Irish ...
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MT ArticleDPD: "We're doing record volumes and hearing incredible stories..."
DPD has revealed its parcel volumes are at record levels as the COVID-19 pandemic triggers a massive spike in home deliveries.The company’s sister network – DPD Local – servicing shippers with smaller volumes, has also seen a “huge surge” in demand.“Easter was double what we did last Easter,” DPD marketing ...
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MT ArticleWalker Logistics lands a smacker with Lanolips deal
Hungerford-based Walker Logistics has been awarded a contract to manage the UK supply chains of Australian cosmetics brand Lanolips.The deal, which will see Walker Transport oversee Lanolips’ entire UK supply chains, boosts the company’s base of cosmetics clients.As part of the agreement, Walker Logistics will receive incoming stock at its ...
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MT ArticlePrologic scraps plans for lorry park near Felixstowe
A Felixstowe-based company that planned to build an 85-space lorry park to ease pressure on the A14 has now withdrawn its application.Prologic wanted to construct the site on land off the old A45 adjacent to the A14, as well as build a covered maintenance bay, offices, drivers’ mess, security fencing, ...
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MT ArticleAO.com partners with grid location expert what3words to help delivery drivers find exact addresses
Frustrated delivery drivers struggling to find the exact address for a drop-off could become a thing of the past after an online retailer began working with innovative grid location experts what3words.AO.com is rolling out the technology, which divides the world into a grid of 3m squares, each with a unique ...
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MT ArticleMeachers Global Logistics leases new Southampton warehouse as storage demand soars
A 20% increase in storage demand has prompted Meachers Global Logistics to lease a new warehouse in Southampton.The transport company said the COVID-19 pandemic had sent demand for space soaring as supply chains slowed down.The new premises at Solent Gateway in Marchwood will help Meachers meet the needs of its ...
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MT ArticleCM Downton profits nearly double after EmergeVest takeover
CM Downton enjoyed a successful first full trading year since being acquired by EmergeVest, with profits growing by more than 90%.Latest financial results for the Gloucestershire headquartered logistics firm show that for the year ending 30 June 2019, it made a pre-tax profit of £2.17m – a significant increase from ...
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MT ArticleMitchell's of Mansfield becomes third new Hazchem member within a month
(Left-to-right) Mitchell's of Mansfield chief executive Andrew Mitchell with MD Richard MontgomeryMitchell’s of Mansfield became the third new member of The Hazchem Network to join in April, as the group said it had seen an increase in enquiries.The haulier has operated in pallet networks for 25 years and has joined ...
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MT ArticleCollapsed Hertfordshire haulier lost major contracts after rapid expansion
Hertfordshire-based Carters Haulage entered administration after expanding from one lorry to 40 in just three years to service a blue chip client and then losing the business months later.In a report to creditors, administrators at SFP also said it was now investigating “certain transactions” prior to their appointment and that ...
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MT ArticleKent hauliers team up to donate 1,000 face visors to local hospital
Castledene Transport in Kent has teamed up with fellow hauliers Lenham Storage and Alan Firmin to donate 1,000 face visors to a local hospital after discovering the vital PPE was sitting on a floor in Gillingham.Matt Clarke, Castledene director, said it was “shameful” that it was proving difficult to resolve ...
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MT ArticleDriver shortage and loss of key customers forced haulier into administration, report concludes
A Redditch haulier closed down with the loss of 39 jobs after it lost two major customers amid an ongoing struggle to recruit drivers, according to its administrator.S Walker Transport appointed Leonard Curtis to assist with winding down its business on 25 February, almost 19 years after it first began ...
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MT Article"April figures a disaster but customers reopening," major haulier reveals
Cambridgeshire haulier Welch's Transport has admitted its figures for April will be “a disaster” as it struggles with only 60-70% of normal volumes.However, MD Jim Welch told motortransport.co.uk that some of his customers have begun to reopen their businesses and are expecting the government to ease the current lockdown after ...
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MT Article"New normal" may see hauliers take on all customers' warehousing
The impact of the COVID-19 outbreak could see suppliers going direct to hauliers for warehousing and scrapping their own to cut costs, according to an East Midlands operator.Bob Farrell, MD of Nottinghamshire-based Farrell Transport, said the strategy was already being used by many of his customers and may become “the ...
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MT ArticleAngry hauliers condemn Tarmac over new night-time pay rates
Tarmac’s plan to roll out new-night time shift rates will slash operators’ earnings and add further pressure to firms already struggling to survive the pandemic, hauliers warned this week.The new payment scheme is being rolled out nationally from next week after being trialled by Tarmac partner hauliers in London and ...
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MT ArticleWest Yorkshire haulier takes 'stay at home' message on the road
A West Yorkshire haulier has introduced new livery on its trailers to promote the government's ‘stay at home’ message.ADD Express, based in Elland, has added the important directive to the back doors of its trucks to support the NHS during the coronavirus pandemic.Part of the Pall-Ex network of hauliers, the ...