Operator news – Page 46
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MT ArticleAdministrator spells out PT Hire’s MAN truck problems
More details have emerged about the collapse of truck rental firm PT Hire, with its administrator saying it had more than 80 MAN lorries off the road at one point due to “significant mechanical issues”.
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MT ArticleRoyal Mail fined £10.5m for missing targets
Royal Mail has been fined £10.5m – almost double the penalty it was hit with last year – for failing to meet its delivery targets.
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MT ArticleCentika’s administrator doubts distribution payout to creditors
Leeds-based haulier Centika Logistics, which collapsed earlier this year, is unlikely to be in a position to pay its trade creditors all of the £322,000 it is thought they might be owed, its administrator said.
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MT ArticleCarrier Transicold Best choice for reefer transition
Best Food Logistics has placed an order for 286 Carrier Transicold systems to transform the sustainability performance of its temperature-controlled fleet.
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MT ArticlePalletways ‘leverages member strengths’ to fill Caledonian Logistics’ work
Palletways has confirmed that the work undertaken by Caledonian Logistics has been spread between two of its members in an effort to shore up a void left by the collapsed haulier in Scotland.
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MT ArticleFood fight between Unite and catering distributor dnata averted
An 11th hour deal forged between Unite and airline catering distributor dnata has prevented major strike action by delivery drivers, which had threatened to bring serious delays to airline food deliveries to airports across the UK, during the busy Christmas season.
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MT ArticleBucks haulier fined £30,000 after worker seriously injured due to poor safety procedures
Logistics firm Mobile People Powered Logistics (South) has been fined £30,000 and ordered to pay costs of almost £10,000, after a member of staff sustained serioius injuries when he was run over by a reversing forklift truck at the company’s site in Haddenham, Buckinghamshire.
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MT ArticleITD Global migrates Gatineau Skincare to Evri to boost deliveries and cut costs
International e-commerce management and delivery specialist ITD Global has helped beauty and skincare brand Gatineau Skincare streamline its logistics process to cut costs and boost deliveries.
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MT ArticleSW Group invests £250,000 in four triple deck trailers to cut costs and CO2 emissions
Family-owned Swindon haulier SW Group has added four 15m triple deck trailers to its fleet, in a move which aims to cut transport costs and CO2 emissions.
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MT ArticleDelivery network The APC reports “steady” growth in its 30th year
Independent parcel delivery network The Alternative Parcels Company ( APC) has revealed 3% year-on-year growth in operating profit, totalling £7.1m.
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MT ArticleRedcar haulier T&B Solutions celebrates a decade in business
A former serviceman with the Royal Signals, who set up his own logistics firm in Teesside after leaving the forces, is celebrating a successful decade in business.
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MT ArticleEvri uses AI to boost website accessibility for disabled customers
Delivery giant Evri is on a drive to make its website more accessible to its disabled customers by partnering with tech firm accessiBe, which uses artificial intelligence (AI) to help disabled consumers access the internet.
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MT ArticleKnowles adds bonded warehousing to service offering
Knowles Logistics has added two bonded warehouse facilities at its sites in Wimblington and Wisbech in response to increasing demand.
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MT ArticleCool runnings for Reed Boardall as revenues and profits rise
Reed Boardall said it was entering calmer waters after a choppy few years following the publication of its latest financial results showing pre-tax profits had increased to £2.51m.
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MT ArticleCulina accused of Scrooge-like behaviour for failing to talk turkey
Christmas without a turkey roast seems almost unthinkable, but the Unite union said households could see empty tables this year as a result of a growing pay row among Culina drivers.
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MT ArticleYorkshire operator latest to file intention of administration
Scarborough haulier TEF Transport, which was established more than 50 years ago, has filed papers in court to appoint administrators.
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MT ArticleFestive travel disruption predicted if airport tanker drivers go out on strike
North Air tanker drivers who supply fuel to airlines operating at Edinburgh airport are on the verge of taking strike action in a row over pay, according to Unite.
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MT Article‘Game-changing’ Volvo technology helps Solstor achieve fuel economy wins
Temperature-controlled and dry freight firm Solstor said switching to Volvo Trucks’ turbo compound technology with I-Save had improved its fuel economy by up to 20% with a corresponding drop in carbon emissions.
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MT ArticlePaid sick leave on offer for Evri drivers
Evri said it had agreed a “ground-breaking” deal with the GMB union over pay for its courier drivers, which would give its self-employed workers access to paid sick leave.
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MT ArticleDennis Eagle swoops in to deliver bin fleet for Birmingham
Birmingham City Council said Dennis Eagle had emerged as “the clear winner” in a tendering process that will see it taking delivery of 151 new refuse wagons.