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Operator news – Page 53
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ArticleBallot for strike action at JLR plants on the cards following safety claims
DHL said it strongly refuted claims being made by the Unite union that management at its plants responsible for the Jaguar Land Rover contract were refusing to address serious safety concerns among workers.Unite said strike action was now looming at the Halewood site in Merseyside and additional plants across the ...
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ArticleNLH Logistics administration prompted by fuel prices, driver accidents and pest problems
The administrator handling Crewe-based NLH Logistics said the haulier battled major increases in fuel prices, high levels of driver accidents and even pest control issues at its depot before it collapsed.Insolvency practitioners at Dow Schofield Watts in Warrington were appointed to NLH Logistics on 17 March, however in a report ...
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ArticleJS Davidson in Holy Moly hummus contract deal
JS Davidson has dipped its toe in the hummus market by providing plant-based brand Holy Moly with an end-to-end fulfilment operation and delivering its new range into major supermarkets.The Peterborough operator is dispatching three new cold pressed hummus dips to over 8,000 stockists across the UK, including Waitrose, Sainsburys and ...
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ArticleConnected fleet management gives efficiency boost for Southern Cranes
Southern Cranes and Access has introduced Webfleet software and MANTIS Live cameras across its 91-strong fleet of heavy trucks, cranes and vans for efficiency and productivity improvements.The Sussex-based crane hire and powered access specialist said the fully connected vehicle camera system had provided greater asset visibility and security, with cranes ...
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ArticleCharity climb sees YDL reach dizzy heights
Employees at YDL, part of the APC delivery network, recently tackled the ‘12 Peak Challenge’, scaling the heights of the tallest mountains in Britain for local charities.Commercial director Tom Clarke and operations director Matt Stammers took on the three highest peaks in England, Scotland and Wales over four consecutive weekends, ...
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ArticleKinaxia's Mark Thompson Transport inks five-year deal with ArrowXL
(From left) Richard Smith, MD of Kinaxia Logistics’ primary sector business, Simon Hawthorne, general manager, trunking and network control at ArrowXL, and Adrian Boardman, senior operations manager, Mark Thompson TransportKinaxia Logistics has agreed a five-year contract to provide all domestic linehaul and trunking services for two-person home delivery specialist ArrowXL.The ...
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ArticleGXO and Kellogg extend pan-European partnership
Contract logistics giant GXO has extended and broadened its pan-European logistics and warehousing partnership with cereal manufacturer Kellogg.The agreement sees GXO pledge to deliver continuous improvement initiatives at operations that span five countries and eight sites, including a new facility in Belgium.In the UK GXO currently manages three warehouses for ...
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ArticleEvri gains Seller Fulfilled Prime carrier status with Amazon
Amazon has named Evri an accredited Seller Fulfilled Prime carrier to deliver parcels on behalf of all merchants on the e-commerce giant’s website.Evri said the move would help it grow its business by several million parcels a year.The accreditation was gained following a rigorous six-week trial during which it consistently ...
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ArticleArchbold adds 12 new Iveco S-Ways to fleet
A total of 12 new Iveco S-Way 490s have joined Archbold Logistics fleet of 150 trucks and vans.The new arrivals follow on from the delivery of two Iveco S-Way 460 models a few years ago which impressed due to their performance and the service received by Northern Commercials Brighthouse in West Yorkshire.The ...
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ArticleRadius injects £10m into electric vehicle divsion after double acquisition
Tech firm Radius said it could now support businesses with their EV transition and charging needs after it invested £10m into its electric vehicle division, Radius Charge.The multi-million investment came after Radius acquired two EV solutions companies, EV Charging Solutions and EV Back Office and is nearing the completion of ...
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ArticleHW Coates sees 2022 turnover soar
Distribution and warehousing group HW Coates increased turnover by 38% in 2022 as it continued with its long-term focus on the storage and transport of packaged chemicals.For the year ending 31 December 2022 it reported revenues of £67.4m, compared to £48.8m the year before.Pre-tax profit also increased, by 4.6% to ...
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ArticleO'Gara drivers sing praises of new Volvo tippers
O’Gara in Manchester has added four new Volvo FMX 420 8x4 rigid tippers to its fleet in order to cope with the rigours of off-road work.The demolition and muckaway haulier said it had also chosen the Swedish marque due to the FMX’s proven reliability, comfort and driving performance.Peter Schofield, transport ...
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ArticleClear route ahead for DSV Road after Covid restrictions ease
DSV Road said it increased turnover by 11.5% last year due to the easing of Covid restrictions, customs clearance activities and its acquisition of Agility Logistics.However, it also saw £1m knocked off its pre-tax profits in the year ending 31 December 2022, to £13.3mThe haulier and freight forwarder, which is ...
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ArticleRecycling firm prosecuted after leg amputation incident
A Herts-based waste and recycling firm has been fined £30,000 after an employee’s leg was amputated after he was run over by a telehandler.Eco Waste and Recycling, which holds a licence authorising eight HGVs out of its Baldock operating centre, pleaded guilty to breaching both the Workplace (Health, Safety and ...
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ArticlePlumbing supplies face disruption in GXO driver strike
The Unite union said there would be “huge disruption” of supplies to City Plumbing and CPS outlets after GXO drivers voted to go out on strike from next week.The move came after the dismissal of a Unite representative at GXO’s Lockheed Road depot in Warrington, in what the trade union ...
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ArticlePickfords sees revenue rise amid price pressures
Leading removal firm Pickfords saw revenues grow by 3.8% to £60.3m last year, as prices rose due to an increase in the cost of sales.However, for the same reasons pre-tax profit slid by around a third in the year ending 30 September 2022, to £3.01m.In a statement signed off by ...
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ArticleScotland's Chivas Brothers raises a toast to first electric HGV
Scottish whisky producer Chivas Brothers has put into service one of the country’s first all-electric tractor units in partnership with Volvo Trucks.The FM Electric 6x2 pulling a tri-axle box van trailer is capable of hauling around 24 tonnes of whisky and will cover between 250 and 300 miles a day, ...
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ArticleWren sings the praises of Truckfile app
Wren Kitchens said it had witnessed a “massive increase” in defect reporting – and a corresponding improvement in the speed of fault rectification – after investing in digital management software Truckfile.More defects are being reported and more of the faults identified are being fixed faster than ever before, said the ...
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ArticleCost-of-living crisis to blame for Phoenix’s demise
The administrator for a 33-year-old Warwickshire haulier said the business failed due to the cost of living crisis, which had squeezed consumer spending.Phoenix Worldwide Logistics provided logistics and warehousing services to customers worldwide and traded out of depots in Dunchurch, Rugby and Coventry.It held a standard international licence authorising 29 ...
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ArticleDHL Supply Chain launches online platform to support staff mental health
DHL Supply Chain is offering all its employees support for their physical and mental health and wellbeing needs via a cloud-based online platform.The Wellness Cloud is a staff benefits platform providing support for health and wellbeing, including pregnancy, parenting, fertility, neurodiversity, mental health, menopause, sleep, bereavement, and financial wellbeing.DHL said ...