All Operator news articles – Page 101
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MT ArticleRecovery World adds Isuzu 13.5 tonner to wider fleet expansion
Recovery bodybuilder and rental firm Recovery World has ordered its first ever Isuzu 13.5-tonner, which will come fitted with an RW60 six-tonne steel Slidebed body.The recovery truck will be delivered to the Hertfordshire company before the end of the year and adds to the 20 new Isuzu 7.5-tonne vehicles joining ...
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MT ArticleBiffa meets with ACAS in bid to avert strike action by HGV drivers
Biffa said it was doing everything it could to prevent strike action among HGV drivers on an outsourced refuse contract in Merseyside.Around 200 workers employed by the company in Wirral are due to commence industrial action next week in a dispute over pay.The Unite union claimed HGV drivers were paid ...
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MT ArticleDHL Supply Chain switches on logistics deal with energy firms
DHL Supply Chain has won a three-year contract with energy supplier SSE and gas distribution company SGN to provide logistics support and help deliver essential services.The new contract will see DHL running operations five days a week for SSE and SGN, as well as providing a 24/7 business continuity team ...
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DX invests £3.6m in depot upgrades
Parcel, freight and secure courier specialist DX Group is investing £3.6m into upgrading its existing depot network. The £3.6m programme is part of DX Group's wider growth plans and is expected to be completed by early July 2023. In the DX Freight division, which specialises in the delivery of irregular ...
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MT ArticleNo excuse not to electrify fleet, MD tells haulage industry
As M&H Carriers took delivery of its latest electric van, managing director Fraser MacLean made an impassioned plea this week for other hauliers to start to electrify their fleets to help cut the sectors' emissions.The Highlands-based firm has expanded the reach of its final mile electric van fleet in the ...
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MT ArticleELB Partners signs deal with EP Training Services to expand HGV driver pool
ELB Partners is training local talent to overcome its HGV skills shortage and attract a new generation of drivers.The firm has partnered with EP Training Services to tap into a latent talent pool and get enthusiastic would-be truckers behind the wheel.It has already helped former teacher Sam Cates to gain ...
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MT ArticleDHL wins supply chain contract with energy giants in Scotland and southern England
DHL Supply Chain has won a three-year contract with energy firms SSE and SGN to provide logistics support and help deliver essential services.The new contract will see DHL operations running five days a week for SSE and SGN, as well as providing a 24/7 business continuity team for warehouse and ...
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MT ArticleEclipse Distribution goes into administration a year after sale
Loughborough-based Eclipse Distribution has entered administration, just a year after its founder sold the business to a private equity firm.Business advisory firm Armstrong Watson confirmed it had been appointed as administrator to the haulage and logistics company on 14 November and staff had lost their jobs.The company had traded from ...
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MT ArticleSimarco International partners with Forward Solutions
Simarco International has appointed tech provider Forward Solutions to help boost its digital communications and provide agents and customers with visibility throughout its supply chain deliveries.Simarco first met Forward Solutions at the Multimodal exhibition in 2021, where it previewed its latest user interface.Forward Solutions then started the onboarding process with ...
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MT ArticleHalfords names new delivery director
Halfords has appointed Simon Wherry (pictured) as delivery director, responsible for all the group’s technology related projects and programmes, as well as its engineering capability.Wherry comes with a wealth of experience in business change delivery and has previously worked in many technology-focused roles.He joins Halfords from management consultancy firm, CapGemini, ...
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MT ArticleArrowXL rejects 'poverty pay' claims as strike action escalates
ArrowXL has defended renewed accusations from a section of its workforce that it is offering 'poverty pay rates' and insisted ongoing strikes had caused minimal disruption.The 350 workers, who represent less than 30% of the overall workforce, undertake two-person deliveries for retailers including Amazon, Very Group, LG Electronics, Richer Sounds ...
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MT ArticleHartlepool Council calls on Vision Techniques to prevent rollaways
Vision Techniques has been commissioned by Hartlepool Council to improve the safety of its fleet of 52 HGVs and passenger transport vehicles.Vision Techniques will install its Brakesafe and Ident Plus safety systems for the Council's fleet.The award-winning Brakesafe system stops rollaways by implementing a handbrake failsafe system. IdentPlus prevents theft ...
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MT ArticlePlatts Transport improves fuel efficiency with new Mercedes order
Platts Transport in Wrexham has taken delivery of five of its first Mercedes-Benz trucks having been impressed by their fuel efficiency in a trial.The Actros Ls are all 2545 variants with flat-floored BigSpace cabs and 12.8-litre in-line six-cylinder engines.MD Chris Whittaker (pictured) said: “We were looking for more fuel-efficient vehicles ...
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MT ArticleAbbey Logistics reports record annual revenues and predicts further growth
Abbey Logistics Group said it had seen an almost 5% increase in its annual revenues to £67.5m - the highest in the tanker company’s history.It said EBITDA for the year to June 2022 was £7.4m, down slightly on the previous year due to driver availability issues, as well as soaring ...
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MT ArticleRoyal Mail set to scrap Saturday deliveries
Royal Mail is seeking permission from the government to stop making letter deliveries on Saturdays as it tries to reverse its multi-million pound losses in the first half of the year.Its non-executive chair, Keith Williams, said “urgent reform” was now needed after the business reported a £219m operating loss.He blamed ...
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MT ArticleTimber haulier hit with £400,000 fine after fatal accident
A transport firm has been fined £400,000 after one of its drivers was killed when he was knocked off his trailer by his vehicle-mounted crane.Timber merchants Arnold Laver & Company was found to have made a number of health and safety failings which led to the death of Robert Gifkins ...
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MT ArticleHaulage bosses disqualifed after lending O-licence to another operator
The director of a midlands haulage firm and his transport manager have both been disqualified indefinitely after they allowed their international operator licence to be used by another firm.Traffic Commissioner Nick Denton said it was “beyond my understanding how an operator could behave so dishonestly and so disgracefully” after hearing ...
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MT ArticlePost Office partners with Evri to trial in-branch sales, pick-ups and drop-offs
The Post Office has secured an agreement with Evri to trial in-branch sales, parcel pick-ups and drop-offs.The trial will take place in 50 Post Office branches before Christmas and use Evri’s ParcelShop self-service device, which will have a dedicated area within each store.This is the fourth contract that the Post ...
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MT ArticleYodel reports 132% rise in C2C deliveries since July
Yodel has reported a surge in C2C volumes, with the independent parcel carrier now delivering almost 600,000 parcels a week - a 132% increase since July 2022.An increase in the number of people selling items online has contributed to the spike, the firm said, with people making more use of ...
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MT ArticleAPC reports 30% slide in profit amid 'uncertain outlook'
The APC has blamed a dip in annual profits on post-pandemic buying trends, inflation and recent investments in staff and depots.The independent parcels firm reported profit before tax of £6.41m for the year ending 31 March 2022, a 30% decrease on the year before.The effects of the pandemic significantly affected ...