All Operator news articles – Page 105
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MT ArticleVirginia Hayward Logistics joins Palletforce
Palletforce has taken on Virginia Hayward Logistics in Dorset as a new member company.The haulier is a second generation, family-owned and managed business, with an international reach through offices in the Far East and customers including Arla and Sacla.It will cover selected SP postcodes around Salisbury and Amesbury.Read more ...
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MT ArticleAsset Alliance names new national key account manager
Asset Alliance Group said it intended to grow its blue chip customer base with the appointment of a new national key account manager, Jon Gordon (pictured).Gordon will draw on 35 years’ industry experience at Ryder, to secure new business from companies operating major fleets in the UK.He said: “Larger fleets ...
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MT ArticleTraining firm issues new warning to DVSA as decision on relaxing driver rules looms
CM 29.01.15A consultation due to end next week about granting car drivers the automatic right to drive lorries up to 7.5-tonnes would increase the risk on the roads for everyone, according to a logistics training firm.SP Training said the government’s own figures showed that C1 vehicles [vehicles between 3.5 - ...
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MT ArticleCSG stalwart retires after 62 years of loyal service
Vic Clements with CSG transport coodinator Jayne LoaderCSG is waving farewell to its longest serving staff member, Vic Clements, who has hung up his boots after an incredible 62 years with the waste management firm.Coronation Street first aired, The Beatles played their first gig in Hamburg and the maximum permitted ...
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MT ArticleGreen Recyling hails Wheely-Safe for cutting operating costs
One of the first operators to adopt a wheel loss detection system from Wheely-Safe has reported fleet safety improvements and a reduction in operating costs.Green Recycling said four-and-a-half years after it installed the sensors across its fleet of 15 dustcart, skiploader and hooklift trucks, it has found the savings and ...
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MT ArticleGXO hits back at Unite as escalating pay row threatens World Cup beer deliveries
GXO has described comments by the Unite union regarding a pay offer for 1,000 of its draymen making beer deliveries across the UK as “inaccurate and misleading” and that they risk causing unnecessary disruption.As things stand, the HGV drivers at 22 GXO sites are due to go out on strike ...
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MT ArticleEdwin C Farrall shrugs off driver shortage to report 2021 profit surge
Edwin C Farrall said it endured one of the worst driver shortages the UK supply chain had experienced last year and it struggled to compete with the high rates implemented by supermarkets.The Deeside haulier, which is involved in contract distribution, general haulage and pallet network operations, said Covid-19, the introduction ...
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MT ArticleBrakes invests in bespoke Iveco reefers from Solomon Commercials
Foodservice provider Brakes has teamed up with Solomon Commercials to take delivery of bespoke refrigerated vehicles, including 10 temperature controlled 7.2-tonne Iveco Dailys.The partnership also sees the two companies collaborating with Thermoking and Iveco to design, develop and produce more than 70 reefers specifically for Brake’s operations.The 7.2-tonners have been ...
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MT ArticleEM Rogers reports buoyant 2021 trading
EM Rogers (Transport) “worked through” the twin challenges of Brexit and the Covid-19 pandemic in 2021 to report significant increases in revenue and profits and bring it broadly into line with its performance a couple of years ago.Latest figures for the year ending 31 January 2022 showed that the Northampton ...
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MT ArticleMoody Logistics in £1m fleet expansion as forward planning pays off
(From left) Moody Logistics MD Caroline Moody, operations director Richard Moody and chairman Alan Moody with one of the new Iveco S-Ways which bear the 75th anniversary logoMoody Logistics is spending £1m to grow its fleet in response to growing demand for its services.It has already taken delivery of two ...
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MT ArticleGreat Bear Distribution reports 2021 surge in revenues and profit
Great Bear Distribution increased revenues by 21.5% last year to report a turnover of £342.7m.Pre-tax profit also rose, to £17.7m in the year ending 31 December 2021; an increase of more than 35% on 2020’s £13.1m.The business, which operates more than 400 commercial vehicles and manages more than 6m sq ...
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MT ArticlePalletways in tree planting pledge
Palletways is boosting its environmental credentials by pledging to plant a tree for every online order or verified Trustpilot review it receives.The network has teamed up with climate action enterprise Ecologi to support projects that are in line with the UN’s sustainable development goals.It said that so far it has ...
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MT ArticleStobart wins international award for sustainability
Stobart has won a Transporeon award for being the most sustainable carrier after demonstrating that it offered outstanding customer commitment and the lowest carbon footprint.Peter Daglish, Stobart IT applications manager, said: “We have a well-established team of key people who, with their expertise, skills and knowledge, have driven our various ...
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MT ArticleGXO Logistics reports surge in revenues as growth drive continues
GXO Logistics UK said strong organic growth and new business wins helped it to increase revenues by more than a quarter last year.Turnover in the year ending 31 December was £1.5bn, compared to £1.2bn in 2020.Pre-tax profit increased by 40.1% to £65.5m.The company said that despite the challenges brought about ...
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MT ArticleArrowXL defends pay offer after drivers and warehouse workers agree series of walkouts
ArrowXL said it was “extremely disappointed” to be in dispute over pay with 350 of its drivers and warehouse workers after it increased salaries by an average of 8.25% and enhanced their benefits.The two-person home delivery specialist said it was aware of a threat of strike action later this month ...
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MT ArticleEvri launches Parcel Vision software to enhance customer service
Evri has developed software that lets couriers know if their ‘safe place photos’ have failed to show the parcel and where it has been left and requests they take a second shot.Parcel Vision was created in order to eliminate mistakes where a parcel may not be clearly visible, be too ...
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MT ArticleRidgway Rentals adds two Renault 70-tonners to fleet
Two new 70-tonne Renault trucks have been delivered to plant hire firm Ridgway Rentals for heavy duty work shifting excavators, bulldozers and dump trucks.The T520 6x2 tag axle tractors with sleeper cabs were added as replacements to Ridgway’s 10-strong, predominantly Renault fleet.“With an increased demand for our services, we are ...
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MT ArticlePalletforce profits slide but business model remains robust
Revenues at Palletforce increased by £10m last year thanks to growth in UK pallet volumes, online commerce and working with its stablemates in the EV Cargo group.Accounts for the year ending 31 December 2021 showed that the UK and European distribution network reported a turnover of £147.1m, up 7.7% from ...
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MT ArticleProfits plunge at Associated Cold Stores despite rise in revenues
Associated Cold Stores & Transport (ACS&T) saw revenues grow last year, but the driver shortage and its subsequent reliance on agency labour significantly hit its profits.The temperature controlled storage and distribution firm reported a 4% increase in turnover for the year ending 1 January 2022, to almost £22m.However, pre-tax profit ...
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MT ArticleRoyal Mail set to make 6,000 staff redundant as losses deepen
Royal Mail said it now expected operating losses to plunge to £350m and blamed the impact of ongoing strike action in part for up to 6,000 predicted redundancies.In a trading update the company said around £70m of losses during H1 2022/23 alone were as a result of three days of ...