All Operator news articles – Page 119
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MT ArticleHarbour Haulage reels in Mercedes-Benz Actros L
Peterhead-based Harbour Haulage has taken delivery of a premium-specification Actros L.The new truck, which wears Harbour Haulage’s bright yellow livery, arrived in April, via Aberdeen dealer BLS Truck & Van.The vehicle is earning its keep transporting fish offal and other seafood-related products used in the manufacture of fertilisers and animal ...
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Europa launches first branch sales office in Wales
Europa Worldwide Group has opened its first sales branch in Wales as part of a £500,000 plan to expand Europa Road’s sales network.The opening of the branch in Wales closely follows the launch of a Europa Road sales branch in Liverpool earlier this month.The Europa Road division provides European road ...
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MT ArticleAbbey Logistics wins contract extension with Lhoist UK
Abbey Logistics has extended its contract with Lhoist UK which sees the specialist bulk road tanker company transporting lime to customers across the country.Abbey, which began working with Lhoist in 2013, provides the company with road tanker transport services through a dedicated fleet of drivers, vehicles and bulk silo road ...
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MT ArticleWhistl invests £12m in major fleet expansion programme
Parcels, mail and e-fulfilment specialist Whistl has launched a £12m fleet expansion and renewal programme.The company, which has its headquarters in Marlow, plans to update its fleet with 17 Peugeot Boxer 435 vans, 43 ridged trucks and 126 Renault T-Range tractor units over the next 12 months.In addition, it will ...
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XPO joins forces with charity to help veterans train for HGV licences
XPO Logistics has announced a new partnership with Veterans into Logistics which aims to help military veterans gain employment in the logistics sector.The UK charity will partner with XPO in a scheme aimed at helping qualified candidates train for HGV licences and prepare for employment.As an official partner of Veterans ...
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Yodel cuts 20 minutes of driver delay a day using Trimble Maps technology
Yodel has saved an average of 20 minutes of wasted time a day from its drivers’ routes using mapping software from Trimble Maps, the parcel delivery company revealed this week.The company, which employs approximately 10,000 staff, has seen record growth and demand for its services since the Covid-19 pandemic ...
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MT ArticleJames Hall & Co adds three more low carbon Volvos to fleet
Jason Wardley, transport supervisor, left, with Ian Farnworth, fleet engineering managerJames Hall & Co has added three new Volvo tractor units to its fleet using Carrier’s Ecodrive refrigeration system to cool its multi-temperature double-deck trailers without a donkey engine.Ecodrive uses a three-phase alternator driven by the tractor unit engine to ...
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MT ArticleDriver commended for putting out fire on refuse collection vehicle
From left: Leighton Cousins, Sean Clayton and Ian O'DriscollA waste and recycling HGV driver has been commended for his quick thinking after he put out a fire in his vehicle caused by a battery thrown into general waste.West Northampton Council said its crew had averted an expensive and messy clean-up ...
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MT ArticleMeat wholesaler saves money by switching from diesel fridges
A meat wholesaler said it had generated substantial fuel savings by running a pair of Hultsteins’ diesel-free hydraulic drive transport refrigeration units (TRUs).Tican Chilled reckoned it had saved about 30% on fuel costs across each of systems fitted to 18-tonne CNG powered Scanias.The TRUs use a hydraulic pump, which is ...
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MT ArticleVision Logistical Solutions snapped up by US firm Associated Couriers Inc
Associated Couriers Inc, a US supplier for radiopharmaceutical and healthcare logistics, has acquired Vision Logistical Solutions as part of a wider group strategy to expand into the UK.Associated Couriers, which is part of the German group Life Logistics Global (LLG), is a courier and delivery service provider specializing in the ...
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BCA Automotive signs delivery partnership with SsangYong Motors UK
BCA Automotive has forged a vehicle delivery partnership with SsangYong Motors UK.The partnership, launched this week, will operate from Portbury Docks in Bristol and aims to boost SsangYong Motors UK's delivery capacity to UK dealers.BCA, which provides a one-stop shop for automotive services for OEMs, dealers and leasing companies, operates ...
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Europa Worldwide opens Liverpool sales office
Europa Worldwide has opened its first office in Liverpool as it expands its presence in the North West.The move is part of a £500,000 investment to increase its UK European road freight sales network at its Europa Road division.The company said it was attracted to Liverpool by the number of ...
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MT ArticleWren Kitchens faces opposition to resubmitted plans for new Essex distribution centre
Wren Kitchens has submitted revised plans for a distribution centre at Great Hallingbury, close to Junction 8 of the M11, after the original scheme was turned down last year.The proposed development would replace Wren's current site at Stansted Airport, where the lease is due to expire next year.The revised scheme ...
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MT ArticleCargo-Partner expands into UK with full acquisition of Aztek International Freight
Manchester-based Aztek International Logistics has been acquired in full by Austrian transport giant Cargo-Partner.The acquisition follows a joint venture between Aztek International Freight and Cargo-Partner in 2021 which saw it acquire a third of Aztek’s shares.This latest deal sees Cargo-Partner buy the remaining two thirds of the company’s shares and ...
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MT ArticleLloyd Fraser beats rivals to win bid for logistics unit in Runcorn
Third party logistics provider Lloyd Fraser has signed up for a 43,078sq ft unit at Runcorn's Whitehouse Industrial Estate following a competitive bidding process.Lloyd Fraser has taken a five-year lease on the unit, which will be used for its retail logistics business.The Rugby-based company operates from around 16 locations around ...
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MT ArticleTransport division of T Wilson & Sons (Farmers) acquired by Len Wright Salads
North-West produce company Len Wright Salads (LWS) has acquired the transport division of T Wilson & Sons (Farmers).LWS, which has operating licences for 40 trucks and 50 trailers, hailed the acquisition as an “amalgamation of skills and experience that will enable first-class transport services to be delivered to existing and ...
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MT ArticleLondon Medway sees record rates of unaccompanied freight in April
London Medway, which is part of the Peel Ports Group, is reporting its busiest ever month for unaccompanied freight between the UK and France.Last month the port broke records after the service, which is run by DFDS, carried nearly 4,000 trailers on its vessels across the channel on its route ...
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MT ArticleHellmann Worldwide fights back to black in 2021
Hellmann Worldwide is back in the black after a year of “both challenge and opportunity”, the company has revealed.The group, which was founded 150 years ago in Germany, is a global multimodal logistics provider specialising in vertical markets which include pharma, perishables, automotive, consumer goods and fashion.Hellmann, which employs around ...
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MT ArticleJJ Food Service adds 40 Isuzu Grafters to fleet
Wholesaler JJ Food Service has placed an order for 40 Isuzu 13.5-tonnne vehicles and 3.5-tonne Grafters with Solomon Commercials.Each of the 20 13.5-tonne bodies has been manufactured to specific requirements with triple doors, rear docking plates, flexible bulkhead and a GAH refrigeration unit with three-phase electric standby.The 20 Grafters will ...
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MT ArticleGMB union rejects Asda's improved pay offer to drivers
Asda said it had made an improved offer for staff as part of an ongoing dispute over pay, but that it had been rejected by the union without drivers getting a chance to vote on it.The supermarket giant responded after the GMB union said a consultative ballot of 8,000 workers ...