All Operator news articles – Page 120
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MT ArticleHMT Group employs Isuzu Grafter as training vehicle
Warehouse and logistics business HMT Group is encouraging non-HGV drivers to make the step up to Class 1 and 2 driving levels with the use of an Isuzu Grafter 3.5-tonner as a training vehicle.It’s the first Isuzu truck in the group’s fleet and is being used within the company’s Palletline ...
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MT ArticlePlant firms call on Asset Alliance for major fleet expansion
Plant and equipment specialists Enable Hire and Enable Welfare have acquired more than 40 new assets on hire purchase, including 15 Mercedes-Benz vans, with funding from Asset Alliance.The sister businesses doubled the size of their combined fleet and also invested in lighting equipment and welfare cabins, which has allowed them ...
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MT ArticleCollet moves 172-tonne transformer for National Grid
Heavy haulage specialist Collett’s latest project involved transporting a 172-tonne super grid transformer to the National Grid’s Feckenham substation.Relying on the latest addition to the fleet, the Collett team mobilised its new 250-tonne capacity Goldhofer girder bridge to facilitate the movement of the transformer over a weekend to its location ...
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MT ArticleXPO tanker drivers call off strike action after 27% pay rise
XPO said it had remained “an employer of choice” for fuel tanker drivers after striking a deal with the union which raised pay by an average of £12,000.“The vastly improved” deal was agreed after the 57 drivers on the outsourced Tesco petrol station contract recorded a 100% vote for strike ...
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MT ArticlePallet-Track hails staff at Wigan hub after "fantastic achievement"
Pallet-Track’s Wigan hub has hit its two millionth pallet milestone less than five years after it opened.The 70,000sq ft Ashton-in-Makerfield site was selected because of its close proximity to the motorway network and initially engaged with 30 of Pallet-Track’s shareholder members.It handled 998 pallets on its opening night on 7 ...
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MT ArticleWincanton wins e-fulfilment deal with The White Company
Wincanton has won a five-year contract providing services for luxury lifestyle retailer The White Company.The contract starts immediately and sees Wincanton provide multi-channel fulfilment services, including international e-commerce order fulfilment and store replenishment for more than 60 stores in the UK and Ireland.Wincanton said it would start by managing The ...
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MT ArticleXPO wins extension to Tesco fuel contract
XPO Logistics has been awarded a multi-year contract renewal by Tesco to distribute fuel to the supermarket's consumer filling stations throughout the UK.XPO uses 350 specially trained drivers to collect fuel at nationwide fuel terminals and allocate it to more than 500 Tesco consumer filling stations and regional distribution centres.This ...
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MT ArticleMenzies to recyle HGV curtains into bags as sustainability drive continues
Menzies Distributon is set to convert the PVC side curtains from its largest vehicles into durable bags.The group had been working with partners including Aura Brand Solutions to test the waste for upcyclability before it is processed and shipped for manufacture.No Menzies-related branding remains visible on the bags and the ...
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MT ArticleEast Midlands haulier secures Earned Recognition status
Trucklink EU has been recognised as an ‘exemplary’ operator in the UK’s palletised freight distribution sector having been accredited on the DVSA’s Earned Recognition Scheme.A shareholder member of Pall-Ex, the Leicester-based haulier received its government endorsement last week, having proved both its drivers and vehicles meet the elevated standards of ...
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MT ArticleAztek Logistics celebrates contract wins with new vehicles and fresh livery
Aztek Logistics has responded to a string of new contract wins by investing in 10 new vehicles and six trailers.The Fors gold operator and Pallet-Track member is also now sporting a new livery for a “fresher look”.The latest investments include two MAN 44-tonne artics, two DAF 44-tonners, a MAN 26-tonne ...
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MT ArticleFortec welcomes Universal Courier Logistical Services
Universal Courier Logistical Services (UCLS) in Willenhall has joined Pall-Ex Group subsidiary Fortec, covering the TF and WV postcode areas.Founded only in 2018, Fortec said UCLS had experienced rapid growth and now had 17 depots across England.It specialises in same day and two-man delivery services.UCLS account manager Eamon Johal said: ...
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MT ArticleMeachers renews deal with Red Arrow to store Dormeo mattresses
Meachers Global Logistics has renewed its contract with Red Arrow Fulfilment to provide warehouse space for mattresses on behalf of Dormeo UK.Meachers will store the mattresses at a new 30,000sq ft facility at Southampton Docks following its three-year agreement with the fulfilment firm.Included in the contract is an option to ...
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MT ArticleDPD launches 'More Time Needed' option on its app
DPD customers with accessibility issues can now instruct couriers to make more time and wait at the door, via its new ‘More Time Needed’ option on its app.The function enables parcel recipients to flag to the driver that they require more time to get to the door and joins existing ...
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MT ArticleAG & Sons Transport joins Pall-Ex
Biggleswade-based haulier AG & Sons Transport has become a shareholder member of Pall-Ex in a move aimed at strengthening its service offering.Launched in 1975, the company also provides warehousing and storage and facilitates local, national and international palletised freight distribution.“Becoming part of the Pall-Ex network is a great opportunity for ...
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Wincanton extends long-running partnership with Co-op for another two years
Wincanton has secured a two-year contract extension with the Co-op after it delivered a new 340,000sq ft regional distribution centre in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire for the retailer in under six months.Co-op and Wincanton have worked in partnership for over 25 years. Under this latest extension the logistics firm will continue to ...
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MT ArticleEuropa Road revs up comfort with ten “top spec” Renault T artics
Europa Road has taken delivery of five new high spec Renault T range 6 x 2440 13 L trucks and will add another five to its 50-strong fleet in May.The move is part of an ongoing replacement strategy with the aim of renewing the whole artic fleet over the next ...
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MT ArticleBradford Building Supplies adds seven Isuzu Grafters to fleet
Yeovil-based Bradfords Building Supplies has added a further seven Izuzu Grafter 3.5-tonne tipper trucks to its 210-strong fleet following the arrival of two of the vehicles last year.The company now has over 15 operating from branches across the south-west.Bradford Building Supplies head of transport, Martin Caddick, said: “We originally had ...
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MT ArticleFraikin chips in with 12 new trucks for Mitchell Potatoes
Commercial fleet services firm Fraikin has secured the lion’s share of Mitchell Potatoes’ fleet renewal programme with the delivery of 12 new trucks on a six-year, full-service contract hire agreement.The new additions join two 18-tonne DAF LFs and a 7.5-tonne MAN from a previous deal with Fraikin, making the company ...
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MT ArticleA2B-online undergoes management buyout
A2B-online Group is looking to the future after its management combined forces with a Dutch entrepreneur to buy out the company.The acquisition has seen Henk Bakker, Dutch transport entrepreneur and MD of the Van Uden Group, join forces with A2B’s management to buyout the majority shareholding of Kees Vierhouten, owner ...
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MT Article4PLinks joins Pall-Ex and Fortec
Southampton-based company 4PLinks has joined both the Pall-Ex and Fortec pallet distribution networks as a shareholder member.E-commerce Supply Chain, which trades as 4PLinks, was founded in 2017 and provides general and container haulage, customs clearance, warehousing and Amazon fulfilment. It has a fleet of 15 trucks and 20 trailers.As part ...