All Operator news articles – Page 126
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MT ArticleSoaring cost of fuel, wages and vehicles will wipe out last year's profits, Massey Wilcox tells hauliers
Massey Wilcox Transport has warned that the increase in profits many haulage firms enjoyed last year will be spent over the next 12 months as businesses contend with the rocketing costs of fuel, wages and vehicles.MD Robert Wilcox (pictured) said any company that had a warehousing arm was likely to ...
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MT ArticleKeep It Cool orders new rigids featuring Carrier Transicold units
Temperature-controlled business Keep It Cool has added three new rigid trucks to its fleet, each mounted with a Carrier Transicold Supra 850 unit.The Supra MT units are mounted to one 18-tonne and two 12-tonne DAF LF rigids, all featuring bodies from Gray & Adams.The trucks are new additions to Keep ...
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MT ArticleGist expands training academy and pledges to deliver up to 100 new HGV drivers a year
Gist is expanding its driving academy so that prospective HGV drivers with no previous experience can now train up.It said its in-house instructors and examiners will support applicants through the programme and could see candidates gain a Category C or C+E licence in seven to 14 days.Gist’s driving academy was ...
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MT ArticleHermes to open new Aylesford depot as e-commerce boom continues
Hermes UK said it will open a distribution depot in Aylesford later this year, which will create 150 full- and part-time jobs.It said the 79,000 sq ft warehouse on the Panattoni Park industrial estate will handle 220,000 parcels a day, double the number at its previous site in the area, ...
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MT ArticleAndyfreight improves fuel efficiency with new Mercedes-Benz Actros
Black Country-based Andyfreight has reported an increase in fuel efficiency from its latest Mercedes-Benz Actros trucks.The haulier has just added another three tractor units to the six supplied by dealer Midlands Truck & Van last year and will be taking on another eight in the spring.Once the new Actros are ...
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MT ArticleHazchem Network welcomes M&H Logistics
M&H Logistics has joined The Hazchem Network for deliveries across central and northern Scotland.The company, which operates out of depots in Scotland, as well as in the North West and Eastern regions, already delivers hazardous goods but joined the network to strengthen its offering to existing and potential customers.Anna Kozlowska, ...
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MT ArticleOwens Group offers parking space to Ukrainian drivers
Owens Group said it would provide space for any Ukrainian drivers who needed to park up their HGVs in order to return home due to the escalating conflict in their country.The Llanelli, Carmarthenshire transport company said it would ensure the vehicles were kept safe and secure free of charge until ...
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MT ArticleBowring Transport rebounds to post 88.8% surge in profits
Bowring Transport bounced back from the initial effects of the pandemic to see revenues grow by more than 6% last year and pre-tax profit increase significantly.The Mansfield-based family firm reported a £48.6m turnover for the year ending 31 May 2021, up from £45.6m the year before.Pre-tax profit soared by 88.8% ...
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MT ArticleUnipart Logistics adds two years to Sky contract
Unipart has extended its contract with Sky for two years, supporting the media firm’s engineers and customers through logistics, recycling, call centre services and fleet management.The partnership began in 2004 as a set top box fulfilment operation and since then it has evolved in line with Sky’s growth, including the ...
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MT ArticlePML opens new Portsmouth depot
Perishable goods transport specialist PML has opened a satellite depot in Portsmouth, with five lorries and trailers hived off its fleet to service the port town and Southampton.Following closely behind the opening of its £6m transport hub in Hythe, Kent, the company said the latest move strengthened its offering with ...
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MT ArticleBoughey Distribution hubs awarded top grades
Danny Earp and Sarah Hall of Boughey pictured with the company’s BRCGS certificatesBoughey Distribution has been awarded A+ and AA grades in the storage and distribution standard for its two facilities in Wardle and Crewe.The industry accreditation benchmarks logistics companies and their customers and recognises best practice, ensuring the safety ...
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MT ArticleAztek Logistics opens sixth warehouse as growth drive continues
Aztec Logistics has invested in its sixth warehouse, bringing its total storage capacity to 150,000sq ft and increasing overall shed space by more than 13%.The 20,00sq ft warehouse in Arlesey, next to its already-established 30,000sq ft storage facility, is situated close to its main site in Letchworth Garden City.Stuart Charter, ...
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MT ArticleCaledonian Logistics adds 35 new Actros to fleet
Caledonian Logistics in Kintore, Aberdeenshire, with two of their new Mercedes trucks.Aberdeenshire-based Caledonian Logistics has ordered 35 new Mercedes-Benz Actros trucks in both rigid and tractor unit forms.Supplied by local dealer BLS Truck & Van on contract hire, the vehicles are replacing trucks by two other manufacturers that have reached ...
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MT ArticlePall-Ex opens Polish hub
Pall-Ex Poland has opened a new central hub in the city of Lodz, which it said would increase the network’s efficiency and supports its ambition to ramp up pallet volumes.Around 140km from the country’s capital Warsaw, Pall-Ex said Lodz, which is seen as the traditional centre of the Polish textile ...
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MT ArticleMore hauliers join Earned Recognition scheme
Two haulage firms have become the latest to join the DVSA’s earned recognition (ER) scheme after upgrading their systems to keep track of maintenance and compliance information.ABE Ledbury and Somerset builders’ merchant CRS Building Supplies received the endorsement after demonstrating that their drivers and vehicles met the elevated standards of ...
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MT ArticleSpeed Welshpool invests £10,000 in new driver training scheme
Palletways member Speed Welshpool has launched an academy to help address the continued lack of professional HGV drivers.The transport company, based at Buttington Quarry, has invested more than £10,000 into the launch of a training programme it claimed was the only one of its kind in mid-Wales.It said trainees have ...
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MT ArticleC&D South West backs RHA with academy recruitment drive
Somerset haulier C&D South West has added its support to the RHA’s campaign to attract new recruits into the industry and get more drivers behind the wheel.The company said it had already started encouraging applications from men and women to take up places at its driver academy and it was ...
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MT ArticleHaulier defends new warehouse plan amid fears of major traffic disruption
A Norfolk haulage firm’s plans to modernise its warehousing requirements and create more jobs has drawn criticism from nearby residents, who have objected to HGV movements on local roads.However, Roger Warnes Transport in Great Dunham said the replacement of its existing shed will have no impact on the number of ...
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Hauliers call for one year delay to “punishing” red diesel ban
The RHA is calling on Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak to delay the red diesel ban by one year, warning that failure to do so will result in a £1.4bn hit to small hauliers and businesses.The association is arguing for a 12 month delay from 1 April this year ...
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Threat to flights as HGV drivers vote to strike at Heathrow airline catering company
Around 100 HGV drivers based at Heathrow aviation catering firm DO & CO have voted to strike in March in protest at pay and employment conditions, according to union Unite.The union is warning that the action will cause major disruption to long haul BA flights, as food has to be ...