All Operator news articles – Page 130
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DPD plans major new facility in Black Country
Logistics giant DPD is set to open a new facility in the Black Country which aims to operate a fleet of electric delivery vehicles.The parcel delivery company has agreed terms with Birmingham-based Trebor Developments and investment manager Schroders Capital to build a new 60,000 sq ft parcel facility on Revolution ...
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MT ArticleMichelin helps Chiltern Distribution slash fuel use on 19 new trucks
Chiltern Distribution is set to save around 7,200-litres of fuel per vehicle per year after fitting Michelin's low rolling resistance Energy tyre ranges across 19 new Volvo and Scania trucks, the company has revealed.The Peterborough-based business, which runs a 54-strong fleet of trucks and specialises in the food and pharmaceutical ...
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MT ArticleSuttons International boosts fleet with 100 ISO tank containers
Suttons Group subsidiary Suttons International has invested in 100 additional 24,000 litre ISO tank containers to bolster the firm's international tank container fleet.The tanks, supplied by supplier NT Tank, will be delivered into active service by late summer. The company said this week that it will also continue to negotiate ...
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PML extends Blue Skies deal by three years
Perishable Movements Limited (PML) has renewed its long-standing contract with Blue Skies to deliver fresh fruit products for another three years.PML, which has been working with Blue Skies for the last five years, is tasked with collecting fresh fruit snack pots flown into Heathrow from countries including Egypt, South Africa, ...
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MT ArticleDavid Goldsborough replaces Andy Fitt as managing director at Yusen Logistics (UK)
Northampton-based Yusen Logistics (UK) has recruited David Goldsborough as managing director. Goldsborough replaces Andy Fitt, who became managing director at Yusen Logistics UK in May 2018.Fitt announced on LinkedIn this week that he was leaving Yusen after deciding to "move away from full time roles." He praised the ...
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MT ArticleProfits on the rise at John G Russell
A focus on asset utilisation saw John G Russell (Transport) increase profits by 5% last year.The Glasgow haulage and warehousing firm said revenues had also risen slightly to £68.8m in the year ending 31 March, compared to £68.7m in 2020.Pre-tax profit for the period was £7.8m (£7.4m). Operating profit increased ...
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MT ArticleHoyer extends Esso UK logistics contract
Hoyer has extended its contract to deliver, stock manage and plan Esso UK’s fuel logistics to 2029.The arrangement means the two companies will have been working together for more than 30 years.Donald Mckay, Hoyer Gas and Petroleum Logistics contract manager, said: “I’ve personally been involved with the Esso business for ...
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MT ArticleGregory Group 'Delivering Winners' with new brand alignment
The Gregory Group of haulage firms have aligned their branding by introducing an Olympics-style roundel and the strapline ‘Delivering winners’ across its fleet.The livery was originally used in 2012 for the London Olympics when Gregory Distribution supported five UK athletes at the games and the medal-like roundel and slogan have ...
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MT ArticleExpect Distribution takes delivery of 36 SDC curtainsiders from TIP
Expect Distribution is upgrading its trailer fleet with the delivery of 36 new SDC curtainsiders from TIP Trailer Services.All are being supplied on a long-term arrangement with full repair and maintenance and will be working primarily out of Expect’s main two depots in Bradford.The latest additions include trailers supplied with ...
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MT ArticleMazars probes accounts of collapsed events haulier
A Bucks-based events haulier collapsed into administration after seeing its work dry up during the Covid-19 pandemic.However, administrators at Mazars LLP also said it had concerns regarding Energy Haulage’s underlying accounting records and the financing of assets, prompting what it described as a full forensic accounting investigation to establish the ...
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MT ArticleKerry Logistics Network launches import and export service between UK and Turkey
Kerry Logistics Network (KLN) has created a new imports and exports service between the UK and Turkey in response to strong demand.It said the One Stop Solution (1S²) had been developed to cater to growing multimodal demands and offers and that Turkey was a growth market, particularly for textiles, fashion, ...
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MT ArticleEaster beer deliveries under threat as DHL Tradeteam drivers announce strike action
DHL Tradeteam said it was disappointed that union members working on its Molson Coors beer contract in Burton-on-Trent are to start strike action in a dispute over “excessively long delivery routes”.Unite claimed the logistics firm had reneged on a deal struck last year, backtracking on a commitment to recruit 25 ...
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Wincanton on hunt for "wild card" robotics as it launches W2 Labs 2022
Wincanton has launched the fourth edition of its annual brainstorming programme W2 Labs.This year the programme aims to seek out innovative start-ups that can work with Wincanton on developing digital fulfilment, ESG, and technology and robotics.W2Lab, which is run in collaboration with corporate innovation partner L Marks, has been an ...
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MT ArticleDHL adds 270 electric vans to final mile fleet
DHL Express is rolling out 270 new electric vans, which will take to the roads as part of the parcel delivery giant’s last-mile fleet.The move, which follows last year’s introduction of 50 electric vans in DHL sites across the UK, is the latest phase in DHL plans to transition to ...
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MT ArticleSPAR store owner AF Blakemore test drives Electra e-Cargo HGV
Food and drink retail and wholesale distribution business, A.F. Blakemore & Son, has been trialling an electric truck at its Willenhall distribution centre.The week-long trial, which began on 15 March, saw the 19-tonne Electra e-Cargo refrigerated rigid vehicle delivering to the company’s SPAR retail stores within a 100-mile round trip ...
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MT ArticleDFDS relaunches daily cross-channel freight service
DFDS has relaunched its unaccompanied freight service between Sheerness and Calais with its vessel, the M/V Botnia Seaways.With a carrying capacity of 11,530 gross tonnage, the M/V Botnia Seaways will be the new dedicated vessel for the route, with a daily service via the English Channel.It can carry up to ...
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MT ArticlePalletforce signs up Chiltern Transport
Palletforce has recruited Chiltern Transport to its fold, covering the LU postcodes around Luton, Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard.The Pitstone, Bucks-based haulage firm was founded in 1989 by Keith Croker and started out as a freight forwarder.It began operating its own fleet and warehouse in 2005 and joined a pallet network ...
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MT ArticlePall-Ex Poland delivers Nexus software to members
Pall-Ex Poland has rolled out its freight management and tracking software Nexus to its members.The group said the software gives firms better control of their freight and allows its membership to communicate better than before.Nexus was built in-house by Pall-Ex Group’s IT team in Coalville and its launch follows the ...
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MT ArticleNew Grafters leave Challenger flushed with success
Portable toilet firm Challenger Site Services has been bowled over by Isuzu’s 3.5-tonne Grafters, with seven added to its fleet in the last year and more to follow in 2022.Supplied by Isuzu dealer Ditchburn Truck Services, the latest three Grafters all feature the Easy Shift automatic gearbox and two are ...
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MT ArticleDuke Distribution acquires Etherhead Transport as expansion drive continues
Duke Distribution in Worksop has bought local haulage firm Etherhead Transport as part of its growth strategy.Duke Distribution was only incorporated in 2020, but in a statement it said it had achieved “significant organic growth” and that acquiring companies which shared its family values and commitment to customer services was ...