All Operator news articles – Page 140
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MT ArticleWincanton chief warns of "calm before the storm" as driver shortage continues into peak season
Wincanton has seen revenue rise by more than 25% compared to last year, the company reported this week, but chief executive James Wroath warned that the logistics industry is heading for choppy waters as the driver shortage looks set to continue into the peak season.In a trading update issued this ...
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Pallet-Track sees profits leap by more than half in 2020
Despite volumes being hit by the first Covid-19 pandemic lockdown last year, the boom in e-commerce has seenPallet-Track rally to deliver a 57% leap in pre-tax profit.Reporting its annual results to 31 January 2021, the pallet network, which has over 70 shareholder members, revealed that hub revenue jumped by 9.5% ...
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MT ArticlePML offers free HGV driver training to eight candidates
Perishable Movements Limited (PML) is offering to pay for the training of eight HGV drivers, in a bid to tackle the wider national labour shortage.The successful candidates will be based both at the company’s London Heathrow headquarters and its new facility at Lympne in Kent, set to open in November.Mike ...
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MT ArticleDHL warehousing and delivery deal with Loop set to expand under Tesco pilot
DHL’s deal to provide warehousing, fulfilment and distribution to Loop is set to grow after the reusable packaging company expanded its partnership with supermarket giant Tesco this week.Loop provides a circular model which allows Tesco customers to buy well-known brands in reusable, returnable packaging. Until this week the goods were ...
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MT ArticleAmazon Logistics seeks hundreds of delivery drivers for new final-mile depot in Crawley
Amazon Logistics is set to open a new final-mile delivery station in Crawley which will create more than 100 driver jobs, the online giant has announced today.The 9,000 sq m facility is expected to be fully operational later this year, and will serve customers based in the Crawley area.Located at ...
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MT ArticleTrailer Freight International joins Pallet-Track as it targets growth in UK
Walsall-based Trailer Freight International (TFI) has joined the Pallet-Track network as part of wider plans to accelerate its growth in the UK market.TFI, which was sold to Northern Ireland-based logistics firm Express Distribution Services in 2015, has 20,000 sq ft of warehouse space and an international freight forwarding division. It’s ...
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MT ArticleGoldstar Transport urges operators to lobby government over "no-go" rest stops
Attracting new HGV drivers to the industry means fixing the country’s ailing parking provisions according to Goldstar Transport, which has now launched a new campaign.It said every driver had a story to tell about the poor quality of rest stops, the lack of security and insufficient facilities and despite the ...
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MT ArticleWincanton drivers on Argos contract see pay leap to £35,100
Wincanton drivers on the Argos contract will see their annual earnings jump by nearly a third to £35,100, according to the Unite union after it secured a huge pay increase for them.Over 90 HGV drivers based at the company’s Heywood depot in Greater Manchester have had their basic rate of ...
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MT ArticleCollins Earthworks adds Volvo FMX tractors to fleet
Collins Earthworks has taken delivery of some of the first new model Volvo FMX tractors in the UK.The five Globetrotter 6x4 tractor units with ejector trailers come with a new cab design, distinctive V-shaped LED headlamps and headlamp protectors, new anti-slip footsteps and a digital dashboard display.Andy Jinks, garage manager ...
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MT ArticleHermes donates slice of apprenticeship levy funds to wider industry training
Hermes is gifting more than £200,000 of its apprenticeship levy funds to support SMEs in taking on new apprentices or upskill existing ones.Chief executive Martin de Lange said it was fortunate that it already had strong apprenticeship and training schemes in place, so it was pledging the funds so that ...
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MT ArticleWalker Humphrey orders DAF trucks from Dawsongroup
Leeds wholesale bakery supplier Walker Humphrey has turned to Dawsongroup and a contract hire option for its latest fleet enhancements.The family-run firm has taken on a pair of DAF CF 18 tonners under the finance arrangement and is now looking at replacing all its 16-tonne vehicles through the contract hire ...
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MT ArticleCarlsberg Marston's Brewing Company takes logistics in-house
Joint venture Carlsberg Marston’s Brewing Company (CMBC) said it was consolidating its secondary logistics network into a single in-house solution for customers.It added that this would create the largest logistics network dedicated to the ‘on trade’ operated by a brewer in the UK.Before Carlsberg UK and Marston’s Plc teamed up ...
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MT ArticleEFS Global buys Thomas Harwood & Son
Well established Bolton firm Thomas Harwood & Son has become the latest acquisition for EFS Global.EFS now has 18 depots and offices across the country, operating its own UK and European road freight fleet, as well as facilitating a range of worldwide import and export services.It said the latest deal ...
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MT ArticleAggregate Industries, Breedon and Tarmac raise franchised driver pay rates in face of skills crisis
The construction materials sector is hiking franchised driver rates as the driver shortage crisis continues.Breedon Group, Aggregate Industries and Tarmac have boosted their pay in the past few weeks, MT has learnt.The rate rises come as the haulage sector continues to struggle to attract and retain HGV drivers in the ...
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MT ArticleFairfax breaks with tradition to add seven new Isuzus to its fleet
Yorkshire-based Fairfax Plant Hire has taken on seven brand new Isuzu rigids for the first time, adding three Isuzu Grafter 3.5-tonne trucks and four Isuzu 7.5-tonne trucks to its 40-strong fleet.The seven new Isuzus, which replace seven older trucks, are expected to cover around 40,000 miles a year over a ...
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MT ArticleCurrie Solutions chooses Asset Alliance to supply 23 DAF XF 480 tractors
Logistics firm Currie Solutions has chosen Asset Alliance Group to supply 23 DAF XF 480 6x2 tractor units, after being impressed by the group’s sales and after sales support.The new 44-tonne trucks replace existing vehicles in the 150-strong fleet and have been provided on a five-year contract hire deal.Currie Solutions’ ...
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MT ArticleWincanton chief calls for fast track training as client Ikea reports delivery delays due to driver shortage
The driver shortage is continuing to impact on retailers with flat pack giant Ikea reporting difficulties delivering around 10% of its stock and Accolade, the UK’s largest wine firm warning that Christmas stocks of wine are under threat.Ikea has announced delivery problems affecting around 1,000 product lines, including mattresses at ...
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MT ArticleHanson drivers to vote on strike action after rejecting 2.5% pay offer
Over 200 Hanson lorry drivers and engineers are set to vote on strike action after rejecting a 2.5% pay offer from the company on the grounds that, with inflation running at 3.9%, the offer constitutes a pay cut.Hanson’s drivers and engineers say they are also “deeply unhappy” at what they ...
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MT ArticleAztek adds five new tractor units to fleet to meet growing demand
FORS Gold haulier Aztek Logistics has boosted its fleet after seeing a double-digit increase in demand over the past 18 months.The Letchworth-based company has increased its fleet to 40 trucks with the inclusion of two TGX MAN tractor units, one TGM 26-tonne MAN rigid and two DAF tractor units.The latest ...
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MT ArticleUPS opens mega hub at East Midlands Airport
UPS has officially opened its expanded East Midlands Airport (EMA) hub which has more than doubled the packages it can sort to 22,500 parcels an hour.The delivery company said the expansion of the hub is aimed at helping UK exporters scale up more easily during peak periods and is part ...