All Operator news articles – Page 144
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MT ArticleKnowles Transport places its biggest ever single vehicle order as part of expansion drive
Logistics firm Knowles Transport has boosted its fleet with the recent purchase of 50 Volvo FH460 Turbo Compound vehicles – the largest single order in the company’s history.The Cambridgeshire-based family firm said the order has been placed to support its continued expansion and comes in response to the increased growth ...
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MT ArticleAldi follows Tesco in raising drivers’ wages to fend off labour shortage
Aldi has followed Tesco in boosting its drivers' pay as the UK’s chronic shortage of HGV drivers continues.The supermarket chain confirmed this week it has increased wages but declined to say by how much. On its website’s careers page they are listed at between £14.15 and £15.34 per hour for ...
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MT ArticleXPO Logistics finalises spin-off of GXO Logistics
XPO Logistics has completed its spin-off of GXO Logistics, creating two independent companies.The division sees XPO continue as a provider of freight transportation services, less-than-truckload transportation and truck brokerage services, whilst GXO will become what XPO claims is “the largest pure-play contract logistics provider in the world”.The new business has ...
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MT ArticleBooker drivers balloted for strike action as pay dispute escalates
Wholesaler Booker Retail Partners is facing a summer of uncertainty after HGV drivers at its south east London depot were offered the chance to vote for strike action in a row over pay.Amid a chronic shortage of professional drivers, Booker said it was working with the union Unite to resolve ...
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MT ArticleJC Balls and Sons hails Mercedes and MirrorCam
Belper-based JC Balls & Sons has added a third MirrorCam-equipped Mercedes-Benz Arocs to its fleet, thanks to positive feedback from its drivers.The 8x2 Arocs 3248 with a ClassicSpace L-cab and rear-steer axle was supplied by Northside Truck & Van and has a ‘cheese wedge’ plant body fitted with a 50 ...
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MT ArticleDairy giant Arla warns of worsening milk delivery crisis
Dairy logistics firm Arla has warned hundreds of stores across the UK are not receiving milk deliveries due a shortage of HGV drivers.It is now adding its voice to calls for the government to allow companies to use European drivers again and plug a skills gap that could worsen over ...
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MT ArticleSerco binmen take strike over pay and 'victimisation' into third week
The Unite union is predicting a “long hot smelly summer of bin strikes” in south London after it claimed Serco had failed to enter into negotiations over deteriorating industrial relations.Strike action among 140 refuse workers in Bexley began on 12 July and the union said they were now entering their ...
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MT ArticleWhistl wins NatWest contract amid raft of new deals
Logistics specialist Whistl has won a contract with NatWest Group, one of the largest mailers in the UK.In addition, the delivery management company announced a host of new customer wins and contract renewals, including with Dennis Publishing, Crew Clothing, Ramsey Health, YouGarden, Tesco, Sky and Freemans Grattan.Read more Whistl’s ...
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MT ArticleStrike suspended but bullying case not closed, Unite warns UPS
Strike action at UPS’ Gloucester depot has been suspended after progress was made in talks between the parcel company and the Unite union.Workers were due to down tools on Friday 30 July, Monday 2 August and Tuesday 3 August, but the union said that “as a gesture of goodwill” these ...
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MT ArticleJJ Foodservice adds 50 Isuzu 13.5 tonners to fleet with 20 more to follow
Isuzu Truck UK has supplied a further 50 13.5-tonne refrigerated trucks into the national distribution fleet at JJ Foodservice.The wholesaler now has 77 of the vehicles within its 144-strong refrigerated fleet.A further 20 Isuzu F135.240(E) fridge trucks are on order for later this year, which will take the overall Isuzu ...
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MT ArticleMaritime Transport orders 100 new-generation Mercedes-Benz Actros from Orwell
Maritime Transport has added 100 new-generation Mercedes-Benz Actros tractor units to its fleet - its first order from the manufacturer since 2017.The Felixstowe-based operator made the move after successful trials of a demonstration unit supplied by East Anglia Dealer Orwell Truck & Van, which it said proved impressively fuel-efficient and ...
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MT ArticleWalkers Transport offers four-day working week to combat driver shortage crisis
Walkers Transport has launched the first four-day working week ever recorded in the logistics industry.The Palletways member, which has depots in Leeds, Manchester and Fradley, is making a four-day Monday to Friday working week available to its drivers, who have the choice of continuing to work a base of five ...
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MT ArticleTesco offers £1,000 joining bonus for new drivers as shortage threatens UK supply chain
Tesco is offering lorry drivers a £1,000 joining bonus in a bid to secure food deliveries as the UK’s driver shortage crisis worsens.The supermarket giant is offering the bonus for candidates who join before 30 September.Applicants must have a full HGV 1 (C+E) EU licence with no more than six ...
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MT ArticleEddie Stobart adds storage capacity with pre-let deal on mega shed in Doncaster
Eddie Stobart has put its marker down on a major facility at Mulberry Logistics Park in Doncaster, South Yorkshire.The logistics firm has signed a pre-let contract agreeing to lease the 565,000 sq ft unit before its construction is completed.The build-to-suit unit, which equates to approximately half of the first phase ...
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MT ArticleDHL Supply Chain in pole position for five-year deal with Lotus Cars
(From left) Mike Bristow, MD, manufacturing logistics, DHL Supply Chain UKI, with Lotus Cars MD Matt WindleDHL Supply Chain has won a five-year deal with sportscar maker Lotus Cars to manage warehousing and transport operations for production of the firm’s Emira sportscar.Operations will start next month with DHL Supply Chain ...
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MT ArticlePall-Ex buys 500 Honeywell scanners to help boost hub productivity as volumes soar
Pall-Ex is purchasing more than 500 mobile and vehicle-mounted computerised scanners from Honeywell, via The Barcode Warehouse.This latest investment supports the group’s NexusScan project which will deliver a new hub scanning application to the business as part of a wider launch of the group’s Nexus Core operational system.The Leicester-based pallet ...
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MT ArticleEuro Foods adds new Iveco Dailys and Eurocargos to its fleet
Frozen and fresh foods distributor Euro Foods has taken delivery of 14 new Ivecos as part of its fleet investment programme.The Cwmbran-based company, which has a fleet of 52 vehicles, has received 11 7.2 tonne GVW Iveco Daily chassis cabs and three 12 tonne Eurocargo, featuring Gray & Adams temperature-controlled ...
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MT ArticleTurners (Soham) test drives DAF New Gen XF 450
Turners (Soham), has taken delivery of a New Generation DAF XF 450 FTG 6x2 tractor unit, as part of the latest phase of the manufacturer’s Europe-wide pre-production field test programme.Turners’ New Generation DAF XF joins the firm’s fleet of 1,200 vehicles, of which 750 are DAF-branded. The new addition closely ...
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MT ArticleBeer drought warning as XPO Drinks drivers vote on strike action over “paltry” pay offer
Unite is warning of a UK beer drought as over 1,000 drivers and warehouse staff at XPO Logistics Drinks threaten strike action in response to a “paltry” pay offer of 1.4%.The workers involved in the dispute are based at 26 XPO depots across the UK, dispatching around 40% of the ...
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MT ArticleRingway takes delivery of new Volvo FE rigids
Highways maintenance specialist Ringway has added three Volvo FE 6x2 rigids to its fleet, with low entry cabs to improve the safety of vulnerable road users and pedestrians.It said it would use the 26-tonne crane-equipped tippers on contracts in busy urban areas and it chose Volvo due to the low-entry ...