All Operator news articles – Page 147
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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 ...
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MT ArticleDelivery disruption to 1,500 convenience stores on cards as Booker drivers vote to strike
Forty drivers at wholesaler Booker Retail Partners have voted unanimously for strike action in a move which could see deliveries to 1,500 convenience stores in London and the south east face severe disruption.In what is the latest twist in a long running dispute, all 40 drivers at Booker’s Thamesmead depot ...
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Serco drivers set for 36% pay rise as contract changes hands
Drivers handling waste collections in south London will see their wages increase by more than 36% when the contract transfers from Serco to Countrystyle Recycling, according to union Unite.It claimed that some drivers previously on £22,000 a year under Serco’s contract with Bexley council would see that increase to more ...
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MT ArticleOperator fined £100,000 after delivery driver is trapped under reversing truck
A furniture manufacturer and restricted licence operator has been fined £100,000 after a delivery driver at its haulage yard was struck by a reversing HGV.The visiting contractor driver had parked at Belfield Furnishings’ yard in Ilkeston, Derbyshire and pulled open the trailer curtains for a company employee to load the ...
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Profit hits £1m at Peter Green Haulage
Profit at Somerset’s Peter Green Haulage more than doubled to £1m last year, as the temperature-controlled haulier focused on fleet utilisation efficiency and reducing high fixed costs.Turnover fell slightly to £16.9m in the year ending 31 December 2020, compared to £17m the previous year.This was made up of almost £14m ...
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MT ArticleJGM Transport joins The Pallet Network
Family-run airfreight specialist JGM Transport has joined The Pallet Network (TPN). The Hounslow-based haulier was started by brothers Falpreet and Harjinder Brar five years ago and has grown substantially in that time.Director Falpreet Brar said: “We want a final-mile solution, as well as a less-than-half-load solution, both of which TPN ...
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MT ArticleGXO draymen celebrate enhanced pay deal
Photo: ShutterstockA row over pay involving 1,000 GXO draymen which had threatened to affect beer deliveries has been resolved, after they voted overwhelmingly to accept a 4% pay deal.Union Unite said the drivers delivered around 40% of the country’s beer to pubs and hospitality outlets across the UK from 26 ...
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MT ArticleCulina Group reveals new brand identity
Culina Group has rolled out a new brand identity following its recent purchase of Eddie Stobart.The company described its new brand as “a refined design that is confident yet simple”, adding that now was the right time to overhaul its visual identity following the takeover of GreenWhiteStar Acquisitions in July.Thomas ...