All Operator news articles – Page 151
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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 ...
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MT ArticleTradeteam losses deepen as Covid lockdowns take their toll
The extent of the pandemic on Tradeteam’s financial results is revealed in its latest accounts, which showed turnover plummeted by 40% last year.The DHL Supply Chain subsidiary specialising in drinks distribution, endured a stormy 2020 and it said the impact of reduced activity following the Covid-19 outbreak caused the temporary ...
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MT ArticleGloucester UPS workers to strike over bullying claims and alleged safety breaches
UPS said it had taken “concrete actions” to address claims of bullying and safety breaches at its Gloucester depot after a trade union announced a series of strikes that could hit parcel deliveries.Unite said it had been trying to resolve issues of “bullying, health and safety and dignity at work” ...
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MT ArticleXPO signs landmark workers rights agreement with Unite union
A recognition agreement between XPO Logistics and the Unite union has been hailed as “a landmark deal” after becoming the first to be signed in one of the newly designated freeport zones.The union said the agreement covers pay and conditions for warehouse workers on the Nestle contract at the East ...
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MT ArticleSerco loses refuse collection contract amid driver pay row
Serco has lost the contract to provide refuse collections in the London borough of Bexley, amid a union dispute over pay among its HGV drivers.The council said Countrystyle Recycling would take over the contract from October, adding that part of the new deal required all staff to receive the London ...
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MT ArticleEuropa tackles Brexit “horror story” but warns of big changes ahead
Europa has warned that more stringent rules on imports into the UK, due to be introduced on 1 January 2022, will present major challenges to the logistics sector in the months ahead.Sales and branch network director Dionne Redpath (pictured) said the 3PL giant had now successfully tackled the “absolute horror ...
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MT ArticleCovid crippled struggling logistics firm and forced sale to Clugston, administrators confirm
CDS MD Alistair ClugstonHull-based Trans 2 Logistics was sold to Clugston Distribution Services (CDS) for £30,000 after its main contractor hit financial problems and then Covid struck its bottom line, a new report has revealed.Administrators at Leonard Curtis said the pre-pack sale of the company, which specialised in abnormal load ...
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MT ArticleTuffnells marks first year after MBO with order of hundreds of new trailers
Just over a year after Tuffnells’ management buyout, the irregular dimension and weight (IDW) carrier is hailing a major turnaround, after a loss-making period under previous ownership.The management team bought Tuffnells Parcels Express – known as The Big Green Parcel Machine after its fleet of 1,200 green trucks – for ...