All Operator news articles – Page 151
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MT ArticleNew CEMEX Thames barge deal will slash HGV requirement
CEMEX is dipping its toe in the water after striking a deal with a river freight provider to shift aggregates by barge on the Thames.The agreement with Walsh River Freight Partnership will save more than 5,000 HGV movements between CEMEX’s wharf at Dagenham to its readymix plant at Fulham.The contract ...
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MT ArticleWincanton results show "significant progress in challenging year"
Wincanton saw revenue grow by 1.7% to £1.2bn in the year ending 31 March 2021, fuelled by strong performances in digital and e-fulfilment and new wins in the public sector.However, the third party logistics business also saw underlying pre-tax profit slide 10.6% to £47.2m, due to the impact of Covid-19 ...
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MT ArticleRhenus secures fourth warehouse on Magna Park
Rhenus Warehousing Solutions has opened a fourth warehouse on Magna Park in Lutterworth.It will be used as a dedicated solution for a new client from the machinery manufacturing sector.Formerly CML, Rhenus has been operating on Magna Park for 22 years and already occupies three warehouses on the site.The move gives ...
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MT ArticlePost-Brexit exodus of European workers continues to challenge Lenham Storage Company
Lenham Storage Company is continuing to struggle to retain European staff, with whole families employed by the Maidstone-based firm choosing to return to their home countries following Brexit.In a review of its latest annual results the company, which has an operating licence for 114 trucks and 235 trailers, said: “Challenges ...
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MT ArticleTuffnells Parcels Express reports 16% revenue rise in first eight months after MBO
Sheffield-based Tuffnells Parcels Express saw a 16% revenue boost in the first eight months following its management buyout, according to its latest financial results.The management team bought Tuffnells Parcels Express - known as The Big Green Parcel Machine after its fleet of 1,200 green trucks - for £15m in May ...
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MT ArticleTW Bowler heavy haulage confirms team “safe and well” after 105-tonne concrete beam falls off trailer
TW Bowler Heavy Haulage said the "unforseeable failure of a hydraulic component" led to a 105-tonne concrete section of a flyover in Leeds falling off its trailer during demolition works over the weekend.The beam had been removed on Friday night (15 May) as part of Balfour Beatty’s £31m A64 flyover ...
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MT ArticleOcado boosts fleet with 27 Thermo King Advancer trailers
Online retailer Ocado has ordered 27 Thermo King Advancer A400 trailers from Marshall Fleet Solutions as part of a fleet upgrade which will see it take delivery of 46 units from the manufacturer this year.Ocado currently runs a fleet of 264 trailers - 224 of them refrigerated and 40 ambient. ...
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MT ArticleForward Trucking Services adds 21 DVS-compliant Actros variants to fleet
Herts-based Forward Trucking Services has ordered 21 new Mercedes-Benz Actros 2546 variants, all achieving Direct Vision Standard’s (DVS) four stars.The company’s fleet replacements were supplied by S&B Commercials and are also significantly more fuel-efficient than its other trucks.In addition, a demonstrator Actros supplied to the firm was found to consume ...
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MT ArticleTruck owned by EM Rogers Transport badly damaged in Calais attack
A “mob of immigrants” in Calais attacked a vehicle belonging to haulage and truck sales firm EM Rogers in the early hours of Friday (14 May), causing extensive damage.The family-owned Northampton company said it was now arranging for the Volvo truck to be shipped to Dover in order that it ...
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MT ArticleDX to repay £600,000 furlough payments as revenue soars
DX Group said significantly increased volumes would result in revenue growth £10m higher than previously anticipated and as a result it would repay government support provided during the pandemic.The logistics delivery service said trading performance since its interim results were reported in March had been stronger than expected, with increased ...
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MT ArticleKenyon Road Haulage buys AET Transport
Kenyon Road Haulage is back on the acquisition trail with the purchase of AET Transport in Andover.The move provides the Blackburn company with a gateway for its plans to expand further into the south east.AET will trade as Kenyon Road Haulage Andover and will retain its 130 employees.Les Webb, Kenyon ...
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MT ArticleWeezy partners with grid location expert what3words to shrink delivery times
Online supermarket Weezy has become the latest business to partner with grid location experts what3words to help make deliveries to consumers quick and hassle-free.Street addresses and postcodes do not always guide couriers to the specific location or correct entrance and Weezy said its agreement with what3words removes the need for ...
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MT ArticleWalker Logistics gets go-ahead for 125,000sq ft Berkshire warehouse
West Berkshire Council has granted outline planning permission on behalf of Walker Logistics for a 125,000sq ft warehouse on greefield land just south of Membury Service Station, between junctions 14 and 15 of the M4.Development company Pegasus secured approval for the new building and ancillary office floorspace, as well as ...
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MT ArticleMcGregor Logistics invests in Schmitz Cargobull reefers as volumes rise
Long-standing Schmitz Cargobull customer McGregor Logistics has taken delivery of 10 new S.KO COOL reefers to meet increasing work volumes.McGregor said the new trailers, manufactured in Vreden, Germany, will provide extra durabiltiy and payload, run on multi-drop fresh and frozen work across the UK and internationally and cover up to ...
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MT ArticlePML launches border control post and bonded warehouse in partnership with FreshLinc
PML's venture with FreshLinc to operate a remote HMRC / DEFRA approved Border Control Post (BCP) and ERT (bonded warehouse) facility has finally been given the green light after a delay of over three months caused by the pandemic.The global perishable cargo specialist will run the operation at FreshLinc’s Spalding ...
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MT ArticleCEVA Logistics extends omni-channel distribution deal with Under Armour
CEVA Logistics has completed a successful zero defects start-up for the full omni-channel distribution of Under Armour’s sports apparel products in the UK.The announcement follows CEVA’s implementation of the company's e-commerce business as part of an ongoing, multi-year contract.Up to 200 employees now operate from CEVA Logistics’ 75,000sq ft distribution ...
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MT ArticleDAF goes live with new electric vehicle chargers
DAF Trucks is ramping up its assault on the electric truck market with the launch of a new range of electric vehicle chargers to power its LF Electric and CF Electric trucks.The power levels of the new fixed charging stations range from 20kW to 350kW. Mobile chargers with power from ...
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XPO Logistics lands deal with Pearson Education
XPO Logistics has won a contract with Pearson Education to distribute courseware and assessment materials in the UK.Pearson, which provides educational materials, e-learning programs, and assessment services for schools, corporations, students, and clinicians in 70 countries, has relocated distribution from Belgium to the UK under the deal.The relocation allows the ...
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MT ArticleMiniclipper takes on new finance director Laure Filippi
Bedfordshire-based Miniclipper Logistics has taken on new finance director Laure Filippi, who will join sales director Jayne Masters as the second woman on the board.Filippi's most recent role was with nuclear fuel cycle products and services specialist Orano Group, where she was the company's UK chief financial officer, overseeing the ...
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MT ArticleProcon Readymix begins roll out of Wheely-Safe technology across fleet
Cemex UK subsidiary Procon Readymix has installed Wheely-Safe tyre safety technology on two of its 32-tonne DAF multi-wheelers with plans to extend the roll-out to all of its 18-strong fleet this year.The Wheely-Safe kit combines a tyre pressure monitoring system (TPMS), a wheel loss sensor and a brake temperature sensing ...