All Operator news articles – Page 152
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MT ArticleUKI Express Transport joins Pallet-Track
Skelmersdale-based UKI Express Transport has joined Pallet-Track, marking its first membership of a pallet network.The FORS accredited company, which specialises in the movement of heavy industrial equipment for the plant hire sector, will cover part of the WA postcode area.Until joining Pallet-Track this month, UKI was a third-party inputter into ...
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MT ArticleDemand for DHL fulfilment service triples in eight months
DHL Supply Chain has seen demand for its fulfilment business soar by 150% in eight months.The company said the surge in demand is being fuelled by new customers requiring dedicated e-commerce fulfilment operations and increasing numbers of small and mid-size (SME) businesses using DHL’s shared fulfilment service.The shared network offers ...
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MT ArticleBiffa delivers better than expected Q1 performance, despite challenge of Covid-19 and driver shortage
Covid-19, the HGV driver shortage and supply chain issues are creating some “near term” challenges for Biffa, the waste haulier reported ahead of its AGM.Despite these challenges, the company reported that trading in the first three months of the financial year to April 2021 was “well ahead” of the company's ...
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MT ArticleKinaxia to invest £1m into Maidens of Telford as it celebrates 90th year of business
Haulage and distribution business Maidens of Telford is set to receive a £1m investment boost from parent company Kinaxia, as it celebrates its 90th anniversary.The haulage firm, which was established by Arthur John Maiden in 1931, will use the investment to expand its premises into three acres of land behind ...
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MT ArticleTPN broadens hunt for drivers in national social media recruitment campaign
The Pallet Network (TPN) has thrown its net wide in the hope of attracting more drivers into the sector. Its latest recruitment campaign is using social media to target individuals that may have never considered becoming HGV drivers, such as van drivers, warehouse workers, young drivers, women, ethnic minorities and ...
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MT ArticleArrowXL gets into gear with new Bike Club contract win
ArrowXL is continuing its run of contract wins with the award of a new deal with the Bike Club, a subscription-based children’s bike service which has over 30,000 members.Under the contract ArrowXL will collect, store and deliver the Bike Club’s cycles, handling over 200 bike movements per week. It will ...
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MT ArticlePalletforce chief Michael Conroy promoted to CEO of EV Cargo UK
Palletforce boss Michael Conroy, pictured, has taken on the newly created role of chief executive of EV Cargo UK, as part of a major management restructuring.His promotion is part of a wider strategy by parent company, Hong Kong-based EV Cargo, to boost global revenue from $1.4bn (£1bn) to more than ...
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MT ArticleMcGee goes low and light for latest London tippers
London bulk haulier McGee has bought 10 Scania L Series 8x4 low height tippers equipped with Thompsons all-steel Loadmaster bodies. The FORS Gold operator wanted to future proof its London operation against anticipated tightening of the Direct Vision Standard in 2024 with these low height cabs.The bodies use significantly lighter ...
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MT ArticleChris Hayter fights off Covid to turn in strong 2020 performance
Turnover and profit remained stable at family-owned transport firm Chris Hayter Transport last year in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic.The Witney, Oxfordshire headquartered business, which operates more than 150 HGVs out of operating centres in various traffic areas, saw revenue fall just £171,000 in the year ending 31 December ...
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MT ArticleWalkers Transport launches warehouse to wheels scheme to get more drivers on the road
Walkers Transport is tackling the driver employment crisis by launching a ‘Warehouse to wheels’ scheme, which gives aspiring drivers a route into full-time careers.The fully-funded, two-year course with an optional third year covers all areas of warehousing and transport and gives the next generation of drivers the opportunity to earn ...
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MT ArticleCurrie subsidiary Move It joins The Pallet Network
Currie Solutions Group subsidiary Move It Express has joined The Pallet Network (TPN), citing its association with Eddie Stobart Logistics and the opportunities this provides.The West Lothian-based firm will cover its Edinburgh and Borders postcodes and it said it had invested substantially in the business in order to accommodate TPN’s ...
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MT ArticleDX grows its footprint in Maidstone by doubling depot size
DX has more than doubled its Maidstone location’s footprint after taking on a site adjacent to the depot to serve its freight division.It said the expansion was in line with its plans to add capacity in Kent and the wider region, as well as improve customer service.The enlarged depot on ...
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MT ArticleCar delivery specialist Cazoo expands in Carlisle
Online car retailer Cazoo, shortlisted in the Customer Care category of the 2021 MT Awards, has opened a customer centre in Carlisle – its 18th in the last 10 months.The company owns and reconditions all its cars before offering them for sale for either delivery or collection within 72 hours.Cazoo ...
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MT ArticleTranslink does what it takes to train staff to become HGV drivers
Pallet-Track member Translink Express Logistics said it would invest “whatever it takes” to solve the HGV driver problem as it launches training courses for staff to become professional drivers.The Leicestershire firm is offering fully-funded training to new and existing employees and it said it was confident the idea would help ...
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MT ArticleGregory expands into Midlands with new Leicestershire site
Gregory Distribution has acquired 220,000 sq ft of warehousing in Coalville to service five customers and creating 50 jobs in the process. The depot on the Hilltop Industrial Estate is the company’s first in the Midlands and is serviced by up to 20 HGVs.Angela Butler, Gregory MD, said: “As a ...
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MT ArticleYodel launches C2C delivery service via former Collect+ parcel shop network
Yodel has launched a new C2C parcels service, enabling consumers to send parcels up to 10kg either to Yodel Direct parcel shops or to a recipient's home address. In both cases the sender must drop the parcel at a parcel shop run by one of the 350 retail chains in ...
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MT ArticleMoody Logistics looks to future long term deal with Gastroback
Moody Logistics and its sister company MCR Services are in line for a long term deal with premium home appliance brand Gastroback, after working closely with the company since its UK launch last summer.Moody Logistics provides contract logistics and pallet-based deliveries and operates a fleet of 28 HGV vehicles from ...
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MT ArticleAbbey Logistics buys South West liquid food tanker specialist Welch Hire
Abbey Logistics has acquired South West of England liquid tanker specialist Welch Hire, in a deal which includes the purchase of its customer base and tank hire business.Founded in 1998, Welch Hire has a fleet of48 bulk liquid road tankers and 13 tractor units, and also provides fully managed logistics ...
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MT ArticleEddie Stobart holding company cut losses to £15m and debts to £144m ahead of sale to Culina Group
Eddie Stobart’s holding company GreenWhiteStar Acquisitions (GWSA), which was sold to Culina Group last week, made a £15m loss last year and had net debts of £144.5m.In its recently published financial results, for the year to 30 November 2020, the company revealed that it had gone some way to cutting ...
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MT ArticleGovernment refusal to grant European drivers temporary visas “incomprehensible”, says Kinaxia chief
Kinaxia Logistics has given a thumbs down to the government’s decision to try to tackle the driver shortage crisis by extending drivers’ hours.The company, which operates a combined fleet of over 800 vehicles across 13 companies, said it would not be extending its drivers’ hours on the grounds of safety ...