All Operator news articles – Page 153
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MT ArticleCaribou adds Six Ten Logistics to growing stable of transport firms
Parcel, haulage and freight firm Caribou is continuing its acquisition drive with the purchase of Swindon-based Six Ten Logistics.This latest acquisition closely follows the company’s purchase of Prestwich haulier C&D Transport Solutions in January this year and Lincolnshire County Couriers in Grantham at the end of last year. The firm ...
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MT ArticleTKL Skip Hire recruits drivers and buys new Hiab skiploaders
Yorkshire waste and recycling business TKL Skip Hire has taken on three drivers as part of an expansion plan following its purchase of Hiab Multilift skiploaders.They will operate the trio of Futura FTR12s installed onto a Scania chassis.The company, which operates across South and West Yorkshire, as well as Derbyshire, ...
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MT ArticleTwo more fashion brands sign up to InPost's QR code returns service
E-commerce delivery firm InPost said schuh and New Look had become the latest brands to sign up to its QR code returns service ‘Instant Returns’.The service was recently launched to make the returns process quicker and easier for consumers by removing the need for shoppers to print a label.Instead, they ...
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MT ArticlePartners at haulage firm convicted of illegally burning waste
An agricultural haulage boss has been branded “pig-headed” by a judge after he repeatedly ignored warnings about burning waste on his land illegally.Father and son David and Nicholas Channer, partners at Amersham haulier J Channer & Sons, ignored waste management laws and were convicted following an investigation by the Environment ...
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MT ArticleArrowXL invests £500,000 in delivery software upgrade
ArrowXL has spent half a million pounds upgrading its hand-held delivery software to increase efficiency.It partnered with supply chain tech firm Zetes and is now using Honeywell CT60 HHTs, which can read barcodes from further away and identify those in a poor condition.Read more ArrowXL has the power to ...
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MT ArticlePallet-Track welcomes third new member of the year
Pallet-Track has accepted its third new member of the year after Grays-based Twin Wheel Logistics joined the growing network.The Essex company has recently moved to a new three-acre site and will cover part of the RM postcode on behalf of the Wolverhampton-based pallet group.Its membership will see further expansion of ...
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MT ArticlePanther Logistics signs delivery deal with My 1st Years
Panther Logistics has entered into an agreement with baby brand My 1st Years to deliver its heavy outdoor items range.The two-man logistics firm was chosen after it offered to deliver the Discovery Create & Paint Easel and the Discovery Mud Pie Kitchen direct to where the customer required it.My 1st ...
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MT ArticleFowler Welch profits up 27% despite dip in turnover
Fowler Welch said its sale last year to Culina Group had strengthened its ability to overcome challenges and enhanced its services.In a statement from its directors, the food logistics company also said that the sale of its Heywood site last October had enabled it to focus on its core chilled ...
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MT ArticleBrexit and Covid a "huge test" but we're back to normal, insists Continental Cargo Carriers
Cross-Channel RoRo specialist Continental Cargo Carriers (CCC) said normal service had resumed following “a huge test” at the beginning of the year following the end of the Brexit transition period.CCC said volumes were now increasing week on week and there were minimal delays in its service.Issues arose in January with ...
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MT ArticleBradley Demolition fined £200,000 after cherry picker accident
A demolition company has been fined £200,000 after its cherry picker operator became trapped by his neck between the vehicle platform and the roof of an industrial shed.Manchester Magistrates’ Court heard how the worker contracted by Bradley Demolition, was accessing the underside of the roof in Bredbury in November 2017 ...
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MT ArticleDelivery driver suffers severe crush injuries in forklift accident
A delivery driver sustained serious injuries at a warehouse and storage firm when he was run over by a forklift truck.Southampton Magistrates’ Court heard how the driver was in the delivery yard at Skillbeech Services waiting while his vehicle was being loaded in July 2019, when he was struck by ...
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MT ArticleMenzies joins Transaid in drive to improve global road safety
Menzies has become the latest supporter to sign up as a corporate member of Transaid, the international development organisation committed to improving global road safety standards.The company has pledged its support for an initial three-year period, just months after it acquired Bibby Distribution (now Menzies Distribution Solutions) – one of ...
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MT ArticleCarlton Forest 3PL tops one million square feet of warehousing as growth drive continues
East Midlands-based Carlton Forest 3PL has concluded Q1 of 2021 by topping one million sq ft in warehouse space.The company revealed ambitious growth plans last year and has almost doubled its facilities in just seven weeks after acquiring three separate sites at Bawtry Park near Doncaster (pictured), a site previously ...
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MT ArticleWelch’s Transport back in profit and tackling “unprecedented” volumes
Welch’s Transport has resumed normal service this week after being forced to cancel all non-contractual bulk collections and deliveries last week due to record freight volumes.The family firm, which operates a fleet of 80 trucks, said demand over Easter, combined with the government’s decision to ease lockdown and allow non-essential ...
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MT ArticleDX adds 300 new vehicles as expansion drive continues
Parcel delivery specialist DX has added over 300 new vehicles to its delivery fleet as part of major plans to make the company the market leader in its sector.This is the latest step in DX’s major investment programme into sites, technology and equipment, which aims to drive growth throughout the ...
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MT ArticleDPD to deliver clothing donations from ASOS customers to charities
DPD has signed a partnership deal with online fashion retailer ASOS to pick up charitable donations of clothes from its customers at the same time as delivering their orders.DPD’s ReLove service will see the delivery company collect second hand, “pre-loved” clothing from ASOS customers and deliver the donations to five ...
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MT ArticleClipper Logistics wins two-year e-fulfilment deal with JD Sports
Clipper Logistics has signed a two-year deal with JD Sports to provide e-fulfilment services from its distribution centre in Sherburn, near Leeds after impressing the retailer with its e-commerce know-how.The contract, which is expected to begin this summer, sees Clipper Logistics provide an end-to-end service, including logistics support to trunk ...
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MT ArticleGist pilots new electric refrigerated trailer for fresh and chilled food deliveries
Temperature controlled logistics specialist Gist is trialling the Vector eCool - a fully autonomous, all-electric, engineless refrigerated trailer system.Developed by Carrier Transicold and Gray and Adams, the 13.6 metre electric trailer is being used for store deliveries of fresh and chilled foods to major supermarkets.The new technology, which is making ...
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MT ArticleBullet Express takes up Fortec shareholder membership as part of growth drive
Pall-Ex member Bullet Express has become a shareholder member in the Fortec Distribution Network.The move is part of a growth strategy which has also seen the Glasgow-based haulier open a new storage facility to boost overall capacity by 25% with the ability to handle a total of 26,000 pallets.Fortec said ...
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MT ArticleMercedes-Benz dealer delivers ‘Gold standard’ truck back-up from new £2m workshop
The UK’s oldest Mercedes-Benz commercial vehicle dealer has marked its 50th anniversary by opening a truck-dedicated workshop in Derby.Mertrux Truck & Van’s new £2m premises on the West Meadows industrial estate has seven truck bays - two with pits – column lifts, brake roller testers and a large area of ...