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All Operator news articles – Page 155
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ArticleAbbey Logistics tops up pay of self-isolating workers to prevent financial hardship
Abbey Logistics is topping up its frontline workers’ sick pay to ensure they do not feel the need to continue to work if they need to self-isolate during the COVID-19 outbreak.The Wigan-based firm will top up sick pay for frontline staff for two weeks with staff receiving no less than ...
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Article"Social distancing a challenge," admits Europa MD as volumes fall by 25%
Andrew Baxter (pictured), MD of Europa Worldwide Group, has revealed the pressures transport and logistics companies are facing in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak.Reports last week claimed staff at a Scunthorpe DHL depot were struggling to comply with new government social distancing rules and putting workers at risk – ...
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ArticleNew contracts help boost Pollock (Scotrans) profits
Pollock (Scotrans) said enhanced customer relationships and new contracts helped it increase turnover by 4% last year.The Scottish operator reported revenues of £27.8m for the year ending 31 August 2019, as well as a £256,000 pre-tax profit – up from £58,000 in 2018.It said it had achieved the figures “against ...
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ArticleFleet Source cancels classroom training courses after haulier criticism
Training provider Fleet Source has confirmed all its classroom-based courses have been cancelled until July, following criticism from one haulier that it was pressing ahead amid a viral pandemic.Fleet Source, which provides training for Driver CPC, Fors and Clocs, said that “to ensure full compliance with government instruction on isolation, ...
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ArticleLack of social distancing at DHL depot "totally unacceptable", slams haulage boss
A haulage boss whose staff deliver to DHL’s Nisa depot in Scunthorpe said its drivers were being put at risk by the absence of social distancing taking place at the site.The haulier, who asked to remain anonymous, said it was “totally unacceptable” that up to eight drivers were stood in ...
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ArticleAggregate Industries hauliers hit with rate cut as fuel prices slump
Hauliers working for Aggregate Industries (AI) have been hit with a 3% reduction in their rates after the construction materials supplier said fuel prices had plummeted.In a letter dated 25 March, the company told hauliers that its fuel escalator mechanism would be activated now that the average quarterly key fuels ...
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ArticleNagel Langdons increases profits and turnover
Food transport provider Nagel Langdons increased revenues by 7% to £160.9m in the year ending 31 December 2019.Pre-tax profit also grew, by 15% to £8.2m compared with £7.1m in 2018.The temperature controlled haulage and warehousing business said it had grown organically for several years and intended to continue growing by ...
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ArticlePremier Logistics (UK) returns to profit after financial restructure
CM 30.10.14Latest figures show that Premier Logistics (UK) increased turnover by 2% to £10.2m as the haulier battled its way out of its Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA).For the year ending 31 October 2019, the company also returned to the black, with a pre-tax profit of £2.3m, compared with a loss ...
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ArticleArsonists target Iceland deliveries despite COVID-19 lockdown
Police in Bristol have condemned the actions of arsonists who torched two Iceland delivery vans.At a time when the country was effectively in lockdown, Avon and Somerset Police said it was “beyond belief” that the vehicles were destroyed by fire.The force said this was one of several incidents of arson ...
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ArticleAdministrators of RPL Transport pursue legal claim linked to price-fixing cartel
A legal claim by the administrators of RPL Transport relating to a truck manufacturers’ price-fixing cartel is being pursued while the company enters liquidation.The Milton Keynes-based operator followed parent Bedfords Group into administration in April 2019 and insolvency experts at KPMG have spent the year pursuing debts and realising assets.In ...
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ArticleYodel reverses decision to sack security staff and replace them with unlicensed personnel
Yodel has reversed its decision to sack licensed security staff at its Hatfield depot and allegedly try to replace them with lower paid non-Security Industry Authority (SIA) licenced personnel.The decision has been welcomed by the GMB union who said it was essential the company followed good industrial relations practice to ...
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ArticleCOVID-19: P&O Ferries ramps up Calais-Dover freight operation
P&O Ferries has strengthened its freight operations on the Calais-Dover crossing to maintain the flow of goods during the COVID-19 crisis.The company's workforce in the Port of Calais are taking on new roles in freight handling to keep food, medicines and other goods flowing.The check-in and loading process has also ...
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ArticleCOVID-19: Trailer manufacturer Don-Bur hibernates and furloughs workforce
Trailer manufacturer Don-Bur has put the business on ice for the next three weeks and furloughed the majority of its workforce.The move aims to ensure staff and customer safety during the COVI-19 pandemic and comes in the light of 5.4% of the company’s 500-strong staff having gone into precautionary self-isolation.In ...
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ArticleTuffnells pledges to recruit over 100 new drivers and warehouse staff
Tuffnells has pledged to guarantee anyone out of work because of COVID-19 an interview as it looks to hire more than 100 new warehouse workers and lorry drivers.The announcement comes after the chief executive of the British Retail Consortium, Helen Dickinson, said the UK does not have short supplies but ...
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ArticleAdvanced Supply Chain Group cuts jobs in face of COVID-19 pandemic
Logistics firm Advanced Supply Chain Group is to cut around 30 jobs in the face of the coronavirus outbreak just days after slamming the government for making its rescue funding for firms hit by the pandemic far too complex.The redundancies come just nine months after the Bradford-based logistics firm opened ...
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ArticleMaze Logistics Solutions takes delivery of two 44-tonne Volvo FH Globetrotters
Ipswich-based Maze Logistics Solutions has added two 44-tonne Volvo FH Globetrotters to its 18-strong fleet.The 6x2 tractor units will be used for container haulage, pulling tri-axle skeletal trailers across the UK and each truck will cover up to 130,000km annually.The deal comes with a four-year Volvo Financial Services contract hire ...
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ArticleLaura Ashley and distributor Premier Home Logistics enter administration
The distribution company for Laura Ashley has entered administration along with the troubled retailer.In a statement, Laura Ashley said that for the seven weeks to 13 March, trading had improved by 24%, but that the COVID-19 outbreak had pushed it to the brink.The company has appointed administrators from PricewaterhouseCoopers, which ...
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ArticleExpect Distribution reports increased revenues
Contract wins and investment in infrastructure led to revenues at Expect Distribution increasing by 13.6% in 2019.In its latest financial results, the Bradford logistics firm said revenues from its distribution activities rose by 7.24% to £27.1m for the year ending 30 November 2019, assisted by two further wins in its ...
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Parcel delivery protocols changed in response to COVID-19
Protocols for parcel deliveries by some of the UK’s largest couriers have been changed to reflect increasing concerns over health and safety in light of the current pandemic.As online purchases soar, Hermes said it was introducing “contact-free delivery” to everyone’s doorsteps, and requesting that customers choose a safe place for ...
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Article"Volumes at Christmas levels," claims EV Cargo Logistics
EV Cargo Logistics is reporting volumes at "Christmas levels" as it responds to increased demand for groceries across the UK.And the company said “a collaborative spirit” has developed across the industry, as it works with subcontractors and other hauliers to ensure shelves remained stocked in the face of significant operational ...