All Operator news articles – Page 165
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MT ArticleOnward Holdings seeks offers on refurbished warehouse near Leeds city centre
Commercial property specialist Onward Holdings is on the hunt for offers on a refurbished warehouse it owns at Cross Green Industrial Estate in Leeds.The Yorkshire property firm has invested around £500,000 to upgrade the facility, located just over a mile from Leeds city centre.The warehouse, which is available for immediate ...
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MT ArticlePallet-Track team keep moving in fundraiser for homeless charity St Basil’s
Pallet-Track employees are raising funds for West Midlands-based St Basil’s, a UK charity working to prevent young people becoming homeless.After voting for St Basil’s as their chosen charity, the 150-strong team at Pallet-Track’s Wolverhampton hub in Millfields Road have pledged to walk and run as part of their efforts to ...
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MT ArticleManchester distributor orders 23 DAF tractor units from Asset Alliance Group
Asset Alliance Group will provide Manchester-based Bunzl Retail Supplies with 23 DAF XF 6x2 tractor units.The distribution firm took on the vehicles on a two-year full-service contract hire agreement after shopping around.Craig Duddle, transport manager at Bunzl Retail Supplies, said: “We have worked with Asset Alliance Group previously on smaller ...
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MT ArticleDX Express network expands with new Rotherham depot
DX is opening a new depot in Rotherham as it part of a wider plans to expand its depot portfolio over the next two years.The 20,000sq ft depot is located at Hellaby Industrial Estate, and will serve the group’s Express division, which specialises in secure, next-day parcel delivery.It will provide ...
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MT ArticleRivus Fleet Solutions invests in "flagship" HGV-compatible garage featuring conference facilities
Rivus Fleet Solutions has opened a new "flagship" garage in Southampton, 60% larger than its predecessor and capable of being able to support HGVs.The fleet management company said the new site also includes conference facilities, which customers could use for training events and meetings.The development follows the recent opening of ...
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MT ArticleExintra uses Volvo FH tractors on Primark contract
Dutch logistics group Exintra has put two Volvo FH LNG tractor units into operation on its Primark contract, making regular runs into the UK.Sander Bogers, chief executive of Exintra Group, said: “Sustainable entrepreneurship is becoming increasingly important to our companies and we notice that more and more clients and consumers ...
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MT ArticleHome delivery specialist makes Sunday Times list of companies with fastest growing sales
BJS Home Delivery has been ranked 22nd in the Sunday Times HSBC International Track 200, which lists mid-market private companies with the fastest growing international sales.The table showed that the two-man home delivery firm’s average international sales growth was 97.82% in the year ending July 2019.Harinder Singh, BJS MD said: ...
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MT ArticleSCALA gives operators chance to track and measure their carbon footprint
Companies in transport and logistics can track their entire carbon footprint after consultants SCALA expanded its service.Following a tie-in with Compare your Footprint, SCALA is offering firms the opportunity to measure and benchmark their emissions profile across their entire supply chain network, including Scope 3 emissions – indirect emissions generated ...
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MT ArticleCampeys of Selby adds 35 Lawrence David trailers to growing fleet
North Yorkshire haulier Campeys of Selby has added 35 new high capacity curtainside trailers to its expanding fleet after landing a number of new deals.The new Lawrence David trailers have a bespoke specification with 2.9m internal height to ensure maximum load volume and enhance operational efficiency.The pillarless trailers have flat ...
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MT ArticleMeachers Global Logistics lands deal to secure PPE supply to Southampton NHS Trust
Meachers Global Logistics has sealed a new partnership with Southampton City Council and Wessex Procurement to provide local NHS Covid hubs with urgent PPE supplies when needed.The partnership sees Meachers support the University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust with the storage and delivery of PPE.The new PPE supply arrangement is ...
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MT ArticleMajor construction contracts help Erith Haulage boosts profits
Erith Haulage Company saw turnover boosted last year by major contracts with sister company Erith Contractors but the haulier warned that the market will be “challenging” this year.The Kent-based haulage firm saw turnover rise 3.6% in the year to 30 September 2020 to £28m (2019: £27.04m), whilst pre-tax profit rose ...
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MT ArticleTPN pallet recycling scheme saves 300 tonnes of wood from landfill in six months
The Pallet Network’s pallet recycling scheme, which allows partners to take their expired pallets to TPN’s hub for use in carbon-neutral energy generation, has saved 300 tonnes of wood from landfill in its first six months.The scheme started in July 2020, and had recycled 144 tonnes of pallets by November, ...
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MT ArticleMaritime Transport celebrates a decade in distribution
Maritime Transport is celebrating its distribution division’s tenth anniversary.The container haulier diversified into the domestic distribution sector on 1 February 2011 with the purchase of 100 curtainsiders.Ten years later Maritime’s domestic distribution division operates a fleet of 400 vehicles delivering an average of 6,000 customer deliveries per week, around the ...
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MT ArticleBritish Gas accelerates fleet electrification with record order
British Gas ordered 2,000 new all-electric Vivaro-e vans from Vauxhall this week amid plans to never again buy another combustion engine vehicle.This latest order represents the largest electric vehicle (EV) order for a commercial fleet in the UK, and adds to 1,000 purchased by British Gas last summer.All 3,000 electric ...
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MT ArticleGray & Adams’ founder Jim Gray leaves lasting legacy
Gray & Adams’ founder Jim Gray died peacefully in his sleep on 10 February 2021, aged 86.Gray formed Gray’s Motor Body Works in 1957 after leaving national service, as a car and body repair facility in Fraserburgh, near Aberdeen.In 1960, Gray was joined by Jim Adams and the company became ...
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MT Article£17m fleet investment programme helps Yodel cut emissions by a quarter
Parcel carrier Yodel has reduced its carbon emissions by 25% after investing £17m in its fleet and technology.The strategy has seen it ensure all its vehicles are no more than three years old, making them compliant with Low Emissions Zone (LEZ), Ultra Low Emissions Zone (ULEZ) and Clean Air Zone ...
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MT ArticleDX Group opens security room and plans six new depots in £10m growth drive
Delivery firm DX Group has opened a new security control room as part of a £10m expansion programme.The group, which returned to profitability last year, is also planning to open six new depots this year - three for DX Freight and three for DX Express.The security control room, at Tipton ...
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MT ArticleDenby Eco-Link trial go-ahead leaves key concerns unanswered
As first reported on motortransport.co.uk, it looks as though some 20 years of campaigning by Dick Denby of Denby Transport in Lincolnshire is about to pay off and the government will give the go ahead for trials of the Denby Eco-Link B-double road train from next month.It is many years ...
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MT ArticleCourt blocks 'fire and rehire' tactics at Tesco DC
Tesco has been stopped from unilaterally withdrawing entitlements to retained pay for workers at its Livingston distribution centre following a ruling in the Court of Session in Edinburgh.The judgement, which applies only to the Livingston site, means the supermarket giant also cannot terminate a contract in order to re-engage a ...
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MT ArticleDashcam helps clear UPS driver of writing off £180,000 Lamborghini
A Leicestershire haulage firm said its decision to install cameras to its fleet had been vindicated after a driver was cleared of writing off a £180,000 Lamborghini.Crouch Logistics had subcontracted a van to UPS, which was involved in an accident with a Huracan Spyder in Northamptonshire.The driver of the Italian ...