All Operator news articles – Page 187
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MT ArticleFormer staff of failed car transporter will now receive payout
Former employees of a Sheerness-based car transporter that entered administration just before Christmas are now expected to be paid all the money they are owed.Staff at Eulos.EU were told by the administrator that they may only receive 14p in the pound after the company collapsed on 23 December 2019.But in ...
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MT ArticleStewarts of Tayside orders 10 refrigerated trailers
A 16-year relationship between Stewarts of Tayside and Carrier Transicold shows no signs of thawing after the Perthshire fruit and veg firm took delivery of 10 new refrigerated trailers.The single-temperature Vector 1550 units are mounted to 13.6m Gray & Adams trailers and have been equally split between new additions to ...
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MT ArticleAcclaim Logistics signs Palletline deal
Acclaim MD Mark RobinsonAcclaim Logistics has partnered with Palletline, saying it will give customers greater choice in terms of pricing, pallet sizing and distribution options.The company offers flexible parcel and pallet distribution solutions in the Southampton area and with depots in Totton and on the Isle of Wight it can ...
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MT ArticleDFDS using pandemic as excuse to cut jobs and make "brutal attacks" on workforce, Unite claims
The Unite union has accused DFDS of using Covid-19 as an excuse to make dozens of redundancies in its Immingham workforce and reduce overtime rates, potentially affecting freight routes.The union said the plan to cut 62 jobs from the 600-strong workforce were unnecessary given steadily increasing freight volumes.In June, DFDS ...
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MT ArticleKuehne + Nagel Q2 turnover down 21.5% but volumes back to normal
Kuehne + Nagel said demand for domestic European transport had broadly improved to pre-crisis levels following a significant decline in order volumes in April and May.However, turnover for its road logistics division was down by 21.5% in Q2 2020 to CHF 721m (£611m), compared with the same quarter in 2019, ...
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MT ArticleSpeedy Freight partners with ADAM Foundation to tackle Liverpool knife crime
Speedy Freight has announced a partnership with the ADAM Foundation, which aims to help educate young people across Liverpool on the dangers of knives and knife crime and bring justice to its victims.The national courier is donating £1 for every booking made by a Liverpool-based business from now until the ...
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MT ArticleMidlands broker launches vehicle management and leasing division
Financial services broker, Midlands Asset Finance (MAF), has announced the creation of a vehicle management and leasing division.Officially launching today (22 July), the team, known as MAF Leasing, will actively serve both consumers and businesses for the first time in the company’s history.The vehicle management arm of the division will ...
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MT ArticleEuropa turnover passes £200m but 2020 growth will be "limited"
Europa Worldwide Group has revealed its results for the year ending 31 December 2019, showing turnover increased from £176m to £205m and net profit before tax increased to £6m from £5.2m in 2018.The business, which has just opened a £60m logistics facility in Corby, Northamptonshire, has also reported an increase ...
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MT ArticlePML rides Covid-19 storm to win major fresh produce deal with Asda
Logistics specialist PML has won a major contract with IPL, Asda’s produce-buying arm, in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic.PML is a family-owned business based in Feltham, near Heathrow Airport, that provides import and export logistics for perishable and non-perishable goods by air, sea and road.The deal with IPL sees ...
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Dutch haulier becomes first international FORS Gold member
Dutch specialist precast concrete haulier Driessen Speciaaltransport has become the first FORS member to attain FORS Gold outside of the UK.Based in Horst, Driessen Speciaaltransport, which became a FORS member in 2013, has a fleet consisting of a range of in-loaders, V-frame loaders, low-loaders, extendable flatbeds and diagonal loaders, ...
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MT ArticleJohnston Logistics UK sees deliveries to Asda almost triple during pandemic
Johnston Logistics UK’s deliveries of anti-bacterial wipes on behalf of client Dynamic Wipes to Asda supermarkets have increased almost threefold during the Covid-19 pandemic.The Norfolk-based company is delivering around five containers a day from Felixstowe Port, via the company’s Snetterton depot in East Anglia, where the goods are decanted and ...
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Hermes plans mega hub in Barnsley
Parcel delivery firm Hermes is continuing its expansion strategy with plans to open a new mega hub in Barnsley with space for almost 600 HGVs.This latest news closely follows Hermes announcement last month that it is to open another ten depots, spend £100m expanding its warehousing capacity and recruit ...
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Wincanton opens fifth DC for Screwfix
Wincanton has met a tight deadline to launch its fifth distribution centre for tools trade customer Screwfix.Located at Prologis Park in Stafford, the 128,000sq ft DC will open on time next month.This latest facility is the second Screwfix hub that Wincanton has opened in Stafford. Other DCs operated by Wincanton ...
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MT ArticleAbacus counts its blessings as it re-joins HazChem Network
Abacus Transport has re-joined The Hazchem Network just months after leaving.The Hemel Hempstead haulier will cover central and north west London, which the network said were a natural fit for its deliveries and collections.Abacus MD Martin Baxter said re-joining was a “a very easy decision”.“The team here at Abacus Transport ...
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Hermes rides the home delivery boom to recruit another 10,500 'parcel people'
Hermes UK has launched a major recruitment drive and is looking for 10,500 “parcel people” to handle volumes that are predicted to be double last year on Black Friday and at Christmas.The delivery firm wants to employ 1,500 full time staff for roles in its head office in Yorkshire, as ...
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MT ArticleRyder announces job cuts and workshop closures
Ryder is to offload the servicing and maintenance carried out at its own locations to approved dealer partners, resulting in redundancies and workshop closures.The contract hire and rental firm said it had completed a review into those services and that it would establish a new operational model as a result.In ...
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MT ArticlePalletforce signs D&G Global Logistics
Palletforce has snapped up D&G Global Logistics as its latest member to cover postcodes in Oxfordshire.D&G replaces NGC and will take responsibility for postcodes in the north-west of the county, including Banbury and Chipping Norton.Palletforce said it had also redistributed the area and given Ralph Davies International postcodes around Bicester.D&G ...
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MT ArticleCEVA Logistics rolls out digital platform
CEVA Logistics has launched an “all-in-one” digital platform, myCEVA, which it said provides customers with more control over the booking process.The online tool also gives customers instant quotes and enables them to track shipments in real time.It said the rollout of myCEVA this summer means the portal will become available ...
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MT ArticleElddis Transport takes delivery of SDC Freespan trailers
Elddis Transport has taken delivery of two new SDC Freespan curtainsiders to strengthen its service in FMCG transport.The trailers provide a 3.2m side aperture for loading and feature SDC’s low friction alloy curtain rail, which aids the company’s movement of full and part loads throughout the UK and Ireland.The Freespan ...
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MT ArticleXPO Logistics signs warehouse and distribution deal with Greene King
XPO Logistics has been selected by Greene King to manage dedicated warehousing and distribution for Greene King’s secondary drinks channel.XPO will provide innovative logistics services from five warehouses distributing to retail pubs and restaurants, including Pub Partner independent licensees and on-trade trade customers.Its dedicated sites in Northampton, Tilbury, Avonmouth and ...