All Operator news articles – Page 188
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MT ArticleDHL Supply Chain launches pop-up e-commerce hub with Holland & Barrett
DHL Supply Chain and health food chain Holland & Barrett have set up a new pop-up e-commerce fulfilment centre.The operation was set up in just 48 hours, after an initial surge in online orders as a result of the nationwide lockdown and a "dramatic shift" into categories not normally purchased ...
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MT ArticleOsborne Motor Transport looks to boost turnover by £1m and expand fleet under new ownership
The new owner of Osborne Motor Transport is looking to grow the firm’s turnover by £1m to £4.5m over the next three years, expand its newly liveried fleet and move to new premises.The Tyne and Wear-based haulage company also recently leapt from silver to platinum status as a Pallet Track ...
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MT ArticleClose Brothers Motor Finance platform helps dealers get closer to customers at home
Close Brothers Motor Finance is helping dealers sell to customers online during the Covid-19 pandemic.The company has enhanced its Showroom platform to allow dealers to email vehicle quotes directly to their customers after discussing the vehicle and finance options.Customers can access the quotes and a calculator tool can be used ...
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MT ArticleOwens Group delivers PPE to frontline NHS staff
Owens Group trucks met flights on the tarmac at Cardiff airport to ensure PPE reached frontline NHS staff in “one of the most important challenges” in the firm’s history.The Palletforce member has been involved in efforts to distribute the equipment, including hospital beds, across Wales and the UK.Freight was unloaded ...
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MT ArticleChild of Pallet-Track manager shows support for essential workers
A six-year-old boy’s message of love for lorries and the NHS during lockdown has been delivered, thanks to his mum’s day job at Pallet-Track.The network’s senior business development manager, Kara Buckley, used home schooling as an opportunity to help son Luca show his support for front line workers.As well as ...
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MT ArticleXPO launches app function to help drivers find facilities in France and Spain
XPO has added a “points of interest” function to its mobile app for truck drivers in France and Spain struggling to find truck stops and rest areas still open in the coronavirus pandemic.The Drive XPO digital points of interest map displays the availability of amenities such as food, restrooms, shower ...
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MT ArticleSuttons Tankers lands new ethanol distribution deal with William Grant and Sons
Suttons Tankers has landed a new contract which will see it play its part in the fight against COVID-19 by transporting ethanol for the production of hand sanitiser for hospitals and clinics across the UK.The company, which is part of Suttons Group, will provide the transportation of denatured spirit supplied ...
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MT Article"Hauliers without warehousing could struggle," claims Miniclipper Logistics MD
Palletline member Miniclipper Logistics has admitted volumes have not been hit as badly as expected by the COVID-19 pandemic but that companies without a warehousing side might struggle to survive.“We can handle it,” MD Peter Masters told motortransport.co.uk. “It’s going to take a bit of a nose dive but we ...
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MT ArticleDavies Turner helps Hunter Boot protect London Ambulance Service
Davies Turner has donated 25 pallets of Hunter Boot’s women's wellingtons to the London Ambulance Service to help protect staff during the COVID-19 pandemic.Davies Turner’s specialist logistics fulfilment team at its logistics centre in Central Park, Bristol worked quickly to pick and pack the tall wellington boots of various sizes ...
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MT ArticleSchmitz Cargobull expands rigid truck body assembly via UK service partners
Schmitz Cargobull is ramping up assembly of its rigid truck bodies in the UK through its service partner network as part of a strategy to cut costs and shorten lead times.The move will see bodybuilders who are already authorised maintenance providers assemble M.KO rigids, using panels shipped in from Schmitz ...
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MT ArticleVolvo resumes truck manufacturing at plants supplying UK market
Volvo has started producing a limited number of trucks for the UK market as the COVID-19 pandemic shows signs of abating.The manufacturer has started producing trucks for the first time since March at plants in Belgium and Sweden which supply the majority of finished vehicles for the UK and Irish ...
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MT ArticleDPD: "We're doing record volumes and hearing incredible stories..."
DPD has revealed its parcel volumes are at record levels as the COVID-19 pandemic triggers a massive spike in home deliveries.The company’s sister network – DPD Local – servicing shippers with smaller volumes, has also seen a “huge surge” in demand.“Easter was double what we did last Easter,” DPD marketing ...
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MT ArticleWalker Logistics lands a smacker with Lanolips deal
Hungerford-based Walker Logistics has been awarded a contract to manage the UK supply chains of Australian cosmetics brand Lanolips.The deal, which will see Walker Transport oversee Lanolips’ entire UK supply chains, boosts the company’s base of cosmetics clients.As part of the agreement, Walker Logistics will receive incoming stock at its ...
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MT ArticlePrologic scraps plans for lorry park near Felixstowe
A Felixstowe-based company that planned to build an 85-space lorry park to ease pressure on the A14 has now withdrawn its application.Prologic wanted to construct the site on land off the old A45 adjacent to the A14, as well as build a covered maintenance bay, offices, drivers’ mess, security fencing, ...
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MT ArticleAO.com partners with grid location expert what3words to help delivery drivers find exact addresses
Frustrated delivery drivers struggling to find the exact address for a drop-off could become a thing of the past after an online retailer began working with innovative grid location experts what3words.AO.com is rolling out the technology, which divides the world into a grid of 3m squares, each with a unique ...
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MT ArticleMeachers Global Logistics leases new Southampton warehouse as storage demand soars
A 20% increase in storage demand has prompted Meachers Global Logistics to lease a new warehouse in Southampton.The transport company said the COVID-19 pandemic had sent demand for space soaring as supply chains slowed down.The new premises at Solent Gateway in Marchwood will help Meachers meet the needs of its ...
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MT ArticleCM Downton profits nearly double after EmergeVest takeover
CM Downton enjoyed a successful first full trading year since being acquired by EmergeVest, with profits growing by more than 90%.Latest financial results for the Gloucestershire headquartered logistics firm show that for the year ending 30 June 2019, it made a pre-tax profit of £2.17m – a significant increase from ...
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MT ArticleMitchell's of Mansfield becomes third new Hazchem member within a month
(Left-to-right) Mitchell's of Mansfield chief executive Andrew Mitchell with MD Richard MontgomeryMitchell’s of Mansfield became the third new member of The Hazchem Network to join in April, as the group said it had seen an increase in enquiries.The haulier has operated in pallet networks for 25 years and has joined ...
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MT ArticleCollapsed Hertfordshire haulier lost major contracts after rapid expansion
Hertfordshire-based Carters Haulage entered administration after expanding from one lorry to 40 in just three years to service a blue chip client and then losing the business months later.In a report to creditors, administrators at SFP also said it was now investigating “certain transactions” prior to their appointment and that ...
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MT ArticleKent hauliers team up to donate 1,000 face visors to local hospital
Castledene Transport in Kent has teamed up with fellow hauliers Lenham Storage and Alan Firmin to donate 1,000 face visors to a local hospital after discovering the vital PPE was sitting on a floor in Gillingham.Matt Clarke, Castledene director, said it was “shameful” that it was proving difficult to resolve ...