All Operator news articles – Page 189
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MT ArticleDriver shortage and loss of key customers forced haulier into administration, report concludes
A Redditch haulier closed down with the loss of 39 jobs after it lost two major customers amid an ongoing struggle to recruit drivers, according to its administrator.S Walker Transport appointed Leonard Curtis to assist with winding down its business on 25 February, almost 19 years after it first began ...
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MT Article"April figures a disaster but customers reopening," major haulier reveals
Cambridgeshire haulier Welch's Transport has admitted its figures for April will be “a disaster” as it struggles with only 60-70% of normal volumes.However, MD Jim Welch told motortransport.co.uk that some of his customers have begun to reopen their businesses and are expecting the government to ease the current lockdown after ...
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MT Article"New normal" may see hauliers take on all customers' warehousing
The impact of the COVID-19 outbreak could see suppliers going direct to hauliers for warehousing and scrapping their own to cut costs, according to an East Midlands operator.Bob Farrell, MD of Nottinghamshire-based Farrell Transport, said the strategy was already being used by many of his customers and may become “the ...
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MT ArticleAngry hauliers condemn Tarmac over new night-time pay rates
Tarmac’s plan to roll out new-night time shift rates will slash operators’ earnings and add further pressure to firms already struggling to survive the pandemic, hauliers warned this week.The new payment scheme is being rolled out nationally from next week after being trialled by Tarmac partner hauliers in London and ...
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MT ArticleWest Yorkshire haulier takes 'stay at home' message on the road
A West Yorkshire haulier has introduced new livery on its trailers to promote the government's ‘stay at home’ message.ADD Express, based in Elland, has added the important directive to the back doors of its trucks to support the NHS during the coronavirus pandemic.Part of the Pall-Ex network of hauliers, the ...
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MT ArticleCulina Group COVID-19 survivor Andy Brown helps NHS in hunt for vaccine
Culina Group organisational design chief Andy Brown, who contracted COVID-19 in early March, is playing a key role in helping research into the virus and the development of a vaccineBrown has been asked by the NHS Blood and Transplant service to donate convalescent plasma which researchers are hoping may be ...
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Kuehne + Nagel volumes hit by impact of COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has left Kuehne + Nagel facing an “immense” challenge in the coming months, the company has warned.Announcing its group results in the first quarter of 2020, the global logistics giant revealed a “significant” drop in volumes in March as the pandemic advanced across Europe.Despite a solid start ...
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MT ArticleDHL Supply Chain plays key role in supplying vital equipment to NHS Nightingale hospitals
The NHS has drafted in DHL Supply Chain to support the running of six Nightingale field hospitals set up to provide emergency care to COVID-19 patients.The company is also playing a key role in delivering vital medical supplies as well as providing non-emergency ambulance services.The supply chain operation, which would ...
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MT ArticleWhistl and UKP Worldwide join forces to deliver streamlined customs clearance service
Whistl and UKP Worldwide are teaming up to offer customers a more streamlined customs clearance service for mail and parcel customers.The collaboration is aimed at the delivery management process by offering an in-house customs clearance service to both company’s customers.The solution covers international mail, packets and parcels, both tracked and ...
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MT ArticleDAF warns social distancing measures could cause 90% slump in output and vastly increase lead times
Workers at MAN resume productionSocial distancing regulations in response to the COVID-19 pandemic look set to have far-reaching implications for European truck manufacturers.Claims last week (22 April) by the government's chief medical advisor Chris Whitty that the measures are likely to continue until at least the end of 2020 came ...
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MT ArticlePalletline revenues up but driver shortage hampers logistics businesses
Palletline saw revenues grow by 2.4% last year, although profits slipped in its logistics businesses due to a shortage of drivers.For the year ending 30 June 2019, the network, which is wholly owned by its members, reported a £149.1m turnover, an increase from 2018’s £145.6m.Turnover in its network operations increased ...
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MT ArticleHazchem Network welcomes new member
The Hazchem Network has announced its second new member this month, with Surrey-based Horley Road Services joining the pallet network.The family-owned company, whose fleet is over 50% ADR, will undertake deliveries into and out of the RH area.Gary Knight, Horley Road Services MD, said: “With legislative changes in industry, joining ...
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MT ArticleWhistl predicts impact of COVID-19 on international e-commerce
International online purchases from UK consumers are estimated to fall by almost a quarter over the next 12 months, according to a survey by Whistl.However, the delivery management firm said that despite the 24% reduction in purchases, the UK was one of the least likely countries surveyed to allow the ...
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MT ArticleDPD's NHS Thursday sets higher target as idea gathers pace
DPD’s ‘NHS Thursday’ initiative has gathered momentum, with the parcel firm gearing up to deliver more than 60,000 donated items to hospitals thanks to the generosity of its staff.The idea, prompted by staff nurse Nikitta Jones writing an email to DPD chief executive Dwain McDonald earlier this month, sees an ...
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MT ArticleCompany that bought Mark Priestley SDT fails to make agreed payments
A company set up to buy the business and assets of Slough-based Mark Priestley SDT, which entered insolvency proceedings last year, has failed to make payments in line with the agreed terms, according to the administrator.Mark Priestley SDT entered administration in February 2019 before newly incorporated business PSDT snapped up ...
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MT ArticleXPO Logistics adds COVID-19 dashboard to digital freight platform
XPO Logistics has introduced a new digital dashboard for shippers and carriers in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.The company integrated the tools with its XPO Connect digital freight platform in Europe and North America.Mario Harik, chief information officer, XPO Logistics, said: “We’re giving our customers a central source of vital ...
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MT ArticleEuropa Road in fleet investment
Europa Worldwide Group has invested in 70 new trailers for its Europa Road division.Replacing existing units, the 40 new Krone vari-deck box trailers from ICTS Group are UK registered and equipped with height-adjustable loading beams for double deck transport to accommodate both European and UK pallets.In addition, 30 new curtainsiders ...
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MT ArticleFreshLinc converts child's tribute to NHS and transport workers into trailer wrap
FreshLinc has turned a school project into a moving artwork after receiving a picture thanking the NHS and transport workers.The picture, emblazoned with a rainbow and heart and including the words: ‘Thank You to Our Transport Workers’ was passed to the temperature-controlled operator after a six-year-old daughter of one of ...
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MT ArticleFerguson Transport and Shipping furloughs 26 drivers but calls for more flexible scheme
Ferguson Transport and Shipping has furloughed 26 drivers and 14 staff following the launch of the government's Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme portal this week, after being reassured payments for furloughed workers will arrive in the company's bank account within six days of a claim being submitted online.However, MD Alasdair Ferguson ...
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MT ArticleTuffnells reports surge in medical consignments
Tuffnells has seen a significant increase in consignments for medical products and healthcare supplies as it continues to deliver vital items to essential businesses and services dealing with COVID-19.Order data comparing February to March showed an 89% increase in consignments for medical products and a 49% increase for healthcare supplies.Orders ...