All Operator news articles – Page 191
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MT ArticleYodel to deliver one million ready meals to NHS staff as part of charity drive
Yodel has joined forces with Tesco, Absolute Taste and other businesses to form a charity which aims to feed thousands of critical NHS workers over the next three months.Launched this week, salutetheNHS.org, led by former McClaren Group owner Ron Dennis, will deliver free ready meals to ICU staff, anaesthetic teams ...
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MT ArticleHaulier hit with parking fine despite COVID-19 lockdown
A haulage operator has condemned the actions of a parking control firm that targeted one of its trucks on an Enfield industrial estate while the country was in lockdown.KBC Logistics said Parking Control Management (PCM) should be “ashamed” of itself after sending the company a £100 parking control notice (PCN) ...
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MT ArticleCEVA Logistics delivers urgently needed NHS medical supplies in rapid time
CEVA Logistics is delivering a major shipment of medical supplies this week to NHS hospitals and surgeries across the country, as part of a government initiative to bring all UK healthcare distribution under one umbrella during the COVID-19 crisis.The cargo, sent from Shanghai to Heathrow on Friday night (3 April), ...
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MT ArticleDHL Supply Chain hits back at GMB over claims warehouse staff staged three mass walkouts over health and safety
DHL Supply Chain has expressed surprise at allegations by the GMB union that it was failing to provide sanitation at its Swindon distribution centre, and denied claims that staff had walked out.The union said “almost all warehouse staff” had downed tools on 2 April after DHL Supply Chain had failed ...
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MT ArticleGeorge Allinson profits boosted by increased warehouse income
George Allinson (Transport) in Darlington increased revenues by 8.4% last year, thanks mainly to an increase in warehouse income.The haulier, which was established in 1955 and offers a range of logistics and warehousing services, reported sales of £14m for the year ending 31 August 2019 and also increased pre-tax profits ...
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MT ArticleFife council rubber stamps temporary HGV park for Amazon warehouse
Amazon has been given the green light to operate a temporary HGV park in Rosyth in order to service its nearby fulfilment centre.Fife Council gave the go-ahead to the lorry and trailer park following complaints that vehicles were parking on roads near its facility.The site will be used for 18 ...
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MT ArticleDPD ramps up food deliveries with Morrisons' essential grocery box deal
DPD has seen the volume of food deliveries boosted to 200,000 per week as it secures a partnership with supermarket Morrisons to meet consumer demand for online grocery deliveries during the COVID-19 pandemic.It is also seeing an increase in volumes for existing food and recipe box customers, alongside the transportation ...
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MT ArticleClipper Logistics responds to alleged breach of social distancing rules at Nottinghamshire warehouse
Clipper Logistics has revealed it has been inundated with requests from customers to provide supply chain support, while dealing with criticism by employees that it was failing to implement social distancing policies.The BBC reported that workers at its Ollerton, Nottinghamshire warehouse had complained that they were being “crammed into corridors” ...
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MT ArticleInternational Forwarding adapts business to deliver NHS supplies
A Coleshill-based pallet specialist has re-organised its business and warehousing sites to prioritise the delivery of vital NHS supplies to hospitals across the UK during the COVID-19 pandemic.Palletways member International Forwarding has been deploying its truck, trailer, warehousing and 60-strong workforce to transport urgent medical equipment seven days a week.Rob ...
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MT Article"Furlough scheme a welcome lifeline but our volumes are through the roof," insists ABE MD
Clive Brooks (pictured), MD of Herefordshire-based haulier ABE, has applauded the government's offer to pay employees 80% of their salaries while giving them leave of absence during the COVID-19 pandemic.The chancellor's furlough scheme has previously come in for criticism from hauliers who claim it won't work if parts of a ...
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MT ArticleFowler Welch rate review condemned by subcontractors
Subcontractors have slammed Fowler Welch's plans to review rates in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis.The company, which specialises in the delivery of ambient and temperature controlled products to major supermarkets, has told its subcontractors it is reviewing rates in response to falling fuel prices.In a letter sent to its ...
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MT 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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MT 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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MT 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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MT 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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MT 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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MT 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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MT 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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MT 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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MT 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 ...