All Operator news articles – Page 194
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MT ArticleMenzies Distribution launches One Stop food deliveries after spike in demand
Menzies Distribution has expanded into delivering food products to over 500 One Stop stores to help the retailer cope with a surge in demand during the Covid-19 lockdown.The logistics firm, which was already delivering newspapers and magazines to One Stop stores, set up the food delivery operation in just 48 ...
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MT ArticleTIP Trailer Services opens Nuneaton "super-branch"
TIP Trailer Services had opened a new flagship depot next door to its existing operation in Nuneaton.Built on a brownfield site, TIP said the “super-branch” was its biggest ever investment in new workshop facilities.The 10-acre site contains a purpose-built ten bay workshop, brake roller testers and an MOT lane to ...
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MT ArticleScania offers truck drivers free refreshments in gesture of thanks
Scania is serving complimentary refreshments to truck drivers from its hospitality trailer as part of a tour thanking them for keeping the country moving.Beginning today (15 May) the trailer will visit distribution centres across the country and offer a full menu of refreshments including tea, a range of coffees, hot ...
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MT ArticleCompany whose driver died after crashing into parked truck fined £450,000
A company that failed to ensure two of its workers were sufficiently rested to work and travel safely before they crashed into a parked articulated lorry and died has been fined £450,000.Welding contractor Renown Consultants was also ordered to pay £300,000 in costs following a complex case in which Zac ...
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Asos defends approach to social distancing after dispute with GMB over Barnsley warehouse
Claims by the GMB union that an Asos warehouse had become “a cradle of disease” after warehouse workers contracted Covid-19 have been firmly rebutted by the retailer, as well as by its recognised trade union.Asos said there was no evidence to suggest nine confirmed coronavirus cases at its Barnsley warehouse ...
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MT ArticleAbbey Logistics extends ADM edible oils contract
Abbey Logistics Group has secured a multi-year contract extension with major edible oils producer ADM UK for the nationwide distribution of bulk oils.Abbey has worked with ADM for more than 20 years to provide bulk liquid transport to UK customers and this latest extension aims to provide even greater service ...
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Tarmac suspends new pay rate amid mounting protests from hauliers
Tarmac has been forced to suspend the roll out of its new night shift pay rate, just days after its launch, following angry opposition from its partner hauliers.The new rate introduced last week, which saw haulier partners’ nightly incomes slashed by up to 40%, prompted widespread protests from hauliers with ...
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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 ...