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All Operator news articles – Page 206
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ArticleEddie Stobart opens training academy to wider transport industry
Eddie Stobart has opened its previously in-house training academy up to the whole transport industry. The operator opened its training facility at its Appleton HQ in 2015, where it's been training its own employees in HGV driving, transport legislation, warehouse and operational training and management development.As of today (14 September) ...
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ArticleSpar wholesaler James Hall & Co buys new Volvos
Spar wholesaler James Hall & Co has bought eight new Volvos to serve more than 600 stores across the country. The operator bought six 4x2 FM tractor units as well as two 6x2 FE rigid trucks, with 410hp and 320hp respectively.The vehicles have 11-litre Volvo engines and are equipped with ...
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ArticleAbbey Logistics Group to end general haulage and pallet work and focus on tanker business
Abbey Logistics Group will close its general haulage and pallet network business to concentrate on the tanker business where it first made its name.In a statement today (12 September), the firm, which was originally known as Abbey Road Tanks, said it had grown rapidly in the last two years through ...
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NFT promotes Ross Eggleton to chief executive role as part of growth plans
Chilled food logistics specialist NFT has announced a management restructuring that will see chief operating officer Ross Eggleton become chief executive at the firm in January.As part of the restructuring, current CEO David Frankish will become NFT vice- chairman with responsibility for strategic customer development and acquisition and merger opportunities.He ...
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ArticlePallet-Track passes 20 millionth pallet milestone
Pallet-Track marked a milestone this month after processing the 20 millionth pallet through its network since it first opened for business 13 years ago.The pallet network, which recently opened a £10m hub in Greater Manchester, said it had recorded an increase in the volume of traffic through its UK locations ...
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ArticleRoyal Mail workers to be balloted for industrial action over pension and pay row
Royal MailAs reported by MT earlier this week, the Communication Workers Union (CWU) has today confirmed it will ballot members for industrial action over a host of issues including pensions at Royal Mail.Terry Pullinger, CWU deputy general secretary (postal), said: “Talks have been taking place since April 2016, but the ...
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ArticleFaccenda Foods and truck tyre retreader Bandvulc build on relationship
Poultry supplier Faccenda Foods has awarded truck tyre retreader Bandvulc with a contract extention.The extention, which runs to March 2019, will take Bandvulc’s partnership with Faccenda Foods into its 11th year.The deal sees BVPlus+, the firm’s fleet management division, deliver tyre management services to Faccenda’s fleet of 166 trucks and ...
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Yodel makes eighth consecutive loss, but shareholders keep the faith
Yodel failed to turn a profit for the eighth consecutive year in its recently closed financial year, and CEO Mike Cooper has admitted its owners regularly give him “a hard time”.The parcel carrier has never managed turned a profit, making a pre-tax loss of £50.4m in its most recently published ...
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ArticlePalletforce welcomes Tomsetts Distribution to network
Palletforce is boosting its coverage of the south east of England with the addition of former Palletline member Tomsetts Distribution.Tomsetts Distribution is the sixth firm to join Palletforce this year, following in the footsteps of DNA, NGC Logistics, Circle Express, Shakespeare Transport and QTR Transport. This latest addition boosts the ...
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Royal Mail faces strike action over pension reforms
Royal Mail is facing strike action after four weeks of negotiations on pension reforms ended in stalemate.In the same week the company was relegated from the FTSE 100 to the FTSE 250, the CWU said it is yet to decide whether to ballot members on industrial action.A CWU spokesman told ...
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ArticleSeafield Logistics business dissolved
Seafield liveried tanker - the firm collapsed in 2014Seafield Logistics, which was one of 2014’s highest profile failures within road transport, has been dissolved bringing an official end to its story.Collapsing in July 2014, Seafield’s bulk powder transport business was sold immediately to Abbey Logistics and its warehousing business based ...
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ArticleCurrie European becomes Currie Solutions
Currie SolutionsCurrie European has rebranded as Currie Solutions with immediate effect.The firm, more than 40 years old, said the choice of its new name was influenced by the way its business had developed to meet customers' increasingly diverse requirements over the years when holding and distributing their goods."We are not ...
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ArticleMenzies Distribution charges up parcels business with Gnewt Cargo buy
Menzies Distribution has bought fully electric final-mile delivery firm Gnewt Cargo for an undisclosed sum. London-based Gnewt Cargo runs 100 electric vehicles in the city, and Menzies said the acquisition will support its drive to build a neutral, UK-wide parcel consolidation service while boosting its green portfolio.Menzies MD Greg Michael ...
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Eddie Stobart grows but return to stock market puts temporary brake on profit
Eddie Stobart saw turnover and earnings grow in the first six months of its financial year, but the cost of refinancing, its stock market listing and the end of an Irish retail contract resulted in a pre-tax loss.Having completed an initial public offering (IPO) on the Alternative Investment Market in ...
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ArticleWelch's Transport sees profit fall due to staffing shortfall
Welch’s Transport saw profit fall in a year with an “uncomfortably high” turnover in operational staff, according to the firm’s latest annual results.The Cambridgeshire haulier’s newly published accounts for the year to 31 December 2016 reveal that whilst turnover rose by 6.3% to £13.4m (2015: £12.6m), pre-tax profit was 4.5% ...
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John Raymond Transport ready to bounce back after restructuring
Bridgend-based John Raymond Transport has endured a tough period but parent company Nolan Transport believes the required changes have now been made to return the haulier to health.Nolan Transport purchased John Raymond Transport in September 2016, with John Raymond stepping down from the board at that time to be replaced ...
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DHL Supply Chain to self-insure during platooning truck trial
DHL Supply Chain will insure itself while running autonomous trucks in the Transport Research Laboratory's (TRL) £8.1m trial of platooning trucks in the UK.TRL will run the trial, which could see platooning HGVs on major UK roads by the end of next year, in conjunction with DHL and DAF Trucks.DHL ...
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ArticleGregory Distribution sees challenges and opportunities as clients ramp-up tendering activity
A rise in firms tendering contracts more frequently and the loss of a large and "challenging" customer is presenting Gregory Distribution (Holdings) with both difficulties and opportunities.Reporting its results to 1 October 2016, the company, which has 32 depots across the UK, said the trend was presenting the firm with ...
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ArticleWeak pound hurts EM Rogers but operator remains confident about future
A weak pound combined with rising demand for cheap Chinese trucks in Commonwealth markets has hit profit at international haulier and truck sales firm EM Rogers.Reporting its results for the year to 31 January 2017 the Northampton-based firm revealed that while turnover increased from £18.5m to £18.8m in the year ...
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ArticleUK Mail to open three new sites to accommodate Deutsche Post DHL volume
UK Mail is to open three new sites this year to accommodate current and future volume growth from its acquisition by Deutsche Post DHL. The German parcel operator bought UK Mail last December to support its own overseas operation, which has seen UK Mail handling 20% more parcels, both domestic ...