All Operator news articles – Page 243
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MT ArticleELB Partners retains FORS gold status for fourth year in a row
Wimbledon, London-based haulier ELB Partners has maintained its FORS gold status for a fourth consecutive year.The Pallet-Track member runs a 40-strong fleet. It has spent around £5,000 per vehicle on additional technology to safeguard vulnerable road users.This includes includes a fifth camera on the driver’s side to remove blind spots, ...
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Struggling M and J Haulage threw in the towel after learning client British Sugar was to reduce its work, report reveals
Major sugar beet haulier M and J Haulage collapsed into administration due to a heavy reliance on finance to fund investments, low margins and the prospect of less work from British Sugar, according to KPMG.The Lincolnshire company appointed administrators on 12 October after it was informed by British Sugar of ...
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MT ArticleAxis Fleet Management appoints new national sales director
Axis Fleet Management has appointed former Fraikin national sales manager as its new sales director. The role was previously held by Leigh Goodland, who became MD of the business at the end of 2017.New sales director Steve Lymer also worked as sales and marketing director at SDC trailers and as ...
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UK Mail adds three vice presidents to accommodate business growth
UK Mail has made a trio of appointments to its senior management team as the business thrives on its acquisition by Deutsche Post DHL in 2016.The firm has appointed vice presidents for operations, sales and marketing.CEO Peter Fuller said that since it was bought by the German company, UK Mail ...
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Eddie Stobart opens second industry-wide driver training academy
Eddie Stobart has opened a second training academy after the facility it opened to the public last year was met with high demand. Stobart opened its formerly in-house academy in Appleton to all last September to meet demand from customers and "safeguard the flexibility and agility of our industry", according ...
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MT ArticleAll change at Yodel as CEO Mike Cooper joins Eurostar
Former CFO Andrew Peeler replaced Mike Cooper as CEO earlier this yearYodel CEO Mike Cooper is to leave the business at the end of the month, leaving chief financial officer Andrew Peeler to become the business's fourth chief executive in just over five years. Peeler joined the parcel carrier in ...
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MT ArticleLidl to build Luton warehouse as part of £1.45bn London growth plan
Lidl is to build a 1,000,000ft² warehouse and RDC in Luton as part of its £1.45bn investment plan for the UK. When complete, the facility will be double the size of the largest of its 15 other UK warehouses.The RDC will service Greater London, providing support to Lidl's warehouses in ...
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MT ArticleCitySprint and Renault trial hydrogen-powered van in London
CitySprint is trialling its first hydrogen powered van in London, working towards a goal of an emission-free fleet in the city by 2020.The operator has developed the van with Renault, and its client Mitie will run the vehicle in the capital for the next six months.CitySprint will compare the vans ...
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MT ArticleCM Downton takes profit hit from driver shortage but remains 'very upbeat'
The driver shortage becoming more acute drove CM Downton’s profit down in the 2016/17 financial year, and the operator said it’s having its “most difficult commercial conversations” with clients to date as it moves to increase fees.MD Andy Downton told MT that its 9% pre-tax profit drop to £5.1m in ...
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MT ArticleHMT Groupage puts Sally Salon liveried trailers into service
Palletline member HMT Groupage has put two curtainsiders from Dennison Trailers into service featuring livery promoting its customer Sally Salon.HMT Groupage and Sally Salon, part of Sally Europe, have worked together since 2013.Initially HMT Groupage ensured the client’s 275-strong Sally Stores business, which supplies a range of hair and grooming ...
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MT ArticleYodel thanks new control centre for improved performance at peak
Yodel has thanked its new control centre and leadership team for a successful peak period, which saw its TrustPilot score increase despite higher parcel volumes and adverse weather. The carrier saw parcel volumes grow 11% year-on-year in the four weeks before Christmas eve.In the week before Christmas, it's volumes were ...
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MT ArticleMP Frank Field calls for investigation into Palmer Harvey & McLane demise
Work and Pensions Committee chairman Frank Field MP has added his voice to former employees’ demands for an investigation into failed wholesaler Palmer Harvey & McLane (P&H), which collapsed with more than £65m in debt last November.The 92-year-old Hove-based firm, which had an operating licence for 600 vehicles, delivered groceries ...
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Jury out on likelihood of sale of XPO Logistics to Home Depot
Analysts have given a mixed response to a recent media report claiming US retail giant Home Depot had held internal talks about a potential bid to acquire XPO Logistics.The report, by US news website Recode, said an unnamed source “close to Home Depot’s strategy” had claimed the retail giant is ...
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MT ArticleIveco Daily gas-powered vans join Veolia street cleaning fleet in London
Iveco has supplied three Daily Natural Power vans to waste management company Veolia that will carry specialist equipment for removing graffiti.The vehicles, from Dunstable-based Iveco dealer Northern Commercials, will be used as part of a new contract with the London Borough of Camden.They will refuel from Veolia’s brand new compressed ...
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MT ArticleCS Ellis enjoys year of growth as investment in team and business pays off
A fresh, young leadership team and a commitment to promoting from within are starting to pay dividends at family haulage firm CS Ellis.Speaking to MT to mark Palletline’s 25th anniversary last year, the pallet network’s former chairman and CS Ellis’s current chairman, Trevor Ellis, said his son and daughter had ...
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Eddie Stobart dominates Motor Transport Most Read in 2017
It might be a marmite relationship for many in the industry, but our Most Read of the year on Motortransport.co.uk clearly shows that you simply can’t ignore Eddie Stobart.Once again the famous haulier dominated our most read content of the year.William Stobart stepping down at the company ahead of its ...
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MT ArticleTarmac retains FORS whole-fleet accreditation
Materials and construction firm Tarmac has retained its FORS accreditation, allowing it to continue auditing its entire UK and subcontractor fleet.Tarmac was the first operator to win FORS whole-fleet accreditation in 2014. It currently has more than 1,800 vehicles in its fleet that are FORS accredited.Sean McGrae, Tarmac’s senior national ...
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MT ArticleAcumen Distribution adds five new longer semi-trailers
Acumen Distribution is adding five new longer semi-trailers to its fleet, which will bring its collection of 15.65m trailers to 24 vehicles. The operator has participated in the DfT's longer semi-trailer trial from its inception, and Acumen operations director Naiem Ashraf said that when the opportunity for more permits arose, ...
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Collapsed BC Transport owed almost £1.5m at point of administration
BC Transport owed almost £1.5m when it was placed into administration earlier this month, and unsecured creditors are unlikely to recover any money despite the subsequent sale of the business.The Bollington-based haulage firm was purchased in a pre-pack deal by Kinaxia Logistics on 5 December, after earlier efforts to market ...
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MT ArticleSimarco marks two decades in business with ambitious annual turnover target of £100m
Simarco plans to more than double its turnover in the next three years, after a series of acquisitions and investments at the 20-year old business.Co-founder and CEO of Simarco International Simon Reed chose the firm’s anniversary to set out plans to grow the business to £100m annual turnover. Simarco had ...