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All Operator news articles – Page 252
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ArticleMatthew Kibble purchases Shakespeare Transport
Matthew Kibble Transport (MKT) has purchased Kent-based operator Shakespeare Transport for an undisclosed sum.STL will keep its own identity as part of the deal, but will adopt a new livery in the Matthew Kibble colours of red and white. Its MD Nicholas Verrall will remain in the role for at ...
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ArticlePall-Ex welcomes trio of former UK Pallets members into the fold
Pall-Ex has welcomed a trio of new network members off the back of its promise to support hauliers affected by the upcoming closure of UK Pallets.Bristol’s IC Express, South Link of West Sussex and Ipswich-based Magnus Group join the network as part of its deal struck with UK Pallets, which ...
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ArticleRyder strikes deal with Howdens Joinery
Ryder has secured a deal with kitchen supplier Howdens Joinery to replace its entire fleet with 100 new Daf CF tractor units. The 75 CF460 6x2s and 25 CF440 4x2s all feature Space cabs and forward facing cameras.The new vehicles will operate at Howdens’ Yorkshire and Northampton distribution hubs, as ...
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ArticleEuropa Worldwide reveals new livery
Europa MD Andrew BaxterEuropa Worldwide has revealed a revised trailer livery that will feature on its newly-christened road freight division, Europa Road.The new livery, part of a new group identity, features an emblem of Greek mythology’s Princess Europa, after whom the continent was named, and the strapline “A passion for ...
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ArticleMoran Logistics facing Leeds drivers' ballot
Moran Logistics has been served a notice of potential industrial action, after the transfer of 100 drivers into its employment from Arla Foods yesterday (8 March), according to union Unite.A Unite spokesman confirmed to MotorTransport.co.uk that the dairy drivers will now participate in a ballot that will run from 16-23 ...
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Daf hops into Carlsberg UK fleet
Carlsberg UK has rolled out its new ‘hop leaf’ livery on 98 Daf trucks that have just entered operation. The £11.7m order consists of 15-tonne and 18-tonne LFs, 26-tonne CF rigids and CF tractor units.They are the first Dafs on the brewer’s in-house fleet in a decade and will make ...
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ArticleGoodyear secures four-year tyre deal with Suttons Group
Suttons Group has signed a four-year deal that will see it fit and run Goodyear’s KMax tyres on its fleet of 300 tractor units and 470 trailers. The deal also sees Suttons take on Goodyear’s TruckForce tyre management package, which Goodyear said was an example of the tyre manufacturer “truly ...
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Parcelforce facing industrial action over pay deal
Parcelforce Worldwide is facing the threat of disruption, with Unite members set to vote on whether to adopt a 'work to rule' policy at the delivery firm due to a pay dispute.The union has criticised the Royal Mail subsidiary’s offer of a 2.8% pay rise, backdated to July 2014, for ...
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Argos puts UK's first gas-powered Scania into operation
Argos has put the first of five gas-powered Scania tractor units on the road, which are designed to run solely on compressed or liquefied natural gas.The remaining four are due to enter the fleet later this month and they will be based at the retailer’s Magna Park DC in Lutterworth, ...
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ArticleSainsbury's to use refrigerated vans for click and collect service
Sainsbury’s has launched a grocery click and collect service at some of its supermarkets.Customers who shop for groceries online will be able to get their orders delivered to the store the next day for collection from a refrigerated van parked in the supermarket’s car park. Some 100 stores are planned ...
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ArticleEM Rogers growth thanks to car transporter business
EM Rogers (Transport) expanded its specialist car transporter business during its previous financial year, buying several enclosed car transporters and the associated customer-list from Advatec.The company’s car transporter fleet now comprises 40 vehicles. A rebrand to replace the division’s Kentvale branding – the business it acquired in 2006 - with ...
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GFS sees parcel volumes boost
Global Freight Solutions (GFS) processed more than 10 million parcels last year as the popularity of online shopping continued to grow.The parcel and carrier management firm said it saw an increase in the volume it moved for its customers, which include online retailers and SMEs in the retail, financial, leisure ...
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Canute sees turnover and profit climb
Essex-based Canute Haulage Group saw both turnover and pre-tax profit rise in its most recent trading year.According to documents filed at Companies House, turnover at Canute Haulage Group rose to £91.2m for the year-ending 31 July 2014, up from £87.8m in the previous financial year. Pre-tax profit also rose, to ...
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ArticleFerguson Transport acquires Skye Transport (Crossal)
Ferguson Transport (Spean Bridge) bought Skye Transport (Crossal) for an undisclosed sum in March 2015Highlands haulier Ferguson Transport (Spean Bridge) has bought Skye Transport (Crossal) for an undisclosed sum.The Isle of Skye-based operation will be merged with the Ferguson Transport group of companies, which trades as Ferguson Transport & Shipping. ...
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Arla Foods and Moran Logistics operations transfer under fire from unions
Arla Foods has defended its decision to outsource its outbound logistics operation in Leeds to Moran Logistics, after a threat of industrial action from the Unite and GMB unions.Dairy drivers being transferred from Arla Foods to Moran Logistics are poised for industrial action, unless talks to guarantee pay, conditions and ...
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ArticleDownton orders 120 Daf XFs
CM Downton has placed a £9m order for 120 Daf XF 460s.The 6x2 tractor units have Daf’s Super Space Cab and will take the marque’s share of the Downton fleet to 95%. The first batch of vehicles have arrived at the firm’s Gloucestershire HQ and will be put into operation ...
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ArticleWhistl looks to expand logistics network
Whistl’s logistics division plans to increase the size of its network during the next two years, with plans to move into more “affluent” logistics areas.Logistics division director Dean Hulse told Motortransport.co.uk that its depot network is likely to double in size in 2015/16. It currently operates seven distribution hubs ...
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Construction revival helps ET Holdings see more profit
A revival in activity within the construction sector helped ET Holdings more than treble profit before tax in the year to the end of March 2014, from £192,000 to just under £760,000. Turnover in the group, which includes hauliers Evans Transport and Seymour Transport as well as commercial vehicle workshop ...
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ArticleWoodside turnover rises nearly 10%
County Antrim-based vehicle operator Woodside Haulage (Holdings) managed to boost turnover by nearly 10% in the year to the end of March 2014, its latest accounts have shown. Turnover rose 9.6% to £51.36m in the period (2013: £46.84m) while profit before tax was up 4.2% to just under £1m (2013: ...
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TNT appoints turnaround specialist Marianne Culver as UK MD
TNT UK has revealed business transformation specialist Marianne Culver as its new MD, replacing Alistair Cochrane who has left the business.Cochrane (pictured below) left TNT in October last year after nearly three decades in various positions at the company, including senior management roles in the UK and Australia. He took ...