All Operator news articles – Page 255
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Birds Transport name, some assets and business, believed to have been sold to Widdowson Logistics
The Birds Transport & Logistics name, some assets and business, are believed to have been sold to HLD Group-owned Widdowson Logistics.The deal would represent an exit for Birds owner Ballyvesey Holdings, which purchased the loss-making business for an undisclosed sum in February 2013 from family owners Andrew and Delvene Levett.However, ...
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MT ArticleRAC puts truck rescue patrol vehicle on the road
The RAC has introduced a truck rescue patrol vehicle with plans for more in 2017.The roadside rescue vehicle (pictured), which began operating in the West Midlands on 5 December, is equipped to deal with specific issues faced by drivers of commercial vehicles from 3.5-tonne vans to 44-tonne HGVs.The RAC said ...
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MT ArticlePalletforce to open hub in South after QTR Transport acquisition
Palletforce is to expand operations in the South East, with plans to open a southern hub, following its acquisition of QTR Transport earlier this year.The network said Berkshire-based QTR Transport, which will operate exclusively for Palletforce when it leaves Palletline this week, will provide Palletforce members “with the best possible ...
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Bibby Distribution creates jobs with site expansion
Bibby Distribution is creating 50 new jobs after it doubled the capacity of its Max Park site in Corby by snapping up a neighbouring 212,500ft² warehouse.The move, which ramps up the Max Park site’s capacity to 424,000ft² making it its largest 3PL distribution campus, has followed surging customer demand in ...
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MT ArticleWincanton/Argos drivers vote to accept deal
Wincanton drivers working for Argos have voted to accept a deal offered to them by the operator to prevent them from taking planned strike action. Around 30 drivers at Argos’s NDC at Barton-under-Needwood, Staffordshire, had planned to strike on 20 December for three days over an unresolved holiday pay dispute.Unite ...
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MT ArticleDeutsche Post DHL/UK Mail deal gets green light from EC
Deutsche Post DHL has had its offer to buy UK Mail for £242.7m cleared by the European Commission, bringing the deal one step closer to completion. The German company announced its intention to buy the UK postal operator in September this year, after two years of turbulence at UK Mail.DHL ...
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Wincanton/Argos driver strike cancelled
Planned strike action by Wincanton drivers working for Argos has been cancelled after successful talks between the operator and Unite. Around thirty drivers were scheduled to hold a three day strike beginning at midnight on 20 December.The action was the outcome of a long-running dispute about back-dated holiday pay, with ...
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Birds Transport & Logistics closure rumours dismissed
Rumours that Birds Groupage Services, which trades as Birds Transport & Logistics, had closed last Friday (9 December), have been dispelled by the firm’s MD.The haulier, which has its headquarters in Parsonage Street, Oldbury, has been struggling for some time.In its most recent abbreviated accounts to 30 September 2015, auditor ...
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MT ArticleNFT Distribution well placed for growth despite exceptionals and tough grocery market
NFT Distribution recorded a pre-tax loss in the 12 months to 2 April 2016 after exceptional costs of £7.1m, although the operator said it was now well placed to prosper.The bulk of the costs related to a “major incident” that saw the M1 closed for 18 hours on 2 December ...
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DHL to close Freight UK division after decade of losses
Hundreds of jobs are in danger of being lost as DHL Freight UK gets set to close its business after of a decade of losses.In a letter to staff seen by union GMB, DHL admitted that the part of the business had not been in a “profit making position since ...
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MT ArticleKent haulier Alan Firmin leaves Palletforce for Pallet-Track
Kent-based family haulier Alan Firmin has left Palletforce to join Pallet-Track as it pushes for further growth in 2017.The road transport, distribution and logistics company will take on the Kent region for Pallet-Track.The network had been managing the postcode as a temporary measure, since the departure of Birds Transport from ...
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Wincanton drivers working on Argos contract to strike
Thirty Wincanton drivers claiming they are owed thousands of pounds in holiday pay are to launch a 72-hour strike at Argos’s national distribution centre five days before Christmas.Union Unite said drivers numbering “in their thirties” will begin the three-day strike at the NDC at Barton-under-Needwood in Staffordshire just after midnight ...
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MT ArticlePentalver to be bought by rail freight firm Genesee & Wyoming
Pentalver is to be acquired by United States-based rail freight company Genesse & Wyoming (G&W) for an undisclosed sum.The deal will see G&W, which also owns multimodal operator Freightliner, acquire the container haulier from parent APM Terminals in the first quarter of 2017, subject to closing conditions being fulfilled.G&W said ...
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MT ArticlePall-Ex celebrates 20th anniversary
An old Pall-Ex liveryPall-Ex wished itself a happy 20th birthday at the end of November, with a dinner and dance at Newport's Celtic Manor Resort.The event was attended by a host of long-standing and new members, including Bullet Express, 1st Class Transport and Cartwright Bros Haulage, all of which picked ...
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Pre-tax profit up at Clipper Logistics after Click and Collect expansion
Clipper Logistics saw its pre-tax profit climb more than 25% in the second half of 2016, boosted by new contract wins and the expansion of its Click and Collect service.Reporting its interim results for the six months to 31 October 2016, the company revealed pre-tax profit had risen to £6.9m ...
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Menzies Distribution wins three-year national contract with WH Smith
Menzies Distribution has said that a successful transition has taken place from the previous supplier of national logistics at WH Smith as it begins work on a three-year contract.The deal sees Menzies supply trunk services from the three WHSmith Distribution Centres in Birmingham, Swindon and Dunstable into the Menzies depot ...
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Camden UPS drivers prepare for two-day strike
Drivers at UPS in Camden, London will strike for two days next week, in a row over alleged bullying, harassment and racism.The troubled depot has been at the centre of various disputes over the last three years, with the Unite union claiming staff are being forced to work overtime and ...
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BCA Automotive Services targets organic growth after acquisitions
The integration of Stobart Automotive and Paragon Automotive at BCA Marketplace as its Automotive Services division is “progressing well” after seeing major increases in turnover and EBITDA in the first half of its financial year.BCA Marketplace bought Stobart Automotive (formerly Autologic) from Eddie Stobart Logistics in August 2015, and in ...
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MT ArticlePaul Dyer to replace retiring Perry Watts at DHL Supply Chain
Paul Dyer (pictured) will become chief executive of DHL Supply Chain UK and Ireland on 1 January 2017, with Perry Watts retiring from the role after eight years.Dyer is currently president, global automotive, at DHL Supply Chain, where he is responsible for shaping the long term growth and strategic direction ...
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DSV Road sees record September and October volumes
DSV Road depots in Purfleet and Tamworth handled over 10 million kg of freight in September each – the first time the company has achieved such volumes– and the Tamworth site matched the landmark figure in October.Furthermore DSV’s UK domestic network handled over 60,000 consignments for both September and October, ...