All Operator news articles – Page 271
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MT ArticleBridgestone beat roadside response time in 2015
Tyre manufacturer Bridgestone assisted more than 35,000 stranded operators at the roadside in 2015 through its roadside assistance network. Bridgestone Partner, made up of a network of tyre dealers, also reduced its average response time by four minutes to 62 minutes between the first phone call and a partner arriving ...
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Last-minute talks stave off strike at XPO Logistics Motherwell
A strike by drivers and warehouse staff at the Motherwell site of logistics giant XPO Logistics (formerly Norbert Dentressangle) has been suspended after last-minute negotiations between the company and union Unite. Almost 90 staff at Motherwell, including around 70 truck drivers, were poised to undertake a 48-hour strike from 2pm ...
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MT ArticleWoodside Haulage reports soaring profit
Consolidated results for the Woodside Haulage group of companies show that the County Antrim operator saw pre-tax profit soar 42% last year. The substantial increase to £1.4m, compared with £999,000 in 2014, was on the back of a healthy 6.3% increase in turnover to £54.6m in the year ending 31 ...
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MT ArticleAbbey Logistics targets £70m turnover as it kickstarts expansion strategy
Abbey Logistics Group is to reboot its expansion strategy following a “self-imposed” pause on growth during 2015.It is back on the acquisition trail looking to expand in mainland Europe, or enter the UK chemical transportation market, having secured £13.5m of funding from HSBC.Two-time MT Haulier of the Year winner has ...
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MT ArticleUnited Biscuits on lookout for new subcontractors
United Biscuits is on the hunt for subcontractors to carry its products, according to head of distribution Rob Wright.Wright told Motortransport.co.uk the company looks for new subcontractors to join its team of approximately 70 small to medium-sized businesses every year. “What tends to happen with small to medium-sized family businesses ...
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Yodel names Mike Cooper as CEO
Yodel has appointed Mike Cooper as its CEO, after his predecessor Neil Lloyd stepped down last July. The parcels firm brought “turnaround specialist” Lloyd in to improve the company’s public image and customer service in February 2013, and Yodel executive chairman Dick Stead said he is confident Cooper (pictured right) ...
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MT ArticleFred Sherwood and Sons (Transport) sees profit soar
Profit at Fred Sherwood and Sons (Transport) saw a resurgence in the year to 31 March 2015, climbing almost 70%.The rise marked a significant recovery in the firm’s fortunes since 2014, when it saw pre-tax profit fall by a third.The haulier’s annual accounts showed pre-tax profit up from £944,077 in ...
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Rico buys Circle Express
Rico has bought a majority shareholding in air freight distribution carrier Circle Express as part of a “strategic acquisition” plan. Circle Express, which has been trading through a CVA since May 2012, had an annual turnover of £29m in 2014, and runs more than 300 vehicles across eight airport-based depots.The ...
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Ferguson Transport sees turnover climb as profit takes a dip
Ferguson Transport (Spean Bridge) increased turnover by almost 11% last year, despite downturns in some of the sectors it operates in.The Highlands haulier said sales had increased to £16.4m in the year ending 30 April 2015, up from £14.7m in 2014.However, pre-tax profit fell to £120,000, compared with £881,000 the ...
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Palletforce plans 'super hub' for 2017
Palletforce will begin work on a £20m “super hub” next to its existing Burton upon Trent site this year.Signalling a year of investment following EmergeVest’s £30m purchase of the pallet network in 2015, the new hub will stand on land next to its home at Callister Way. The purpose-built facility ...
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Pryor Group weighing up administration route
Civil engineering and earth moving group Pryor is understood to have issued an intention to appoint administrators.The company is understood to still be trading and exploring a number of options including a sale.Although Motortransport.co.uk had received reports that the firm's tipper fleet at its Harlow headquarters was parked up, a ...
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DX Group launches collection service with InPost and Doddle
DX Group has launched DX Parcel Exchange, which will allow customers to collect parcels from InPost and Doddle locations across the UK. Customers using the service can use DX Parcel Exchange’s single web page to opt to collect a parcel from one of InPost’s lockers in supermarkets and petrol stations ...
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Hermes to increase capacity by 45% with new Rugby super hub
Work has started on Hermes’s new £31m super hub in Rugby, which will increase the company's capacity by almost a quarter. The automated distribution facility, which will be able to process up to 1.1 million parcels a day, is the parcel carrier’s largest investment to date. It will up the ...
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Royal Mail sees letters drop-off offset by parcel volume rise
Rising parcel volume almost offset the fall in Royal Mail's letters volume, a trading statement for the nine months ended 27 December 2015 said.The carrier said performance was “in line with expectations” after parcels volume in December 2015 grew 6% year-on-year, with Royal Mail handling more than 150m parcels throughout ...
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Panther buys £3m MAN fleet
Panther Warehousing has spent £3m on a fleet of MANs to support ongoing growth in the business. The two-man delivery outfit has added 25 7.5 tonne rigids and 18 MAN tractor units to its fleet, as well as 75 SDC trailers.Far from committed to just the one supplier, MD Colin ...
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APC blames changing market for falling profit
APC Overnight blamed changing types of freight for the dip in pre-tax profit that it saw in the last financial year. The parcel delivery network saw its profit drop by 31% in the year ended 31 March 2015, falling from £3.5m to £2.4m.APC chief executive Jonathan Smith (pictured) told Motortransport.co.uk ...
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MT ArticleMacintyre Transport deal a significant leap for Turners' container ambitions
The purchase of Macintyre Transport is a “significant” move that has doubled the size of Turners (Soham)’s container vehicle fleet in one fell swoop, according to its boss Paul Day.Speaking to Motortransport.co.uk after last week’s acquisition of the Felixstowe-headquartered business, MD Day said discussions began after he became aware that ...
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MT ArticleSuttons appoints former Wincanton chief executive as chairman
Suttons Group has appointed former Wincanton chief executive Graeme McFaull as its chairman of supply chain and logistics. He replaces former MD and chairman Michael Sutton, who died unexpectedly last year aged 66. Michael was the son of Suttons Group founder Alf Sutton.McFaull’s appointment took effect on 4 January.Current Suttons ...
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MT ArticleHoyer puts new tanker design into service in UK
An innovative petroleum tanker from the German manufacturer Schrader has entered service with Hoyer Petrolog UK. The Unitas 2020 is a six-compartment tanker designed to carry 43,000 litres of petroleum, ethanol or a blend of both, with a tare weight of 5,450kg.With a low overall height of 3,900mm, it has ...
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MT ArticleScania to supply 2,000 trucks to Eddie Stobart and AW Jenkinson
Eddie Stobart and AW Jenkinson Forestry Products have placed what Scania has described as its largest ever order in Europe: 2,000 trucks over two years.Beginning in March a mixture of G-series 4x2 sleeper cab tractor units and R-series 6x2 mid-lift and 6x2/4 twinsteer tractor units, all with Scania Highline cabs, ...