All Operator news articles – Page 288
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Panther to introduce Sunday deliveries
Two man delivery group Panther Warehousing plans to launch a Sunday delivery service later this year, following a successful take up of the Saturday service the group launched in 2013. Over the two years since its implementation, demand for Saturday deliveries has grown by 135%, so MD Colin McCarthy said ...
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MT ArticleJohn Lewis to introduce click and collect charge
John Lewis has announced it plans to introduce a £2 surcharge on click and collect deliveries under the value of £30, having said it can’t afford to continue to offer the service for free. The scheme, launched in 2008, sees six million orders collected from stores every year, compared to ...
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Union Unite wants “positive and constructive” discussions after Widdowson job losses
Union Unite has said that it is looking to work in a “positive and constructive manner” with the management at AM Widdowson & Son after it emerged that a recovery plan at the Leicester haulier would involve 50 redundancies.Last week Motortransport.co.uk exclusively revealed that HMRC issued a winding-up petition against ...
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Lloyd Fraser satisfied with profit and turnover growth
Lloyd Fraser Holdings has said it is “broadly pleased” with its performance after reporting a rise in profit before tax of almost 60%.In the year to 31 August 2014, the firm notched up a near 14% gain in turnover to £53.85m (2013: £47.28m) while profit before tax shot up over ...
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Arcese profit falls for second year running
Tilbury, Essex-based haulage, freight forwarding and logistics firm Arcese UK said it is working to address its business performance after suffering a 90% fall in profit over the past two years.Turnover in the year ending 31 December 2014 fell 4% to £23.02m (2013: £24.07m), while pre-tax profit dropped 85% to ...
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MT ArticleDeal puts us in Top 100 - Premier Logistics boss
The boss of Leicester-based Premier Logistics believes its purchase of fellow Pall-Ex member CJ Express means it has hit the big time.Speaking about the deal for the first time, Premier Logistics MD Lee Christopher told MT that the purchase of Hull-based CJ Express was transformational.“It means group turnover is now ...
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Remaining in Europe crucial- Pall-Ex MD
A huge increase in continental e-commerce over the coming years means staying in Europe is crucial to the future of Pall-Ex, said group MD Kevin Buchanan.Buchanan said there were signs that the recent phenomenal growth of e-commerce in the UK could be slowing, but that cross-border commercial transactions were predicted ...
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MT Article'More talking, less sabre-rattling is the answer,' RHA tells councils
The RHA has said that rather than sabre-rattling and pushing for powers to fine, local councils would be better served encouraging dialogue between residents and businesses if they want to cut the number of trucks breaching weight-limits.The comments came after The Local Government Association (LGA) attacked the road transport sector ...
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MT ArticlePentalver rises on upsurge in market but warns on 2015 challenges
Container haulier Pentalver was “assisted greatly by an upsurge in market conditions” in 2014 after it saw a 7.3% rise in turnover year-on-year.For the year-ending 31 December 2014 Pentalver Transport posted a rise in turnover from £57.2m to £62.7m, while pre-tax profit also rose to £4.3m, from £2.9m in the ...
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MT ArticleHigh Cube Network appoints Elddis' Cook as chairman
Left-to-right: Lee Smith, Alan Maher, Mark Woodside, Neil Taylor, Nigel Cook, Henk van der Wal, Mick WilsonElddis Transport MD Nigel Cook has been appointed chairman of the High Cube Network, a consortium of eight operators, including Elddis, S&R Smith and Sons and Owens Transport, that was launched in April.Cook announced ...
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New owner at AM Widdowson ahead of CVA creditors meeting
Further information has emerged regarding events at Leicester haulier AM Widdowson & Son ahead of a meeting of creditors of on 3 July ahead of a proposed CVA.Insolvency practitioner Leonard Curtis has recommended that unsecured creditors are returned 36.12p in the pound as part of a CVA that has the ...
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MT ArticleFreightroute joins HazChem Network in north-east
Freightroute has commenced deliveries in the north-east of England today (29 June) after joining the HazChem Network.The Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire-based haulier, which also has a depot in Coundon, County Durham, will manage deliveries and collections of ADR pallets and parcels in postcode areas NE 3 ,5 ,12 ,13 ,15 ,18-20 ,22-30 ...
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MT ArticleTNT buys Ivecos following demonstrator trial
TNT has added 20 new Iveco Stralis tractor units to its fleet, following a six month trial with a demonstrator vehicle, covering 80,000km. The 4x2 units, supplied by Sherwood Truck and Van, will operate with dry freight box trailers decked out in the company’s orange livery, carrying freight and parcels ...
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MT ArticleCulina upgrades chilled fleet with Carrier Transicold
Temperature controlled operator Culina has bought 83 refrigeration units from Carrier Transicold as part of an ongoing fleet expansion.The Vector 1550 trailer units will be mounted onto Montracon and Gray and Adams trailers and used to carry products from food manufacturers to distribution outlets, regional distribution centres and retailers.The majority ...
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AM Widdowson & Son creditors meeting to hear CVA proposal
A meeting of creditors of Leicester haulier A M Widdowson & Son will take place on 3 July ahead of a proposed CVA.According to a nominees’ report, seen by Motortransport.co.uk, Widdowson has appointed insolvency practitioners Leonard Curtis, which has recommended that for there to be a viable business going forward ...
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Norbert Dentressangle pays worker £8,000 for unfair dismissal
It has emerged that Norbert Dentressangle, taken over last month by US firm XPO Logistics, was ordered in March to pay a former employee more than £8,000 for unfair dismissal, after sacking him last year for what his employer deemed was a sexually suggestive picture posted on his Facebook page. ...
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Final-mile service cost Whistl £10m before investor's exit
The cost of rolling-out and running Whistl’s end-to-end final mile delivery service had exceeded £10m by the end of 2014, newly published accounts reveal.The service, which Whistl officially killed off earlier this month, saw costs associated with the network, in what was ultimately a failed bid to take on Royal ...
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MT ArticleReed Boardall buys 50 Volvo tractor units
Temperature-controlled operator Reed Boardall has bought 50 new Volvo FH tractor units, bringing its fleet to 230 vehicles all under three years old. The tractors, provided by Crossroads Truck and Bus, will pull some of Reed Boardall’s fleet of 300 refrigerated trailers.They come equipped with a series of safety features, ...
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MT Article2MV Logistics joins HazChem Network
Farlington, Portsmouth-based haulier 2MV Logistics has joined the HazChem Network, covering the PO1-22 areas. It made its first radial deliveries in the region last week.HazChem said that it wanted to thank Andover, Hampshire-based Switch International – sister company to TWT Logistics – for “kindly releasing the area to allow 2MV ...
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Whistl's exit prompts Royal Mail regulations review
Ofcom has announced a “fundamental review” into the regulation of Royal Mail, after the withdrawal of Whistl’s final mile delivery service left it without a major competitor in the postal market. In 2012, new regulations gave Royal Mail more freedom to set its own prices, to protect it from rivals ...