All Operator news articles – Page 289
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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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MT 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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MT 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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MT 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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MT 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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MT 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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MT 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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MT 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 ...
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C Butt back in profit despite turnover fall
C Butt has made its largest pre-tax profit in five years, and is back in the black for the first time in three years.The Northamptonshire operator has had an eventful few years. It spent just six months as a Pall-Ex member in 2012/13 before withdrawing, citing lower than expected volumes.It ...
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MT ArticleKuehne + Nagel switches to new Iveco fleet for customer Spirit Pub Company
Kuehne + Nagel is to replace food service customer Spirit Pub Company’s entire fleet with 56 new Iveco trucks as part of an open book contract.The order includes 39 Stralis Hi-Street 26-tonne rigids, 14 Stralis Hi-Street 18-tonne rigids, and three Stralis Hi-Way 6x2 tractor units.All rigid vehicles are being fitted ...
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Palletline 750kg pallet weight restriction welcomed
Palletline has confirmed it will introduce a new pallet weight restriction of 750kg for tail-lift deliveries later this year, with the aim of boosting safety for its members’ drivers. The change from 1,000kg, which the network said had the backing of “an overwhelming majority” of its haulier membership, will come ...
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MT ArticleThree MANs for Tyneside Express Transport
Tyneside Express Transport has put three MAN TGX 440hp 6x2 tractors on the road, all with XXL sleeper cabs.They have been purchased outright from MAN Truck & Bus Gateshead to replace three older vehicles and put into operation in the general haulage business to pull both curtainsided and flatbed trailers.Darren ...
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City Link devised turnaround plan before its administration
City Link’s management had laid out plans to pull out of the B2C market and refocus the courier’s efforts on attracting higher-margin business shortly before its collapse, it has emerged.A report published by administrator Ernst & Young (EY) also revealed that the troubled parcels carrier saw a net loss after ...