All Operator news articles – Page 289
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MT ArticleFors-disqualified operator loses O-licence revocation appeal
Cowan Plant, the operator disqualified from Fors last year, has lost an appeal against the decision to revoke its O-licence.The Hayes, Middlesex-based company had its Fors membership taken away by TfL in December following a public inquiry (PI) that resulted in the loss of its O-licence and the disqualification of ...
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MT ArticleIt's a wrap for Knights of Old's Scanias
Knights of Old has acquired 10 new Scanias at short notice for a contract renewal – and had them decked out in a new livery. Paul Abbott, group director, said the R450 tractor units were needed to facilitate the unnamed contract and so the company relied on ‘stock’ vehicles already ...
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Ryder adds 750 trucks and trailers to rental fleet
Vehicle rental firm Ryder has ordered 400 new tractor units to refresh its current fleet, along with 350 new trailers. The 6x2 tractor units are a combination of Daf, MAN, Mercedes-Benz and Iveco models. They are joined by 200 curtain-sider trailers, 100 temperature controlled trailers and 50 box trailers.The ...
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MT ArticlePollock sees turnover boost after Gilbraith acquisition
Pollock (Scotrans) saw turnover climb in its first financial results since its acquisition of fellow Palletways member Gilbraith (TS) last February.At the time of purchase, Pollock said it was expecting to see its turnover rise to more than £25m in the future. The company’s latest results, for the year ending ...
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MT ArticleUnion holds protest against Dixons Carphone DC closure
The Communications Workers Union (CWU) has held a protest today over the proposed closure of consumer technology retailer Dixons Carphone’s Wednesbury repair and distribution centre. The planned closure is expected to take effect in early 2016, at the cost of around 500 jobs - although affected workers have been offered ...
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"Very healthy growth" at Eddie Stobart Logistics
Eddie Stobart Logistics has said that its revenue and profits are growing, and it is ahead of its targets, in its first year of trading under the majority ownership of private investors.It was revealed to investors that in the period since its partial disposal on 10 April 2014 to the ...
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Government begins sale of its remaining Royal Mail stake
Having fired the starting gun on the sale of its remaining stake in Royal Mail last week, the government is out of the blocks and has sold 15% of its shareholding to institutional investors.A statement from the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) this evening (10 June) said it ...
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Whistl confirms its dream of rivalling Royal Mail's postal service is over
Whistl has confirmed that it will be ending its final mile delivery service, which it suspended last month.Whistl, previously known as TNT Post, said in May that it had made the “difficult decision” to suspend the service in London, Manchester and Liverpool, after potential investment partner LDC, a branch of ...
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Jigsaw welcomes three new puzzle pieces
Jigsaw has added a trio of pieces to its puzzle in the form of three new partner hauliers. PC Howard, Nolan Transport and Montgomery Transport have joined the consortium’s 10 other members, which include CM Downton (Jigsaw’s parent company), Elddis Transport and the Widdowson Group. Jigsaw said the new partners, ...
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MT ArticleMenzies Distribution buys AJG Parcels
Menzies Distribution has snapped up Inverness-based AJG Parcels in a £7.5m deal that allows it to enter the e-commerce parcel market.The logistics firm said the purchase would also help it appeal to companies seeking cost-efficient deliveries to the North and rural West of Scotland.According to Menzies, AJG Parcels began 20 ...
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MT ArticleXPO Logistics closes Norbert Dentressangle deal
Norbert Dentressangle has been officially purchased by XPO Logistics. The deal to acquire 67% of the business from the Norbert family has gone through less than six weeks after an unsolicited €3.24bn (£2.3bn) bid was made by the US firm for the business.XPO will now launch a tender to acquire ...
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Bidvest Logistics prolongs Prologis lease at Avonmouth
Bidvest Logistics has signed a lease with Prologis on a 116,000ft² space in Prologis Cabot Park in Avonmouth, Bristol. The company already occupies the space with the new lease securing the continuity of its supply chain and protecting employees’ jobs.Bidvest Logistics UK MD Shaun Foley said: “Prologis Cabot Park is ...
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Government to sell stake in Royal Mail this year
The government is to sell its remaining stake in Royal Mail, completing the company’s journey from public-to-private road transport heavyweight.In a statement released today, the chancellor said the sale of the government’s £1.5bn stake in the UK’s largest commercial vehicle operator would start this year, completing the privatisation begun with ...
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MT ArticleClancy Plant Hire spends £1.5m on new Iveco rigids
Clancy Plant Hire has spent £1.5m on 24 new Iveco Trakker rigids.The new vehicles include 14 replacements for older vehicles on the fleet, and nine additional trucks. Deliveries from Iveco dealer Northern Commercials will commence in August, with all the new trucks expected to be on the road by the ...
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XPO Logistics raises more than £2bn for Norbert takeover and further acquisitions
XPO Logistics has begun raising $3.26bn (£2.1bn) to finance its takeover of Norbert Dentressangle and for other, as yet unspecified acquisitions. The US firm, which last month indicated that its €3.2bn (£2.3bn) acquisition of the French transport and logistics giant could be just the first in a series of takeovers ...
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Wincanton takes action to improve Pullman profitability
Wincanton has put in place a turnaround plan for its Pullman Fleet Services business after the segment delivered an “underwhelming” performance in its most recent financial year.The company intends to put in place a new management team and a profit improvement strategy for the vehicle maintenance and repair business (pictured ...
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MT ArticleAcumen Automotive Logistics adds four Auriga Deluxe trailers to fleet
Acumen Automotive Logistics has bought four new Rolfo Auriga Deluxe enclosed semi-trailers as part of its strategy to refresh its entire 15-strong enclosed transporter fleet.The UK-based finished vehicle transporter first announced its fleet replacement strategy last December after its acquisition of Stobart Group’s enclosed transport subsidiary Enable.Acumen said the new ...
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DX Group proposes land acquisition for new hub
DX Group has purchased 44 acres of land in the West Midlands as part of plans for a £35m new hub. DX estimates the facility will be ready in two to three years, when it will replace its current site at Willenhall, about three and a half miles down the ...
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MT ArticlePall-Ex appoints new group sales and marketing director
Pall-Ex has appointed Chris Bowden as group sales and marketing director, following a series of new member appointments in the wake of the closure of UK Pallets.A former DX Group board member, Bowden (pictured) has more than 24 years of industry experience, which Pall-Ex believes he will employ to build ...
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Expect Distribution shuts two-man delivery operation
Bradford-based logistics firm Expect Distribution has closed its two-man e-retail delivery operation, following a number of “operational challenges”.The service, which it established in 2012 to handle large and bulky items, was shut down last week with the loss of 12 jobs, MD Neil Rushworth confirmed. Sixteen other staff employed by ...