All Operator news articles – Page 297
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Yodel to boost driver workforce ahead of peak
Yodel is seeking 5,000 additional drivers, self-employed couriers and warehouse staff as it gears up for the Christmas peak.It is looking for 750 warehouse staff, 760 employed drivers and 470 self-employed van drivers, along with 2,830 self-employed couriers to make deliveries in their local area on a part-time basis to ...
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MT ArticlePaneltex to launch quiet truck at Quiet Cities
Paneltex will be unveiling its 7.5-tonne electric truck at Quiet Cities, as part of the outdoor demonstration zone at the second day of the global summit focused on enabling quieter deliveries of freight in urban environments.Based on a standard Isuzu Forward chassis, the refrigerated box van has a payload of ...
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Smiths News launches click and collect service for Amazon
Newspaper and magazine distributor Smiths News has begun a partnership with Amazon to offer online shoppers a same-day parcel collection service. The newspaper wholesaler and logistics firm will utilise its vehicle fleet after deliveries of print products have been made to deliver parcels into click and collect stores.Amazon says this ...
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Argos to add 76 newly-branded trucks to fleet
Argos is to put 76 newly-branded trucks on the road this autumn, comprising a mixture of Mercedes-Benz Actros units and Scania P340 gas-powered trucks.The trucks, replacements for older vehicles, will feature the retailer’s new advertising stapline, Get Set Go Argos.The 71 Euro-6 Mercedes Actros tractor units all have 400hp straight-six ...
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City Link to receive more investment after £21m loss
City Link parent Better Capital has revealed it will inject more money into the the parcel carrier in a bid to turn the loss-making business around.City Link narrowed its deficit by 40% in 2013, posting a £21.1m pre-tax loss (2012: £35.9m loss). This came despite a 10% decrease in turnover ...
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Suttons Group appoints new boss for road tanker division
Suttons Group has appointed Michael Cundy as the new MD of its Road Tanker division. Cundy, who replaces Tony Leighton, has worked for Suttons since 2005 and has been a board member for the past five years. He was human resources director.CEO John Suttons said he was “particularly pleased” with ...
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MT ArticleArgos puts faith in CNG-powered Scanias
Argos will put five new ultra-low-emission Scania P340s into service by the end of the year.The Euro-6-compliant Scania 4X2 tractor units (diesel powered version pictured) will run solely on compressed or liquefied gas and will be based at Argos’s Magna Park, Lutterworth DC.Refueling will be handled at the GasRec station ...
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MT ArticleBoom in volumes boosts DHL Express
DHL Express almost doubled its UK pre-tax profit last year thanks to a significant rise in inbound volumes and an increase in its share of the global express market.Financial statements for DHL International (UK), which trades as DHL Express in the UK, reveal a 95.9% jump in pre-tax profit to ...
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MT ArticleExpansion underway for Transervice as it takes on MWT customers
West Bromwich-based Transervice Express Transport will upgrade to a larger depot by the end of the year, after taking on the customer base and some of the drivers of fellow The Pallet Network (TPN) member MWT.Transervice MD Paul Johnson said his firm had taken on some of the postcode area ...
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MT ArticleGnewt Cargo impressed with Mercedes-Benz Vito E-CELL for London final-mile deliveries
Gnewt Cargo, the zero-emission final-mile delivery firm, has ordered an additional three Mercedes-Benz Vito E-CELL vans to work across central London on its TNT Express contract.The business ordered its first Vito E-CELL three months ago and has been impressed with the vehicle’s load volume and payload potential compared with other ...
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GeoPost "absolutely delighted" with turnover and profit growth in 2013
GeoPost UK, comprising of DPD and Interlink, showed robust financial health in 2013 with significant increases in turnover and pre-tax profit.Turnover at DPD rose by 24% to £492m for the year-ending 29 December 2013, from £397m in the previous year, while turnover at Interlink rose 12% to £179m. Combining the ...
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MT ArticleFraikin invests £4m in Iveco trucks for rental fleet
Fraikin has placed a £4m order for Euro-6 Iveco trucks for its rental division.The new vehicles comprise a mixture of Eurocargo rigids and Stralis Hi-Way tractors and will be new additions to the firm’s 1,000-strong rental parc, in which Fraikin has invested £27m in since the start of last year.Fraikin ...
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MT ArticleBullet Express opens East Kilbride warehouse
Bullet Express has opened a 4-acre storage facility in East Kilbride to meet demand for warehousing from its customers.The site complements its Bothwell distribution operation and offers storage space for more than 4,000 pallets, pick and pack, and de-containerisation.It has 14 dock levellers (pictured right) for loading and unloading containers ...
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Kuehne + Nagel plans Heathrow site
Kuehne + Nagel plans to move into a depot at London Heathrow airport next year, as it continues with its restructuring plans.The 130,000ft² flagship warehouse will be located on the Heathrow South Cargo Centre and is due to open in early 2015.A K+N spokeswoman was unavailable to disclose how many ...
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Allport Cargo Services appoints joint MD
Allport Cargo Services has appointed Charles McGurin as joint MD, replacing Jerry Gray who is to retire.McGurin rejoins Allport after 13 years and will head up the company alongside joint MD Danny Clayton. Most recently, he worked at DHL Supply Chain as vice president, business development for Europe, ...
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MT ArticleFormer Roadways MD joins Pentalver in wake of Maritime buyout
Nick Matthews, formerly MD of Roadways Container Logistics, has joined Pentalver as general manager of its Cannock operation just weeks after Roadways was bought by Maritime Transport.Matthews will be responsible for running Pentalver (Cannock) – its 22 acre inland container port facility north of Birmingham – which includes 260 employees ...
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MT ArticleBuffaload increases Huntingdon HQ capacity
Cambridgeshire temperature-controlled operator Buffaload Logistics has opened a new cross-docking facility at its Huntingdon base, which it claims will increase capacity at the site by up to 50%.The six-bay cross-docking facility can accommodate its 65 double-deck refrigerated trailers and will help the firm cope with peak demand. It is currently ...
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Steve Porter Transport sees drop-trailer volume jump
Steve Porter Transport enjoyed a busy summer, with a jump in drop-trailer movements during the period.The Isle of Wight haulier, which runs a drop-trailer service from Southampton to the island making use of Red Funnel ferries, saw drop-trailer movements increase by almost a quarter from the 13 January to 13 ...
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MT ArticleKnowles keeps margins high despite fall in turnover
Cambridgeshire transport and storage provider Knowles Transport managed to generate an 11.4% pre-tax profit margin in the year to the end of December 2013 despite a sharp drop in turnover, figures logged recently at Companies House have shown.Turnover for the year fell almost 18% from £33m to £27.1m; pre-tax profit ...
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MT ArticleAldi receives permission for revived Cardiff DC plans
Supermarket Aldi has been given the green light to develop an RDC on the outskirts of Cardiff, plans for which were revived earlier this year.It has been granted permission for the 490,000ft² development on the Capital Business Park in Wentloog, near Cardiff, by the local authority. It first received permission ...