All Operator news articles – Page 311
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MT ArticleRGF Logistics begins Volvo FH Euro-6 fuel trial
Birmingham haulier RGF Logistics are set to conduct fuel trials on two Euro-6 Volvo FH units, comparing fuel efficiency and dealer support to the other 80 vehicles on its fleet.The two 460hp,6x2 Globetrotter XL FH’s will be supplied by Hartshore Motor Group and will be maintained overnight at the dealership ...
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Waitrose to transfer operations from K+N operated site to national DC
Waitrose plans to transfer operations covered by a Kuehne + Nagel operated regional DC to its first national distribution centre (NDC).The supermarket’s own-account operation hopes to move into a new DC in Milton Keynes next year, transferring operations currently covered at the nearby Kuehne + Nagel-run Celestia depot.All K+N staff ...
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TNT confirms half of Fashion Group's DCs face closure
TNT Express UK & Ireland has confirmed around 50% of TNT Fashion Group UK’s dedicated network of distribution sites will be integrated into existing TNT Express sites as part of the DC rationalisation announced in January. TNT Fashion Group UK currently has 16 dedicated distribution sites, of which it runs ...
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MT ArticleCemex takes 30 Dafs via Burnt Tree
Cemex has taken 30 Dafs via Burnt TreeCemex has signed a contract hire deal with Burnt Tree for 30 Daf Euro-5 tractor units.The deal forms part of Cemex's fleet renewal programme for its 200-strong aggregate logistics fleet, with each of the new units expected to cover around 100,000km a year.Paul ...
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MT ArticleWaitrose puts six dual-fuel trucks into operation
Waitrose is trialling six dual-fuel trucks with aerodynamic trailers in a bid to reduce carbon emissions and improve fuel consumption in its own-account fleet.The operator has fitted dual-fuel systems and aerodynamic body fixtures to six of its trucks and trailers after working with Cambridge University for three years.Waitrose central transport ...
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Unite members at Stobart Automotive vote for industrial action
Talks are due to take place between Stobart Automotive and union Unite after workers at what was formerly Autologic voted in favour of strike action.According to Unite employees at the car transporter division of Eddie Stobart Logistics voted 85% in favour of industrial action, on a 70% turnout because, they ...
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TNT Express to sell Dutch fashion logistics operation
TNT Express has announced the intended sale of its Dutch TNT Fashion Group operation to a consortium formed by Belgian fashion and lifestyle logistics firm Belspeed and Turkish logistics and transport conglomerate Netlog Group. The sale of 100% of the shares in TNT Fashion Group BV, which should be completed ...
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Morrisons to increase online food delivery reach this year
Morrisons has rolled out its online food offering into Yorkshire and plans deliveries to more locations this year.The supermarket expanded its home delivery reach into Yorkshire in February, following its launch in Warwickshire at the beginning of the year. It also plans to offer deliveries in more areas in 2014, ...
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Veitch to head up Yusen Logistics European business
Ian Veitch, currently MD of Yusen Logistics UK, is to head up its entire operations across Europe from April.Veitch, who has been with the business since 1994, will become MD of Yusen Logistics (Europe) and the first non-Japanese executive officer at Yusen worldwide. He will move to Yusen’s European HQ ...
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Eddie Stobart on course to go private by April
Eddie Stobart could be a private company again as soon as April, according to a circular sent to shareholders of its parent group.Stobart Group, which revealed plans for a partial realisation of its transport and distribution division last week, will hold a shareholder meeting on the 31 March in a ...
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MT ArticleOffergeld Logistik picks Ryder contract hire for 10 Mercedes Actros
Glass haulier Offergeld Logistik UK has added 10 Euro-5 Mercedes-Benz Actros tractor units to its fleet on a contract hire deal from Ryder. The Goole-based firm will use the new tractor units in conjunction with its own fleet of Inloader glass trailers, which it operates to undertake nationwide and international ...
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MT ArticleClugston reveals £2.15m fleet expansion plan for 2014
Clugston Distribution has revealed a £2.15m fleet expansion and renewal plan, as part of its strategy to boost its presence in the fuels, bulk powdered food, intermodal and bulk ash markets.The investment will see the purchase of 18 new Euro-6 Renault tractor units, and 14 new trailers.Nine of the new ...
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MT ArticleSeafield opens Immingham hub for Tata Chemicals contract
Seafield Logistics has opened a new Immingham hub to store sodium carbonate imported from the US by customer Tata Chemicals Europe.The new warehouse holds 60,000 tonnes of sodium carbonate (soda ash) - a powerdy white salt used in glassmaking - which Seafield distributes to Tata's customers in the East ...
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MT ArticleC Butt exited Pall-Ex after only six months
C Butt left Pall-Ex more than a year ago – just six months after joining – because its first foray into a pallet network failed to live up to its expectations, Motortransport.co.uk has learnt.The Northamptonshire operator joined Pall-Ex in October 2012, taking on the CV postcode. It had been earmarked ...
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Shortage of quality hauliers threatening networks' growth
An increasing shortage of quality hauliers is forcing pallet networks to look at ever more creative solutions to the problem of recruiting new members.Kevin Buchanan, MD at Palletline, said the acceleration in growth seen across the networks in recent months meant that the need to strengthen them with additional members ...
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DF Services snapped up by HLD Group
Kent operator DF Services has been acquired by investment firm HLD Group for an undisclosed sum.The car transporter company has been acquired by the business turnaround firm, which hopes to increase its turnover.Demis Ohandjanian, CEO of HLD Group and director at DF Services, said the fact that the operator ran ...
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MT ArticleStobart Group sells 51% stake in Eddie Stobart to former TDG owners
Stobart Group has sold a 51% stake in its transport division to Douglasbay Capital (Dbay) – the former owners of TDG - for £280.8m.The move sees William Stobart become chief executive of the newly formed, and once again privately owned, Eddie Stobart Logistics.Under the terms of the deal, the LSE-listed ...
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MT ArticlePall-Ex looks to Slovakia and Czech Republic as part of its European expansion
Pall-Ex truckPall-Ex is targeting Slovakia and the Czech Republic as its next European network, having also recently begun searching for a franchise partner in Bulgaria.The network, which currently has Pall-Ex Italia, Pall-Ex Iberia, Pall-Ex Romania, Pall-Ex France and Pall-Ex Polska all up and running, wants to have a 15 country-strong ...
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MT ArticleNew FF&W livery revealed
Fagan & Whalley and Farrall’s Transport have revealed the new livery for their 4PL joint-venture FF&W.The North West-based hauliers revealed they had formalised their joint-venture last month, after the award of a new contract with construction materials manufacturer Knauf Insulation.Created by Driveline Marketing, the first trucks carrying the new identity ...
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Sainsbury's to double dual-fuel fleet
Sainsbury’s plans to double the size of its dual-fuel fleet as it orders 50 more liquefied biomethane fittings for its trucks. The supermarket will fit 50 vehicles with a natural gas fuel system during Q1 and Q2 this year.A spokesman for Sainsbury’s said the retrofitted trucks will be added to ...