All Operator news articles – Page 316
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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 ...
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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 ...