All Operator news articles – Page 322
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MT ArticleCroydon Council to test out Cycle Alert kit on three HGVs
Croydon Council is running a six-month trial of Cycle Alert technology on three of its own HGVs.Cycle Alert is an RFID sensory system to detect cyclists in vehicles' blindspots. It comprises a wireless low-power sensor on the vehicle, a cab-mounted device to alert the driver of a cyclist’s presence and ...
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City Link and Better Capital "responsible" for creditors' financial difficulties, say MPs
City Link and its former parent Better Capital are “morally, if not legally, responsible” for the financial difficulties that some of its creditors now face, a group of MPs looking into the collapse of the company have said.A report compiled by the Business, Innovation and Skills and Scottish Affairs Committees, ...
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Moran Logistics' former Arla drivers plan pre-Easter strike action
Moran Logistics faces a 72-hour strike next week from a group of 100 dairy drivers - recently transferred into its employment by Arla Foods - at its Leeds depot in a dispute over pay and pensions.Union officials have warned that milk supplies to supermarkets in the north of England will ...
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MT ArticlePetit Forestier spends £20m on fleet upgrade
Refrigerated rental company Petit Forestier has spent £20m upgrading its short-term hire fleet.The company, which received the Motor Transport Apprenticeship of the Year award last year, plans to make a similar sized fleet investment in 2016.The new vehicles bring Petit Forestier’s short term hire fleet to 1,200, and pushes the ...
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MT ArticleO'Donovan opens Hanger Lane processing and recycling site
O’Donovan Waste Disposal is investing £15m in a new processing facility in west London.Close to Hanger Lane, the three-acre Alperton site will feature an enclosed material reception and recycling facility that sorts and processes construction and demolition waste into recoverable and reusable materials, such as graded aggregate.The north-London operator said ...
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MT ArticleGeoPost launches new international identity
GeoPost has introduced a new brand for its international parcel delivery network, after a year of growth.The group’s multiple European subsidiaries are to unite under the identity of DPDgroup. A new look for the DPD brand (pictured) was revealed in line with the announcement, and will be rolled out across ...
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Surfair Logistics joins UPN
Surfair Logistics has become a member of the United Pallet Network (UPN).The Deryshire-based company, which operates across Europe and the UK, will be responsible for the LE postcode on behalf of UPN.Surfair joined its former network, UK Pallets, in September last year, but is moving to UPN following the impending ...
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MT ArticleMeachers and Steve Porter partnership to move 10,000 pallets a year
The Steve Porter Transport Group and Meachers Global Logistics have entered a new palletised deal.The deal will see the partnership moving 10,000 pallets a year from Meacher’s warehouse in Southampton to locations across the UK.Steve Porter will predominantly deliver the pallets as part of its membership within the Fortec network, ...
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MT ArticleReports outline Seafield carve-up
Abbey Logistics and Lomas Distribution paid close to £300,000 for the majority of the bulk powder and warehousing business of collapsed operator Seafield Logistics.The combined sum has been revealed in a recently published progress report from Grant Thornton, which was appointed as administrator of the former MT Top 100 firm ...
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MT ArticleMatthew Kibble purchases Shakespeare Transport
Matthew Kibble Transport (MKT) has purchased Kent-based operator Shakespeare Transport for an undisclosed sum.STL will keep its own identity as part of the deal, but will adopt a new livery in the Matthew Kibble colours of red and white. Its MD Nicholas Verrall will remain in the role for at ...
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MT ArticlePall-Ex welcomes trio of former UK Pallets members into the fold
Pall-Ex has welcomed a trio of new network members off the back of its promise to support hauliers affected by the upcoming closure of UK Pallets.Bristol’s IC Express, South Link of West Sussex and Ipswich-based Magnus Group join the network as part of its deal struck with UK Pallets, which ...
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MT ArticleRyder strikes deal with Howdens Joinery
Ryder has secured a deal with kitchen supplier Howdens Joinery to replace its entire fleet with 100 new Daf CF tractor units. The 75 CF460 6x2s and 25 CF440 4x2s all feature Space cabs and forward facing cameras.The new vehicles will operate at Howdens’ Yorkshire and Northampton distribution hubs, as ...
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MT ArticleEuropa Worldwide reveals new livery
Europa MD Andrew BaxterEuropa Worldwide has revealed a revised trailer livery that will feature on its newly-christened road freight division, Europa Road.The new livery, part of a new group identity, features an emblem of Greek mythology’s Princess Europa, after whom the continent was named, and the strapline “A passion for ...
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MT ArticleMoran Logistics facing Leeds drivers' ballot
Moran Logistics has been served a notice of potential industrial action, after the transfer of 100 drivers into its employment from Arla Foods yesterday (8 March), according to union Unite.A Unite spokesman confirmed to MotorTransport.co.uk that the dairy drivers will now participate in a ballot that will run from 16-23 ...
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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 ...