All Operator news articles – Page 330
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Expansion plans at Miniclipper Logistics
MT Partnership Award winner Miniclipper Logistics is planning further expansion and investment after a record performance this year.The Leighton Buzzard operator, which has customers in the chemicals, solar power, soft drink and food ingredients markets, achieved a record turnover of £9.4m in the year to 31 May, up 10% on ...
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Maturi makes return to Palletways
Julian Maturi, the MD of Palletways when it was sold to its current owner James Wilson in 2004, has returned to the business as an executive director.Ex-Wincanton man Maturi led a management buyout of Palletways backed by 3i in 2002.He then sold the business to Wilson and Phoenix Equity Partners, ...
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Asda trains to reduce cycling risk
Asda Logistics Services is to give vulnerable road user awareness training to its 2,400 in-house drivers as it looks to reduce the risks of driving in urban areas.The supermarket told MT its move towards small-format stores, boosted by its acquisition of Netto in May 2010, meant drivers were increasingly delivering ...
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FedEx prepares for 11% increase in Cyber Monday volumes
Parcel giant FedEx Express is preparing for its busiest ‘Cyber Monday’ yet, expecting an 11% year-on-year increase in worldwide parcel volumes.It estimates it will move around 22 million parcels on Monday 2 December, which Amazon has warned will be the busiest day for online retail orders. Last year, the operator ...
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Clipper Logistics expands in Germany with Geist acquisition
Clipper Logistics has announced the acquisition of German logistics firm R Geist Spedition. Based in Kempen, north west of Dűsseldorf, Geist was founded in 1938 and employs 65 staff. It runs a fleet of 30 trucks and has some 25,000m² (around 270,000ft²) of warehousing.Clipper said the move would help UK ...
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TNT Express to cut 237 jobs
TNT Express is to restructure its finance and admin functions in a move that will see it cut 237 data entry, administrative, supervisory and clerical roles.The operator said it had already commenced consultations with trade unions and was “working closely with staff, and their representatives, to support those employees most ...
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Royal Mail strike threat drives customers to rival carriers
The ongoing threat of strike action at Royal Mail has encouraged many of its customers to switch to rival carriers, while growth in new contracts has slowed, the firm admitted in its half year results.As a result, the recently privatised carrier expects that parcel volumes for the nine months to ...
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MT ArticleCastledene Transport leaves Pallet-Track for Palletline
Kent operator Castledene Transport has left Pallet-Track after nine years to join rival network Palletline.Castledene, which runs 40 vehicles and has sites in Aylesford, Maidstone and Sheerness, will cover the ME postcode for Palletline, an area it formerly covered for Pallet-Track.Castledene Transport’s owner and MD, John Amey, said it chose ...
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Arrow XL launches next-day two-man delivery
Two-man delivery business Arrow XL has launched a next-day delivery service.It will allow Arrow XL's retail clients to offer their customers next-day delivery of large goods to 98% of addresses nationwide, Monday to Saturday.Shop Direct, which owns brands such as Very.co.uk and Littlewoods.com, is the first retailer to sign up ...
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MT ArticleDHL Supply Chain wins "strategically important" Morrisions fuel renewal
DHL has beaten rivals in a competitive tender to win a six-year national fuel distribution contract renewal with supermarket Morrisons.The deal will see the logistics giant provide round-the-clock deliveries of fuel to 335 Morrisions forecourts and RDCs nationwide.This will be done via a brand-new fleet of 56 new Euro-5 Scania ...
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MT ArticleJDL Logistics to close after rescue bid fails
JDL Logistics, which entered into administration last month, is to close down in the next few weeks with the loss of all jobs.Speaking to Motortransport.co.uk the firm’s administrator Graham Wolloff confirmed that “it hasn’t been possible to find a way to rescue the company, so we will have to close ...
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UPS staff out on strike at London depot
UPS expects minimal disruption from today’s (22 November) strike at its Camden depot in London, and remains confident an agreement can be reached with Unite.Unite members at the depot voted for strike action earlier this month, with the union claiming that the 120 drivers and loaders at the operator’s Camden ...
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MT ArticlePall-Ex adds new director to board
Graham Murray, director of strategic developmentPall-Ex has recruited ex-operator Graham Murray to its board in the role of director of strategic development.The pallet network said Murray would be responsible for strengthening the network, in preparation for full pan-European coverage. In addition, he is charged with "keeping its operations streamlined and ...
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ByBox to acquire DX Group Business Direct division
DX Group has entered an agreement to sell its Business Direct operations to ByBox Field Services by 21 December, disposing of its overnight parts distribution service.DX said it will now use the profit from the sale of the division (terms of the acquisition have not been disclosed) to invest in ...
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Yodel expands network in bid to boost efficiency
Yodel has opened a new 50,000ft² service centre in Basildon, Essex and upgraded two further sites at Aberdeen and Ipswich in a bid to boost its operational efficiency. The permanent new site on the Burnt Mills Industrial Estate in Basildon is expected to deliver around 14,500 parcels a day in ...
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UK Mail pre-tax profit up 63% in H1
MT Top 100 operator UK Mail Group posted a 63% growth in pre-tax profit, and 8% growth in turnover, in the first six months of its financial year underlining a period of what chief executive Guy Buswell described as “very strong growth”.Overall group turnover for the six months ending 30 ...
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MT ArticleRT Keedwell snaps up Welsh haulier RJ Jones
MT Top 100 company RT Keedwell Group has bought RJ Jones Group in a deal that supports the firm’s existing customer base, while opening the door for new clients.The group signed the deal last week with the Holywell-based haulier, which also has sites in Cardiff, Desborough and Scarborough. Approximately 90 ...
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New CEO at Ceva Logistics
Xavier Urbain has been appointed as CEO of Ceva Logistics, and will replace the outgoing Marvin Schlanger on 2 January 2014.Schlanger has only been in the role since October 2012, when he replaced the retiring John Pattullo. Under his stewardship the firm has cut costs, renegotiated poor performing contracts and ...
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FeaturesFoulger Transport opts for Mercedes-Benz Actros
Norfolk haulier Foulger Transport has taken delivery of seven new Euro-5 Mercedes-Benz Actros trucks. The units join its 100-plus strong, predominantly Daf, fleet.Group transport manager Paul Willis told Motortransport.co.uk he convinced the business to invest in Mercedes trucks after he was impressed with two demonstrators’ performance on a month’s trial.“We ...
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Morrisons: longer semi-trailer trial has helped cut 130,000 road km a week
The boss of one of the largest own-account fleets in the country, Morrisons, has launched a robust defence of the longer semi-trailer trial claiming it has helped it deliver a 6.5% productivity saving since the trial began.Speaking at the IGD Supply Chain conference in London last week Malcolm Basey, supply ...