All Operator news articles – Page 332
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MT ArticleLondon Evening Standard takes delivery of Fuso Canters
London's Evening Standard has chosen a fleet of Fuso Canters from RygorThe London Evening Standard newspaper has taken 33 Fuso Canter trucks on contract hire from Rygor to service its distribution needs.Based at the newspaper’s new DC in Greenwich, the 7.5 tonne Canters are used to collect newspapers from the ...
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MT ArticleTNT Post adds first dual fuel vehicles to LGV fleet
TNT Post has added its first alternative-fuel vehicles to its fleet, converting 80 of its LGVs to run using dual fuel technology.Following a year-long trial TNT Post has had diesel and LPG blend systems fitted to its entire articulated fleet, which primarily consists of Renault Premium 460 tractor units.A spokeswoman ...
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MT ArticleSuttons Group UK division continues upward curve
Turnover and pre-tax profit rose at Suttons Group's UK activities in what was the final financial year overseen by former MD Andrew Palmer.Palmer retired on 1 May, and for the financial year ending 30 April, Sutton and Son (St Helens) – the UK division of the multinational operator – ...
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Palletline completes its team with new operations director
Palletline has completed its new-look management team with the appointment of an operations director.Iain Brown has joined the network as it targets a new period of growth with the introduction of new services such as direct trunking.Brown, who was with CM Downton, spent eight years with the Canute Group with ...
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MT ArticleYodel invests in additional sites to handle peak volumes
Yodel has unveiled plans to open 13 additional sites in the run-up to Christmas as part of its winter delivery plans.A spokesman for the carrier was unable to disclose the locations of the planned seven satellite sites, five standalone service centres and returns centre in the Midlands, but said they ...
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Union calls off Royal Mail strike
The Communication Workers Union (CWU) has called off the 24-hour Royal Mail and Parcelforce strike planned for Monday (4 November).In a joint statement, the CWU and the operator said they have “made progress in talks” and have committed to coming to an agreement by 13 November.However, the validity of the ...
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CitySprint completes third acquisition since September
CitySprint is continuing its acquisition spree with the take-over of Southampton-based courier firm Dash-It, its third deal since the beginning of September.Dash-It currently offers services such as storage, chilled and frozen goods distribution and hazchem transport, as well as express delivery. A spokeswoman for CitySprint was unavailable to confirm the ...
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Royal Mail in daily talks with union ahead of strike
The Communication Workers Union (CWU) has scheduled talks with Royal Mail every day this week to try to reach an agreement ahead of planned strike action next week (4 November).The talks come in addition to three days of negotiations last week and follow the CWU issuing the operator with a ...
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MT ArticlePanther Warehousing acquires Hi-Way Express Home Delivery
Panther Warehousing has acquired West Yorkshire-based two-man delivery company Hi-Way Express Home Delivery for an undisclosed sum.The business, which is part of the Crick-based Panther group, has acquired Hi-Way Express and its 200,000ft² warehouse in Castleford from domestic appliance company Pacifica Group.Hi-Way has no vehicles or drivers and subcontracts all ...
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Potter Group feels benefit of House of James acquisition
The acquisition of House of James by Potter Logistics last year has helped contribute to a 52% growth in turnover for the York-based firm.For the year-ending 30 April 2013 it posted a turnover of £22.8m (less contributions from its Chloros Environmental waste management joint venture) and a pre-tax profit of ...
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TNT Express turnover falls after loss of contract
TNT Express has seen a drop in both turnover and operating profit, following the loss of a contract with a major fashion retailer in the UK.The operator’s Q3 2013 results revealed that adjusted operating profit for its Europe Main division (UK and Ireland, Benelux, France, Germany and Italy), fell by ...
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MT ArticleSafetykleen orders 85 new Ivecos
Safetykleen, the hazardous waste management company, has renewed its fleet with 85 new vehicles.The company has purchased a range of trucks from 61 5.5 tonne Iveco Daily vans through the weight range up to three 44-tonne tractor units.The new vehicles will be rolled out during the next couple of months ...
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MT ArticleCharles Gee Group administrators still seek buyers for subsidaries
FRP Advisory, the administrators of Charles Gee Group, has confirmed to Motortransport.co.uk that it is still seeking a buyer for some of its road transport interests.Earlier today it emerged that C&H (Hauliers) had been acquired by CM Downton, but that deal primarily applies to Charles Gee's transport interests in the ...
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MT ArticleDHL Supply Chain takes on 63 dual fuel trucks
DHL Supply Chain’s Consumer division has become the latest – and among the biggest – investor in gas-powered trucks with the replacement of most of its 70-strong fleet based at its multi-user DC at Bawtry near Doncaster, south Yorkshire, with Volvo FM MethaneDiesel dual fuel 6x2 tractor units.The large scale ...
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MT ArticleC&H (Hauliers) acquired by CM Downton
C&H (Hauliers) has been acquired by CM Downton in a deal that creates a £114m a year turnover haulage group.Charles Gee Group, parent company to C&H, entered administration last week citing "acute cash-flow problems".Downton - MT Haulier of the Year 2012 - had a turnover of £93m in the financial ...
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UPS hopeful Christmas strike action can be avoided
UPS remains hopeful that strike action can be avoided in the run up to Christmas, despite the Unite union’s plan to ballot staff for action at the operator’s London depot in Camden.The union has claimed that the 120 drivers and loaders at the operator’s Camden depot are being forced to ...
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Premier Logistics to launch refused loads service at new HQ
Premier Logistics will shortly begin offering a refused loads service at its new 200,000ft² home in Coalville, Leicestershire.It took possession of the new site last week.“We’re a mile off junction 22 of the M1,” said commercial manager Mark Steel. “We see a lot of scope for helping out operators travelling ...
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MT ArticleHome Delivery cuts costs with telematics system
Chesterfield-based home delivery specialist Home Delivery Solutions (HDS) has cut its insurance premium by £80,000 and estimates it is saving £10,000 a year on fuel costs after installing a Mandata telematics system 18 months ago.HDS was set up seven years ago and now operates 43 vehicles on home deliveries for ...
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Potter restates concerns over noise at Olympia Park
Potter Logistics' planning agent has written once again to Selby District Council to restate the firm’s objections to a planned residential development at Olympia Park in North Yorkshire, following the release of an updated noise report on the site. The residential development, plans for which were submitted in May last ...