All Operator news articles – Page 332
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MT ArticleCorporate Solutions Logistics boosts fleet to support Lidl contract
Corporate Solutions Logistics (CSL) has added 44 trucks and trailers to its fleet to support growing volumes on its contract with supermarket chain Lidl.The Solihull-based operator has added 44 Montracon refrigerated trailers and 44 Euro-5 tractor units- a mixture of Daf, MAN and Mercedes- to its predominantly Daf fleet. This ...
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Fortec parts ways with managing director and senior executives in management restructure
The Fortec Distribution Network has announced the departure of its senior management team, after MD Neil Hodgson, the commercial director and the operations director all left the business earlier this month.In a statement the pallet network said a new senior management structure was being put in place to “support both ...
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Parcels, pallets and prices hit UK Mail
Parcel volumes over the summer at UK Mail were below expectations, causing turnover to slip 1% year-on-year in the first half of its financial year.For the six months ending 30 September UK Mail said that the first quarter showed good revenue performance, but the second quarter has been more challenging ...
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Boughey Distribution finalises Wardle consolidation
Boughey Distribution parent NWF Group had a stable quarter of trading over the summer as it revealed that all customers have now been relocated to its Wardle, Manchester, DC.During June, July and August NWF said that Boughey “remained stable” with the normal seasonal reduction in activity across the summer months. ...
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MT ArticleAPC appoints head of transport
APC Overnight has appointed Mike Allison as head of transport.Allison has held various roles in the transport industry over the last 15 years and has also specialised in the movement of hazardous goods with the police. He has joined the company to improve efficiency, as well as setting and maintaining ...
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MT ArticleTNT Express warns it is unlikely to hit 2015 profit target
TNT Express has admitted that it is unlikely to hit its profit improvement target for 2015, following an increase in competitive pressures and poor trading conditions in Europe.In a trading update today, the express parcel carrier admitted that it is likely to take three to five years for its Outlook ...
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City Link shakes-up management team
City Link has completed a restructure of its executive board, appointing three new directors.It has appointed ex-Hermes operations director and former Tradeteam MD Liam Tucker as operations director. He replaces Adele Henderson. Tucker has also held logistics roles at Iceland Foods and Scottish Courage.David Biggs will join as sales and ...
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Premier Logistics bringing young blood into its business via apprenticeships
Premier Logistics has launched an apprenticeship scheme to encourage local young people to join its Leicester-based operation.The Pall-Ex member will ultimately take on four youngsters to work in different areas of the business: accounts, vehicle maintenance, transport operations and customer service.Mark Steel, commercial manager, told Motortransport.co.uk that in the past ...
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Freight First predicts tripling in turnover by 2018
Time-sensitive logistics services provider Freight First has predicted it will triple its turnover to between £10m and £12m in the next four years.The Runcorn-based firm, which carries out general haulage and ADR work in addition to time-sensitive contracts for customers like shop-outfitters and catering equipment suppliers, has just increased the ...
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Norbert Dentressangle appoints two new MDs for transport and logistics divisions
Norbert Dentressangle has appointed two new managing directors to head up its transport and distribution & logistics divisions in the UK. Dan Myers takes the reins as MD of Norbert Dentressangle Transport and Distribution UK, while Richard Cawston steps up as MD of Norbert Dentressangle’s UK Logistics division.Between them, the ...
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Maritime confident growth will continue
Container giant Maritime is confident that continuous investment during the recession has positioned the business for strong organic growth now the market is showing signs of recovery.Speaking to MT following its acquisition of Roadways Container Logistics last month, MD John Williams said while the deal wasn’t about gaining market share ...
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MT ArticleDrivers have HGV licences revoked
Twelve former drivers at North Cumbria haulage firm Ross International have had their HGV licences revoked after they used various devices to falsify their driving records.After driver conduct hearings in Carlisle, Glasgow and Warrington, traffic commissioner for Scotland Joan Aitken and deputy TCs for the North West of England, Patrick ...
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MT ArticleTNT Post opts to Whistl while it works
TNT Post has rebranded itself as Whistl.Following its split from TNT Express in 2011, with the latter retaining the distinctive orange brand name, TNT Post was required to change its identity by the end of this year.In a statement released about its new name, the company said: “We chose Whistl ...
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Europa aims high
A year after acquiring a 90% controlling stake in Europa Worldwide Logistics, MD Andrew Baxter said the firm is on track to hit its growth targets, although that will come with a short-term dip in profit.Baxter told MT: “It is our objective to be the number one groupage operator in ...
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MT ArticleCM Downton and Arla tackle driver shortage with new apprenticeships
Apprentices at CM DowntonCM Downton and Arla Foods have both launched national apprenticeship schemes to entice new workers into a sector feeling the pinch of a severe driver shortage. Gloucestershire-based CM Downton said the company’s scheme will be a “first step” in communicating the career opportunities in the sector to ...
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MT ArticleClugston Distribution's focus on new markets sees much improved results
Clugston Distribution Services' diversification strategy paid dividends last year, with the firm’s focus on expanding its market presence in fuels, bulk foods, ash powders and intermodal work throughout 2013, contributing to its robust financial performance.For the year ended 31 January 2014, the Scunthorpe-based bulk distribution specialist boosted revenue by 21% ...
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MT ArticleSalford Van Hire invests in 300 vehicles
Salford Van Hire has embarked on a vehicle buying spree, with the purchase of more than 300 new units for its fleet.The Manchester and Leeds based firm has recently invested in 150 Daf XF units, 60 MAN TGX units, 50 Renault T units, 20 Renault D rigid units and 25 ...
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UPS, DFDS Logistics and GeoPost fall foul of Bradford-on-Avon weight restriction
UPS, DFDS Logistics and GeoPost were one of 13 firms and a driver collectively fined more than £13,000 this summer after breaching the weight restriction on Bradford-on-Avon’s town bridge.Between 23 June and 28 July, 13 companies and one driver appeared before Magistrates in Swindon after breaching the 18-tonne weight restriction ...
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Malcolm Group places order for more 50ft container trailers
Malcolm Group has significantly increased its order of 50ft skeletal trailers from SDC by an additional 80 units.When the trailers were revealed at the Multimodal show earlier this year, Malcolm Group had placed an order for 40 units. The extended container, which is easily swapable between the trailer and Malcolm's ...
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MT ArticleForward Trucking Services boosts fleet
Forward Trucking Services (FTS) has added two new trucks and three new trailers to its fleet.The two MAN 18-tonne Euro-6 vehicles increases the company’s truck fleet to 54. It has also added a Lawrence David and two Montracon trailers to boost its trailer fleet to 29.The company has just relocated ...