All Operator news articles – Page 347
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MT ArticleTwo-man delivery firm Yodel XL rebrands as Arrow XL
Yodel sister company Yodel XL, which provides a two-man delivery service, has rebranded as Arrow XL to coincide with the opening of a new hub.Chief executive Gary Monk said the firm decided to rebrand after relocating some of its operations from Bolton to Wigan, where it recently moved to increase ...
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RTH Lubbers secures new international routes for oil and gas market
RTH Lubbers has secured new routes across south west Europe, Africa and the Middle East after seeing an increase in demand from the oil and gas market.The operator has seen increased traffic across its international routes over the last few months, pushing it to expand into areas it traditionally found ...
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UK Mail sees highest ever daily volumes in March
UK Mail saw its highest ever daily volumes across its parcels and mail divisions in March, the firm reported in its pre-close trading update today (9 April), but would not reveal the actual numbers.Group reported turnover for the year ended 31 March was up 11% on 2011/12's figures. Performance in ...
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MT ArticleYeardley MD 'disappointed' by lack of Euro 6 availability
Featherstone, West Yorkshire-based vehicle operator Brian Yeardley Continental has said it is “very disappointed” that new Euro-6 trucks cannot be delivered by some vehicle suppliers in the UK yet. MD Kevin Hopper told Motortransport.co.uk the firm wanted to trial Euro-6 tractors from Iveco, Scania and Volvo from May or June ...
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UPS appeals against TNT merger decision
UPS has appealed against the European Commission's (EC) decision to prohibit its acquisition of TNT Express, on the basis the decision was “factually and legally erroneous”.If successful, the prohibition would be annulled, meaning that the EC would not be able to use the UPS decision as a basis for future ...
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Ceva Logistics postpones NYSE float
Ceva Logistics has postponed its proposed float on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) as it looks to restructure its balance sheet and stem its shrinking profits.In May 2011, Ceva, which is owned by affiliates of Apollo Global Management, revealed its intentions to file for an initial public offering (IPO) ...
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MT ArticleCourier TGH Logistics to be liquidated
Courier company TGH Logistics has gone into liquidation, owing creditors over £130,000.The courier, which was based in Toddington, Bedfordshire, provided an international and UK same day courier service, including regular deliveries for the banking sector.It traded for over five years before appointing liquidator Nigel Spearing of Spearing Insolvency on 21 ...
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ByBox extends technical services division with Echo acquisition
ByBox Field Support has extended its technical services arm with the acquisition of courier firm Echo.Echo, which provides time-critical spare parts delivery for clients including Fujitsu, IBM and Getronics, will be incorporated into ByBox’s Technical Services division.The acquisition will see the company’s network of field technicians grow to over 400, ...
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Ceva profit falls 'not good enough'
The chief executive of Ceva Logistics has said reporting a 22% year-on-year fall in profit “simply isn’t good enough” as it continues with further cost-cutting measures.For the year-ending 31 December 2012 the Ashby-de-la-Zouch based logistics company saw global turnover rise 4.8% to €7.2bn (£6.1bn) but did say that if it ...
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Wincanton wins new contract logistics business, but hit by low container volumes
Wincanton’s contract logistics business “is continuing to perform robustly”, it has said, while the company was hit by low volumes in its container business.The first quarter of 2013 saw the operator open a convenience store DC for Morrisons and a similar operation for Sainsbury’s, both serving the London area, the ...
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Life after UPS for TNT Express
TNT Express has unveiled a two-year plan to target higher margin business, which includes palletised freight and larger, heavier parcels, and improve its profitability.TNT has been evaluating its business following the collapse of its proposed merger with UPS in January.One analyst believes that moving into pallets would be a challenge ...
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Elddis Transport on efficiency drive as fuel costs bite
Elddis Transport is focusing on efficiency with new trucks and trailers in a bid to mitigate the effect of the rising price of fuel.The Consett-based operator will take delivery of 10 new Actros units in June from Bell Truck and Van, having already bolstered its fleet with 20 Euro-5 ...
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MT ArticleDHL Supply Chain reveals plans for new Heathrow hub
DHL Supply Chain is to spend £8.8m on a new shared user hub at Heathrow airport for its airline catering contracts.The new hub will provide procurement and sourcing services, menu development, food assembly and final mile delivery to aircraft, as well as an integrated specialist-recycling centre, for DHL’s £40m per ...
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Culina reveals new Bristol DC plans
Culina plans to open a chilled distribution centre in Bristol after winning new and extended contracts with major food brands.The proposed 210,000ft² DC is expected to open in the second quarter of 2013 and will replace its current Cabot Park warehouse, which is located on an adjacent site.The new warehouse ...
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Stobart and Palmer-Baunack to part company
Stobart Group is to restructure is board of directors for the second time this year, with executive chairman Avril Palmer-Baunack to leave the company in May.At the same time the company has signed a new three-year contract with Tesco, which runs until 29 February 2016, formalising its role as primary ...
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MT ArticleGrocontinental enjoys 29% boost to profit
Grocontinental has seen profits riseWhitchurch, Shropshire-based food logistics specialist Grocontinental has reported a near 29% increase in pre-tax profit for the year ended 31 October 2012 .Profit increased from £2.08m to £2.68m, which came on a rise in turnover of almost 9% to just over £28.3m (2011: £26m).Turnover was split ...
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Argos facing disruption as workers reject latest pay deal
Argos is facing potential disruption to its UK distribution network, after staff at a flagship DC in Staffordshire overwhelmingly rejected the company’s latest pay offer in a long running dispute.Union members at Argos’s Barton-under-Needwood site, described by Unite as the company’s “jewel in the crown” within its distribution network, have ...
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MT ArticleAsda takes delivery of 187 new Scanias
Retailer Asda has taken delivery of the last of 187 new trucks from Scania, comprising 120 for its retail distribution fleet, 55 for its primary distribution network and 12 for its petroleum distribution fleet.The retail fleet additions are a mix of 420hp 4x2 and 6x2 [with pusher-axle] models with Scania's ...
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MT ArticleAPC Overnight invests in longer semi-trailers for trunking fleet
Parcel carrier network APC Overnight has added four new double-deck longer semi-trailers to its fleet.The 15.25m Cartwright trailers, which APC hopes will increase load carrying capacity by 15%, have been added to its trunking operation on top of its existing fleet. It is also considering increasing its fleet of standard ...
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CitySprint acquires Heathrow Baggage Services
Same day courier CitySprint has acquired Heathrow Baggage Services, its third acquisition in three months.Operations and staff at the luggage delivery, replacement and repair company, have been transferred to the courier’s luggage delivery arm CityBags, which was created when Lewis Day courier operations was acquired by CitySprint in 2011.Heathrow Baggage ...