All Operator news articles – Page 351
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MT ArticleTNT Express reduces fuel consumption and costs with new LSTs
TNT Express has added two 15.65m longer semi-trailers to one of its trunking routes and plans to introduce more into its operation.The parcel carrier is currently running the trailers between its Kingsbury hub in Warwickshire and its Llantrisant depot in south Wales. It has been trialling the trailers since ...
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MT ArticleElite Transport Services creditors to vote on CVA proposals
Elite Transport Services has filed a proposal for a company voluntary arrangement (CVA) with Manchester County Court, ahead of a creditors meeting on Friday (8 February).A spokesman for the container haulier said it was “hopeful of a positive result” when votes from creditors over the proposed financial restructuring of the ...
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DPD expands international operations with DPD Direct
DPD has expanded its international home delivery service with the launch of DPD Direct, collaborating with domestic parcel carriers in 12 countries.Online retailers such as River Island and US jewellery retailer Rocks TV have signed up to the new service, which includes a tracking and returns service, fast customs clearance ...
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MT ArticleDHL Express opens £1.5m Oxfordshire depot
DHL Express has opened a £1.5m service centre in Oxfordshire to meet growing demand from customers in the area.The 35,000ft² Abingdon depot opened last week (1 February) and is part of the international express parcel carrier’s close to £90m investment in its network over four years.Regional year-on-year parcel volumes increased ...
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MT ArticleOwens Road Services returns to profit
Owens has returned to profit after three consecutive years of losses, its latest financial results have revealed.The Welsh firm posted a pre-tax profit of £706,782 for the year ended 30 June 2012, up from a loss of £12,562 at the end of the previous year. Its pre-tax profit margin ...
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Times have never been tougher, says Gregory boss
Conditions in the road transport market have "never been more challenging" the chief executive of Gregory Distribution has said.Talking to Motortransport.co.uk, John Gregory said customers’ procurement departments were using the UK’s economic frailty as an excuse to drive down prices during increasingly frequent tendering exercises."Margins in this industry are not ...
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MT ArticleEmphasis on logistics boosts Gordon Leslie Group
A continued move from straight transport to logistics activities including warehousing, packing and freight forwarding helped Glasgow-based Gordon Leslie Group achieve a 20% rise in pre-tax profit in the year to 30 September 2012.Turnover in the year fell around 8% to £4.8m (2011: £5.2m), but profit before tax came in ...
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MT ArticleMacintyre Transport profit slides on stagnant rates
Pressure on rates has led to Felixstowe-based container specialist Macintyre Transport reporting a 9% fall in pre-tax profit despite a near 11% rise in turnover.Turnover in the year to 30 April 2012 rose from £19.3m to £21.4m due to organic growth, said chairman Harvey Macintyre; pre-tax profit, however, fell from ...
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MT ArticleDHL to close Widnes DC after customer review
DHL has closed one of its DCs in the North-West after one of the site’s major customers reviewed its entire transport operations.The firm plans to move operations which are part of its Supply Chain division at its Widnes, Cheshire site to its existing Avonmouth, Somerset, and Radlett, Herts, sites, following ...
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MT ArticleUK now 32% of total Norbert Dentressangle turnover
A “satisfactory” fourth quarter left French logistics giant Norbert Dentressangle with group turnover of €3.88bn (£3.32bn) during 2012 – up 8.5%.The group’s transport division accounted for just over €2bn of this (up 3.7%), despite reduced volumes from some customers; with its contract logistics work adding just under €1.8bn (up 12%), ...
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UPS and TNT deal would have restricted competition, says regulator
The European Commission (EC) said the aborted UPS and TNT merger would have increased prices and would not have been challenged enough by other carriers.The regulator officially blocked the merger from taking place on 30 January, claiming it would have restricted competition for express delivery between European countries in 15 ...
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MT ArticleYusen Logistics exceeds one million pallets target
More than a million pallets of medicines and pharmaceutical raw materials have already been contracted out for carriage in Yusen Logistics’ pan-European network.The Northampton-based logistics provider is also expanding its fleet on the self-titled ‘Pharma Superhighway’ service to incorporate more double-deck, duel temperature trailers as it looks to improve load ...
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Turnover and volumes fall at Boughey Distribution
Turnover at Boughey Distribution fell during the first half of its current financial year, after the loss of a customer was not offset with enough new business.In a statement issued today by parent company NWF Group covering the six months ended 30 November 2012, it was revealed that turnover at ...
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Co-operative's logistics consolidation remains on course for April
The Co-operative Group’s consolidation of its logistics operations in the South West at a new operating centre in Avonmouth will be completed by April, despite continuing concerns from union Unite.The group’s food wing ceased operations at Chelston, Torbay earlier this month and the Co-op's Portbury, Bristol site will close on ...
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APC Overnight sees 30% uplift in Christmas volumes
APC Overnight saw record 30% increase in year-on-year volumes over the Christmas peak, the parcel network said.To keep up with demand, the network increased trunk levels by 35% compared to 2011’s peak figures and fleet numbers increased by 20% across its network of 115 depots.Chief executive Syed Ziaullah said it ...
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MT ArticleWho needs Santa Claus? Investigating the 2012 Christmas peak
Christmas 2012 was another record-breaking year for parcel carriers, with many reporting volumes that made 2011’s peak seem a simple task. With year-on-year volumes rising every Christmas and the online retail boom not showing any signs of slowing down, how are carriers ensuring they are well prepared for 2013’s peak?Retailers ...
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MT ArticleBrit European buys into dual-fuel for JCB
Brit European Transport is investing in a fleet of 24 new dual-fuel vehicles to service a contract with long-term customer and construction equipment manufacturer JCB.The firm, which has worked with JCB for 15 years, has just signed a new five-year deal with optional two-year extension to distribute finished JCB products ...
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MT ArticleDrummond highlights its Hankook connection
Armadale, West Lothian vehicle operator Drummond Distribution has brought into service three new trailers in Hankook livery.The family-run transport business, which has worked with the premium tyre manufacturer for over 12 years so, provides it with a next-day delivery service, collecting product from Hankook’s Daventry warehouse and delivering to ...
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MT ArticleStalkers Transport Services back in the black
New business, better marketing and an emphasis on streamlining appear to have paid off for Cumbrian firm Stalkers Transport Services, which posted a pre-tax profit of just under £35,000 for the year to 30 September after two years of heavy losses.Turnover fell from £6.7m in the previous financial year to ...
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MT ArticleTilbury Logistics Terminal sees 100% increase in volumes
Tilbury-based The Logistics Terminal (TLT) said it has seen a 100% increase in throughput in a year, reducing bottom-line storage and distribution costs for its customers.The port centric logistics hub, which opened in January 2011, processes an average of 160 containers a week, double the volume it saw last year.Partner ...