All Operator news articles – Page 362
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MT ArticleUPS expect early 2013 completion for TNT merger
UPS and TNT Express do not now expect their multi-billion euro merger, announced in March, to be completed until early 2013.The operators had originally hoped to seal a deal in the first half of the year, but involvement from the European Commission as regulator scuppered this timetable.Last month the European ...
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MT ArticleGeoPost creates 900 temp Interlink and DPD jobs
GeoPost UK is preparing for its Christmas peak by launching a recruitment drive across its InterLink and DPD businesses.The company is looking to fill 900 temporary vacancies, largely for drivers and sorters, to match the increase in parcel volumes in the run up to Christmas.Chief executive Dwain McDonald ...
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MT ArticleUnited Biscuits puts 20 Cartwright longer semi-trailers into service
United Biscuits has taken delivery of 20 tri-axle longer semi-trailers from Cartwright.The own-account operator, known for brands such as KP Nuts, Jaffa Cakes and McVities, is running the 15.6m curtainsiders from its DC in Ashby de la Zouche, Leicestershire.The rear command-steer trailers are painted in six different liveries and have ...
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MT ArticleDSV signs up with Green Freight Europe
DSV Road has signed up to the Green Freight Europe initiative, as part of its commitment to minimising its environmental impact.Green Freight Europe is voluntary programme promoting cooperation between transport companies and their customers.The initiative is focused on building and maintaining a platform to collect, compute and report CO² emissions ...
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MT ArticleBibby Distribution orders 450 MANs
Bibby Distribution has become the latest operator to commit to a fleet refresh, with MAN set to deliver a total of 450 TGX tractors to the business during the next 18 months.An initial 55 Euro-5 units have already entered service in the Bibby fleet, with 131 scheduled for delivery in ...
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MT ArticleAW Jenkinson saves £700,000 after Driver CPC courses
Penrith-based AW Jenkinson is expected to shave £700,000 off its fuel bill after putting drivers through a CPC course in fuel efficient driving techniques.One tipper driver is saving the company £156 a week alone after it approached Focale Training and asked it to design a course for 280 fleet drivers.The ...
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MT ArticleHoward Tenens gets DfT funding boost
A £1.26m environmental funding boost for Gloucestershire-based Howard Tenens will help it to convert 34 of its LGVs to dual-fuel power and install gas refuelling infrastructure in Swindon.The company says the Department for Transport award will drive forward its existing sustainable transport strategy focusing on CNG and biogas technologies and ...
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MT ArticleSector Report: Parcels - 'shop 'til you drop'
The surge of e-retailing is presenting parcel carriers with a conundrum: how do carriers profit from the rapid surge in B2C volumes, while ensuring their networks are able to cope with capacity demands? Hayley Pink reportsPeak period capacity is at breaking point, City Link MD David Smith warned an industry ...
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MT ArticleFowler Welch switches to MAN for fleet refresh
FMCG specialist Fowler Welch has ordered 130 MAN TGXs, in a deal that will see around one-third of its three year-old Volvo fleet replaced.Included in the predominantly Euro-5 order are five Euro-6 tractors with the same specification. These will be run as part of a wider trial to assess comparative ...
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MT ArticleNew finance director for NWF Group
NWF Group, parent of Boughey Distribution, has recruited Brendon Banner as its new group finance director.Banner, who will take up his role in early November, is currently group finance director at steel engineering and fabrication group William Hare.He replaces Jonathan Ford, who is leaving NWF at the end of September ...
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MT ArticleStobart Group sees no let-up in tough trading conditions
Stobart Group says it has seen no significant improvement in its transport business’s fortunes, since it warned of tough trading conditions at the end of June.In a pre-close statement the company, which has just announced it will be increasing its hybrid truck fleet, says the UK recession is dampening growth ...
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MT ArticleEddie Stobart to expand hybrid fleet
Eddie Stobart is to expand its fleet of dual-fuel Volvo trucks, after successfully bidding for a chunk of the government's Low Carbon Truck Demonstration Scheme funding.Stobart has been testing five dual-fuel FMs, which have been running on Liquid Natural Gas (LNG), in association with partner BOC Group. It will ...
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MT ArticleHermes expands South East depot capacity
Parcel specialist Hermes is to open two depots in the South East as it prepares for the Christmas peak.A 52,000 ft² warehouse in West Thurrock, Essex, will be located between Lakeside Shopping Centre and the QE2 Bridge near to the A13 and M25.Hermes will create 60 new jobs at the ...
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MT ArticleUPS offer period for TNT to run until November
UPS has confirmed that the offer period for TNT Express shares will now run until 9 November.It comes after TNT Express confirmed earlier this month that the European Commission had temporarily suspended the takeover to allow regulators more time to gather information.Regardless, the companies still expect the deal to be ...
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MT ArticleNews extra: Hitting the deadlines for London 2012
With more than 1,500 customers affected by the Olympic Route Network, Menzies Distribution faced a tough job getting newspapers delivered across London during the Games before the 6am curfew.During the past fortnight no one could have escaped Olympics fever as our national newspapers avidly reported every medal win, every Team ...
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MT ArticlePotter Group begins official Palletline marketing
The Potter Group has officially begun marketing itself as a Palletline member, following its takeover of pallet network member House of James in May.Palletline now has a dedicated page with contact details on the Ripon-based multi-modal company’s website, after Potter received permission to join from the network’s executive early this ...
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MT ArticleRoyal Mail to revamp final mile parcel service
Royal Mail is planning a nationwide roll out of its 'Delivery to Neighbour' service in late September, to bring its final mile service more in line with competitors.Currently the only major delivery company not offering the service, it is awaiting regulatory approval from Ofcom, which will allow Royal Mail to ...
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MT ArticleTurnover up 8% at NFT as profit jumps too
Chilled food distribution specialist NFT has seen its turnover and pre-tax profit rise at the same time as signing a five-year refinancing package with HSBC.Turnover increased by 8% to £152.4m for the year-ending 31 March, from £140.9m a year ago. Pre-tax profit rose 60% from £1.4m to £2.2m.Its shared ...
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MT ArticleTNT Express confirm UPS merger delay
TNT Express has confirmed that the European Commission has temporarily suspended a merger bid with rival postal company UPS.Despite the delay, which will allow the EU regulator to compile more information, TNT Express say that they “would still anticipate a closing in the fourth quarter.”A spokesman for TNT Express tells ...
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MT ArticleFormer Wincanton transport director joins Bibby Distribution
Bibby Distribution has appointed former Wincanton director of transport for the UK and Ireland, Nick Graham, as divisional director.Graham has over 25 years of experience in the logistics industry and is a member of the FTA's National Council.CEO Iain Speak says: “Nick has a proven track record in leading ...