All Operator news articles – Page 87
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Mulgrew Haulage orders 200 bespoke curtainsiders from Tiger Trailers
Northern Ireland haulier Mulgrew Haulage has switched to Tiger Trailers for its latest curtainsider fleet order.The Dromore-based company said the procurement switch was "influenced heavily" by the manufacturer’s ability to build bespoke trailers to exacting specifications. Tiger Trailers said Mulgrew is one of a number of new customers the company ...
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Blacks Haulage Solutions joins Pall-Ex to meet growing e-commerce demand
West Lothian transport company Blacks Haulage Solutions has joined the Pall-Ex network as a shareholder member.The family run business, launched 48 years ago, will cover the EH postcode for the Pall-Ex network, supplying services to Newbridge and the surrounding area.Blacks Haulage, which has its headquarters in Bathgate, offers pallet services, ...
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Amazon UK adds five DAF CF Electric HGVs to fleet in European first
Amazon has launched five DAF CF Electric HGVs on Britain's roads in a move which sees it add electric trucks to its fleet for the first time in Europe.The 37-tonne DAF HGVs are operating out of its fulfilment centres in Tilbury and Milton Keynes, with Amazon estimating they will replace ...
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DPD plans major new facility in Black Country
Logistics giant DPD is set to open a new facility in the Black Country which aims to operate a fleet of electric delivery vehicles.The parcel delivery company has agreed terms with Birmingham-based Trebor Developments and investment manager Schroders Capital to build a new 60,000 sq ft parcel facility on Revolution ...
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Michelin helps Chiltern Distribution slash fuel use on 19 new trucks
Chiltern Distribution is set to save around 7,200-litres of fuel per vehicle per year after fitting Michelin's low rolling resistance Energy tyre ranges across 19 new Volvo and Scania trucks, the company has revealed.The Peterborough-based business, which runs a 54-strong fleet of trucks and specialises in the food and pharmaceutical ...
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Suttons International boosts fleet with 100 ISO tank containers
Suttons Group subsidiary Suttons International has invested in 100 additional 24,000 litre ISO tank containers to bolster the firm's international tank container fleet.The tanks, supplied by supplier NT Tank, will be delivered into active service by late summer. The company said this week that it will also continue to negotiate ...
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PML extends Blue Skies deal by three years
Perishable Movements Limited (PML) has renewed its long-standing contract with Blue Skies to deliver fresh fruit products for another three years.PML, which has been working with Blue Skies for the last five years, is tasked with collecting fresh fruit snack pots flown into Heathrow from countries including Egypt, South Africa, ...
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David Goldsborough replaces Andy Fitt as managing director at Yusen Logistics (UK)
Northampton-based Yusen Logistics (UK) has recruited David Goldsborough as managing director. Goldsborough replaces Andy Fitt, who became managing director at Yusen Logistics UK in May 2018.Fitt announced on LinkedIn this week that he was leaving Yusen after deciding to "move away from full time roles." He praised the ...
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Profits on the rise at John G Russell
A focus on asset utilisation saw John G Russell (Transport) increase profits by 5% last year.The Glasgow haulage and warehousing firm said revenues had also risen slightly to £68.8m in the year ending 31 March, compared to £68.7m in 2020.Pre-tax profit for the period was £7.8m (£7.4m). Operating profit increased ...
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Hoyer extends Esso UK logistics contract
Hoyer has extended its contract to deliver, stock manage and plan Esso UK’s fuel logistics to 2029.The arrangement means the two companies will have been working together for more than 30 years.Donald Mckay, Hoyer Gas and Petroleum Logistics contract manager, said: “I’ve personally been involved with the Esso business for ...
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Gregory Group 'Delivering Winners' with new brand alignment
The Gregory Group of haulage firms have aligned their branding by introducing an Olympics-style roundel and the strapline ‘Delivering winners’ across its fleet.The livery was originally used in 2012 for the London Olympics when Gregory Distribution supported five UK athletes at the games and the medal-like roundel and slogan have ...
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Expect Distribution takes delivery of 36 SDC curtainsiders from TIP
Expect Distribution is upgrading its trailer fleet with the delivery of 36 new SDC curtainsiders from TIP Trailer Services.All are being supplied on a long-term arrangement with full repair and maintenance and will be working primarily out of Expect’s main two depots in Bradford.The latest additions include trailers supplied with ...
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Mazars probes accounts of collapsed events haulier
A Bucks-based events haulier collapsed into administration after seeing its work dry up during the Covid-19 pandemic.However, administrators at Mazars LLP also said it had concerns regarding Energy Haulage’s underlying accounting records and the financing of assets, prompting what it described as a full forensic accounting investigation to establish the ...
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Kerry Logistics Network launches import and export service between UK and Turkey
Kerry Logistics Network (KLN) has created a new imports and exports service between the UK and Turkey in response to strong demand.It said the One Stop Solution (1S²) had been developed to cater to growing multimodal demands and offers and that Turkey was a growth market, particularly for textiles, fashion, ...
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Easter beer deliveries under threat as DHL Tradeteam drivers announce strike action
DHL Tradeteam said it was disappointed that union members working on its Molson Coors beer contract in Burton-on-Trent are to start strike action in a dispute over “excessively long delivery routes”.Unite claimed the logistics firm had reneged on a deal struck last year, backtracking on a commitment to recruit 25 ...
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Wincanton on hunt for "wild card" robotics as it launches W2 Labs 2022
Wincanton has launched the fourth edition of its annual brainstorming programme W2 Labs.This year the programme aims to seek out innovative start-ups that can work with Wincanton on developing digital fulfilment, ESG, and technology and robotics.W2Lab, which is run in collaboration with corporate innovation partner L Marks, has been an ...
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DHL adds 270 electric vans to final mile fleet
DHL Express is rolling out 270 new electric vans, which will take to the roads as part of the parcel delivery giant’s last-mile fleet.The move, which follows last year’s introduction of 50 electric vans in DHL sites across the UK, is the latest phase in DHL plans to transition to ...
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SPAR store owner AF Blakemore test drives Electra e-Cargo HGV
Food and drink retail and wholesale distribution business, A.F. Blakemore & Son, has been trialling an electric truck at its Willenhall distribution centre.The week-long trial, which began on 15 March, saw the 19-tonne Electra e-Cargo refrigerated rigid vehicle delivering to the company’s SPAR retail stores within a 100-mile round trip ...
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DFDS relaunches daily cross-channel freight service
DFDS has relaunched its unaccompanied freight service between Sheerness and Calais with its vessel, the M/V Botnia Seaways.With a carrying capacity of 11,530 gross tonnage, the M/V Botnia Seaways will be the new dedicated vessel for the route, with a daily service via the English Channel.It can carry up to ...
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Palletforce signs up Chiltern Transport
Palletforce has recruited Chiltern Transport to its fold, covering the LU postcodes around Luton, Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard.The Pitstone, Bucks-based haulage firm was founded in 1989 by Keith Croker and started out as a freight forwarder.It began operating its own fleet and warehouse in 2005 and joined a pallet network ...