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CJ Express creditors facing close to £1m shortfall, liquidator reveals
Creditors of Hull-based CJ Express could be left close to £1m out of pocket, according to the collapsed company’s statement of affairs.
Month: November 2017
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Boughey Distribution devours more Tiger Trailers in fleet refresh
Boughey Distribution has updated its fleet with 50 new curtainsiders from Tiger Trailers, replacing older assets and increasing Tiger’s share of the fleet to more than 75%.
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ArrowXL spends £2m on new DAF LFs
Arrow XL has spent £2m on 40 new 7.5-tonne DAF LFs.
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Charlie Shiels “excited to get stuck in” at ArrowXL as operator’s new boss
Former DPD director Charlie Shiels has been appointed as the permanent CEO of ArrowXL, after his predecessor Ian Howell stepped down in September.
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North Sea Express raided by police and trucks seized as part of social dumping investigation
Belgian police seized and sealed 112 tractor trailers at the Zeebrugge premises of international haulier North Sea Express (NSE) as part of an investigation into social dumping.
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Own-account giant Palmer Harvey & McLane in administration
One of the UK’s largest own-account operators, Palmer Harvey & McLane, has collapsed into administration and ceased trading with the immediate loss of 2,500 jobs.
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Halfords Group renews long-haul fleet with 50 new Volvo FH units
Halfords Group is renewing its entire long-haul fleet with 50 new Volvo FH tractor units.
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Kingsmill Bakery drivers vote to strike over pay dispute
Kingsmill Bakery’s bread deliveries are under threat after drivers at the firm’s West Bromwich site voted overwhelmingly for strike action this week.
Air quality
T-Charge is a loss maker but vital ahead of the ULEZ, says mayor
London mayor Sadiq Khan told MPs last week that the T-Charge introduced in October was a loss maker for TfL but is important in changing behaviour and a precursor to the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ). “Half of the bad-quaity air in London comes from transport, and 88% of that comes from diesel. Roughly speaking, […]
Industry News
Royal Mail and DHL dominate Motor Transport Top 100
Royal Mail and DHL top the Motor Transport Top 100 once again, with acquisition activity in 2016 by Culina Group and Turners (Soham) seeing both rise up the annual ranking of road transport operators by turnover.