R Swain and Sons, a Rochester-based haulier, have announced strong results for 2009, despite the general financial problems during that period. Turnover was down £3.2m to £22.6m and pre-tax profit was down to £41,647 from £96,527. The directors pronounced themselves satisfied with these results and point to an increased market share. R Swain acquired Charles [...]
Norbert Dentressangle has announced that it has seen 64 per cent rise in profit during the first six months of 2010. It has also announced that it has acquired US company, Schneider Logistics, a freight forwarder, as of today. Norbert Dentressangle’s earnings for the first half of the year were £37.2m, a significant improvement on [...]
The Road Haulage Association (RHA) has given its support to a recent report carried out by the Campaign for Better Transport. The report highlights road toll issues, saying that road tolls do not guarantee revenue, whether publicly or privately run. Speaking about the report, the RHA’s head of communications, Kate Gibbs, said: “If tolling were [...]
Collease has just announced a new deal with Dennison that will see the Norfolk based firm acquire 100 new trailers. Collease had expanded rapidly and this is the second deal with Dennison in the space of just six months. It also takes their trailer spend to £3m over the past year. The new deal involves [...]
John Lewis has managed to reduce the CO2 emissions from its fleet of HGVs. The actual reduction in CO2 is 2.4% compared to last year and by 6.3% from its 2005 baseline figure. The company has placed great emphasis on getting the aerodynamics of the trucks right and making sure drivers are well versed in [...]
Deliveries by Sainsbury’s HGVs to their Bournemouth store have been monitored recently under the Quiet Deliveries Demonstration Scheme. And it seems to have been a success for the supermarket giant as resident’s fears over noise pollution by night time deliveries have proved unfounded. The company’s environmental manager Morag Robson has made sure that through HGV [...]
Good news for RT Keedwell Group, the Somerset firm has just signed a deal with H+H UK. The deal will see new haulage work from H+Hs’ base in Pollington, East Yorkshire and is expected to bring in revenue of £20 million for the haulage company over the next three years. RT Keedwell will take over [...]
Iveco is going to try to use other forms of energy to power their trucks and has targeted electric and natural gas as the way forward. The alternative fuel use will thus reduce the Co2 emissions the company produce and should save money on fuel costs. Many companies already use natural gas as part of [...]
Fraser Freight has just announced that it has purchased two new Man HGVs, breaking its long tradition of using DAF. The two new Man trucks will complement its existing fleet of 15 DAFs and will be expected to travel across Europe as part of the company’s current logistics commitments. Managing Director of Fraser Freight Ross [...]
Europa Worldwide Logistics parent company, Europa Worldwide Group, have just announced a new franchising deal. The company have confirmed a three year arrangement with CFS International who are based in Dublin. It is hoped the deal will help trade between the companies move more smoothly between the Republic of Ireland and the UK. The deal [...]