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WEBThe APC still flying the flag for independent couriers 30 years on. 2 July 2024. The APC was founded 30 years ago as The Alternative Parcels Company and still has an unusual ownership model in the parcels world, in that it is owned by its 103 independent, entrepreneurial delivery-and-collection couriers.
Motor Transport Top 100
WEBWelcome to the Motor Transport Top 100: the definitive list of the largest third-party logistics operators in the United Kingdom. The Motor Transport Top 100 has been the barometer of the performance of the UK road transport industry for decades, ranking the ever-changing sector by turnover, growth in profit, growth in turnover, and return on sales.To be considered for inclusion in the Motor ...
News - Motor Transport
WEBMotor Transport is first with breaking news in the UK road transport, haulage and logistics industry. From automotive to waste; pallets to parcels; Brexit to O-licence law; from 3PL to own-account operators, we have the industry covered.
MOTOR TRANSPORT TOP 100 2023
WEBNov 15, 2023 · Overall, smaller operators have proved to be remarkably resilient in the face of tough trading conditions. Of the 42 companies with turnovers of less than £50m, 22 have seen profits grow. That is a feat achieve by only six of the 15 companies with turnovers of more than £500m. And there is evidence that companies are continuing to invest.
Administration watch - Motor Transport
WEBAug 29, 2024 · Administration watch. A record 494 British haulage businesses entered insolvency in 2023, nearly double the number two years earlier, according to the latest data from the Department for Business and Trade. It is also estimated that 33% of businesses in the sector are deemed maximum risk, up from 22% 12 months ago.
Motor Transport top 100 road haulage and logistics operators
WEBThe Top 100 also highlights the ups and downs of the online shopping boom. Parcel carriers such as DPD and Hermes have continued their strong performance both in terms of sales growth and profit margins, on the back of the UK’s love affair with internet retailing. But another giant of this market, Yodel, is still struggling to turn heavy ...
Motor Transport top 100
WEBThe success of online retailing is clearly underlined in this year’s Top 100 with parcel carriers such as Hermes, Yodel, DPD and UPS all increasing sales at double the industry average rate of 2.3%. And it this sector that again performs strongly when it comes to profits. DPD and UPS are well ahead of the other major players in terms of ...
Cost tables - Motor Transport
WEBThe Motor Transport operating cost tables have been regarded for many years as the definitive independent measure of the costs of running fleets of vans and trucks. They are used to benchmark operating costs by hauliers when negotiating rates increases and tell operators how much they need to be changing to make a profit.
Industry news - Motor Transport
WEBThe Northern Ireland Assembly came together in a rare moment of concensus this week to call on the UK government to resolve outstanding trade issues between Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Bridgestone’s fleet management solution Webfleet is debuting its new AI Assistant at IAA Transportation ...
Latest Operator news - Motor Transport
WEBSep 6, 2024 · Article Pallet-Track sees profit slide in 2023 as members hit by economic uncertainty and cost pressures. 2024-09-10T14:31:00Z. Despite rising revenue, Pallet-Track saw pre-tax profit fall in 2023 as volumes returned to “more normalised” levels post-Covid and network members continued to battle economic uncertainty and cost pressures, according to the company’s latest annual results.