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TRUCKING INDUSTRY NEWS * UK
* Pinguin p-p-p-picks up Salvesen’s frozen veg arm
UK -Road Transport, by Chris Tindall -24 August 2007: -- Christian Salvesen has taken another step towards concentrating solely on its logistics and transport divisions by selling its frozen vegetable business. The sale of Christian Salvesen Foods to King's-Lynn-based Pinguin Foods, for £17.2m, does not immediately affect the storage and distribution of the products this will continue to be carried out on behalf of the new owners from sites at Grimsby, Hull and Lowestoft for at least the next 16 months...
* Bullet Express boost profit with IT investment
Bothwell,South Lanarkshire,UK -Road Transport, by Roanna Avison -22 August 2007: -- Bullet Express boosts turnover after investing in an online booking system and handheld computers for its drivers. Bullet Express Logistics has put its strong financial performance down to investment in an online booking system coupled with the provision of handheld computers for drivers... Turnover for the first quarter was up £300,000 year-on-year, from £1.1m to £1.4m MD David McCutcheon says this is down to the software it bought from Sterling Solutions five years ago... This technology means Bullet drivers can return to the depot with full loads because they are briefed about collections while on the road. It has also made it easier to plan the requirements for the trunking routes once loads are brought into the depot. "This means we are far more efficient and this has helped cut costs," he concludes...
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