* UK Mail revenue and profits up in first half of 2010
London,UK -Road Transport, by Christopher Walton -18 November 2010: -- UK Mail saw overall revenues and profit rise in the six months ending 30 September as slight losses in its pallets business were outweighed by gains in its parcels, mail and courier divisions... Overall group revenue rose by 1.3% to £190.7m, compared to £188.2m in the same period in 2009. Pre-tax profit was up by 4.8% to £7.4m, on £7m a year ago... Mail revenues were up by 1.5% to £85.9m (£84.6m in H1 2009), while parcels revenues rose by 1.3% to £81m (£80m in H1 2009). Pallets revenue dropped by 4,2% to £14.3m, compared to £14.9 in the first half of 2009. The company said the pallets business was most exposed to current economic conditions but improving efficiencies in the division had led to higher operating margins (6.3% on 5.5% a year ago) on a reduced turnover... Guy Buswell, chief executive officer of UK Mail, says its mail division is targeting revenue growth progression in the second half, as it benefited from new customer wins and growth in packets... (Photo from farm1.static.flickr: Royal Mail Truck, The West End, London)
* Germany - Deutsche Post DHL continues to grow
Bonn,Germany -Truck Europe, by Michel Buckinx -10 Nov 2010: -- Deutsche Post DHL has published its results for the third quarter of 2010. These show that growth is continuing, with consolidated turnover up by 13.9% to 12.8 billion Euros and an EBIT which has climbed by 43.7% to 543 million Euros. Consolidated net profits stand at 226 million Euros (against a loss of 83 million last year). The three divisions of DHL are experiencing double digit growth. Over the first nine months taken together, turnover reached 37.6 billion Euros, an increase of 11.2%... (Photo from wikimedia/wikipedia: DHL boat in Amsterdam, carrying DHL delivery bicycles on board)
* Spain - Marcotran equips its fleet with Transics on-board computers
Pedrola,Zaragoza,Spain -Truck Europe, by Michel Buckinx -16 Nov 2010: -- Spanish logistics services provider Marcotran Transportes Internacionales has equipped its fleet with Transics TX-MAX on-board computers. The determining factors in the Spanish company’s choice were the TX-ECO system for economic and ecological driving, and the TX-DOCSCAN mobile document scanner. Marcotran has a fleet of 600 vehicles and covers the regions of North Africa, Europe up to Turkey and the Middle East, the West of Russia and Central Siberia...
* Australia - WA introduces tough fines for illegal dumping
Perth,Western A., Australia -ATN -November 18, 2010: -- Individuals and corporations will be slugged with heavy penalties for illegally dumping waste under new laws introduced in Western Australia... The Barnett Government this week passed reforms targeting people dumping trailer-loads of waste in natural reserves, forests and public areas on the outskirts of cities and towns... Environment Minister, Donna Faragher, says individuals will be fined up to $62,500 if caught illegally dumping waste, while corporations face fines of up to $125,000... (Photo from lh6.ggpht: Perth 's. Fierce looking garbage trunk)Labels: trucking industry news worldwide
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