Tag: Road Transport

Palletforce announces new chief executive officer

Posted by | Jan 18, 2008 | |

PalletFORCE has announced the appointment of Michael Conroy as its new Chief Executive Officer, with effect from Monday 14th April 2008.

With over 18 years of experience in parcel distribution and third party Logistics, Michael is well placed to maintain and develop PalletFORCE’s growth. He is currently the Managing Director of FedEx Supply Chain Services Limited (previously ANC Logistics). Based at Newcastle-under-Lyme. During the seven years Michael was part of the senior ANC Group management team, the company saw a huge growth in both profit and turnover and the ANC business became synonymous with service excellence, which attracted the interest of FedEx Corporation who bought the company in December 2006.

Michael lives in Stratford-upon-Avon and is married with two children. In his spare time he enjoys playing and watching sport whilst being an avid supporter of Newcastle United.

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FedEx Significantly Improves Less-Than-Truckload (LTL) Services

Posted by | Jan 16, 2008 | |

FedEx Freight has improved its service in key U.S. markets and FedEx National LTL now provides long-haul shippers with improved on-time service reliability after re-engineering its network, FedEx Freight, an operating company of FedEx Corp. announced today.

FedEx Freight is a provider of regional next-day, second-day and extended LTL freight services, and has cut transit times in half ” from two days to next day ” from the Las Vegas area to Oakland, San Jose, Sacramento, Bakersfield and other large cities in Central California, and from Vancouver, British Columbia into the U.S. Pacific Northwest.

FedEx Freight has accelerated delivery from three days to two days in many other cities. Overall, FedEx Freight has helped its customers who depend on fast-cycle logistics by improving service standards in more than 1,000 U.S. lanes in the past year.

FedEx National LTL, provider of long-haul LTL services, has adopted a strictly scheduled line-haul operation to enhance reliability. Like FedEx Freight, FedEx National LTL employs advanced information systems that support internal planning and provide shipment visibility to customers. These improvements benefit customers with planned inventory replenishment. FedEx National LTL was created in September 2006 when FedEx acquired the business assets of the former Watkins Motor Lines.

In addition to expanding its domestic portfolio through FedEx National LTL, FedEx Freight is enhancing its Canadian service offerings with FedEx Freight Canada.

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Pallet-Track AGM, Gala Evening & Awards Ceremony

Posted by | Dec 27, 2007 | |

Pallet-Track held its first combined AGM and Gala Evening at the Alton Towers Hotel Stateroom on Saturday 10th November 2007. A full day event commenced during the afternoon for the AGM and General Meeting followed by over 260 attendee’s at the formal evening event which included an 8-category Award Ceremony.
Former Bond Girl Helene Hunt hosted the awards which culminated in Norfolk based Lynn Star Distribution and Logistics (Depot 28) taking the Hub depot of the year award and Hampshire Freight Services (Depot 27) of Eastleigh the member’s depot of the year. Managing Director Nigel Parkes presents the award to Roy Dowen (second picture) and Network Director Chris Flynn (third picture) to Iain Sands.
Other Categories and Winners:
Trunk Driver of the Year:
Depot 52 – CFT Services Ltd (Paul Russo)
Best Delivery Depot:
Depot 61 – ELB Partners Ltd
Best New Depot:
Depot 91 – Courier Connections (Scotland) Ltd
Directors Recognition Award:
Depot 52 – CFT Services Ltd
Most Improved Sales:
Depot 71 – PGS (Birmingham) Ltd
Hub Employee of the Year:
Charlotte Newton – Network Support Manager

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Palletline: Wayne takes helm at London hub

Posted by | Dec 4, 2007 | |

Wayne Walsh is the new General Manager at the London hub of Palletline, the UK’s most experienced pallet distribution network.

The role is a dual one, with responsibility for overnight operations at Palletline’s London hub at Greenford, through which more than 1000 pallets pass each night, and the Palletline depot on the same site. This depot serves the EN 1-5, N 1-22, W 1-2, 8-11 and 14, WC, and SW1, 3, 5-7 and 10 postcode areas.

Wayne joins Palletline after more than two decades in the distribution sector. His earlier career was spent in local overnight and same day parcel deliveries, before joining Select Distribution in Watford where he was a director. After Select was acquired by Peter James Transport, Wayne set up and managed a London delivery depot for Peter James, before joining Fast Track where he was manager of their Slough depot and general manager of the Hemel Hempstead franchised operation.

He later joined Express Despatch where he worked as a centre manager and then regional manager, before taking on a consultancy role for an online distribution company. Most recently Wayne worked as regional sales manager for a leading online building supplies company.

Wayne, who lives in Birmingham but hails originally from Hayes in Middlesex, commented: “I’m very much looking forward to continuing the tradition of outstanding delivery services provided by the Palletline network and its London hub.

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