A trunker operating on pallet work a reasonably average yield rates should generate £450,000 a year in revenue with a gross margin approaching 25% after delivery and hub fees, according to Steve Hayward of Palletline. This can underpin a members profit, he told RHA members at its spring convention in Opio, France.
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Read MoreDFDS Transport in the UK and Ireland has reversed the downward trend in the transport industry for 2001 results by announcing annual profits of GBP 3.4 million, 193 per cent higher than the previous year. The profit was earned from an increase in revenues to GBP 283 million and a growth in individual consignments to nearly 800,000, making DFDS one of the fastest-growing transport organizations in the UK and Ireland.
Read MoreDSV-owned road transport company DFDS Transport has revealed that it intends to expand its European coverage by establishing a series of new distribution hubs on the continent. A new depot is also set to be opened in Detroit later this month. Presenting the company’s annual results last week, MD Jens Nielsen declined to reveal where the depots would be located, but promised an announcement this week.
Read MoreUCI Logistics has won a contract to give logistics support to Pirelli in the supply of wheel and tyre assemblies for Jaguar X-Type manufacturing. UCI will collect alloy wheels from Reynolds in Italy and deliver by road or rail to Burton-on-Trent where the tyres are fitted. Next, UCI will take the complete assemblies to Pirelli’s warehouse at Halewood using a dedicated road shuttle service. At the Halewood site UCI takes responsibility for supplying 12 assembly types to the Jaguar X-Type line.
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