A family-run logistics company in Swansea is gearing up for significant growth after joining the Pallet-Track network. Hall Brothers Distribution, which also operates out of Goodwick, Pembrokeshire, is forecasting a significant increase in pallet volumes as a result of its network membership, increasing from 50-70 pallets per day to 100+ pallets per day. Rory Hall and his brother, Callum, are third-generation logistics specialists, who started Hall Brothers Distribution in 2018, with no more than two lorries. Five years later, they now operate 33 lorries and turnover is set to skyrocket...

A Croydon logistics firm is driving into a new era after investing £1.5 million in 10 new vehicles. ELB Partners, which is based on Beddington Farm Rd, has increased its fleet to more than 70 after purchasing eight new rigid trucks, two new articulated units and three new trailers. The 53-year-old firm has invested heavily in the installation of additional safety equipment in the new vehicles, including the very latest AI cameras and telematics technology from VisionTrack. The use of AI video telematics will enable ELB Partners and its drivers to reduce risks, such as fatigue, tailgating...

Pallet-Track is celebrating nearly 40 per cent of its members hitting their 15-year milestone with the network. A total of 37 of the 92-strong network have reached 15 years with Pallet-Track, with an additional 51 per cent reaching 12 years’ service and 55 per cent reaching 10. Since starting operations in 2004, Pallet-Track has contributed to significant levels of growth for independent haulage companies, including Hull-based Harrison Solway Logistics Limited. Supporting independent hauliers Lee Solway, director at Harrison Solway said: “We are an inaugural member of Pallet-Track...

The RHA has set out its vision to help the industry attract, train and retain a workforce for the future. The trade body says the industry faces skills shortages, including drivers, technicians and warehouse operatives. They acknowledge the steps government has taken to address the issues but say more needs to be done.In its skills manifesto published today (Wednesday 26 July) the RHA encourages industry, the education sector and government to work together to make the logistics and commercial road transport attractive career options. The paper was brought together after extensive consultation...

A warehouse storage and distribution company is on the road to more success after reaching a major milestone by handling its one millionth pallet. McCarthy Distribution Ltd, based on Wrexham Industrial Estate, invited the city’s Senedd Member, Lesley Griffiths, to  come on a visit to celebrate achieving the landmark. The company isn’t resting on its laurels because later this summer a new £1 million extension to their Elm Point warehouse will be operational. The increased capacity will pave the way for future growth, enabling McCarthy to store a significant number of additional...

Northampton-based Crisis Logistics is set for further growth after acquiring Pallet-Track member Action Express for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition will see Action Express retain its Brackmills Industrial Estate depot, with Crisis Logistics planning to invest in the site and its facilities as pallet and parcel volumes increase. Crisis Logistics has already purchased 10 new vehicles for Action Express, including seven articulated lorries and three 18-tonne trucks, and plans to create new jobs as it grows the company. Action Express founder and former APC Overnight chief executive,...

The Wolverhampton-based pallet network has moved 30 million consignments, without losing a single pallet in the hub. Pallet-Track has just handled the milestone consignment at its central hub on Millfields Road, after moving 56 million individual pallets during its 19 years of operation. The consignment, which was sent to Hull-based plumbers’ merchants James Hargreaves and contained bathroom supplies, was collected by Action Express in Northampton and transported to the network’s central hub, before being delivered to its final destination by Harrison Solway Logistics. The central...

Over 50 golfers teed off for a great cause and raised £6,360 for Midlands Air Ambulance Charity at Pallet-Track’s annual golf day. The 17th staging of the event took place at Morley Hayes Golf Club in Derbyshire and featured 52 golfers from 14 teams, made up of colleagues from Pallet-Track’s headquarters, network members and partner organisations. Taking home the trophy on the day were Team MKT from Lancashire’s Matthew Kibble Transport, while Aztek Hackers, made up of members of Aztek Logistics Ltd and Action Express, were runners up. As with all Pallet-Track’s...

Multi award-winning transport and logistics operator Mobile People Powered Logistics has announced that it has been certified as a Carbon Neutral Business under the UN’s internationally recognised calculation ISO 14064. This makes it, the directors believe, the only independent operator in the UK currently, and the first independent haulier and palletised delivery business in England and Wales, to achieve this goal. The business, headquartered in Birmingham and with a distribution and logistics centre in Aylesbury, focusses on high-quality supply chain solutions for palletised freight...