A Dover-based haulier has applied to have a liquidator appointed
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to another UK haulier that it says owes it money. Heritage International Transport has lodged a petition at Aberdeen Sheriff Court asking for Aberdeen-based Trux + to have an interim liquidator put in place.
Fiihi Lanark-based Sandy McCracken & Son has entered provisional liquidation and made 60 people redundant. The haulier, which operates 45 trucks, has called in MLM Insolvency to consider if it should find a buyer or enter liquidation. MLM says that a combination ot rising fuel costs, a downturn in the contruction sector and the credit crunch have caused the problems. For updates as they happen, log on to www.roadtransport.com .. The UK holding company lor Amtrak has gone into administration, posing a threat to the jobs of 900 staff. Neffold Ltd. which trades as Amtrak, operates two distribution hubs in Aldridge and Warrington. Administrator Ernst & Young says: "Amtrak found trading in the current economic I climate challenging."
Wyvern Transport
saw pre-tax profit rise to £301,336 in the year to March 2008, from £231,266 in 2007, while turnover grew from £13.6m to £15m.