Random Eddie Stobart Question?

Random Eddie Stobart Question?

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Bonefish Blues

26,445 posts

222 months

Saturday 17th December 2011
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Explain please ^

Jem0911

4,415 posts

200 months

Saturday 17th December 2011
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Forty tonnes and pointy steering?
Er, goes where the steering wheel points would suffice?

Edited by Jem0911 on Saturday 17th December 22:29

10 Pence Short

32,880 posts

216 months

Saturday 17th December 2011
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Stobart's share price has been on a downward trend for some time. But then what would you expect when the CEO, who has zero other recognisable management experience on anything like this scale, appears to use the company as a funding source for his play time?

If I were a shareholder I'd be asking serious questions over his and the board's governance over the PLC.

Shame a national treasure is being allowed to run into the cul de sac that it is to fund the personal wealth of a small clique.

car crazy

1,796 posts

162 months

Saturday 17th December 2011
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RossiT said:
Bit of a random question I know but having spent the past 3 days driving throughout England and Scotland, my daughter was collecting the truck names to pass the time, I noticed that within the Stobart fleet they have a few Volvo's and just the one MAN we saw, what's the reason behind this when almost every Stobart truck you see is a Scania? Surely having all the trucks the same makes more sense? It can't be an age thing as I'm pretty sure they get changed every 2-3 years?
Thanks
Lots of scanias lots of mans lots of volvo's, they play one against the other to get the cheapest price. They usually get at least 10 at a time and they go when they are 3 year old because they are leased not bought.

Nickyboy

6,700 posts

233 months

Saturday 17th December 2011
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WA Developements who Andrew Tinkler set up is or was largely to do with Tesco, i'm not sure what or whether they still are but that's a lot to do with the work they do for Tesco.

On the truck side of things, a company the size of Stobarts tend to have a mixed fleet for variation and reliability, theres no point in having 1500 trucks of one make. If you have a problem with one then theres a chance the same problem will appear on all 1500. It also depends on dealer relationship etc etc. Some trucks may be suited for a certain type of haulage and others for something else. Its all down to choice at the end of the day and in some cases dealer buy back.

Stobarts ordered 1000 Scanias last year with a guaranteed buy back price after 3 years. Something like this would be a deal clincher.

philmots

4,630 posts

259 months

Saturday 17th December 2011
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Jem0911 said:
Forty tonnes and pointy steering?
Er, goes where the steering wheel points world suffice?
Lock to lock.. Compared to the Mercs we used to run the Volvos have a vastly quicker steering rack.

It makes manovering/town driving etc anywhere in a tight place a lot easier, a lot less arm twirling!

Even negotiating a reasonable size roundabout on the old Mercs it was a two hand job to get enough lock on.

It also means when you're powersliding off of roundabouts you can catch the slides and gather everything up with ease.

Ok, that last bit was a lie, but i hope that explains my point better.

v64paul

120 posts

220 months

Saturday 17th December 2011
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jimxms said:
Not much of an argument if you keep repeating yourself frown
Thank you, removed the superflous posts.

Chicharito

1,017 posts

150 months

Saturday 17th December 2011
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v64paul said:
We could argue forever, the consensus in the trade is that lovable Stobart is killing it. Rate for the job far too low so low as to be crazy, meanwhile older established hauliers go to the wall. Tesco had a 49% stake which they appear to have sold. Most of their work was for Tesco, who have just placed an order for 1200 trucks over three years with Mercedes. So, why would they do that if good old steady eddie was doing the job for them? There may be trouble ahead ....
Tesco have never had a 49% stake in Stobarts - that was some rumour started on the 'net by a couple of drivers who thought they knew everything.

As for the Tesco truck order - it's because Tesco still have some self-run RDCs - in fact, Tesco tried to incentivise Stobart drivers to break a picket line when the Tesco employed drivers went on strike at Livingstone depot.

Wycombe83

439 posts

176 months

Saturday 17th December 2011
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Nearly all of tesco's own in house fleet are Mercs since they awarded the leasing contract late 2002.
However up in Scotland they have a DAF fleet.

acer12

959 posts

173 months

Saturday 17th December 2011
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Kobushi ste said:
The current reason for stobarts using man truck is that Tesco have purchased over 60% worth of shares in eddies and also Tesco have a large slice of shares in man trucks
As someone else said that's rubbish.. Once a company owns more than 3% of shares in a PLC then they have to disclose it to the market, tesco have never disclosed owning any of Eddie Stobarts shares, or at least not more than the threshold

AF1

309 posts

201 months

Saturday 17th December 2011
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philmots said:
Volvo - with the gearbox being one of the buggest reasons (for a driver) but they're also good on fuel, have good traction and really pointy on the steering.
X2-the I shift really is head and shoulders above the other autos on the Market. Volvos seem to hide their age and high mileage well too!

Garlick

40,601 posts

239 months

Saturday 17th December 2011
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mp3manager said:
Nice looking truck that.

Cock Womble 7

29,908 posts

229 months

Saturday 17th December 2011
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I've never ridden a MAN.

bristolracer

5,527 posts

148 months

Saturday 17th December 2011
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And you all take the p*** out of train spotters?

martin mrt

3,768 posts

200 months

Saturday 17th December 2011
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philmots said:
williamp said:
so is there a "best" truck like there are best cars, or are they all alike? ie is there a ondeo v s-class comparison, or are they all like BMW 320d (mapped) in black with black interior
Volvo - with the gearbox being one of the buggest reasons (for a driver) but they're also good on fuel, have good traction and really pointy on the steering.
Whereas I prefer a Scania, of the tag axle variety, with a proper gear stick!!

I'm on my 3rd R series Highline with the above configuration and for the work I do I cannot see past them, I like the Volvo but the Scania driving position, mirror layout, visibility, and day to day living is IMO the best of the best.

Life Saab Itch

37,068 posts

187 months

Saturday 17th December 2011
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Cock Womble 7 said:
I've never ridden a MAN.
...but plenty have ridden you...

mybrainhurts

90,809 posts

254 months

Saturday 17th December 2011
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Aaaargh...I've stumbled into an Eddie Spotters' convention

ruff'n'smov

1,092 posts

148 months

Saturday 17th December 2011
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Nooooooooo just no.

Cock Womble 7

29,908 posts

229 months

Sunday 18th December 2011
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DAFs FTW BTW.

Rostfritt

3,098 posts

150 months

Sunday 18th December 2011
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Nickyboy said:
On the truck side of things, a company the size of Stobarts tend to have a mixed fleet for variation and reliability, theres no point in having 1500 trucks of one make.
This makes a lot of sense. It seems a bad idea that Ryanair only use one model of plane.