Matthew Kibble transport have again been voted winner of the customer service award by the other 65 depots in the Fortec pallet network. This follows wins in October  2007 and October 2006.

Matthew Kibble transport have made it to the finals in the Motor Transport awards 2008. This award is the benchmark for the transport industry. To make it this far Matthew said "he was over the moon". Matthew will travel down to London on the 2nd June for the awards.

MKTL has bought up event specialist JAT. The move provides Matthew Kibble Transport with a foothold in to the entertainment industry. JAT specialised in moving equipment and instruments for some of the big groups and providing logistic solutions for festivals.

The first big test comes on 14th & 15th June when 13 trucks were involved in moving equipment to the Isle of Wight festival where bands such as the Kaiser Chiefs, Sex pistols, Sugababes and the Police performed.

Matthew added "this gives us another string to our bow after the buyout of Prestons fuel & haulage in 2005. That gave us access to a pallet network on which we have built, I hope this will give us the same opportunity".

Matthew Kibble Transport has been named haulier of the year at this years Motor Transport awards. We are sharing the title of haulier of the year with Turners of Soham. The award was presented by Rory Bremner on the 2nd July at the Grosvenor hotel in London. Matthew was delighted to have received the award adding " this makes all the hardwork of everybody at Matthew Kibble Transport worthwile. This is the top award in the industry, and to win after only nine year in business is fantastic".

Matthew Kibble transport has purchased a 18 tonne Renault premium with a box van body. The vehicle will be used on a mixture of pallet distribution and touring with bands throughout Europe. The purchase comes on the back of the purchase of four other Renault's earlier in the year.

We have a limited run of model trucks for sale. These have been supplied by Search Impex and were produced by Eligor in 1:43 scale. The model is of our DAF 105 XF Super Space cab. The models are available at £110 including postage. To order please send a cheque payable to Matthew Kibble Transport Limited, Junction Street, Nelson, Lancs BB9 8RX. Models will be posted out once funds have cleared.

Five new DAF 105xf's have entered service as fleet replacements this year. The DAF trucks were ordered for their driver appeal and reliability. We purchased a DAF two years ago as a seed vehicle. Another new DAF entered service in April for our trucking division that will see it touring with major bands and pop groups.

On 18th October we supplied a truck for the International strongman competition at Wembley.

To see Zidrunas Savickas pulling the truck in Wembley arena please click on the link below

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hrdmyz5HPBk

Matthew Kibble Transport Limited has joined the Pallet Track network. The move will see  Matthew Kibble Transport become a shareholder in Pallet Track along with the other 65 members. "I feel this will see us in a stronger position for the future" said MD Matthew Kibble. Pallet Track is run from a 267,000 sq ft hub at Wolverampton. The directors are the founders and are still involved in the day to day running of the business which was a strong reason for joining.

Matthew Kibble transport feels it important to be part of a network that has the same strong work ethics and sense of commitment as itself.