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New Online Services
Bullet Express are pleased to announce the introduction of a new online tracking system. Utilising the latest technology, Etransport+ is able to offer real-time tracking of deliveries. Existing account customers can simply login using the Sameday or Overnight tabs above, or contact Bullet Express for more information.
 Happy Halloween!
Just to prove that although we are serious about business, we do have a fun side...
Bullet Joins Pallex
Bullet Express Logistics, based in Bothwell, has joined Pallex, the number one and fastest growing palletised freight network in the UK.
Winners again!!!!!!!!!!
We’ve done it again. On Friday 4th March 2005 Bullet Express picked up on of Scotland’s top business awards, The Scottish Enterprise Excellence award for E-Commerce.
This is our 2nd award this year following our Scottish motor transport award for the same E-Commerce.
We are so proud of this particular award as we saw off stiff competition from all over Scotland from many business fields. Over the last year we have been working very hard to simplify our softwear package and improve customer information, this award confirms we are achieving these goals.
We hope to have a full paper free system by July 2005 , with pod’s on the web within 5 seconds of the delivery, due to our IN-CAB Net-pads being developed for us at present.
More coverage at Bothwell
Our canopy extension is now completed giving us an extra  15,000sq ft of covered workspace at Bothwell. This investment of over £90,000 will add to our working area giving us over 50,000 sq ft .
This new space will streamline our morning and night operations and provide a completely dry work area for all operations.
OFFICIALLY SCOTLAND'S BEST
We’ve always worked towards it and now its official for 2004/2005,Bullet Express has been voted “Scotland’s most Innovative haulier” by the Scottish Motor transport magazine.
 Over the past year we have been working hard on two fronts which brought this award to the company. The first was our IT system which has allowed us to bring over 50% of our daily bookings on-line. This reduces input time and allows us to move collection and delivery details accurately direct from the customer.
All information can be booked on line by customer implant systems or simply through our on-line web page goes straight to the delivery docket ,therefore contact names ,numbers and any special information is on the delivery docket and therefore passed to the delivery driver.
A simple user name and unique password allows you in through our web page to a booking screen, where you can also track your jobs throughout the day. As soon as you book the jobs we receive an alert and you will receive an e-mail conformation that we  have lifted the job.
As we are building our business we are also building the number of pod’s we have to deal with and this is catered for on our web page. A simple password and user name allows you to enter your own docket or reference number and access your pod’s within 24hrs of delivery
To the left is a photo of the award being handed to David and Gary from HRH Princess Anne the Princess Royal.
The second front is the work and training we put in with the drivers and staff to ensure they are the best with the best equipment and knowledge available to enable them to look after you and represent you as well as you would yourself. The government required a company to help develop a “skills for logistics” booklet for drivers and we were delighted to work with Reid Kerr College to develop a drivers handbook on all aspect of their job.
This booklet will now be used as the blueprint for all drivers throughout Scotland.
Famous friends at Cash for Kids
Each year we support strongly Radio Clyde’s Cash for Kids.
This year is no different although the contribution will this year be a massive £5000.
This is being collected over the month of November by our drivers and staff so help them out its for all the kids in central Scotland. Our drivers and Staff always come up trumps for the kids. As usual we will make a company contribution on your behalf instead of sending xmas cards which usually end up in the bin and this year that will be £1000.
We always attend the lunch and take a selected member of staff as a reward for the help in the collection, however this year our table will be joined by the man who holed the winning put for Great Britain and Europe in the Ryder Cup Mr Ian Poulter.
Through our Sales Executive Craig Davidson we managed to get Ian to bring along his famous Union Jack Trousers from the Open Championship at Troon to Auction at the lunch.
This year David and Gary have put the bullet express name on the rugby shirts of Cambuslang rugby club.
David and Gary have an association with the club for over 24 years and were delighted to step in and help the club out this year when asked by club president Ian McWilliams.
Below is a photo of David and Gary with the new shirt and David's Kids Ryan(10),Scott(6) and Gary's kids Julie (11) and Cameron (7)
SHOOTING AHEAD IN 2004!!!
• Depot Expansion • New Dublin office
• Fleet Expansion • IT Systems upgrade
• New Contracts • Improved services
We at Bullet Express are now in our 14th year in the Sameday  & Overnight Distribution Market, 2003 has been a great year for Bullet Express, it has seen huge growth in turnover during our settling in to our new premises and as a result will see us expand our new depot in 2004 . We have increased our range of services to supplement our existing value added services in all aspects of the business and due to this expansion we can offer a true one stop shop solution to our customers.
BULLET ‘LANDS’ 500k BAE SYSTEMS CONTRACT
Following an initial trial period in November 2003, Bullet Express have successfully landed a £500,000 contract with BAE Systems based at Prestwick Airport. The contract involves the distribution of Air Frame Assemblies for various departments at BAE Systems in Prestwick to various destinations throughout the UK and back. British Aerospace have said they are delighted with the service and feedback Bullet Express have provided since November and look forward to it continuing for the remainder of the present contract and in the future.
New on-line Traffic management system
From the 1st of March 2004 Bullet Express will be implementing our new Stirling solutions Traffic management system.
This investment of over £25,000 will see us through the next phase of our growth by cutting down dramatically on paperwork and multi inputting and by supplying major clients with on site software and printers to print barcode labels and send consignment details via EDI (Electronic data interface).This system will reduce our manual inputting by 75% and will remove the need if required for customers to deal with consignment notes.
Customer will simply complete an on screen entry page, print labels and send the manifest created by e-mail direct to our system.
 All our staff and not just the controller will be able to check all jobs from their desk and call the required driver to check the progress of your consignment.
The long term plans for this new system will include: real time pod updates to the customer, On line tracking, Barcode scanning of goods by drivers and signature capture producing instant POD’S on line.
ROBERT CAMPBELL –
DSA APPROVED DRIVER TRAINER
Congratulations to Robert Campbell in our Special Services department who is now a Driving Standards Agency approved Driver Trainer following the completion of his recent course.
Robert, who is also a qualified Mercedez Benz Fleet instructor, conducts a stringent training programme with any new drivers before they set out on their first job for Bullet Express and regularly conducts driver training/evaluation to ensure our high standards are maintained.
In addition to this Robert is heavily involved in the piloting of a National Training Scheme with Reid Kerr College and the Road Haulage Distribution Training Council, they have produced a concise learning package which will enable hauliers to develop affective Customer Care practices and the experiences of Bullet Express drivers will impact on the final version of the package before it is marketed
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