There were rumours of this going round Thamesport a few weeks back and a couple of us asked a SOCL driver about them. He told us that DHL did want rid of the container side but there was an agreement at the time of the take-over, that the Logistic and container sides of the company would not be sold off seperately.
Also, if it’s true, DHL didn’t have any luck in their recruiting campaign, so they are now advertising in Eastern Germany to get drivers to work in UK.
How true either of these snippets are, I dont know.