productFreightroute cuts costs by going green
A leading palletised freight delivery company is enjoying important operational benefits and reduced costs after replacing its diesel materials handling fleet with electric forklifts.
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newsFreeport East appoints innovation lead
The freeport has appointed Steven Wilson to head of innovation.
newsGet your nominations in!
The 2023 everywoman in Transport & Logistics awards is open for entries, but closes soon.
articleFood and fuel top supply chain theft list
The BSI’s annual Supply Chain Risk Insights Report indicates that food and beverages remain the most commonly stolen commodity.
productCV output highest for decade
2023 UK commercial vehicle (CV) production grew 39.3% in 2022, with 101,600 vans, trucks, taxis, buses and coaches leaving factory lines, according to the latest figures published today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).
newsLogistics UK urges action on skills
LOGISTICS UK co-signed a letter with other industry bodies addressed to the Minister for Immigration, Rt Hon Robert Jenrick MP, highlighting the industry’s critical labour shortage ahead of the upcoming Shortage Occupation List (SOL) review.
articleTackling the cargo crime threat
Matthew Holliday explains how significant and growing cargo crime-related losses are being tackled through moves designed to increase resilience in the logistics supply chain.
newsFreeport hits key milestone
Freeport East has received final Government approvals, allowing it to move forward into the delivery phase.
news12-year-old fan enjoys festive day out at AO’s logistics HQ
A young boy from Gloucestershire recently enjoyed a special day out at online electricals retailer AO.
newsCILT(UK) names president for 2023
Leon Daniels OBE is an experienced transport professional with an exceptional record in delivery and performance at the highest level of private and public sector organisations.
newsMars on board as 3PL expands HVO strategy
HOWARD TENENS Logistics will expand its Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) strategy to include fleets based in Andover, Swindon, Boston, Ashby, and Manchester.
newsGreen fleet investment for parcel firm
DHL Parcel UK has taken delivery of six fully electric 16-tonne Volvo trucks which will hit the road in London from January 2023 and 30 Liquefied Natural Gas Volvo tractor units which will start going into operation later in the year.
productCoca-Cola bottler switches to rail
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) is making the switch from road to rail to distribute its soft drinks between its manufacturing sites and third-party warehouse locations across London and Yorkshire.
productDelivery vehicle fall leaves grandad with life-changing injuries
The wife of a man left severely disabled by a workplace accident says he is a “stranger in her husband’s body”.
newsHSS to rebrand as Logistics Matters
HANDLING AND Storage Solutions (HSS) magazine will rebrand as Logistics Matters from January 2023 to better cover the wide range of challenges facing the world of materials handling, supply chain, warehousing and logistics.
newsPolicy appointment for logistics business association
Logistics UK has appointed Nichola Mallon to head of trade and devolved policy.
newsOnline shopping service tests unmanned delivery vehicle
Belgium’s Collect&Go is testing a vehicle built by the Estonian technology company Clevon that combines remote teleoperation with autopilot functionality.
productHydrogen to disrupt haulage industry?
Commercial vehicle start-up, Hydrogen Vehicle Systems (HVS), has laid out its plans to disrupt the haulage industry, unveiling a clean-sheet-designed hydrogen commercial vehicle.
productJust-in-time solution for steel fabricators
PD Ports is supporting customer Barrett Steel through a period of growth with the build of a 200,000 sq ft dedicated steel distribution centre at its Groveport site in North Lincolnshire.
newsDomino’s boosts green supply chain
Asset Alliance Group is supplying the UK’s leading pizza company Domino’s with 15 Mercedes-Benz trucks, eight Scania rigids and eight DAF tractors, in a significant deal that supports the company’s nationwide supply chain as well as its environmental ambitions.
