newsThe overall cost of online delivery failure to UK retailers is expected to be £473 million this year, according to the IMRG Valuing Home Delivery Review 2014. If marketplace deliveries are added then this forecast rises to £771 million.
articleSarah Windham-Luck, director of retail UK & Ireland at Office Depot says visibility of stock is paramount for modern-day retailers.
productHelping to control its fleet costs, Cranleigh-based forklift truck company, Grant Handling, benefits from cut-price refuelling through fuel cards from The Fuelcard People, part of The Fuel Card Group.
productLeeds-based haulier, Bedfords, is taking delivery of 39 Euro VI Stralis Hi-Way (AS440S46TX/P) tractor units, each to be delivered on the new ‘64’ registration plates. They will be joined by eight new Euro VI Eurocargos, including seven 18 tonners and one 7.5t rigid.
productIsle of Wight-based independent freight carrier, Steve Porter Transport, has been awarded a major contract by European road freight giant, Geodis Calberson.
newsAt the IAA 2014, which is being held in Hanover from 25 September to 2 October, DAF will introduce an extremely quiet CF for urban distribution during the evening and at night. The CF Silent will be available from the beginning of 2015.
articleTransport logistics provider Pentalver has secured exclusive UK rights to offer the CakeBoxx range of door-less shipping containers.
articleDAF has developed the CF Silent for urban distribution during the evenings and at night.
newsNew research commissioned by the National Aeronautical Centre reveals that 42% of logistics carriers believe their business plans to use UAVs for the distribution of cargo in future.
articleThe Government has responded to the Elliott Review into weaknesses in the food supply chain. The Review was launched following the ‘horsemeat’ scandal.
productThe new DAF XF Euro 6 has been named ‘Fleet Truck of the Year 2014’ by a panel of 12 experts in Ireland’s annual Export & Freight Transport & Logistics Awards.
articleRetailing and logistics are starting to develop a negative, inverse relationship. As e-commerce levels continue to grow, volumes of parcels delivered right first time have been dropping steadily, says DA Systems MD David Upton.
newsLogistics and supply chain management training provider Logistics Learning Alliance is launching an online technical distribution course, which is one of the components of the new ‘Deliver, Offload and Position’ system (DOPsys).
articleWith some lorry drivers opting for retirement rather than investing in the the extra training now needed to drive a HGV, Geoff Dossetter discusses the very real prospect of a driver shortage in the run-up to Christmas.
newsDHL Express has announced a general average price increase throughout Europe, effective January 1, 2015. In the UK, the average price increase will be 3.5%.
productHeavy transport company, Collett has successfully completed the collection, transport and delivery of a 156Te steel casting from Sheffield Forgemasters International to the Port of Goole on behalf of international freight forwarder, Expeditors.
articleUniserve has adopted Sea-GOH, a folding, hanging garment frame from Sunrise Global Innovations, to support its inbound garment services for a number of retail clients.
articleA new report, A Vision for Transport Planning, has been produced and published by the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) and the Transport Planning Society (TPS), setting out the key role transport planning can play in meeting the pressing challenges the nation will face over the next 20 years.
newsThe Isle of Wight’s largest independent freight carrier, Steve Porter Transport, has announced a record summer with overall revenues up by more than 15% for the first quarter of the year (May-July).
articleImport Services will operate the ‘pay as you go’ Common User Facility at the London Gateway Logistics Park on behalf of DP World.
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