productA Driver First Assist (DFA) member has been praised by local police for his handling of an accident on the M6 last month. The collision involved three vehicles on the M6 between junctions 10 and 10A at night, just north of Walsall, and affected two lanes of the carriageway. DFA is a road safety initiative which seeks to reduce road fatalities through incident first-on-scene training.
articleThe show, which runs from 31 May to 3 June in Hannover, Germany, will highlight the pivotal role of logistics in today’s increasingly digitised and integrated industrial value chains.
productMeachers Global Logistics has launched its new ‘Warehouse to Wheels’ scheme in a bid to encourage its existing warehousing staff to pursue a career as a Heavy Goods Vehicle (HGV) driver.
productThe general manager of transport and logistics company Transmec UK has called for urgent action to tackle the migrant crisis in Calais which is leaving drivers as “sitting ducks”.
newsPersonnel leaving the Armed Forces are ideally suited to a career in the logistics industry, the Freight Transport Association has said at a recent event.
productThe Fuelcard People has pointed out that UK companies now pay more for diesel than they would anywhere else in the world.
newsThe longstanding CEO of Hermes Carole Woodhead was crowned Leader of the Year.
articleThe Freight Transport Association has backed the results of a transport inquiry that highlights the need for investment in the multimodal supply chain infrastructure in Scotland.
productFluctuations in fuel prices are making it increasingly difficult for transport businesses to operate, with public sector contracts most at risk, an industry veteran has warned.
articleHigh logistics cost prompts Omni-channel retail leader to start charging for its Click & Collect service.
articleDatalogic has inked a deal with Royal Mail to implement a new Parcel Sorting System in around 20 mail centres across the UK.
newsExpert witnesses from industry and academia, including group engineer at Tesco and SME sustainable refrigeration pioneers, Hubbard, Dearman and Iceotope, presented to the Birmingham Energy Institute policy commission last week to warn against the risks of apathy in refrigeration and cooling markets.
productHull-based J.R. Rix & Sons has been presented with a top accolade at this year’s Family Business of the Year awards. The business won the Transport and Logistics category in the awards run by Family Business United – an organisation that supports family-owned firms in the UK.
productDB Schenker Rail UK has collaborated with PD Ports in a new offering for the market, believed to be the first time that a rail freight company has partnered directly with a port to serve the Intermodal sector.
productAn increasing number of companies and technologies are achieving exponential growth, says Salim Ismail of the Singularity University and this is proving very disruptive to established industry monoliths.
articleMissguided will be the end user for the build-to-suit facility at Trafford Park, Manchester.
productDSV, the world’s fifth largest freight service provider, has announced it is broadening its services to and from Poland. With the addition of Gdansk and Poznan on top of the existing routes from the company’s terminals in Warsaw, Wroclaw and Łódź, DSV now offers direct services covering all the industrial areas of Poland.
productGlobal Logistic Properties (GLP), a leading provider of logistics facilities in China, Japan and Brazil, has acquired a $4.55 billion US logistics portfolio from Industrial Income Trust.
productEmployees at refrigerated courier experts Igloo have been transformed into superheroes as part of its new brand campaign, which reflects a major investment by Igloo in its fleet of vans, IT infrastructure and customer service support.
newsThe Freight Transport Association (FTA) says figures just released by the Department for Transport (DfT) show that longer semi-trailers pose no greater safety risk and are valuable in reducing HGV miles and making carbon savings.
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