Industry News
New skills bootcamps will lead to higher wages, returning HGV drivers told
HGV drivers who left the industry are being urged to return and sign up to government-funded refresher courses and earn more money than they did before.
Month: April 2022
News
DPD launches ‘More Time Needed’ option on its app
DPD customers with accessibility issues can now instruct couriers to make more time and wait at the door, via its new ‘More Time Needed’ option on its app.
Industry News
New AI video technology lets drivers learn ‘on the job’
Teletrac Navman has launched Smart Dashcams, which relies on AI video technology to deliver tailored training programmes aimed at improving behaviours behind the wheel.
Industry News
Nearly a third of hauliers facing imminent collapse, new report warns
The industry has given a mixed reaction to new data suggesting nearly a third of the UK’s hauliers are at risk of imminent collapse due to record diesel prices and rapidly rising driver wages.
Careers
Yodel announces new senior appointments to drive growth
Yodel has announced two appointments to its leadership team to support further operational development across the business.
Interviews
Currie Solutions fights back to profit after restructuring
Currie Solutions is set to move out of the red, three years after the loss making logistics firm was purchased in a management buy-out, and despite having to battle its way through the impact of Brexit, the pandemic, the driver shortage crisis and global supply chain restrictions.
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AG & Sons Transport joins Pall-Ex
Biggleswade-based haulier AG & Sons Transport has become a shareholder member of Pall-Ex in a move aimed at strengthening its service offering.
Industry News
DVSA still causing “bottleneck” in HGV driver testing
The Logistics Skills Network (LSN) has called on the DVSA to take urgent action to address a shortfall in HGV driving tests that the LSN said is now creating a bottleneck blocking attempts by industry and government to address the HGV driver shortage.
Industry News
Lloyd Morgan Group becomes official delivery partner of Driving for Better Business
Lloyd Morgan Group has become an official delivery partner of the government-backed National Highways programme Driving for Better Business.
Air quality
Volta Trucks unveils 7.5-tonne and 12-tonne variants
Electric truck manufacturer Volta Trucks has revealed the forthcoming 7.5- and 12-tonne Volta Zero variants – the second product family in its full-electric vehicle range.