A truck driver with Aberdeenshire-based Dyce Carriers was targeted by fuel thieves who used crowbars to attack the truck and threaten the driver as he slept. The incident took place in Doncaster at the beginning of November 2022, when the driver was weekended after running out of driving hours. In a statement on social media, […]
Malcolm Group CEO Andrew Malcolm received the Logistics UK Lifetime Achievement Award at the association’s annual awards at London’s Westminster Park Plaza hotel last night. He was presented with his award by Logistics UK president Phil Roe, who paid tribute to Malcolm’s stewardship of the family firm which celebrated its centenary last year. Roe also […]
Volta Trucks has announced the first full-electric Volta Zero with Truck-as-a-Service (TaaS) charging infrastructure deployment to Heppner, a provider of transport and logistics solutions and an independent leader in international shipping from and to France. Heppner’s pre-order with deposit will see 16 full-electric Volta Zeros run from the company’s depots in Paris’ Rungis and La […]
International transport development chaity Transaid has outlined some of its planned to raise money for its vital work in 2023, Transaid’s 25th anniversay year. Next year will see the return of the popular London to Paris cycle challenge which will take place between September 21 and 25. The ride and will involve cycling 187 miles […]
Could switching from ‘just in time’ to ‘just in case’ help cut costs and ease supply chain pressure? Bart Coppelmans, director industry solutions, global head of supply chain and logistics, HERE Technologies explains the benefits
Transport managers are used to drivers physically ‘wet’ signing to say they have ‘read and understood’ a whole raft of information, including the content of policy documents, method statements, risk assessments and written instructions. However, under the Electronic Communications Act 2000, electronic signatures and digital time stamps are both legally admissible evidence.
With margins under pressure and labour in short supply, forward thinking logistics service providers are taking a new, radical approach to winning business using flexible automation.
A new model of hydrogen-powered double decker bus was rolled out in Aberdeen in 2021, following an £8.3m grant from the EU and Scottish Government. These buses have now travelled more than one million miles, preventing 1,700 tonnes of CO2 emissions being released into the atmosphere. This is a great example of successful decarbonisation of […]
According to Rupert Murdoch, Tom Bell OBE was ‘The Man Who Never Sleeps’. The world’s most powerful media mogul was in the midst of a battle to revolutionise Britain’s national newspaper industry, with a nigh on indefatigable 34-year old Tom, by his side, remembers David Walker, then head of communications at TNT Express Services.
The government has made strides in addressing the HGV driver shortage over the past year, and the recent increase in testing capacity is the latest positive example. Yet the upcoming Christmas period will, like most years, put pressure on testing and training capacity. It should remind the government and industry that, if the UK is […]