General News
Maritime Transport set for multimillion-pou...
Logistics firm Maritime Transport Ltd, which provides road and rail cargo services, has agreed a 30-year lease with Peel Ports Group and a major expansion
W.H. Bowker acquires Greater Manchester-bas...
W.H. Bowker Limited have announced that it has acquired Greater Manchester logistics business James Nuttall (Transport) Limited & its commercial MOT testing centre, Queensway Commercials
Maintenance investigations assessment guida...
Following feedback, the Maintenance Investigation Visit Reports (MIVR), which DVSA carries out to ensure operators have the right systems and facilities in place to maintain
How fleet managers can shift their green cr...
Electric vehicles continue to provide a viable and attractive solution to cutting carbon emissions across the transport sector. Currently, transport accounts for around a quarter
Self-driving car crashes: who should be hel...
At the beginning of the year, the Law Commission of England and Wales and the Scottish Law Commission proposed unprecedented legal reforms on self-driving vehicles
Speedy launch industry-first lifting and ha...
National construction equipment hire and services provider Speedy, have launched an innovative purpose-built sack truck for its delivery fleet and service centres across the UK
Freight prices rise for 14 straight months
New industry index data reveals March’s average haulage and courier price-per-mile was up 12% year-on-year. This comes as the whole UK supply chain is feeling
New car market feels supply chain squeeze
UK new car registrations fell by -14.3% to 243,479 units in March, according to the latest figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders
Palletline celebrates record volumes
The UK’s leading palletised freight network operator Palletline delivered a record-breaking five million pallets in 2021. A first for the company, which this year celebrates
Transport Secretary cracks down on drug-dri...
Drug-drivers could be required to undertake rehabilitation courses before being allowed back behind the wheel, under new plans to address this underestimated social problem. Drink-drive
