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Cut vehicle downtime to stay competitive
As fleet operators and lease companies face pressure from all directions, with heightened operating costs, skills shortages and challenging efficiency targets, a huge area for opportunity is the processing time of authorising the many jobs that
UK delivery drivers under increasing pressu...
Delivery drivers in the UK drop off a parcel every six minutes on average, or 10 parcels an hour. Nearly two-thirds (63%) of delivery drivers in the UK have reported their delivery volume has increased over
Bradfords & Tarmac trial pioneering su...
Bradfords Building Supplies has taken its first delivery of Tarmac bagged cement loaded on green Pallet LOOP pallets into its Glastonbury branch, kicking off the first end-to-end trial of a new circular economy pallet reuse scheme
Vehicle converter reports full order book
A leading vehicle body conversion and tipper specialist says it is bucking the trend and maintaining full order books by supplying only the highest quality equipment and service to its customers. Brit-Tipp Limited, based in Warrington
Ensuring safety for dangerous goods transpo...
Hauliers carrying dangerous goods or chemicals are usually very aware of their legal requirements – but it’s surprising how easily the basics can be missed. The police and DVSA often run joint operations to ensure safety
Renault Trucks launches reinforced Trafic t...
Tackling one of tradespeople’s top concerns, Renault Trucks has announced the launch of a reinforced Trafic Van to combat theft from van break-ins. To safeguards tools and other expensive items from theft, the Trafic can now
Pallet networks thriving despite UK economi...
The Association of Pallet Networks YTD benchmarking results show the pallet network market returning to pre-pandemic high service levels, strong growth and more predictable volumes. The Q1-Q3 2022 benchmarking figures for the pallet network sector show
Tiger provides Maritime with 100 curtainsid...
Container transport firm Maritime Transport has put 100 new curtainsiders on the road to increase distribution efficiencies and flexibility as it takes on new contracts. The 13.6m units were provided by Cheshire-based Tiger Trailers, manufactured on
Planned fuel duty increase will stifle econ...
A proposed 23% increase in fuel duty, which equates an additional 12p per litre of petrol or diesel at the pumps, hidden in the content of Office of Budgetary Responsibility’s (OBR) Report on Fiscal Responsibility, would
Breath tests plunge to record low
Roadside breath tests have slumped to their lowest level on record. Data published recently shows that in 2021 just 224,162 motorists were breathalysed by Police in England and Wales – a 7% fall compared with the
